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Adobe announces equal pay for employees across the globe
Marketing Technologies

Adobe announces equal pay for employees across the globe

Adobe announced global pay parity between women and men, delivering on a commitment the company made earlier this year.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 23rd Oct 2018
Exclusive: Okta's new GM shares its APAC strategy
Multi-factor authentication

Exclusive: Okta's new GM shares its APAC strategy

Identity solutions provider Okta has appointed Graham Sowden as its new general manager for the Asia-Pacific region.

By Kai Ping Lew • 5 min read • Fri, 19th Oct 2018
GitHub's 'universe of data' empowers developers
Marketing Technologies

GitHub's 'universe of data' empowers developers

GitHub Universe opens in San Francisco with a flurry of neon lights, announcing keynotes, sessions, and seminars for the next two days.

By Sara Barker • 5 min read • Wed, 17th Oct 2018
Why the term 'VAR' no longer makes sense
Partner Programmes

Why the term 'VAR' no longer makes sense

A Gartner expert weighs in on VAR consolidation and muses over whether the term 'value-added reseller' still has any relevance.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Tue, 16th Oct 2018
Etix Everywhere acquires NeoCenter Ouest, adds 2 data centres
Hyperscale

Etix Everywhere acquires NeoCenter Ouest, adds 2 data centres

Blanchot is confident this new development will result in strong growth for the company's sales and profitability.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Mon, 15th Oct 2018
Gartner - 70% of AI for digital commerce projects succeed
Marketing Technologies

Gartner - 70% of AI for digital commerce projects succeed

As AI adoption continues to grow, a recent Gartner survey shows that in digital commerce organisation projects are succeeding at a massive rate.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Oct 2018
Microsoft's new project to bring gaming to the data centre
Gaming

Microsoft's new project to bring gaming to the data centre

Data centres could soon be the crutch for the army of Xbox One gamers around the world with Microsoft's latest venture, Project xCloud.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 10th Oct 2018
Supermicro, Apple, & Amazon vs crippling scandal – who's lying?
Semiconductors

Supermicro, Apple, & Amazon vs crippling scandal – who's lying?

A Bloomberg report claims that Supermicro sold motherboards with Chinese spy chips to Apple and Amazon, causing Supermicro's stock to plummet by 40%.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Sat, 6th Oct 2018
Iron Mountain affirms commitment to APAC with new acquisition
Storage

Iron Mountain affirms commitment to APAC with new acquisition

American information management company Iron Mountain has made clear where in the world it's placing its bets.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 5th Oct 2018
Digital transformation is no pain no gain
Customer Relationship Management

Digital transformation is no pain no gain

Everyone craves the agility and innovation (among other things) that digital transformation promises, but how many are willing to take the risk?.

By Augie Ray • 4 min read • Fri, 5th Oct 2018
Palo Alto Networks to expand cloud security capabilities with RedLock acquisition
Firewalls

Palo Alto Networks to expand cloud security capabilities with RedLock acquisition

The acquisition is expected to close during Palo Alto Networks fiscal first quarter, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 4th Oct 2018
DDN makes 'old' appointment with Tintri co-founder designated CTO
Tintri

DDN makes 'old' appointment with Tintri co-founder designated CTO

The revival story of IT company Tintri continues as DDN today announced a new executive appointment - with potentially a 100 more to come.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 4th Oct 2018
Flexera acquires multi-cloud management provider, RightScale
Multi-cloud

Flexera acquires multi-cloud management provider, RightScale

Flexera has acquired multi-cloud management leader RightScale, bolstering its technology asset management offering.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 28th Sep 2018
Iron Mountain achieves 100% renewable energy at EU data centres
Hyperscale

Iron Mountain achieves 100% renewable energy at EU data centres

Iron Mountain celebrates 100% renewable energy milestone at its EU data centres, improving sustainability in Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the UK.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 25th Sep 2018
Equinix beware: Digital Realty throws down gauntlet with new $1.8b acquisition
Hyperscale

Equinix beware: Digital Realty throws down gauntlet with new $1.8b acquisition

Digital Realty challenges Equinix with a USD $1.8 billion acquisition of Brazil's Ascenty, aiming to dominate in South America's colocation market.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Mon, 24th Sep 2018

Stories from Other Regions

Acquisition stories

Logicalis makes move on Australia with CNI acquisition
Virtualisation

Logicalis makes move on Australia with CNI acquisition

The Australian operation of the group, Thomas Duryea Logicalis is confident the acquisition will bolster is hybrid IT abilities.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 9th Oct 2018
Iron Mountain makes another move on APAC with China acquisition
Document Management

Iron Mountain makes another move on APAC with China acquisition

It was only last week when the data company announced a takeover in South Korea, and now it's made another in APAC.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 9th Oct 2018
Tenant becomes landlord with NextDC taking over buildings from APDC
Hyperscale

Tenant becomes landlord with NextDC taking over buildings from APDC

After months of cat and mouse, NextDC's latest takeover bid for the properties housing its data centres is set to be accepted.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Mon, 8th Oct 2018