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Stories by Heather - Page 10

Optimised

Companies still struggling to find optimised strategy for cloud

Tue, 23rd Feb 2016
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cloud services
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analyst report
Organisations are embracing cloud, with increasing amounts of IT spend allocated to cloud - but many feel they don't have an 'optimised' strategy yet.
Pure storage afa

Pure Storage leading the way as all-flash impact becomes 'unquestionable'

Mon, 22nd Feb 2016
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storage
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converged infrastructure
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pure storage
Pure Storage wins 'leader' status in a new IDC report, with IDC noting the impact of all-flash arrays on the data center is now 'unquestionable'.
Endpoint protection01

ESET jumps from 'niche player' to 'visionary' in endpoint protection

Mon, 22nd Feb 2016
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malware
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cybersecurity
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gartner magic quadrant
ESET makes the jump from 'niche player' to 'visionary' in Gartner's latest endpoint protection platform magic quadrant. So how did other vendors fare?.
Graph

Uncertainty hits Cisco data center revenue, but security climbs

Fri, 12th Feb 2016
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cisco
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it infrastructure
Cisco has reported a decline in switching and data center revenue - but a 100% increase in the next-generation data center evolution.
Rome

Robotics rule the data center with new optical switches

Thu, 11th Feb 2016
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wave2wave solutions
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it infrastructure
Wave2Wave aims to remove human interventions, increasing accuracy and consistency for data center fiber connectivity with new robotic switches.
Green data center

HPE, IBM and EMC offerings herald new era in US$69b green data center market

Thu, 11th Feb 2016
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clean technologies
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ibm
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emc
New offerings from HPE, IBM and EMC are helping drive the green data center market to new highs and making cloud computing a reality a new report says.
Taiwan sx

Taiwan Stock Exchange gets longed for data center

Wed, 10th Feb 2016
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hyperscale
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dc
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data centre operators
The Taiwan Stock Exchange has officially opened its new 'world class' data center enabling the exchange to offer new services - and stable uptime.
Primesight

Primesight converts to BroadSign; offers more accountability for clients

Wed, 10th Feb 2016
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digital signage
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supply chain
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broadsign
The UK's Primesight has is converting its displays to BroadSign as it seeks to provide a seamless DOOH experience and accountability, for clients.
Deal01

Nlyte snaps up FieldView to extend proactive data center management

Fri, 5th Feb 2016
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dcim
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nlyte software
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performance management
Nlyte Software has bought FieldView Solutions, to bolster its DCIM offerings with additional real-time event management and analytics.
Abstract server towers

Data center SDN spend to hit US$12.5 billion by 2020

Fri, 5th Feb 2016
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network infrastructure
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sdn
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naas
Data center SDN is moving from hyperscale and cloud data centers into the enterprise data center, propelling market spend to $12.5 billion by 2015.
Datablok containerised dc

Data center rack PDU market - and containerised data centers - booming

Thu, 4th Feb 2016
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research and markets
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it infrastructure
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csp
Data center growth is leading to a burgeoning rack PDU market, but the increasing complexity of data center designs is a challenge on the road ahead.
Natick

Microsoft takes the cloud data center to the ocean depths

Tue, 2nd Feb 2016
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hyperscale
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dc
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microsoft
Microsoft is heading to the oceans, evaluating the feasibility of rapidly deployable, low latency, energy efficient underwater data centers.
Deal11

Juniper boosts SDN and cloud play with BTI acquisition

Fri, 29th Jan 2016
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juniper networks
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m&a
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partners
Juniper Networks is acquiring cloud and metro networking SDN vendor BTI Systems in a move expected to bolster its DCI and metro market play.
Brocade vdx

Softbank streamlines data center operations, ups agility with Brocade switches

Fri, 29th Jan 2016
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network infrastructure
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hyperscale
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sdn
Japanese telco Softbank has deployed Brocade VDX switches across three data centers to help streamline operations and increase business agility.
Sea

Booming SEA data center market undergoing major shift

Thu, 28th Jan 2016
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hyperscale
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dc
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broadgroup
The South East Asia data center market is undergoing major shifts, with new geographies claiming an increasing stake as investment increases.
Cloudy

Microsoft brings cloud to the company data center with Azure Stack

Wed, 27th Jan 2016
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devops
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public cloud
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iaas
Microsoft's Azure Stack, which promises to enable organisations to deliver Azure services from within their own data center, hits technical preview.
Oil rig

Oil oversupply spells good news for data center investment

Wed, 27th Jan 2016
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hyperscale
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dc
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data centre operators
An oversupply of oil in the global economy is good news for the data center market, with investment expected to increase as energy prices decrease.
Ddos

DDos dramatically increasing cause of data center outages

Tue, 26th Jan 2016
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ddos
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
Cybercrime is making its presence felt in data centers as the fastest growing cause of unplanned outages, while outage costs themselves are escalating.
System protected

Next-gen security comes to OpenStack cloud in Mirantis, Palo Alto deal

Mon, 25th Jan 2016
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
Mirantis and Palo Alto Networks have partnered on a virtual network function solution they say brings next-generation security to the OpenStack cloud.
Gamer

Video game retailer ups in-store game with digital signage

Fri, 22nd Jan 2016
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gaming
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digital signage
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digital entertainment
UK retailer Game has installed more than 1300 BrightSign displays in 320 stores in a project which has saved it money and improved response times.