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AWS and Azure spending big bucks on data centres to get ahead

Fri, 1st Feb 2019
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A new report from Canalys has revealed what the world's two largest cloud providers have been up to – and they've certainly been busy.
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Who's going to dominate the disaster recovery as-a-service market through to 2028?

Tue, 8th Jan 2019
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Western Europe and North America are poised to dominate the global DRaaS market through 2028, with Future Market Insights predicting a 38.5% CAGR in the sector.
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Huawei unveils new cloud region in South Africa

Fri, 16th Nov 2018
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The announcement makes it the world's first cloud service provider that operates a local data centre to provide cloud services in Africa.
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Tensions between China and US causing cloud war

Tue, 30th Oct 2018
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Ongoing trade tensions between China and the US  are having a significant impact on the cloud service providers market.
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New partnership for cable connecting Asia, Africa & Europe

Fri, 26th Oct 2018
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Orange and PCCW Global are confident the cable will substantially reduce network latency between the world's three most populated continents.
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New Zealand tops list of most-scammed countries - Microsoft

Tue, 16th Oct 2018
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Around a fifth (21%) of New Zealanders who had encountered tech support scams were fooled into continuing with an interaction.
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Hungry vendors: EMEA server shipments fall while revenues rise

Wed, 3rd Oct 2018
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Higher average selling prices across standard and custom servers has seen data centre vendors cashing in on a bustling market.
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Wellington adtech firm Postr goes global

Thu, 20th Sep 2018
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Wellington's adtech firm Postr goes global with contracts in Indonesia, Germany, and Portugal, expanding its team and quadrupling monthly revenue.
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Thales extends offer acceptance period for Gemalto acquisition

Mon, 13th Aug 2018
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Thales extends the offer acceptance period for its acquisition of Gemalto, awaiting regulatory approvals from various antitrust authorities.
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IoT connectivity firm Thingstream emerges from stealth mode

Thu, 2nd Aug 2018
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Thingstream, an IoT connectivity firm based in Bournemouth, emerges from stealth mode, touting a successful H1 2018 with new global customers.
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US biggest player in $12b data center market – but APAC's catching up

Tue, 17th Jul 2018
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The global data center transformation market is in a good place for all those involved in the industry – and this trend is set to continue.
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Africa's largest data centre to get even larger with big investment

Fri, 6th Jul 2018
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Teraco has announced its largest infrastructure project to date with the expansion of its Teraco Islando Campus (JB1) in South Africa.
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Mimecast bets on German growth with two new data centres

Tue, 12th Jun 2018
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Mimecast has 'invested heavily' into Germany with the opening of two facilities in Munich to capitalise on Germany's migration to the cloud.
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Aura InfoSec appoints former South African 'ethical hacker'

Wed, 6th Jun 2018
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South African cybersecurity expert and 'ethical hacking' leader Frans Lategan will bring a 'goldmine' of experience to his role.
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Dimension Data and Cisco take anti-poaching tech into Africa

Thu, 10th May 2018
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Dimension Data and Cisco extend their ground-breaking anti-poaching technology to Zambia, Kenya, and Mozambique, aiming to protect rhino and elephants.
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iJET International expands 24/7 risk management to APAC through Singapore base

Wed, 28th Mar 2018
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iJet International enhances its 24/7 risk management footprint in APAC with a new Singapore base, boosting global capabilities and local support.
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Trintech reinforces APAC presence with new data center

Wed, 21st Feb 2018
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Trintech's customers in the APAC region will supposedly experience several benefits including better performance.
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Japanese telco giant opens new data center in Johannesburg

Thu, 30th Nov 2017
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Japanese telecommunications giant NTT Communications and Internet Solutions of South Africa have launched the Nexcenter Parklands Data Center in Johannesburg.
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What happens when your domain name is taken? The benefit of using a unique TLD

Thu, 23rd Nov 2017
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.com or .co.za allows for a blank slate when it comes to marketing and can be used and understood in any language across the globe.
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Enterprise database security the answer to complying with the POPI Act

Thu, 9th Nov 2017
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Over 30 million South Africans have had their personal information leaked online, in the biggest breach of its kind in the country's history.