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Singapore tops the world in hybrid cloud adoption

Sat, 12th Jan 2019
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A new report has revealed Singapore is in the midst of a dramatic movement away from traditional data centre infrastructure.
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Hyperscale data centres surging globally, 132 more on the way

Thu, 10th Jan 2019
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Global demand for data surge fuels a boom in hyperscale data centres, with 132 new facilities set to bolster the current 430, a rise led by Amazon and Google.
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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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Bulk of US$250b cloud market claimed by just nine companies

Wed, 9th Jan 2019
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The top nine vendors in the wide cloud market ecosystem are responsible for well over half of all the revenues.
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Positive results for semiconductor market, but decline looms

Wed, 9th Jan 2019
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semiconductors
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The market's revenue growth reached double-digit figures in 2018, but Gartner has identified a number of imminent roadblocks.
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Equinix splashes out $85m for fourth Singapore data centre

Tue, 8th Jan 2019
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Today Equinix revealed its plans for a new data centre in Singapore, which will be the global interconnection giant's fourth facility.
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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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Q&A: Cloudian CEO reveals thoughts on data centre and cloud trends

Tue, 8th Jan 2019
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Cloudian CEO Mike Tso highlights AI's data demands, predicts a hybrid cloud future, and dispels myths about the decline of on-premises data centres.
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Digital Realty wins U.S. efficiency rating and commits to solar

Fri, 21st Dec 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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power / energy
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clean technologies
In a time where the environmental impact of data centres is under the spotlight, Digital Realty has just announced a new sustainability achievement.
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Report: Bulk of data centre managers don't care about environment

Fri, 21st Dec 2018
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This week Supermicro released its first annual report detailing the environmental impact of today's cloud-scale data centres.
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Huawei CEO goes public on CFO arrest & China security concerns

Wed, 19th Dec 2018
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storage
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5g & beyond
Ken Hu faced a press conference where he addressed all the elephants in the room and growing concerns around the company's future.
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Digital Realty nabs new executive appointment from Equinix

Wed, 19th Dec 2018
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hyperscale
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colocation
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer could be the game plan that Digital Realty is currently following.
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CSPs 'not capable enough' to meet 5G demands of end-users

Wed, 19th Dec 2018
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edge computing
A new study from Gartner produced some startling findings, including the lack of readiness of communications service providers (CSPs).
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Industry cloud market forecast for 'unusual' growth

Mon, 17th Dec 2018
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IDC predicts industry cloud solutions will reach USD $45.4 billion in 2019, with rapid growth driven by sectors like healthcare and manufacturing.
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Dell dominates enterprise storage market, HPE declines

Fri, 14th Dec 2018
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The enterprise storage system market continues to be a goldmine for most vendors with demand relentlessly rising year-on-year.
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Is Supermicro innocent? 3rd party test finds no malicious hardware

Thu, 13th Dec 2018
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semiconductors
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
One of the larger scandals within IT circles took place this year with Bloomberg firing shots at Supermicro - now Supermicro is firing back.
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Record revenues from servers selling like hot cakes

Thu, 13th Dec 2018
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network infrastructure
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hyperscale
The relentless demand for data has resulted in another robust quarter for the global server market with impressive growth.
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$43m tax-break for Google to house data centre in Ohio

Wed, 12th Dec 2018
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There could soon be another hyperscaler on the horizon as the Ohio Tax Credit Authority has laid the bait for Google.
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China to usurp Europe in becoming AI research world leader

Wed, 12th Dec 2018
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China could soon surpass Europe as the leader in AI research, driven by significant investment, access to vast data, and a talent influx, says Elsevier study.