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M&A and Sustainability Are First Areas to Face Cuts: Gartner
A June 2022 survey of 128 CFOs and CEOs showed that investments in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and sustainability will be the first areas to face cuts in organizations feeling their margins triple squeezed by rising inflation, talent shortages and supply constraints, according to Gartner. “Cuts to M&A are an obvious choice after record activity in 2021 and with rising interest rates sig...
Vantage Data Centers Opens Johannesburg Data Center Campus
Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, has announced the delivery of the first facility on its Johannesburg campus, as well as the start of construction on a second data center on its Frankfurt II campus. Vantage has opened its first data center (JNB11) in Africa after breaking ground in 2021. The two-story facility offers 16MW of critical IT capacity a...
Eaton Brings New Tripp Lite Range To Middle East
Power management company Eaton is fast developing a new customer base in the Middle East, Europe, and Africa for product lines emanating originally from the highly respected US brand Tripp Lite. Eaton acquired Tripp Lite in 2021 and the outcome is a vastly expanded product portfolio together with further developed capabilities to support distributed IT and edge applications. Initially marketed und...
Wireless Logic acquires Mobius Networks
Wireless Logic has announced the acquisition of Mobius Networks. Mobius is a market leading mobile virtual network operator, providing data connectivity services for Internet-of-Things (IoT) and Machine-to-Machine (M2M) applications. This agreement marks the latest step in Wireless Logic’s business expansion following the recent acquisition of Jola. Formed in 2004 and headquartered in Leicestershi...
Digital Realty launches new interconnectivity solution
Digital Realty, a global provider of cloud- and carrier-neutral data center, colocation, and interconnection solutions, has announced the launch of ServiceFabric, an interconnectivity solution and orchestration platform designed to support the wider industry shift to a hybrid, data-centric architecture.
Vertiv Introduces New Line of Rack Transfer Switches
Vertiv has introduced the Vertiv Geist Rack Transfer Switch (RTS), a new line of transfer switches that provides redundant power to single-corded devices. Available now throughout Asia, including South Korea and Japan, as well as in Australia and New Zealand,
Schneider Electric Creates Professional Education Platform to Address the Data Center Skills Gap
Schneider Electric has announced a series of updates to its vendor-agnostic and CPD-accredited digital education platform, the Schneider Electric University. Available in 14 different languages and accessible globally for free online, the dedicated professional development platform directly addresses the data center sector skills gap, helping industry stakeholders to upskill and stay up to date wi...
Neustar Security Services announces plans to launch Dubai data centre
Neustar Security Services is launching a new regional DDoS mitigation and application security data center in Dubai this October. With this expansion in the Middle East, Neustar Security Services fills a burgeoning demand for a local security presence that can ensure data sovereignty and low latency performance for customers in the region. The new Dubai node also underscores the company’s commitme...
Enterprises are turning to 5G for their IoT needs: Omdia
Enterprises are not only increasing their IoT spending and their deployment of devices but are doing so because IoT projects are meeting or exceeding return on investment (ROI) expectations according to the latest Omdia Internet of Things (IoT) Enterprise Survey. Omdia surveyed approximately 500 enterprises across countries that are deploying or are in the process of rolling out IoT solutions and ...
AWS Selected as Delta’s Preferred Cloud Provider
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is part of the latest acceleration in Delta Air Lines’ digital business transformation with the announcement of a multi-year agreement to serve as the airline’s preferred cloud provider. AWS will help Delta unlock technologies and streamline processes that will make the customer experience faster, smoother, and more secure—from the booking process to the flight experience...
Keele University Chooses Vertiv for Highly Energy-Efficient Data Centre Power Protection
Vertiv has been selected by Keele University in Staffordshire, UK, to supply a highly energy-efficient uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system and battery back-up. The new solutions replace the ageing equipment in its data centres, and Vertiv expects it will play an important role in the University’s institution-wide decarbonisation strategy. Keele University is a long-standing Vertiv customer, ...
IBM Expands Power10 Server Family
IBM has announced a significant expansion of its Power10 server line with the introduction of mid-range and scale-out systems to modernize, protect and automate business applications and IT operations. The new Power10 servers combine performance, scalability,