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Public cloud drives double digit growth of IT infrastructure revenues

Wed, 4th Apr 2018
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Public cloud growth reached new heights in the final quarter of 2017 after growing more than 34 percent year over year.
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Encryption firm Echoworx moves into 'underserved' Asia Pacific region

Tue, 27th Mar 2018
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Echoworx plans to bring encryption to the 'underserved' Asia Pacific market, starting with a data center in Australia.
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APEC says there's a balance between privacy and data flow for digital trade

Tue, 20th Mar 2018
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The future of trade will balance eCommerce and consumer protection, says APEC. It highlights challenges in dealing with data protection.
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Old group, new tricks: OceanLotus threat group continues to target East Asia

Thu, 15th Mar 2018
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cybersecurity
ESET researchers have been on the trail of cyber hacking group OceanLotus, a group known for its campaigns creating havoc in Eastern Asia countries.
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US healthcare workers willing to sell confidential data for as little as $500

Tue, 13th Mar 2018
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The survey found that 18% of the 912 respondents would be willing to sell confidential data for between $500-$1000 - and they have the means to do so.
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Open for opportunity: What's driving security pros to consider another job

Mon, 12th Mar 2018
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network monitoring
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skills shortage
Only 15% of employees say they have no plans to switch jobs this year; 14% plan to look for a new role and 70% are open to new opportunities.
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Singapore the sixth APEC economy to commit to responsible data sharing

Thu, 8th Mar 2018
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data sharing
Both the CBPR and PRP systems require organisations to develop and implement data protection policies that align with the APEC Privacy Framework.
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Breaking down the $26 billion global bare metal cloud market

Mon, 5th Mar 2018
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The report expects the maintenance service segment to witness substantial growth owing to the need for regular maintenance post installation.
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Hydro66 boosts data centre expansion plans with Canadian investment

Fri, 2nd Mar 2018
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The Swedish colocation data centre company says it will be using the investment from the Canadian crypto mining company to aid its build out to 40 MW.
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Singapore MINDEF's Bug Bounty Challenge nets 32 vulnerabilities in three weeks

Thu, 22nd Feb 2018
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The Singapore Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) handed out more than S$14,000 in bounties to 17 hackers as part of the Bug Bounty Challenge.
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Smart city technology investment to reach US$80bil this year – IDC

Wed, 21st Feb 2018
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Intelligent traffic and transit and fixed visual surveillance are the two largest use cases in terms of worldwide spending.
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Data fabric company making waves with global awards

Fri, 16th Feb 2018
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storage
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data fabric
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iofabric
Five-year-old storage company ioFABRIC has been awarded two Tech Trailblazers Awards for their data fabric offerings and CTO.
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The murky world of Australia & Singapore's workforce monitoring laws

Fri, 16th Feb 2018
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Australia's workforce monitoring laws rank second least complex, only behind the US, balancing IP protection with employee privacy, reveals a new study.
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Oracle to build 12 new data centers around the world

Tue, 13th Feb 2018
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Oracle plans to build 12 new data centres globally to meet growing demand for cloud services, expanding its footprint across Asia, Europe, and the Americas.
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LogMeIn takes aim at UCC market with $342 million acquisition

Fri, 9th Feb 2018
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uc
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collaboration
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contact centre
The company will acquire UCaaS provider Jive Communications in a bid to bolster their collaboration portfolio.
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Root Data Center adds GTT Point of Presence in Montreal facility

Fri, 2nd Feb 2018
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dc
Root Data Center partners with GTT Communications to establish a new PoP in Montreal's largest data facility, enhancing global connectivity options.
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Cybersecurity experts offer critical advice on eve of Data Protection Day

Sat, 27th Jan 2018
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The day is about raising awareness and promoting privacy and data protection - we have 5 experts providing insights, with GDPR a strong factor.
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CIM group acquires new data center

Fri, 26th Jan 2018
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data analytics
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martech
CIM Group and fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty acquire a 42,000-square-foot data centre in Markham, expanding their international portfolio.
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APAC to be the fastest-growing region for security assessment services

Mon, 22nd Jan 2018
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devops
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software development
Asia Pacific will be a hotspot for security assessment vendors as it becomes the fastest growing region in the world between 2017-2022.
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Amazon Web Services named a favorite by global media giant

Fri, 19th Jan 2018
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cloud services
Comcast Cable chooses Amazon Web Services as its preferred public cloud infrastructure provider, expanding its use of the platform.