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Hacking of national security projects highlights importance of patching

Wed, 11th Oct 2017
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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data breach
The recent release of the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) 2017 report revealed a small breach – with massive implications.
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Equinix strengthens grip on EMEA with multiple data centre acquisitions

Wed, 11th Oct 2017
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datacentre infrastructure
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dc
Equinix has taken control of seven data centres across EMEA as the company asserts the time looks ripe for interconnection expansion in the area.
Fallback

App dev to grow 5x faster than IT capacity - low-code platforms the answer

Wed, 11th Oct 2017
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digital transformation
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apm
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lcnc
​Digital transformation is one of the most critical issues for organisations today, skyrocketing demand for application development to a crisis point.
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New Hitachi subsidiary appoints former GE Digital and IBM executives

Wed, 11th Oct 2017
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storage
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iot
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iiot
The company was launched just last month as a new business entity and already has hired two executives to help steers its IoT and services portfolios.
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Cybersecurity still not top priority despite 85% businesses being breached

Tue, 10th Oct 2017
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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migration
​Recent research reveals that cybersecurity is still taking a backseat despite the vast majority of businesses experiencing a breach in recent times.
Data centre

Report reveals top 3 storage challenges and how to deal with them

Tue, 10th Oct 2017
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storage
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hyperscale
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dc
Significant IT challenges exist with storage - this report delves into the top three and provides insights for solving them.
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Microsoft buys all power from Irish wind farm for 15 years to power cloud

Tue, 10th Oct 2017
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datacentre infrastructure
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power / energy
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clean technologies
Microsoft is buying every single kilowatt of energy that is produced from GE's new 37 megawatt wind farm in Ireland to support growing cloud demand.
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Expert says Germany's 'hack back' proposal is a slippery slope

Mon, 9th Oct 2017
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ai security
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cybersecurity
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hackers
German intelligence has urged to be granted legal authority to 'hack back' in the event of international cyberattacks - is it the right idea though?.
Cloud connections

Silver Peak to showcase latest innovations at Cloud Expo Asia

Mon, 9th Oct 2017
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network infrastructure
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sd-wan
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sdn
Cloud Expo Asia is just around the corner and Silver Peak has announced it will be showcasing its latest series of innovations in SD-WAN.
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How North Korea's nuclear aggression masks a deeper threat

Mon, 9th Oct 2017
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
According to Carbon Black's national security strategist, the rogue nation has been carrying out a stealth campaign that threatens even worse mayhem.
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Apple's army – 1 in 5 AU iPhone users wouldn't switch to Android for $1m

Sat, 7th Oct 2017
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apple
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apple iphone
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millennials
New research has revealed the depths AU millenials would go to in order to afford the iPhone X - including giving up avocado on toast for two years!.
Cloud money

Businesses losing huge revenue due to lack of cloud expertise

Fri, 6th Oct 2017
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datacentre infrastructure
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data analytics
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martech
A new study from Rackspace has found that big businesses are losing around US$258m a year because of a lack of cloud expertise.
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Russian hackers steal from US government again – expert says US at fault

Fri, 6th Oct 2017
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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nsa
Piers Wilson says that in some ways, it is genuinely shocking that the NSA has allowed a contractor to expose vital US cyber-defence data like this.
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DataCentres Ireland: Free to attend with more than 1,000 industry experts

Fri, 6th Oct 2017
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hyperscale
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dc
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data privacy
​The largest and longest-running national event of its kind is fast approaching to explain why leading multinationals choose Ireland.
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DATASIX accelerates performance and redundancy of Vienna data centre

Thu, 5th Oct 2017
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hyperscale
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dc
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colocation
​Telia Carrier has announced it has been working with data centre DATASIX to boost connectivity and greatly increase redundancy in Vienna.
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Tech Data seals distribution deal with Qlik in India

Thu, 5th Oct 2017
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
Under this partnership, Tech Data will offer Qlik's entire range of data visualization, dashboard and data discovery products to its customers.
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Report finds email is the go-to weapon in hackers' arsenals

Thu, 5th Oct 2017
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email security
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cybersecurity
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symantec
Symantec has revealed malicious emails are on the rise, racking up over US$5 billion and costing businesses more than $115,000 a year.
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Yahoo's colossal security breach - experts give their opinions

Wed, 4th Oct 2017
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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yahoo
Yahoo's latest news of a breach of 3m accounts is certainly nothing to cheer about, but experts from the industry give their insights on the matter.
Money cloud

Investment in Nordic data centre sector surpasses US$3b

Wed, 4th Oct 2017
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hyperscale
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dc
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colocation
​New research from BroadGroup shows the data centre sector in the Nordic region continues its growth in leaps and bounds.
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Gemalto/Oracle Cloud partnership enables 'bring your own security'

Wed, 4th Oct 2017
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migration
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encryption
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multi-cloud
The partnership is set to smoothen the cloud journey for organisations by enabling their information to be protected throughout the process.