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Supermicro, Apple, & Amazon vs crippling scandal – who's lying?
Semiconductors

Supermicro, Apple, & Amazon vs crippling scandal – who's lying?

A Bloomberg report claims that Supermicro sold motherboards with Chinese spy chips to Apple and Amazon, causing Supermicro's stock to plummet by 40%.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Sat, 6th Oct 2018
Iron Mountain affirms commitment to APAC with new acquisition
Storage

Iron Mountain affirms commitment to APAC with new acquisition

American information management company Iron Mountain has made clear where in the world it's placing its bets.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 5th Oct 2018
VMware dips into IBM's stocks to poach new APJ vice president
Virtualisation

VMware dips into IBM's stocks to poach new APJ vice president

VMware has appointed David Bate as the new vice president for its Cloud business in Asia Pacific and Japan, luring him from IBM to drive growth and innovation.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 5th Oct 2018
Equinix opening second data centre in Bulgaria early 2019
DataCentre infrastructure

Equinix opening second data centre in Bulgaria early 2019

The company has sunk around US$19 million into the new facility that will be located in Bulgaria's capital, Sofia.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 4th Oct 2018
World's first carbon-positive data centre due to be powered on
DataCentre infrastructure

World's first carbon-positive data centre due to be powered on

EcoDataCenter will be launching its new facility in Sweden that not only has no carbon emissions, but also promotes the reduction of them.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 4th Oct 2018
Huge vulnerabilities in software supply chain being exploited
DevOps

Huge vulnerabilities in software supply chain being exploited

A very exposing report has revealed breaches are rising and response times are falling, largely due to shoddy software development practices.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 4th Oct 2018
DDN makes 'old' appointment with Tintri co-founder designated CTO
Tintri

DDN makes 'old' appointment with Tintri co-founder designated CTO

The revival story of IT company Tintri continues as DDN today announced a new executive appointment - with potentially a 100 more to come.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 4th Oct 2018
Hungry vendors: EMEA server shipments fall while revenues rise
DataCentre infrastructure

Hungry vendors: EMEA server shipments fall while revenues rise

Higher average selling prices across standard and custom servers has seen data centre vendors cashing in on a bustling market.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Wed, 3rd Oct 2018
Digital Realty launches new global command center
Customer Relationship Management

Digital Realty launches new global command center

The facility is set to optimize customer experience by providing stability and rapid response capabilities for its customers around the world.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 3rd Oct 2018
Global shareholders sue 'leading' China data centre operator GDS
Hyperscale

Global shareholders sue 'leading' China data centre operator GDS

The lawsuit believes GDS has been engaged in a 'ruse' to enrich insiders by acquiring data centers that aren't as valuable as the company claims.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Oct 2018
Exclusive: Aruba lays bare its data centre cooling operations
DataCentre infrastructure

Exclusive: Aruba lays bare its data centre cooling operations

Aruba's Lorenzo Giuntini says data centres have an obligation to adopt free cooling systems to improve energy efficiency.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Oct 2018
India's external storage market jumps again – but change is on the horizon
Storage

India's external storage market jumps again – but change is on the horizon

The market recorded very healthy growth in Q2 2018, but IDC has revealed it there are some speed bumps coming.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 28th Sep 2018
ServiceNow invests in Germany with two new data centres
DataCentre infrastructure

ServiceNow invests in Germany with two new data centres

In addition to the new facilities, ServiceNow hopes to double its workforce in the area by the end of next year.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 26th Sep 2018
Iron Mountain achieves 100% renewable energy at EU data centres
Hyperscale

Iron Mountain achieves 100% renewable energy at EU data centres

Iron Mountain celebrates 100% renewable energy milestone at its EU data centres, improving sustainability in Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the UK.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 25th Sep 2018

Stories from Other Regions

Govt's HK$50b to boost IT jobs and salaries, but concerns remain
Hyperscale

Govt's HK$50b to boost IT jobs and salaries, but concerns remain

Despite the huge investment, almost all Hong Kong CIOs are concerned about the existing talent pool of IT professionals.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 4th Oct 2018
Campana to build $20m data centre corridor in Southeast Asia
DataCentre infrastructure

Campana to build $20m data centre corridor in Southeast Asia

The huge investment into Southeast Asia's bustling data centre industry continues with this latest venture between Singapore and Myanmar.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 4th Oct 2018
Equinix announces expansion of its largest Asia Pacific data centre
DataCentre infrastructure

Equinix announces expansion of its largest Asia Pacific data centre

Singapore is a thriving data hub at the moment and Equinix is wasting no time in bolstering its presence by almost doubling the size of its biggest data centre.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 27th Sep 2018
SJC subsea cable finds home in HKCOLO.NET's Hong Kong data centre
Network Infrastructure

SJC subsea cable finds home in HKCOLO.NET's Hong Kong data centre

The cable itself spans a colossal 8,900 kilometres and connects seven countries and territories in South-East Asia.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 27th Sep 2018