Africa stories - Page 15
Yellow.ai appoints Surbhi Agarwal as global marketing senior vice president
Fri, 27th May 2022
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leadership
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conversational ai
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market share
Yellow.ai appoints Surbhi Agarwal as Global Marketing SVP to lead marketing initiatives for the Conversational AI company's global expansion.
Could New Zealanders initiate a cyber attack from within?
Fri, 27th May 2022
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advanced persistent threat protection
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
The threat landscape is significantly increasing worldwide, and the opportunities it presents are a growing concern in Aotearoa.
G8, ODIN enter agreement to develop renewable charging tower
Thu, 19th May 2022
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datacentre infrastructure
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partner programmes
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power / energy
G8 has entered into a memorandum of understanding with ODIN to develop a charging tower powered entirely by renewable wind energy.
Decision Inc. Australia enters partnership with Alteryx
Tue, 17th May 2022
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
Independent data and analytics consultancy Decision Inc. Australia has partnered with automated analytics company Alteryx, expanding its offering to clients.
Milestone Systems appoints Malou Toft as APAC vice president
Fri, 13th May 2022
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smart cities
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data analytics
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iot
Malou Toft appointed as APAC VP for Milestone, focusing on long-term growth, strategic partnerships, and customer acquisition in the region.
SmartCIC report reveals top five 5G carriers in the world
Fri, 13th May 2022
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uc
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datacentre infrastructure
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5g & beyond
The Global Cellular Performance Survey also found that 5G networks are delivering high download speeds but lagging in upload speeds.
Sophos named Gartner Peer Insights Customers Choice for network firewalls
Mon, 9th May 2022
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
The company earned the highest overall customer rating among vendors with at least 150 verified customer reviews.
APAC spending on telecom services grew by $11 billion - IDC
Mon, 9th May 2022
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uc
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telco
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analyst report
The IDC says spending on telecommunications and pay-TV services in APAC jumped from $494 billion to $505 billion last year, following global trends.
Kyndryl appoints Yolanda Stead as head of alliances for Australia & New Zealand
Fri, 6th May 2022
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oracle
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kpmg
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lexisnexis
Kyndryl hires Yolanda Stead as Head of Alliances for Australia and New Zealand, responsible for fostering innovation through strategic partnerships.
Hitachi Vantara appoints Jonathan Fester as ANZ channel manager
Fri, 6th May 2022
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storage
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partner programmes
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ict
Hitachi Vantara appoints new ANZ channel manager, Jonathan Fester and Nathan Knight as vice president and managing director for ANZ operations.
Kyndryl appoints Yolanda Stead as Head of alliances
Fri, 6th May 2022
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oracle
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lexisnexis
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aconex
Kyndryl hires Yolanda Stead as head of alliances for Australia and New Zealand, responsible for accelerating growth and fostering innovation.
Hitachi Vantara appoints Jonathan Fester as Channel manager
Fri, 6th May 2022
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storage
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partner programmes
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leadership
Jonathan Fester has been promoted to ANZ channel manager at Hitachi Vantara, while Nathan Knight has been appointed as managing director for ANZ.
80% of Australian organisations hit with ransomware in 2021
Wed, 4th May 2022
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malware
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
80% of Australian organizations were hit with ransomware in 2021, up from 45% in 2020, according to a new survey by Sophos.
Singapore, Australia and NZ emerge as cloud leaders - report
Tue, 3rd May 2022
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iaas
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cloud services
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infosys
MIT Technology Review Insights and Infosys finds the three countries take the top spots in APAC, based on their cloud infrastructure, tools, and applications.
CleverTap appoints Anand Venkatraman as chief operating officer
Tue, 26th Apr 2022
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saas
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microsoft
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sales
CleverTap, a mobile marketing firm, has appointed Anand Venkatraman as its COO. He brings over two decades of experience in building global teams.
Sustainability tops executive agendas, APAC lagging behind
Tue, 26th Apr 2022
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Sustainability may be topping executive agendas around the world, but the Asia Pacific region is lagging behind, according to Google Cloud.
Majority of banks paid ransom for cyberattacks last year
Tue, 26th Apr 2022
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virtualisation
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it automation
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vmware
VMware's most recent report finds 74% of businesses experienced one or more ransomware attacks in the last year, with 63% deciding to pay the ransom.
Three out of four APAC youth want to work in green economy
Tue, 26th Apr 2022
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cleantech
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sustainability
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accenture
Accenture's latest research report finds 77% of APAC youth want a job in the green economy over the next decade.
CleverTap appoints Anand Venkatraman as Chief operating officer
Tue, 26th Apr 2022
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saas
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microsoft
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akamai
CleverTap, a user retention platform, appoints Anand Venkatraman as COO, bringing his two decades of experience from Freshworks, Akamai, and Microsoft.
Equinix enters Africa, closing US$320 million acquisition of MainOne
Thu, 14th Apr 2022
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hyperscale
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dc
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colocation
The completion of the acquisition augments Equinix's long-term strategy to become a leading African carrier-neutral digital infrastructure company.