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IT Infrastructure stories - Page 48

The vast numbers of servers, routers, storage devices, and services comprising the foundations or framework of information technology systems all fall under the definition of IT Infrastructure.

Essentially, IT infrastructure is relied upon and underpins every interaction with the internet, a cellular network, and every transmission between one person and another over a computer or telephone.
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Pliops raises US$30m to 'transform' data centre infrastructure

Mon, 18th Feb 2019
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With backing including the likes of Intel and SoftBank Ventures Asia, the company intends to expand its operations in the US, China, and Israel.
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Data centre liquid cooling market set to skyrocket

Thu, 14th Feb 2019
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The industry is set to benefit from a number of factors, with a number of vendors leading the way in innovation.
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NEXTDC's corporate operations go 100% carbon neutral

Wed, 13th Feb 2019
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Much has been said of the environmental impact of data centres, and now NEXTDC is looking to do its part in curbing its own contribution.
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DigiPlex launches new colo hall in Stockholm data centre

Wed, 13th Feb 2019
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DigiPlex unveils a new colocation hall at its Stockholm data centre, enhancing capacity to meet the rising demand for secure, eco-friendly IT services.
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Lenovo launches new IT infrastructure-as-a-service offering

Wed, 13th Feb 2019
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Customers can now use and pay for data centre hardware and services - on-premise or at a customer-preferred location - without having to purchase the equipment.
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Oostveen farewells Dell EMC, welcomes Pure Storage as APJ CTO

Tue, 12th Feb 2019
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Having announced his departure from Dell EMC in a LinkedIn post three weeks ago, Matthew Oostveen has revealed his next vocation.
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Interview: Emerging trends for a sustainable data centre industry

Mon, 11th Feb 2019
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SPIE UK's Peter Westwood discusses the various technologies emerging both now and in the future to boost energy efficiency among data centres.
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US-China trade war a 'double-edged sword' for ICT spending

Tue, 5th Feb 2019
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The trade war, among other factors, is set to negatively impact global ICT spending but the market will still experience positive growth.
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Alibaba Cloud invests in future Singapore IT talent

Mon, 4th Feb 2019
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The joint programme with the Singapore Management University (SMU) and Alibaba Cloud is the latter company's first of its kind outside of China.
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Next big step in IT will be the 'fusion' of technologies

Tue, 29th Jan 2019
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Digital transformation tools are providing great opportunities for organisations, but also bringing new challenges, according to a report by CompTIA.
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Cloud IT infrastructure revenues overtake traditional IT for first time

Sat, 12th Jan 2019
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The rush to 'digitally transform' and adopt cloud-based technologies has caused some major changes in the market.
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Equinix to launch data centre in Hamburg, its fourth German market

Thu, 10th Jan 2019
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It's clear that Equinix is not wasting any time getting settled in for the new year with news of another data centre on the way with a hefty price tag.
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Huawei launches 'industry-first' AI data centre switch amid trade war

Thu, 10th Jan 2019
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Despite being embroiled in the midst of a trade war between China and the United States, Huawei is showing no signs of slowing down its innovation.
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Signs of erosion in Cisco's IT infrastructure dominance

Thu, 10th Jan 2019
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While still maintaining a significant lead, Cisco finished 2018 with a slightly smaller piece of the pie in the enterprise IT infrastructure market.
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Increased demand driving up data centre densities

Wed, 9th Jan 2019
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Clive Hogg says data centre operators need to keep up with the pace of innovation to meet current and future capacity demands.
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Relentless demand for IT experts in Southeast Asia

Wed, 9th Jan 2019
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Southeast Asia's IT and Telecom sector is booming, with Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines seeing record hiring growth as demand for tech experts soars.
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US-China trade war sees Huawei launch unique data centre chipset

Tue, 8th Jan 2019
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Huawei launches Kunpeng 920 chipset for data centres, boasting 25% better performance and 30% less power usage, amid US-China trade tensions.
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Surging HCI adoption to drive intelligent data centers in 2019

Mon, 7th Jan 2019
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Kevin McNamara explores the flow-on effects of hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) adoption and what it means for IT teams.
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2019: The year of digital transformation for APAC's data centres

Mon, 7th Jan 2019
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Commscope's APAC vice president shares how APAC is set to become the world's biggest data centre market by 2020.
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2019 data centre predictions from Interxion's Europe MD

Thu, 27th Dec 2018
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The coming year looks set to be one of implementation where we see a lot of technologies that have been present on the fringes become mainstream.