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50 million tonnes of e-waste: IT faces sustainability challenges

Mon, 18th Feb 2019
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As global e-waste hits 50 million tonnes annually, TCO Development's 'This is IT' campaign calls for sustainable practices in IT recycling to combat the crisis.
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IDC: Growth in ICT spend driven by cloud infrastructure

Tue, 12th Feb 2019
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Service providers account for a growing share of ICT spending, led by a surge of cloud infrastructure spending, according to IDC.
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Illumio eyes global expansion with $65m in the bank

Mon, 11th Feb 2019
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Illumio secures US$65m in funding to expand across Asia Pacific, EMEA, and the US, as demand for micro-segmentation grows.
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Cloud communications turns US$45b collaboration market on its head

Tue, 29th Jan 2019
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It comes as little surprise that cloud is continuing on its disruptive path – this time in the collaboration market.
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Is the Huawei Mate 20 Pro's camera really as good as they claim?

Mon, 14th Jan 2019
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Huawei's Mate 20 Pro boasts impressive camera specs, but does it truly deliver industry-best performance? After three weeks of testing, here's the verdict.
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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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ExaGrid gears up for another year of 'excellent' growth

Mon, 7th Jan 2019
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ExaGrid's efforts to provide intelligent hyperconverged storage for backup has netted the company a 20% revenue growth between 2017 and 2018.
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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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Genesys PureCloud generates triple-digit revenue growth year on year

Tue, 11th Dec 2018
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Genesys PureCloud posted remarkable growth, doubling revenue in Australia and New Zealand year-on-year and securing over 500 global customers.
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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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Chinese smartphone brands are set to overthrow Samsung

Tue, 4th Dec 2018
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Huawei and Xiaomi drove global smartphone sales in Q3 2018, according to Gartner. Overall sales grew 1.4% to reach 389 million units.
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Return to the fight with Battlefield V PC

Tue, 4th Dec 2018
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Battlefield V is a stunning multiplayer game that returns to the conflict of World War II, with powerful single-player modes.
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GitHub tallies most popular programming languages in 2018

Mon, 26th Nov 2018
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JavaScript is still a winner when it comes to programming languages but Kotlin, HCL, TypeScript and PowerShell are quickly climbing the ranks.
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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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Dimension Data nabs three Cisco partner awards

Fri, 16th Nov 2018
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Cisco announced the awards, including APJ Partner of the Year, at a global awards reception during its annual partner conference.
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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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New Zealand tops list of most-scammed countries - Microsoft

Tue, 16th Oct 2018
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email security
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cybersecurity
Around a fifth (21%) of New Zealanders who had encountered tech support scams were fooled into continuing with an interaction.
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New Zealand to get a boost on global impact investment stage

Tue, 2nd Oct 2018
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Aotearoa New Zealand joins the Global Steering Group for Impact Investing, promising new opportunities and global insights for local social enterprises.