Africa stories - Page 39
Cloudscene: The world's most influential data center operators
Thu, 13th Jul 2017
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hyperscale
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dc
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colocation
Global Switch accompanied Equinix as the only other service provider to be ranked across more than two leader boards.
Burgeoning data centre colocation market to double its size by 2022
Thu, 13th Jul 2017
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hyperscale
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dc
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colocation
New research from MarketsandMarkets has revealed a very positive forecast for the data centre colocation market.
NZ named a ‘digitally elite’ economy in new research
Thu, 13th Jul 2017
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martech
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commerce systems
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supply chain & logistics
The Digital Evolution Index research tracks progress countries have made since 2014 in developing digital economies and integrating connectivity.
DRS CEO: “There are 3 groups of hackers: black, grey and white.”
Wed, 12th Jul 2017
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hackers
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security vulnerabilities
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dynamic recovery services
Most of us get a mental image of an anonymous, hooded figure, bent over a computer in some dark recess of the web when the word hacker is mentioned.
Intact Software Solutions wins rights to distribute Group IB and opens offices in Kenya
Tue, 11th Jul 2017
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cybersecurity
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channel infrastructure
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intact software distribution
Intact Software Distribution wins rights to Group IB in South Africa, offering advanced threat protection to clients.
Equinix invests €80m in new flagship data centre in Germany
Mon, 10th Jul 2017
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
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iot
Equinix expands in Germany with opening of new data center in Frankfurt, offering low-latency connectivity and meeting enterprise needs.
How CopyCat netted $1.5m ad revenue from 14 million infected Android devices
Mon, 10th Jul 2017
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smartphones
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malware
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uc
The malware, called CopyCat, originally infected users in Southeast Asia but has since spread to Oceania, Africa, Europe and the Americas.
Khonology: Competition or collaboration between fintech and banks?
Thu, 6th Jul 2017
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fintech
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crowdfunding
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khonology
Fintech firms are posing competition to traditional financial institutions after the 2008 financial crisis, says crowdfunding provider WLCF.
ADVA Optical Networking acquires MRV Communications
Tue, 4th Jul 2017
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adva optical networking
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mrv communications
Germany's ADVA Optical Networking set to acquire US-based MRV Communications, expanding its reach in the network solutions market.
Ingram Micro signs on as distie for Menlo Security's browser isolation platform
Mon, 3rd Jul 2017
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endpoint protection
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edr
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browsers
Ingram Micro has scored distribution rights for Menlo Security's browser isolation platform across Singapore and Thailand.
IDC: The only way for traditional ICT sales is down but innovation accelerators will lift us up
Mon, 3rd Jul 2017
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paas
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iaas
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3d printing
Traditional ICT revenue streams are drying up, IDC says, with future growth coming from 'innovation accelerators' - and Asia Pacific leading the way.
Aussie data breach costs drop but it's still an expensive game of risk
Tue, 27th Jun 2017
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breach prevention
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
The Australian costs of data breaches are dropping but organisations are still losing $2.5 million every year.
The new sensor device that allows the visually impaired to detect objects from over three metres away
Tue, 20th Jun 2017
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smartcane
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medical device
Revolutionary 'SmartCane' device empowers the visually impaired by detecting obstacles over 3m away, boosting independence.
Best of the best: Award winners of 10th Datacloud Europe announced
Tue, 13th Jun 2017
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data analytics
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hyperscale
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martech
BroadGroup recently announced the winners of this year’s Datacloud Awards, highlighting innovation, inspiration and excellence in data centre & cloud.
Modular data center market - worth over 46 billion by 2022, report says
Mon, 12th Jun 2017
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hyperscale
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edge computing
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dc
MarketsandMarkets forecasts a surge in modular data center value, set to hit £46bn by 2022, driven by eco and flexibility needs.
High-end market to drive smartphone shipment rebound in 2017
Thu, 1st Jun 2017
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smartphones
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personal computing devices
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apple
After a slow 2016, a new forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) has revealed smartphone shipments are expected to rebound in 2017.
Hyperscale data center market worth USD$80.65 billion by 2022
Tue, 30th May 2017
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hyperscale
Exploding demand fuels hyperscale data centre rise, market to hit $80.65bn by '22, says MarketsandMarkets report.
US takes down Nigerian scammers involved in large scale fraud network
Tue, 30th May 2017
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email security
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cybersecurity
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scams
US Department of Justice took down three of the main perpetrators who were part of a large-scale romance fraud network.
EXCLUSIVE interview with Dell EMC's Frederic Dussart
Mon, 29th May 2017
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virtualisation
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network infrastructure
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digital transformation
At Dell EMC World this year, Dussart spoke about the recently closed Dell and EMC merger, digital transformation and trends across the ANZ market.
Westcon-Comstor parent reports revenue, profit drop; sale negotiation continues
Tue, 23rd May 2017
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westcon-comstor
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distributors
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datatec
Negotiations for the sale of Westcon-Comstor continue as parent company Datatec posts big drops in revenue and profit - despite a security upswing.