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Charter School Associates Selects GTT for Managed SD-WAN
almost 5 years agoGTT Communications is providing managed SD-WAN to connect 16 schools and a central data center administrated by Charter School Associates (CSA) in Florida. GTT SD-WAN provides CSA with cost-effective connectivity to transport vital information supporting school administration and course curriculums. The service enhances network performance, improves access to cloud applic...
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Nvidia launches edge computing platform for AI processing
almost 5 years agoNvidia is launching a new platform called EGX Platform designed to bring real-time artificial intelligence (AI) to edge networks. The idea is to put AI computing closer to where sensors collect data before it is sent to larger data centers. The edge serves as a buffer to data sent to data centers. It whittles down the data collected and only sends what is relevant up to m...
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HPE to buy Cray, offer HPC as a service
almost 5 years agoHPE has agreed to buy supercomputer-maker Cray for $1.3 billion, a deal that the companies say will bring their corporate customers high-performance computing as a service to help with analytics needed for artificial intelligence and machine learning, but also products supporting high-performance storage, compute and software. In addition to bringing HPC capabilities that...
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Datacloud Global Congress. A global gathering of data centre, cloud, Edge and 5G executives
almost 5 years agoMonaco will be home to the largest gathering of data centre, cloud, Edge and 5G businesses, their customers, investors and suppliers from June 4th – 6th. Of course, we’re biased and can share with you endless reasons why you should join us but here are 5 top reasons why we think you should be there.Access to Global MarketsMeet and connect with over 2000 executives from more ...
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NTT merger will bring firms with $11bn combined revenue under one roof
almost 5 years agoA reshuffle is brewing as NTT Security, NTT Communications and Dimension Data merge, revealing a new brand for the operating company called NTT. This umbrella entity will bring together the services of the three, as well as associated affiliates to establish NTT as a global technology services provider. The new global operating company will bring together over 20 compa...
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Colt DCS launches its largest ever data centre facility in Japan
almost 5 years agoThe facility will be constructed within the Inzai campus forming the last data centre within the campus, which will see the entire site of 30798 sqm reach its build capacity. Colt Data Centre Services (DCS) has announced the launch of its latest data centre in Japan dubbed Inzai 3, which will be the company’s largest data centre in the country once completed in Q4 2020. ...
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The UK’s first 5G mobile network excludes Huawei phones from the service
almost 5 years agoEE will turn on the network this month and the only phones initially allowed to connect to it will be running Qualcomm processors. BT’s EE mobile network in the UK is to launch the UK’s first commercial 5G network at the end of this month, but Huawei 5G phones will not be sold by EE to operate on the network, after Google said it would not supply its version of the Androi...
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Google ups game against AWS with $672m investment in new Finnish data centre
almost 5 years agoNew investment set to bring Google’s data centre CAPEX in Finland to nearly $1.5bn where it already owns and operates one of the most advanced cloud centres in the world. Google has unveiled plans to build a $672m data centre in Hamina, 145Km east from the capital Helsinki and even closer to the Russian border. The new facility joins an already existing data centre ope...
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Discover AR: The Market with 42.2% CAGR
almost 5 years agoThe concept of augmented and mixed reality might seem brand-new at first. However, the principles behind AR have been around for longer than you might think. Since the 1950s and 1960s, innovative scientists have been experimenting with the interactions humans can have with computers. Virtual reality and immersion have been a common trend for decades. Now, of course, we fi...
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Businesses see increasing importance of video conferencing
almost 5 years agoThe world of sales keeps getting smaller as businesses continue to integrate video applications with CRM platforms. Although face-to-face meetings and the hustle and bustle of travel still fill the schedules of many salespeople, there's no denying the importance of video conferencing and how it's transformed the way companies interact with customers and prospects. Video...
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NFON bundles know-how in new organisational structure
almost 5 years agoCloud PBX provider NFON has announced the extension of its services with three specialised core teams will build the departments Presales Consulting, Professional Services and Service Delivery and be responsible for the service offensive. Melanie Sollinger takes over as Head of Consulting & Services with immediate effect. Jan-Peter Koopmann, Chief Technology Officer at...
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Mitel Announces CFO Retirement And New Executive Appointments
almost 5 years agoMitel, a global leader in business communications, has this week announced the retirement of Chief Financial Officer Steve Spooner, whose 16 years of leadership at Mitel mark one of the longest and most stellar financial careers in the global technology industry. Vanessa Kanu, Senior Vice President of Finance, will take over as Spooner’s successor, continuing her 15-year car...
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Logicalis UK pulls in Louth as MD
almost 5 years agoLogicalis UK has pulled in Alex Louth as MD. He moves from Data Intensity, a multi-cloud managed services provider, where he spent over two years managing the integration of his former business Red Stack Tech after its acquisition by the firm in 2016. Louth brings more than 20 years of experience working in the IT channel. “The marketplace is changing and there’s a ...
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G3 Comms names Mark Thompson as new chairman
almost 5 years agoG3 Comms, the business communications integrator and global network provider, has announced the appointment of Mark Thompson as Chairman with immediate effect. Thompson brings strategic insight and over two decades of industry experience to the role. He replaces co-founder Tony Parish who retains a position as non-executive director and shareholder, and he will work with the...
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Companies struggling with hybrid IT and zero trust controls – Pulse Secure
almost 5 years agoSoftware-defined access solutions provider Pulse Secure has released a report that quantifies the threats, gaps and investment as organisations face increasing hybrid IT access challenges. The 2019 State of Enterprise Secure Access report surveys large enterprises in the US, UK and DACH (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), uncovering business risk and impact resulting in ...
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Google stored some G Suite passwords in unhashed form for 14 years
almost 5 years agoGoogle revealed that it recently discovered a bug that caused a subset of its enterprise G Suite customers to have their passwords stored in an unhashed — albeit encrypted — form for about 14 years.“This is a G Suite issue that affects business users only — no free consumer Google accounts were affected — and we are working with enterprise administrators to ensure that their...
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Check Point, Microsoft Integration to Deliver Comprehensive Protection Against Data Leaks
almost 5 years agoCheck Point Software Technologies Ltd. announced that it has integrated Check Point security appliances and the Check Point R80 SmartConsole security management console with Microsoft Azure Information Protection (AIP), to prevent damaging losses and leaks of sensitive business data. The integration of Check Point’s advanced policy enforcement capabilities with Microsof...
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HCL exposed employee passwords, project data: Australian security firm
almost 5 years agoHCL Technologies, India's third largest IT services firm, left employee passwords, customer project details, and other sensitive information exposed online, but it fixed the issue when notified, said an Australian cyber security start-up. Upguard, in a blog post on its website, on Tuesday said a file containing customer keywords was publicly accessible, as were some pages...
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GDPR is one year old, but has the EU's data protection regulations helped business or eroded trust?
almost 5 years agoGDPR was heavily hyped up, with many hoping – or fearing – that it would fundamentally change not only how companies handle people’s data, but also how consumers view their online interactions with businesses. Anyone with an email account became aware of GDPR, thanks to the dozens (if not hundreds) of messages that landed in their inbox from firms begging for consent to reta...
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Cyber security crisis looms as 72% of professionals consider leaving their jobs
almost 5 years agoCybersecurity professionals in the UK are struggling to hold back the ever-increasing wave of threats with limited resources, leading many to consider quitting their jobs. These are the findings of a survey of 300 specialists working in large UK organisations with 500 employees or more. Some 79% of respondents said they were facing a lack of resources – both technologi...
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