Africa stories - Page 11
Mindtree launches blockchain-powered solution for banks
Tue, 24th Sep 2019
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fintech
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blockchain
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mindtree
The solution uses Hyperledger fabric blockchain to enable financial institutions to facilitate both debit and credit payments, faster.
EkkoSense appoints new CFO
Tue, 27th Aug 2019
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dcim
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ekkosense
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job moves
Data centre solutions specialist EkkoSense welcomes Pete Le Noury as its new chief operations and chief financial officer.
Trintech financial solutions see strong growth across APAC
Mon, 26th Aug 2019
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financial systems
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risk & compliance
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healthtech
Financial software provider Trintech is expanding globally, with a 60% increase in sales for the first half of 2019.
Instalment service provider PartPay acquired by Australian player Zip
Tue, 20th Aug 2019
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martech
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commerce systems
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bnpl
The acquisition gives Zip exposure to four key geographies – New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States and South Africa.
Virtuozzo updates hyperconverged infrastructure platform
Wed, 17th Jul 2019
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datacentre infrastructure
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converged infrastructure
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hci
Virtuozzo Infrastructure Platform combines compute, networking, storage and management in an software-based solution.
Cloud infrastructure revenue rises, despite spending drop
Mon, 24th Jun 2019
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datacentre infrastructure
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analyst report
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it infrastructure
Despite a drop in cloud IT infrastructure spending, revenue surged to USD $14.5 billion in Q1 2019, led by Dell with a 17.8% market share.
Limelight Networks celebrates 100th point-of-presence launch
Tue, 21st May 2019
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edge computing
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iaas
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point of presence
The company has increased its global network capacity by 40% in just five months, bringing its total egress capacity to 42Tbps.
WaveTech Global acquires Power Analytics
Thu, 2nd May 2019
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
WaveTech Global acquires Power Analytics' assets and IP, expanding its energy management platform with SaaS solutions and over 20 new patents.
Park Place Technologies hires new EMEA managing director
Tue, 16th Apr 2019
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datacentre infrastructure
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supply chain
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park place technologies
Park Place Technologies appoints Sean Sears as the new managing director for EMEA, focusing on growth, customer satisfaction, and operational efficiencies.
Traditional IT infrastructure spending surpasses cloud – for now
Fri, 29th Mar 2019
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network infrastructure
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
Traditional IT infra spending surged past cloud in late 2018, despite cloud IT revenue growth hitting USD $16.8 billion. Will cloud reclaim the lead?.
46% of financial organisations operating traditional data centres
Fri, 29th Mar 2019
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private cloud
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Much has been said of its future prominence, but in no other industry is hybrid IT more prevalent now than in the financial services industry.
Hyperscale data centre proliferation boosting colocation market
Wed, 27th Mar 2019
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hyperscale
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dc
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iaas
New data from Synergy shows that if it wasn't for hyperscalers flexing their muscles, the colocation market would remain relatively flat.
Cloud application attacks in Q1 up by 65% - Proofpoint
Mon, 18th Mar 2019
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cloud security
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phishing
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email security
Proofpoint found that the education sector was the most targeted of both brute-force and sophisticated phishing attempts.
More than 90% of operators fear energy bills from 5G and edge
Fri, 1st Mar 2019
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uc
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edge computing
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5g & beyond
A new survey reveals there is optimism surrounding the services 5G will enable and the interplay with edge computing, but concerns remain around energy usage.
Alibaba Cloud commits to 'Tech for Change' initiative
Wed, 27th Feb 2019
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healthtech
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cloud services
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stem
By providing access to its tech expertise and cloud resources, Alibaba Cloud hopes to promote IT education around the globe.
IDC: Growth in ICT spend driven by cloud infrastructure
Tue, 12th Feb 2019
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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supply chain
Service providers account for a growing share of ICT spending, led by a surge of cloud infrastructure spending, according to IDC.
Illumio eyes global expansion with $65m in the bank
Mon, 11th Feb 2019
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micro-segmentation
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illumio
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funding
Illumio secures US$65m in funding to expand across Asia Pacific, EMEA, and the US, as demand for micro-segmentation grows.
AWS and Azure spending big bucks on data centres to get ahead
Fri, 1st Feb 2019
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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multi-cloud
A new report from Canalys has revealed what the world's two largest cloud providers have been up to – and they've certainly been busy.
Vertiv reveals new 'plug-and-play' data centre options
Tue, 22nd Jan 2019
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hyperscale
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edge computing
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dc
The new product families are said to enable the rapid deployment of right-sized, just-in-time data centre and power capacity.
Hyperscale data centres surging globally, 132 more on the way
Thu, 10th Jan 2019
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hyperscale
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dc
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iaas
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.