Global Stories

Tata Communications boosts IZO private cloud across Asia & Europe

Tata Communications has expanded its new fully-managed IZO Private Cloud service to multiple countries including Malaysia.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 21st Jun 2017

Cybersecurity

War of the words: How cybercriminals are selling fake news through the underground

Fake news is being sold as a service on the underground market, with criminals offering to manipulate public opinion for a price.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 14th Jun 2017

Hyperscale

Modular data center market - worth over 46 billion by 2022, report says

MarketsandMarkets forecasts a surge in modular data center value, set to hit £46bn by 2022, driven by eco and flexibility needs.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Mon, 12th Jun 2017

Hyperscale

The $300m investment: New data center venture gets a kickstart

Princeton GV has a vision to create a new global telecommunications, media and technology infrastructure platform with a focus on data centers.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Wed, 7th Jun 2017

Unified Communications

Inmarsat making waves in communications with new GX satellite contract

Inmarsat has awarded the contract for the construction of an additional broadband network communications satellite to Thales Alenia Space.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 2nd Jun 2017

Apple

High-end market to drive smartphone shipment rebound in 2017

After a slow 2016, a new forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) has revealed smartphone shipments are expected to rebound in 2017.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 1st Jun 2017

BurgerFuel

BurgerFuel opens US store independently after ending franchise agreement

The Kiwi gourmet burger chain has opened a store in Broad Ripple, Indianapolis, a suburb filled with bars, clubs, eateries, and four universities.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Wed, 31st May 2017

Hyperscale

Hyperscale data center market worth USD$80.65 billion by 2022

Exploding demand fuels hyperscale data centre rise, market to hit $80.65bn by '22, says MarketsandMarkets report.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Tue, 30th May 2017

Virtualisation

EXCLUSIVE interview with Dell EMC's Frederic Dussart

At Dell EMC World this year, Dussart spoke about the recently closed Dell and EMC merger, digital transformation and trends across the ANZ market.

By Julia Gabel • 6 min read • Mon, 29th May 2017

Westcon-Comstor

Westcon-Comstor parent reports revenue, profit drop; sale negotiation continues

Negotiations for the sale of Westcon-Comstor continue as parent company Datatec posts big drops in revenue and profit - despite a security upswing.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 23rd May 2017

Unified Communications

Telia Carrier boosts network connectivity for Asia and EMEA

Telia Carrier has boosted its connectivity capacity to Asia, the Middle East and North Africa with a new Points of Presence (PoPs) in Milan.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 17th May 2017

Cloud Services

Rimini Street scores major service contract with ANZ retail giant

Rimini Street lands essential IT contract with ANZ's James Pascoe, bolstering service for over 730 retail outlets.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 15th May 2017

Westcon-Comstor

Asia Pacific provides bright spot in gloomy Westcon-Comstor financials

APAC has been one of the few bright spots for Westcon-Comstor in its latest financials, recording increased revenue and profit as other markets slump.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 15th May 2017

Storage

Thecus launches new 4-Bay rackmount N4820U series for enterprise storage

Thecus launches new NAS series for small and medium-sized businesses, offering reliable performance and high data security.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Wed, 10th May 2017

Malware

Cyber attacks on govt double; IoT becomes threat and source of attack

Cyberattacks on govt doubled last year, tying the sector with finance as the most targeted market, while IoT is becoming both a source - and a target.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 10th May 2017