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Colt DCS reduces emissions by 40% in sustainability push

Fri, 21st Jun 2024
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Colt Data Centre Services has cut global greenhouse gas emissions by 40% since 2019, keeping on track for its 1.5°C 2030 targets.
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Barracuda Networks enhances AI email protection for M365 users

Thu, 16th May 2024
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Barracuda Networks boosts its Email Protection platform with enhanced AI, blocking 70% more BEC attacks for Microsoft 365 users and saving IT resources.
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Pulsant launches partner programme to power digital transformation

Tue, 30th Apr 2024
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Pulsant, the UK data centre service, unveils a new partner initiative aimed at boosting access to its platformEDGE digital infrastructure and fostering business collaboration.
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Zepto appoints Colin Baines as new Chief Commercial Officer

Thu, 11th Apr 2024
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Zepto, an account-to-account payments technology leader, embraces growth by naming industry veteran Colin Baines as Chief Commercial Officer.
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IT-ISAC forms group for enhancing data centre security

Thu, 4th Apr 2024
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IT-ISAC establishes a new special interest group, DC-SIG, designed to fortify global data centre security by bolstering threat intelligence sharing.
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Zyxel Networks highlights AI's key role in SMB network management

Sat, 30th Mar 2024
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Zyxel Networks showcases how artificial intelligence can revolutionise network infrastructure management, especially for SMBs, by optimising operations, security, and performance.
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Akamai boosts App & API Protector with advanced DDoS defences

Mon, 11th Mar 2024
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Akamai Technologies boosts security with significant upgrades to its App and API Protector, providing advanced DDoS defenses, browser impersonation detection, and improved API security.
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IWD 2024: Better together: why the UK's tech sector needs to double down on diversity and inclusion

Thu, 7th Mar 2024
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The UK's tech sector falls short in diversity, with women occupying only 28% of positions and a mere 22% in senior roles, hindering innovation and widening the industry's skill gap.
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Akamai enhances API Protector with anti-DDoS & bot detection

Tue, 5th Mar 2024
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Akamai Technologies bolsters App and API Protector with precise DDoS attack mitigation, URL Protection and Browser Impersonation Detection.
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Tech leaders urge UK government to invest in AI skills training

Fri, 23rd Feb 2024
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At a Parliamentary Skills Summit, tech industry leaders urged the UK government for significant investment in digital AI training, aiming to upskill future generations and close the digital skill gap.
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EU Parliament advances on groundbreaking AI Act

Wed, 21st Feb 2024
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European Parliament's core groups ratified a landmark AI Act, potentially forming the world's first legislation on artificial intelligence technology usage, ahead of April's vote.
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Goodman Group sees 29% profit boost amid expansion in digital infrastructure

Thu, 15th Feb 2024
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Goodman Group reports a 29% increase in interim FY24 profit to A$1.127 billion, prompting a revision of their earnings guidance to 11%.
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Fintech leaders urging stricter AI laws at recent summit

Wed, 7th Feb 2024
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Fintech leaders urge UK regulators to impose stricter AI laws to foster confidence and responsible usage in financial services.
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Subscription-based services to dominate digital infrastructure by 2026

Thu, 1st Feb 2024
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Amid an IT paradigm shift, 80% of global digital infrastructure investments will be via subscription services by 2026.
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Digital skills academy launched for UK tech entrepreneurs

Thu, 18th Jan 2024
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Barclays has initiated the Eagle Labs Academy, a free digital platform to foster and equip UK's future tech entrepreneurs.
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UK hailed as Europe's most advanced digital economy

Tue, 16th Jan 2024
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A new report from the Computer and Communications Industry Association highlights the UK as Europe's leading digital economy, hosting major tech enterprises and attracting USD $30bn in 2022 tech-sector VC investment.
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Vietnam's FPT pioneers as first billion-dollar revenue tech firm

Thu, 11th Jan 2024
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FPT surpasses $1bn in global IT service revenue, amid successful acquisitions and the launch of new automotive tech subsidiary.
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Rising cyber threats challenge Southeast Asia's booming digital economy

Fri, 5th Jan 2024
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As Southeast Asia's digital economy rapidly reaches $100bn, it is attracting cyber criminals, with 28% of businesses observing an increase in threats alongside their digital expansion.
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LINX expands Azure Peering partnership with Microsoft in US

Thu, 4th Jan 2024
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The London Internet Exchange (LINX) has expanded its US partnership with Microsoft, launching Azure Peering Service at LINX NoVA for enhanced public Microsoft cloud services connectivity.
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Intel launches AI Everywhere with advances in AI technology

Fri, 15th Dec 2023
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Intel introduces a new range of AI products, marking a revolutionary shift in their architecture, to accelerate AI implementation worldwide.