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Who's going to dominate the disaster recovery as-a-service market through to 2028?

Tue, 8th Jan 2019
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Western Europe and North America are poised to dominate the global DRaaS market through 2028, with Future Market Insights predicting a 38.5% CAGR in the sector.
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Cloud-native networking core market seeing growth

Wed, 2nd Jan 2019
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Dell'Oro group has released two reports that show that the expectation for 5G is driving the growth of cloud-native IMS VoLTE and EPC core markets.
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Record revenues from servers selling like hot cakes

Thu, 13th Dec 2018
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The relentless demand for data has resulted in another robust quarter for the global server market with impressive growth.
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Cisco dominates record-high Ethernet switch & router markets

Sat, 8th Dec 2018
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Cisco dominates the Ethernet switch and router markets, with Q3 revenues hitting a record US$11 billion amid a surge in data center demand.
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Park Place opening EMEA ops centre in Cork, jobs up for grabs

Tue, 27th Nov 2018
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The world's largest post-warranty data centre maintenance organisation has announced that it will be opening its new EMEA Operations Centre in Cork, Ireland.
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AWS tops all four global markets, APAC a unique case

Wed, 21st Nov 2018
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Amazon Web Services leads the global public cloud market across all major regions, though the APAC scene is uniquely shaped by strong local competition.
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'Public cloud is not a panacea' - 91% of IT leaders want hybrid

Fri, 16th Nov 2018
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Nutanix research suggests cloud interoperability and app mobility outrank cost and security for primary hybrid cloud benefits.
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Tensions between China and US causing cloud war

Tue, 30th Oct 2018
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Ongoing trade tensions between China and the US  are having a significant impact on the cloud service providers market.
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Exclusive: Marseille is THE interconnection market to target says Interxion MD

Wed, 12th Sep 2018
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Marseille is Europe's fastest growing interconnection hub, driven by its location as the gateway between Europe, Africa, Middle East and Asia.
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New Zealand outpacing global smart TV adoption

Wed, 12th Sep 2018
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New Zealand is becoming a global leader in smart TV adoption, with a 44% adoption rate second only to South Korea, according to research firm IDC.
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Enterprise WLAN market still on the rise in Q2 2018

Mon, 10th Sep 2018
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The combined consumer and enterprise WLAN market segments rose 1.9% year over year in the second quarter of 2018.
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Huawei, Ericsson take majority of growing evolved packet core market

Thu, 6th Sep 2018
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Huawei and Ericsson dominate the Evolved Packet Core market as revenues grow 4% in Q2 2018, capturing over 60% combined market share despite challenges.
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EMEA leading global cloud adoption race – but it's not all good news

Thu, 23rd Aug 2018
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A new report has revealed cloud adoption is rife in EMEA, but despite this, most organisations lack even the most basic security tools.
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CBRE appoints new director to lead expansion into the Nordics

Fri, 17th Aug 2018
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The company is making substantial investments into the area following significant market growth and rapid expansion.
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Thales extends offer acceptance period for Gemalto acquisition

Mon, 13th Aug 2018
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Thales extends the offer acceptance period for its acquisition of Gemalto, awaiting regulatory approvals from various antitrust authorities.
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IDC - spending on 3D printing to reach $23b in 2022

Mon, 6th Aug 2018
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Global spending on 3D printing will hit USD $23 billion in 2022, driven by growing demand from new industries, predicts IDC's latest report.
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IDC forecasts smart city spending will reach $158 billion by 2022

Wed, 25th Jul 2018
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On a geographic basis, the APAC region, including China and Japan, will account for nearly 42% of global spending in 2018.
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Xero backs down on plans to retire older expense claims functionality

Wed, 25th Jul 2018
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Xero has made a U-turn on its decision to retire its older expense claims functionality and replace it with the new Zero Expenses.
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US biggest player in $12b data center market – but APAC's catching up

Tue, 17th Jul 2018
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The global data center transformation market is in a good place for all those involved in the industry – and this trend is set to continue.
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Equinix to open new data centre in Oman, connecting EMEA

Mon, 9th Jul 2018
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Equinix is partnering with a local telco to launch a new data centre in an attempt to connect the region that sits between Europe, Africa and Asia.