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GlobalData: Automated home device spend to hit $75bn by 2025

According to the company's latest report, much of that growth will be driven by two types of devices: smart thermostats and smart speakers.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Thu, 13th Jun 2019

Breach Prevention

Breach checking website Have I Been Pwned is up for grabs

The man behind the popular breach checking website Have I Been Pwned is stepping down from his esteemed post as sole manager of the site.

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Thu, 13th Jun 2019

Hyperscale

Intel to acquire ethernet fabric provider Barefoot Networks

Intel announced its intent to acquire Barefoot Networks, an ethernet switch and data center software firm, to bolster its data center market position.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 12th Jun 2019

Firewalls

Canalys' top picks for Cybersecurity Leadership Matrix 2019

Cisco, Sophos, Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, and ESET have been named Champions in Canalys' 2019 Cybersecurity Leadership Matrix, leading 15 top vendors.

By Kai Ping Lew • 5 min read • Mon, 10th Jun 2019

Digital Transformation

Hitachi and Virtusa Partner to advance AI in financial services

Hitachi and Virtusa plan to launch the first jointly developed AI solutions to financial services organisations by early 2020.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 10th Jun 2019

Fintech

Hitachi and Virtusa look to advance AI in financial services

Hitachi and Virtusa are teaming up in Silicon Valley to develop AI-based solutions for the financial services industry.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 5th Jun 2019

Cybersecurity

Insight Partners snatches up Recorded Future for $780m

Insight Partners has acquired Recorded Future in a $780m deal, the largest threat intelligence acquisition to date.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 4th Jun 2019

Storage

SurveyMonkey opens Dublin data centre

The investment is part of a broader focus to help enterprise customers have better control over their data residency.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 28th May 2019

Edge Computing

DDN completes Nexenta acquisition

DDN has finalised its acquisition of Nexenta, enhancing their AI and multi-cloud solutions and solidifying their stance in the 5G and IoT markets.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 22nd May 2019

Virtualisation

Veeam enables secondary storage solutions with technology partner program

Veeam debuts 'with Veeam' initiative, enhancing customer data-management options through strategic partnerships.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Wed, 22nd May 2019

Edge Computing

NVIDIA's data center business slumps 10% in one year

NVIDIA's data center revenue dropped 10% year-over-year to USD $634 million, but CEO Jensen Huang is optimistic about their acquisition of Mellanox.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 21st May 2019

Commerce Commission

Infratil seeks clearance to acquire up to 50% stake in Vodafone NZ

Infratil seeks approval from the Commerce Commission to acquire up to 50% of Vodafone New Zealand, with Brookfield Asset Management to own the rest.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 21st May 2019

Edge Computing

AI driving 'unprecedented' M&A growth

AI-driven innovations are fuelling unprecedented growth in mergers and acquisitions, with the market poised to hit USD $190 billion by 2025.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 16th May 2019

DevOps

F5 acquisition of NGINX now complete

The companies have released blogs on the topic, explaining how NGINX will now operate as a unit of F5, and the benefits they expect this merger to bring.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Wed, 15th May 2019

Hyperscale

Edge computing market to provide 'lucrative opportunities'

The global edge computing market is set to soar from USD $1.73 billion in 2017 to USD $16.55 billion by 2025, driven by 5G and IoT framework developments.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 15th May 2019

Infratil

SOLD: Infratil & partner snap up Vodafone NZ

Infratil and Brookfield Asset Management have jointly acquired Vodafone New Zealand for NZD $3.4 billion, edging out rivals like KKR and TPG Capital.

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Tue, 14th May 2019

Data Analytics

ServiceNow digs deeper into analytics through Appsee buyout

ServiceNow to acquire Israel-based Appsee, enhancing its Now Platform with deeper user analytics to deliver consumer-grade experiences and streamline workflows.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 14th May 2019