Tencent stories
Mainland China’s cloud market grew moderately in Q2 2023
Fri, 22nd Sep 2023
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cloud services
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cloud security
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The main players in mainland China’s cloud infrastructure market remain unchanged in Q2 2023, with Alibaba Cloud, Huawei Cloud and Tencent Cloud at the top.
ABB technology supports one of Shanghai's largest data centers
Fri, 25th Nov 2022
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data centre maintenance / management
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power / energy
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tencent
ABB powers Shanghai's largest data center used by Tencent and China Telecom, ensuring reliability and energy efficiency.
Tencent Cloud remains in second place in China - report
Mon, 31st Oct 2022
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saas
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paas
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iaas
Tencent Cloud continues to rank in second place in China for its IaaS, PaaS and SaaS offerings, according to a new IDC report.
Tencent sets goal for carbon neutrality, 100% green power
Fri, 25th Feb 2022
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sustainable it
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report
Internet and technology company Tencent has announced it plans to become carbon neutral by 2030 across its operations and supply chain.
Wise partners with Tencent to provide international money transfers through Weixin
Wed, 2nd Feb 2022
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wechat
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tencent
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wise
Tencent Financial Technology and Wise are teaming up to allow international money transfers to China through Weixin, the Chinese version of WeChat.
Tencent partners cloud business with AMD to launch StarLake servers in Southeast Asia
Tue, 30th Nov 2021
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bi
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big data
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data analytics
Tencent Cloud partners with AMD to launch StarLake servers in Southeast Asia, expanding the use of cloud-based technologies.
Tencent Cloud, InterCloud partnership to address surging demand for cloud-based services
Tue, 13th Jul 2021
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cloud services
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multi-cloud
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partnerships
Tencent Cloud partners with InterCloud to offer enterprises seamless access to its full suite of cloud services worldwide.
Tencent Cloud expands internet data center footprint in Asia & Germany
Thu, 10th Jun 2021
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tencent
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tencent cloud
Tencent Cloud expands its internet data center footprint in Asia and Germany, with the launch of four new centers.
Tencent Cloud to open internet data centre hub in Bahrain
Thu, 4th Mar 2021
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tencent
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cloud data center
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tencent cloud
Tencent Cloud has chosen Bahrain for its first internet data center hub in the Middle East and North Africa, set to launch this year.
Merger and acquisition activity recovers from COVID-19 setback
Thu, 28th Jan 2021
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tencent
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mergers and acquisitions
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globaldata
Tencent leads M&A activity in the tech, media, and telecom sector with 9 deals worth a total of $6.6bn in 2020, according to GlobalData.
Amazon continues to dominate global IaaS market - report
Tue, 11th Aug 2020
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microsoft
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iaas
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google
The top 5 IaaS providers accounted for 80% of the total worldwide market in 2019, according to a new report from Gartner.
Kaspersky named one of the top 100 global innovators
Mon, 16th Mar 2020
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cybersecurity
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facebook
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amazon
For the second year, it made the Derwent Top 100 Global Innovator list by Clarivate Analytics, which includes giants like Amazon, Facebook and Google.
Tencent Cloud acquires key cloud security standard
Tue, 11th Feb 2020
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cloud services
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cloud security
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canalys
Tencent Cloud secures highest MTCS SS in Singapore, bolstering global cloud security stature.
Global cloud infrastructure spending grows 37% in Q4
Tue, 4th Feb 2020
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cloud services
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devops
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hyperscale
Cloud market soars in Q4 '19, AWS leads with 32% share as spending hits $30bn.
Call of Duty: Mobile opens pre-registrations for Android and iOS
Mon, 23rd Sep 2019
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gaming
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technology gifts
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mobile gaming
Call of Duty will soon be available free to play on Android and iOS from October 1, taking the entire experience mobile.
Amazon still safely ahead of chasing pack in cloud infrastructure market
Tue, 7th May 2019
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microsoft
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cloud services
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hyperscale
Despite Microsoft, Google, Alibaba and Tencent all substantially outpacing the overall market, Amazon is still clearly in front.
True IDC & Tencent launch AI-enabled cloud platform in Thailand
Wed, 17th Apr 2019
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tencent
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true internet data center
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true idc
The platform is designed to offer a complete range of cloud services to the public and private sectors.
Cloud providers increasingly jumping into gaming market
Tue, 19th Mar 2019
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microsoft
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cloud services
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gaming
Aa number of major cloud service providers are uniquely placed to capitalise on the lucrative cloud gaming market.
Hyperscalers hurling colossal capital at data centres
Thu, 22nd Nov 2018
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microsoft
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apple
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colocation
The old proverb ‘you have to spend money to make money’ could never be truer than in the hyperscale data centre industry.
AWS tops all four global markets, APAC a unique case
Wed, 21st Nov 2018
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microsoft
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cloud services
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hyperscale
The order of proceedings remains relatively the same in three of the four major regions for public cloud services providers, but the APAC market is bolstered by the prominence of China.
Tencent Games rolls out time limits & ID checks for Chinese minors
Wed, 7th Nov 2018
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gaming
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it in healthcare
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technology gifts
Is it a case of ‘big brother’, or a way of responsibly curbing the amount of time kids spend in front of their computer screens?.
Big data investment for China smart city brings in nearly $90b
Wed, 29th Aug 2018
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big data
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bi
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data analytics
Tech giants like Alibaba, Tencent, and Qualcomm all chipped in at the recent Smart China Expo to accelerate big data innovations.
BMW awards Chinese security team's work in exposing connected vehicle vulnerabilities
Thu, 24th May 2018
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cartech
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bmw
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tencent
When Chinese security researchers found vulnerabilities in BMW’s connected vehicles, BMW didn’t just fix the vulnerabilities, it awarded the team.
Founded in an Auckland garage, acquired by global colossus
Tue, 22nd May 2018
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startup
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path of exile
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grinding gear games
A Kiwi video game developer known worldwide for 'Path of Exile' has announced a majority acquisition from Chinese giant Tencent.