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Microsoft reaches historic AI milestone in Chinese-English language translation
Tue, 20th Mar 2018
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Microsoft claims a historic breakthrough in AI, achieving human-level parity in translating Chinese news into English. Yet, challenges remain.
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Inside MareNostrum, the most beautiful data center in the world
Mon, 19th Mar 2018
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Up a side street on the edge of Barcelona, a stone path weaves through a park of old oak trees and flowers, to the steps of the Torre Girona Chapel.
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Bitcoin’s not a fad, it’s a waiting game
Fri, 16th Mar 2018
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The Bitcoin's wild price swings have polarised people into evangelists and detractors - but why does the technology matter?.
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Infinidat and Veeam team up to deliver petabyte-scale business continuity
Thu, 15th Mar 2018
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Infinidat is teaming up with disaster recovery giant Veeam to offer customers improved business continuity services.
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Exclusive interview: Lenovo’s Scott Tease talks AI, HPC and the power of data
Thu, 15th Mar 2018
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Data is the most valuable asset to organizations, according to Lenovo's HPC and AI executive director, Scott Tease.
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Could this new distributed ledger replace the blockchain?
Wed, 14th Mar 2018
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The Hedera hashgraph is supposedly faster and more capable of ensuring ongoing decentralisation than the existing blockchain platform.
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Exclusive interview: The story of Lenovo's data center business
Tue, 13th Mar 2018
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Lenovo is a multinational company with a diverse leadership team, debunking misconceptions that it is just a Chinese manufacturing company.
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Exclusive interview: Hyland on how digital transformation has changed them as a vendor
Tue, 13th Mar 2018
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Hyland VP of Cloud Services Patrick Mulcahy talks about how the content management market has shifted as a result of cloud.
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Musk says AI 'more dangerous than nukes' - expert stays optimistic
Tue, 13th Mar 2018
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Elon Musk spoke at SXSW and used examples of AI's rapid advancements to show why it ‘scares the hell’ out of him - Kolochenko remains optimistic.
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Expert opinion: 5 myths surrounding the 'AI Hype Train'
Mon, 12th Mar 2018
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Digital Realty's director of engineering says while AI does represent an exciting new utility, it doesn't herald the arrival of a sci-fi future.
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Amazon Web Services strikes record deal with Taipei Government
Mon, 12th Mar 2018
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Amazon Web Services inks a landmark deal with the Taipei Government to boost cloud-based big data in education, partnering with seven local universities.
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5 reasons why Japan is a global data center powerhouse
Mon, 12th Mar 2018
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Japan’s global data center dominance stems from robust tech talent, unique standards, Asia Pacific's largest market, and major global players' presence.
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Cisco unveils its top five strategic business pillars for 2018
Mon, 12th Mar 2018
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Cisco has unveiled its five strategic business pillars for 2018, focusing on security, network reinvention, multi-cloud, data utilisation, and collaboration.
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AI for everyone: Exclusive interview with Lenovo’s data center CTO
Fri, 9th Mar 2018
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Lenovo is serious about AI, with plans to open three innovation centers around the world specifically focused on AI.
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BlackBerry aims to secure IoT devices
Thu, 8th Mar 2018
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BlackBerry inks a deal with Punkt Tronics AG to integrate its cybersecurity technology into IoT devices, aiming to secure home and enterprise networks.
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Facebook & Amazon have better authentication methods than enterprises, say IT pros
Thu, 8th Mar 2018
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Facebook and Amazon may have better authentication methods than the average enterprise, some IT professionals believe.
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Are remote workers really the answer? Report finds huge security issues
Wed, 7th Mar 2018
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​The swelling generation of mobile workers is causing headaches for IT staff with more than half connecting to unsecured networks every week.
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Microsoft pushes India towards climate change goals with new solar energy deal
Wed, 7th Mar 2018
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Microsoft has completed its first ever solar energy deal in India, purchasing 3MW of solar-powered electricity.
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Big step forward for Singapore's solar energy market as Microsoft signs new deal
Tue, 6th Mar 2018
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Microsoft says this is the first rooftop solar portfolio in the country focused on serving data center energy consumption.
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Exclusive: Is cybersecurity losing because it’s too profit-focused?
Tue, 6th Mar 2018
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Cybercriminals currently have the edge in the battle against cybersecurity, according to High-Tech Bridge CEO Ilia Kolochenko.