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

Sat, 6th Oct 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
A Bloomberg report claims that Supermicro sold motherboards with Chinese spy chips to Apple and Amazon, causing Supermicro's stock to plummet by 40%.
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Digital transformation is no pain no gain

Fri, 5th Oct 2018
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crm
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digital transformation
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cx
Everyone craves the agility and innovation (among other things) that digital transformation promises, but how many are willing to take the risk?.
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Palo Alto Networks to expand cloud security capabilities with RedLock acquisition

Thu, 4th Oct 2018
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
The acquisition is expected to close during Palo Alto Networks fiscal first quarter, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
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Flexera acquires multi-cloud management provider, RightScale

Fri, 28th Sep 2018
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multi-cloud
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microsoft
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cloud services
Flexera has acquired multi-cloud management leader RightScale, bolstering its technology asset management offering.
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Iron Mountain achieves 100% renewable energy at EU data centres

Tue, 25th Sep 2018
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hyperscale
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dc
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power / energy
Iron Mountain celebrates 100% renewable energy milestone at its EU data centres, improving sustainability in Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the UK.
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Kaseya expands IT assessment and compliance software portfolio

Thu, 6th Sep 2018
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advanced persistent threat protection
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it automation
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cybersecurity
Kaseya recently announced the acquisition of RapidFire Tools, expanding their IT assessment and compliance software portfolio.
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Proofpoint launches email analysis and phishing remediation solution

Thu, 6th Sep 2018
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phishing
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email security
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m&a
Proofpoint debuts CLEAR solution to swiftly analyse and remediate phishing emails, leveraging Wombat Security's expertise to enhance threat response times.
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DDN completes $60m acquisition and reboots Tintri for business

Wed, 5th Sep 2018
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m&a
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ddn
There were six rounds of heated negotiations and an extensive bidding process, but now that it's complete DDN is wasting no time.
Cyber security

GlobalData: IoT raises massive privacy concerns

Tue, 28th Aug 2018
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data privacy
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Rapid evolution of enterprise IoT tech justifies digital transformation, but privacy concerns must be addressed, warns GlobalData.
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'Fascinating' vendor cloud battle ongoing in healthy SaaS market

Wed, 22nd Aug 2018
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saas
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data analytics
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martech
It hasn't been around for long, but Synergy Research Group says the enterprise software-as-a-service (SaaS) can now be considered mature.
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CompTIA's board of directors outline IT channel trends

Tue, 21st Aug 2018
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partner programmes
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cybersecurity
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managed services
Enterprise tech companies are seeking new ways to boost profitability but face challenges such as workforce considerations, says the CompTIA board.
Military intelligence

Blurred lines: How counterinsurgent strategies apply to threat hunting

Wed, 15th Aug 2018
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endpoint protection
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advanced persistent threat protection
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edr
Successful counterinsurgency operations depend on thoroughly understanding the environments in which they are being conducted.
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DDN builds new enterprise virtualization and analytics division

Mon, 13th Aug 2018
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virtualisation
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devops
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hybrid cloud
The new division will focus on helping enterprises get the most value out of their flash, virtualized and containerized hybrid cloud environments.
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Diligent and Brainloop fortify cloud governance offering

Mon, 6th Aug 2018
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storage
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risk & compliance
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cloud services
Diligent completes acquisition of Brainloop, making it the leading supplier of high-security collaboration software in Europe.
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Getronics completes acquisition of ITS Overlap in France

Fri, 3rd Aug 2018
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ict services
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its
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getronics
Getronics strengthens its foothold in France by acquiring leading ICT integrator ITS Overlap, enhancing its services for 400 customers and annual €50m turnover.
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Cisco to drop $2.35b to acquire access security provider

Fri, 3rd Aug 2018
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multi-cloud
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iam
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breach prevention
Cisco has announced the intent to acquire Duo Security in order to expand its users' ability to manage secure connections to devices.
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Xero pays NZ$103m to acquire Canada-based cloud bookkeeping firm

Thu, 2nd Aug 2018
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fintech
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financial systems
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xero
Xero to acquire Canadian cloud bookkeeping firm Hubdoc for NZD $103 million, enhancing its financial data integration for small businesses globally.
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Mimecast acquires Solebit to improve threat protection offering

Wed, 1st Aug 2018
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phishing
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email security
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m&a
Mimecast acquires Solebit for $88m, bolstering cyber defence against sophisticated malware and phishing attacks.
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AXA IM acquires DATA4 and its 15 data centres across Europe

Wed, 25th Jul 2018
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hyperscale
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dc
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colocation
The company has held a 37 percent stake in DATA4 since 2012 and has now completed a 100 percent acquisition with international expansion on the cards.
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HPE introduces AI & cloud automation with latest storage portfolio update

Wed, 25th Jul 2018
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storage
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devops
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hyperscale
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has announced new features to HPE3PAR focusing on enabling users to make better use of their data.