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Vertiv Names Cheryl Lim Chief Human Resources Officer
Vertiv has named Cheryl Lim the company’s new Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). Lim will report directly to CEO Rob Johnson and lead the development and execution of HR strategy in support of Vertiv’s business goals. Lim brings more than two decades of experience leading human resources teams, supporting organizational transformation, and supplying data-driven insights for global HR operations...
Arab Financial Services relocates its UAE data centre to Equinix Dubai IBX
Arab Financial Services (AFS), a digital payment solutions provider and fintech enabler in the Middle East and Africa, has relocated its UAE data center operations to Equinix Dubai International Business Exchange (IBX) facilities in Dubai, known as DX1. AFS currently has data centers in Bahrain and UAE. Through connecting to one of the prime commercial hubs for international business in the MENA r...
Microsoft launches Azure Availability Zones to heighten competitiveness of UAE organizations
Microsoft has announced the general availability of Azure Availability Zones, to be delivered via its UAE data centres in Dubai. The investment, which is aimed at enhancing the competitiveness of UAE businesses through the vital provision of business continuity and disaster recovery solutions, reinforces Microsoft’s commitment to the UAE government, its business community, and its population. “Wit...
Eaton study finds gap between digital transformation and energy transition efforts
Intelligent power management company Eaton has announced new research on the relevance of the energy transition in digital transformation planning for power-critical businesses. Commissioned by Eaton, this S&P Global Market Intelligence report – The Intersection of Digital Transformation and the Energy Transition – highlights that although 77% of companies surveyed expect to transition away fr...
OneAsia to launch first immersion cooling solution for data centers in Hong Kong
OneAsia, a leading IT service provider in Asia for cloud-based solutions and data center services, has launched an immersion cooling solution starting this September. The first of its kind in Hong Kong, the new solution significantly reduces data center energy consumption and provides more reliable performance. It marks a groundbreaking shift for a heavy energy-consuming industry towards a greener...
Juniper Research predicts 1140% growth in global IoT roaming data by 2027
A new Juniper Research study has found that the global amount of data generated by roaming IoT connections will increase from 86 petabytes in 2022 to 1,100 petabytes by 2027; representing enough data to stream 165 million hours of 4K video from platforms such as Netflix. This 1,140% growth will be driven by the termination of 3G networks; necessitating the adoption of low-power cellular networks. ...
Fifteen major SA financial institutions migrate to Teraco, Africa’s top data centre
Banking enabler Direct Transact achieves seamless migration to Teraco data centre for 15 major financial institutions, ensuring no downtime or disruptions in the SA payments system and that the entire financial ecosystem gains a major boost in scalability, reliability and global competitiveness Fifteen major South African financial institutions have successfully migrated all their sensitive busine...
Arthur D. Little report examines key challenges to effective business sustainability
Arthur D. Little (ADL) has released an exclusive report exploring the state of sustainability and the challenges to adoption. With insights from Prof. Tima Bansal of Ivey Business School, the report, titled Overcoming the Challenges to Sustainability, is based on a global survey conducted by ADL which identifies the dynamic variables that are shaping business sustainability worldwide, including th...
Siemon unveils innovative toolless LightWays fibre routing system
Leading global network infrastructure specialist Siemon has announced its new LightWays fibre routing system in the Middle East. LightWays is a fully enclosed, flexible ducting system ideal for protecting, segregating and managing fibre optic cables in the data centre environment. Each component has been specifically designed to protect fibre cabling from dirt and dust and to maintain proper bend ...
Airedale Appoints Adrian Trevelyan as Data Centre Lead
Airedale has announced the appointment of Adrian Trevelyan as Director of its Cloud Services Business Unit. Responsible for one of Airedale’s most significant commercial operations, Adrian will be accountable for a worldwide territory (excluding US), leading the data centre cooling arm of the Airedale by Modine business as it accelerates its growth strategy. Adrian, who has achieved an MBA and Cha...
Infinidat Expands Guarantees Program with Industry’s First Cyber Storage Guarantee on Primary Storage
Infinidat, a provider of enterprise storage solutions, has announced an expansion of its guaranteed Service Level Agreement (SLA) program. Infinidat is making available the industry’s first cyber storage guarantee for recovery on primary storage – the InfiniSafe Cyber Storage guarantee. This ensures that enterprises and service providers recover and restore their data at near-instantaneous speed i...
DataVita expands partnership with FNT Software to deliver new value-added services
FNT Software, a leading provider of software solutions for the integrated management of IT, data center, and telecommunication infrastructures worldwide, has announced its extended partnership with DataVita, a Tier III certified data center and multi-cloud provider for public and private sector organizations. Through the partnership, FNT provides data center infrastructure management (DCIM) and en...