Africa stories - Page 22
Free ICT training made available to ANZ citizens
Tue, 3rd Nov 2020
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edutech
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comptia
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digital education
CompTIA is offering free online training in information communications technology to people in Australia and New Zealand.
Xiaomi enters top three for first time as smartphone market picks up in Q320
Tue, 3rd Nov 2020
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smartphones
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shipments
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canalys
Samsung regains top spot in smartphone shipments, while Xiaomi takes third place for the first time, according to Canalys.
Citrix adds zero trust to workplace security programme
Fri, 30th Oct 2020
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virtualisation
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malware
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hyperscale
Companies can evaluate their current security strategies and leverage existing investments to design and implement a Zero Trust framework.
Digital payments fuelling fraud surge during COVID-19 crisis
Tue, 27th Oct 2020
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open source
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cybersecurity
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covid-19
Digital payments are driving a multibillion-dollar fraud surge worldwide, fueled by the rapid adoption of mobile apps and online channels during the pandemic.
Aussie firms outsourcing finance functions to South Africa amid COVID-19 disruptions
Thu, 22nd Oct 2020
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outsourcing
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covid-19
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africa
Australian companies are considering outsourcing finance and accounting functions to South Africa due to cost advantages and high quality standards.
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is BPESA?
Fri, 2nd Oct 2020
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software development
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outsourcing
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development
TechDay explores the growth opportunity for South Africa as big brands flock to the country for software development. #BPESA #offshoring.
Firms seek benefits of hybrid cloud, but rollouts pose problems
Wed, 30th Sep 2020
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hybrid cloud
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converged infrastructure
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nutanix
70% of organisations are taking longer than expected to adopt hybrid cloud, according to a new report by Nutanix and Vanson Bourne.
DevOps & IT teams feel pressure to keep digital services online during pandemic
Fri, 25th Sep 2020
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devops
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apm
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software development
IT and DevOps practitioners are overwhelmed by the increase in IT incidents since COVID-19, says PagerDuty survey.
Beyond Limits hits $133 million in Series C investment round
Fri, 25th Sep 2020
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ai
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funding
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cognitive systems
Beyond Limits, an AI technology company, has raised $133m to drive global expansion, with investments from Group 42 and bp ventures.
neutrality.one selects datamena for EMEA & Asia PoP
Wed, 23rd Sep 2020
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network infrastructure
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sd-wan
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sdn
Cloud networking company neutrality.one expands into Asia, Middle East, and Africa with new point of presence in Dubai's datamena facility.
HPE, Dell tops worldwide server market - IDC
Thu, 10th Sep 2020
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network infrastructure
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datacentre infrastructure
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lenovo
Global server market revenue grew by 19.8% YoY in Q2 2020, reaching $24bn, with worldwide server shipments up 18.4% to nearly 3.2 million units.
Modular data centres increasingly popular, Vertiv recognised as leader
Thu, 10th Sep 2020
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edge computing
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hyperscale
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modular data centre
Vertiv named leading supplier in modular data center market, with scalability and speed of deployment driving growth.
Vertiv ranked as a leader for modular data centre market
Tue, 8th Sep 2020
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edge computing
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vertiv
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modular data centre
Omdia research reveals that the global market for prefabricated modular data centres, from the edge to the core, increased by more than 65%.
10 billion records sit in unsecured databases - China leads the pack
Tue, 11th Aug 2020
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vpns
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cybersecurity
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db
A white hat hacker hacker uncovered a total of 9517 unsecured databases worldwide, collectively containing more than 10 billion entries.
Stax invests in cloud's silver lining amid economic downturn
Mon, 10th Aug 2020
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investment
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stax
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cloud services
Stax, the cloud automation platform, plans global expansion despite the economic downturn, with managing director Mike Middaugh leading the investment strategy.
Almost 10,000 unsecured databases with more than 10 billion credentials exposed
Thu, 30th Jul 2020
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data privacy
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cybersecurity
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hacking
Research has identified a total of 9,517 unsecured databases containing 10,463,315,645 entries with such data as emails, passwords, and phone numbers.
Cohesity named as Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant
Mon, 27th Jul 2020
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dr
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cloud services
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gartner
Gartner's Magic Quadrant names Cohesity as a leader in data center backup and recovery solutions. Cohesity praised for its modern data management approach.
Vertiv looks to dominate edge infrastructure market, ramps up partner investment
Fri, 24th Jul 2020
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partner programmes
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edge computing
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vertiv
Vertiv enhances its Partner Programme with new tools and products, aiming to solidify its dominance in the edge infrastructure market across EMEA.
Globalization Partners expands APAC presence
Wed, 22nd Jul 2020
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hcm
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apac expansion
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payroll systems
The company helps organisations to expand internationally without the need for branch offices or subsidiaries.
Data centre market holds strong amid wider economic outlook
Fri, 17th Jul 2020
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
Investors and developers are ‘bullish’ about the economic prospects of the data centre industry despite the overall impact of COVID-19 on the economic climate.