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Profits down but revenue & CAPEX up as NEXTDC eyes the future
Hyperscale

Profits down but revenue & CAPEX up as NEXTDC eyes the future

There may be less money to play with but the company had a very busy year with a series of new data centre launches revenues rising 31 percent.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Sat, 1st Sep 2018
Authorities approve Orange's €350m acquisition of Basefarm​
Hyperscale

Authorities approve Orange's €350m acquisition of Basefarm​

Orange Business Services finalises its €350m acquisition of Basefarm, bolstering its European cloud market stance.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 15th Aug 2018
Colt Data Centre Services & INAP commit to global alliance
Hyperscale

Colt Data Centre Services & INAP commit to global alliance

Colt Data Centre Services and Internap (INAP) have announced a global, multi-year alliance to be based in North London.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 9th Aug 2018
Cisco to drop $2.35b to acquire access security provider
Multi-cloud

Cisco to drop $2.35b to acquire access security provider

Cisco has announced the intent to acquire Duo Security in order to expand its users' ability to manage secure connections to devices.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Fri, 3rd Aug 2018
Mimecast acquires Solebit to improve threat protection offering
Phishing

Mimecast acquires Solebit to improve threat protection offering

Mimecast acquires Solebit for $88m, bolstering cyber defence against sophisticated malware and phishing attacks.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Wed, 1st Aug 2018
euNetworks completes Dublin & Hilversum investment with more to come
DataCentre infrastructure

euNetworks completes Dublin & Hilversum investment with more to come

Unrelenting demand has seen euNetworks initiate new network investment projects, with the latest in Ireland and the Netherlands coming to completion.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 26th Jul 2018
Subsea cable connecting the U.S. and ANZ opens for business
Unified Communications

Subsea cable connecting the U.S. and ANZ opens for business

Competition is opening up in the Internet traffic market with this being the first high speed connection to NZ that Spark doesn't have a stake in.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 20th Jul 2018
​Lenovo combines public cloud with private in latest development
Private Cloud

​Lenovo combines public cloud with private in latest development

​​Lenovo Data Center Group has announced the latest member to its ThinkAgile portfolio - a 'cloud in a box' solution.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Jul 2018
Intel celebrates its 50th anniversary with promises, drones, and bell-rings
Quantum Computing

Intel celebrates its 50th anniversary with promises, drones, and bell-rings

It's Intel's 50th birthday and the company has wasted no time looking to the future – and back on the past of computing history.

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Jul 2018
Deloitte invests NZ$473m into new Asia Pacific business
Cloud Services

Deloitte invests NZ$473m into new Asia Pacific business

Five of Deloitte's businesses are opening their coffers to pledge an extra investment of US$321 million (NZ$473 million) towards an Asia Pacific firm.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 18th Jul 2018
Polycom goes 'all in' on Microsoft Teams at Inspire 2018
Unified Communications

Polycom goes 'all in' on Microsoft Teams at Inspire 2018

Polycom says it's going 'all in' on Microsoft Teams to create the best experiences across a range of different communications devices and solutions.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 17th Jul 2018
DE-CIX partners with euNetworks to launch 'Project Reach'
Hyperscale

DE-CIX partners with euNetworks to launch 'Project Reach'

The point of the Project is to reach into more data centres and expand the locations where customers can connect to the DE-CIX peering platform.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 17th Jul 2018
Orange acquires Basefarm for €350m to strengthen European cloud reach
Hyperscale

Orange acquires Basefarm for €350m to strengthen European cloud reach

Orange says the acquisition will reinforce its position in the cloud computing services market across the continent.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Mon, 16th Jul 2018
MOBOTIX announces new range of video surveillance cameras
Surveillance

MOBOTIX announces new range of video surveillance cameras

MOBOTIX MOVE also is the first MOBOTIX camera range with motorised varifocal lenses, high-speed mechanical Pan-Tilt-Zoom and Speed Domes.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Fri, 13th Jul 2018
AirTrunk appoints two new recruits – says focus is on APAC expansion
Hyperscale

AirTrunk appoints two new recruits – says focus is on APAC expansion

AirTrunk hires Dana Adams as new COO and William Nicholson as technical director of critical environments to expand its presence in Asia Pacific.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 12th Jul 2018
Broadcom buys out CA Technologies for $18.9 billion
Cloud Access Security Broker

Broadcom buys out CA Technologies for $18.9 billion

Combined, the companies plan to build what they call 'one of the world's leading infrastructure technology companies'.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 12th Jul 2018

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Chief Executive Officer (CEO) stories

Booster pledges $10m to Victoria Uni's Viclink startups
Digital Transformation

Booster pledges $10m to Victoria Uni's Viclink startups

Victoria University of Wellington's Viclink and financial services firm Booster are set to invest $10 million to develop startups.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 28th Aug 2018
CSA strikes another partnership to strengthen Singapore's threat intelligence
Fintech

CSA strikes another partnership to strengthen Singapore's threat intelligence

Singapore's Cyber Security Agency and Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Centre have signed a MoU to improve cooperation on cybersecurity.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Fri, 20th Jul 2018