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Myriad360 buys Advizex to build AI-led IT platform

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Myriad360 buys Advizex, creating a global AI-focused IT services platform with more than USD $900 million in annual run-rate revenue.
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Endeavour unveils TurboCell to stabilise AI power demand

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Endeavour launches TurboCell, a modular hybrid power system to smooth volatile AI data centre loads and bridge long grid connection delays.
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Fluke unveils CertiFibre Max for dense AI data centres

Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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Fluke Networks launches CertiFibre Max test set to speed high-density fibre certification in AI-driven data centres and cloud networks.
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Fortinet moves AI data centre security onto NVIDIA DPUs

Wed, 17th Dec 2025
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Fortinet embeds its FortiGate firewall on NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPUs, offloading AI data centre security from host CPUs to isolated hardware.
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Redefining resilience: Aligning virtualization and data protection for the edge era

Fri, 21st Nov 2025
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Virtualisation and data protection must unite as a cohesive system to boost resilience and cut costs by up to 40% in edge computing deployments, experts say.
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HPE, Facebook and Microsoft open up patent books in effort to tackle climate change

Fri, 30th Apr 2021
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As part of the Low-Carbon Patent Pledge, the three companies have made 'hundreds' of royalty free patents available.
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Trend Micro launches cloud security platform on AWS Marketplace

Tue, 20th Apr 2021
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Organisations that build on AWS are now able to leverage Trend Micro Cloud One to protect their cloud-based environments.
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Frost & Sullivan recognises Digital Realty's APAC innovation

Wed, 4th Nov 2020
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Digital Realty has scooped the 2020 Competitive Strategy Innovation and Leadership Award for the Asia Pacific data center industry.
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NVIDIA buys Cumulus Networks in push to grow software-defined data centres

Tue, 5th May 2020
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NVIDIA is set to acquire Cumulus Networks to bolster its push into software-defined data centres, leveraging Cumulus NetQ for enhanced control and analytics.
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It's official: NVIDIA completes its acquisition of Mellanox for US$7 billion

Tue, 28th Apr 2020
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NVIDIA has finalised its US$7 billion acquisition of Mellanox Technologies, merging computing and networking expertise to revolutionise data centres.
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Digital Realty's new platform revolves around 'centers of data'

Mon, 18th Nov 2019
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Digital Realty has launched a first-of-its-kind global data center platform and an accompanying roadmap to support the platform.
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Western Digital welcomes in zettabyte-scale era with Zoned Storage

Wed, 19th Jun 2019
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Western Digital launches Zoned Storage initiative to create open and scalable data center architectures for the zettabyte-scale era.
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Western Digital goes all in on Zoned Storage to face zettabyte era

Thu, 13th Jun 2019
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Zoned storage architecture leverages standardisation of ZNS and SMR enabling more efficient, zettabyte-scale architectures for data centre customers.
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NVIDIA's data center business slumps 10% in one year

Tue, 21st May 2019
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NVIDIA's data center revenue dropped 10% year-over-year to USD $634 million, but CEO Jensen Huang is optimistic about their acquisition of Mellanox.
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Red Hat and VMware announce new reference architecture for OpenShift

Mon, 13th May 2019
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Red Hat and VMware unveil a new reference architecture, streamlining deployment of OpenShift on VMware's SDDC stack, aiming to bolster hybrid cloud strategies.
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Modular data centers mitigate colocation construction risks

Mon, 25th Mar 2019
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Schneider's Matthew Tavares believes modular data centers are key for colocation providers seeking a competitive advantage with rapid deployment.
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Dell EMC embeds security in latest servers

Mon, 17th Dec 2018
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Dell EMC's 14th generation of PowerEdge servers has comprehensive management tools to provide security across hardware and firmware.
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Schneider reveals Uptime Institute-ready pre-fab data centres

Tue, 6th Nov 2018
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Schneider Electric has launched Uptime Institute-ready prefabricated data centres, aiming to cut Tier certification costs by 50% and speed up deployment.
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Automating the data center with IBN

Wed, 17th Oct 2018
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Apstra's CEO discusses the merits of intent-based networking and how it can adapt automation and AI for the modern data centre.
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Dell EMC unveils latest fabric switch focusing on the 'modern data centre'

Thu, 16th Aug 2018
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The new Z-series fabric doubles the capacity of its predecessor and is targeted at the US$19.9 billion market.