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Hong Kong company gets green light to build hyperscale data center in Mainland China

Chayora wins approval to construct a 300MW hyperscale data centre in Tianjin, marking its first major project in Mainland China. Completion set for late 2018.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Wed, 17th Jan 2018

Network Infrastructure

New SD-WAN tech helps companies connect to clouds & data centers faster

Connection methods include data center to data center, office to office, cloud to cloud as well as data center or office to cloud.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Mon, 27th Nov 2017

Hyperscale

Rackspace completes its largest acquisition to date

Rackspace finalises its largest acquisition by purchasing Datapipe, enhancing its managed hosting and private cloud capabilities globally.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Fri, 17th Nov 2017

Global Stories

Shanghai stories

Robotics

Ever wanted to hire a robotic teacher? Soon you'll be able to

OVO's egg-shaped robot, Danovo, wows CES 2018 with its ability to interact, project images, and provide educational programs for kids.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Wed, 7th Feb 2018

Alibaba

Fonterra, Alibaba collaboration ushers in new era of retail experiences in China

Hema utilises the wealth of data it gathers from consumers to provide a tailored and personalised shopping experience for each customer.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Thu, 18th Jan 2018

Hyperscale

Just 20 metros generate 59% of worldwide colocation revenue

Just 20 metro areas, including Tokyo, London, and New York, generate 59% of global colocation revenues, with retail accounting for 72% of Q3 earnings.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Tue, 16th Jan 2018

Supply Chain

Ingram Micro parent company denies buyout claims

Tianjin Tianhai has denied rumours of selling Ingram Micro, citing it as a strategic asset, amid speculation of a possible buyout by Synnex.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Mon, 15th Jan 2018

Microsoft

Cloudera APAC partner awards - Deloitte AU takes out ANZ partner of the year

The annual Cloudera APAC Partner Summit took place in Singapore this month with Microsoft, Tech Data, and Deloitte Australia among the big winners.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 14th Dec 2017

Alibaba

GDS Holdings and Alibaba China data center development underway

GDS Holdings is partnering with Alibaba to develop a new 5000 square meter data center campus in Hebei Province.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 30th Nov 2017

Firewalls

Global Telecoms Awards recognizes importance of 'signalling security'

Evolved Intelligence's SS7 and Diameter Signalling Firewall has been named Security Solution of the Year at the 2017 Global Telecoms Awards.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 7th Nov 2017

Software Development

Homegrown security startups gear up for San Francisco experience

Six homegrown cybersecurity startups are gearing up to head for San Francisco as part of the Turnbull Government's Landing Pad Program.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 10th Oct 2017

AR, VR & Metaverse

VR startup wins Create@Alibaba Cloud startup contest

Inspace XR triumphs at Create@Alibaba Cloud ANZ startup contest, set to represent at Shanghai Finals with their VR innovation.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Tue, 26th Sep 2017

Gaming

Rule the game with the ultimate HD monitor

Elevate your gaming with the Agon AG251FZ, a 24.5-inch AMD FreeSync monitor boasting a pro-level 240Hz refresh rate for seamless, lag-free gameplay.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Tue, 26th Sep 2017

DevOps

Red Hat's automation solution spreading among APAC enterprises

Red Hat's agentless automation platform, Ansible Tower, is gaining popularity in APAC countries, helping enterprises improve productivity and reduce downtime.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 22nd Sep 2017

Network Infrastructure

GDS Holdings to offer Cloud Connect services to China

The licence allows GDS Holdings to provide connectivity services to its cloud and enterprise data center customers through its own network.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 20th Sep 2017

Partner Programmes

Huawei invests US$320m in new integrated partner program

Huawei is investing in a new simplified partner program to improve the experiences of all of the company's global solution partners.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 8th Sep 2017

DataCentre infrastructure

Xilinx helps Huawei get its FPGA Accelerated Cloud Server off the ground

The collaboration will see Huawei utilize Xilinx's VirtexUltraScale+ FPGAs to power its first FP1 instance as part of a new accelerated cloud service.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Thu, 7th Sep 2017