Equinix, the global interconnection and datacentre company, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase a portfolio of 24 datacentre sites and their operations from Verizon Communications for $3.6 billion. The 24 sites consist of 29 datacentre buildings across 15 metro areas. The addition of these strategic facilities and customers will further strengthen […]

The process of business transformation begins with data. The journey usually starts in the datacentre where storing, preserving and guaranteeing the availability of data is a central part. But a challenge that businesses face is to transform data into something more meaningful usually referred to as business outcome. “Our mission at Hitachi Data Systems is […]

Veeam Software announced it has joined Hewlett Packard Enterprise Complete. The programme adds Veeam solutions to HPE’s price list so that customers can purchase complete HPE and Veeam solutions directly from HPE and its resellers. This enables customers to benefit from Veeam’s industry-leading Availability solution. Customers receive the following benefits from Veeam joining the HPE […]

Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group, announced the launch of its new datacentre in Dubai that will be operated by YVOLV, a joint venture between Alibaba Cloud and Meraas Holdings. This will be a regional public cloud hosted at a local datacentre, and will offer a portfolio of services to address demand […]

Statement by Dean Garfield, President and CEO Information Technology Industry Council on the election of President-elect Donald Trump The enduring and exceptional principle of our democracy is the power of the people to speak their truth and directly shape the direction of the nation. The tech sector is committed to working with President-elect Trump to […]

Republican candidate Donald Trump was elected as the next US president on 9 November. His rival, Democrat Hillary Clinton, conceded the election overnight. Narrow margins separated the two candidates in many states, as well as in the nationwide vote, underscoring the polarisation of the electorate after a lengthy and often divisive campaign. Due in part […]

Infoblox announced that Bill McCarthy has joined as Executive Vice President of Worldwide Field Operations. McCarthy will be reporting to Infoblox President and Chief Executive Officer Jesper Andersen. In his new role, McCarthy will drive the company’s worldwide sales, support and professional services functions to accelerate growth and extend Infoblox industry leadership beyond DNS, DHCP, […]

Financial data, such as payment card information, has many established markets. The going price for a single record of information, full package of an individual’s identifying information, with names, social security numbers, birth dates, and account numbers — ranges between $14 to more than $25 per record. Less established sellers have low introductory prices. Intel […]

To say that the 2016 US Presidential election cycle has been unusual would be an understatement for a number of reasons. As a security professional, what stands out is the steady stream of cyber security-related incidents, particularly when compared to the US elections of 2012 and 2008. We have all read multiple reports of high-profile […]

IFS, the global enterprise applications company, presented the winners of the inaugural IFS Partner of the Year Awards, a global initiative that celebrates the success driven by partners throughout the IFS partner ecosystem. IFS was proud to recognise 10 partners across 7 prestigious categories at the inaugural IFS Partner Network Summit, held in conjunction with […]