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Cisco and AWS collaborate for hybrid cloud platform
Hybrid Cloud

Cisco and AWS collaborate for hybrid cloud platform

Cisco partners with AWS to offer a hybrid cloud platform, streamlining Kubernetes deployment across private data centers and AWS.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Sat, 10th Nov 2018
NVIDIA's new GPU-acceleration platform for machine learning
Open source

NVIDIA's new GPU-acceleration platform for machine learning

NVIDIA unveils RAPIDS, a GPU-accelerated platform boosting data science and machine learning, promising 50x speedups and support from major tech players.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Oct 2018
Why there's a network security gold rush
Firewalls

Why there's a network security gold rush

The network security appliance market surged by 9% YoY in 2Q 2018, driven by high demand for enterprise-class firewalls, according to Dell'Oro Group.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 2nd Oct 2018
Meeting Solutions Magic Quad - The Leaders' pros and cons
Unified Communications

Meeting Solutions Magic Quad - The Leaders' pros and cons

LogMeIn, Zoom, Microsoft and Cisco are 'Leaders' in the Gartner Meeting Solutions Magic Quadrant. We look at the strengths and cautions for each.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Mon, 10th Sep 2018
IDC - Server market hits record revenue numbers in 2Q18
Network Infrastructure

IDC - Server market hits record revenue numbers in 2Q18

Dell Inc. takes the top spot with HPE coming in at number two as global market revenue reaches US$22.5 billion.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Thu, 6th Sep 2018
Veeam and Cisco partner on new high availability solution
Virtualisation

Veeam and Cisco partner on new high availability solution

Veeam Hyper-Availability Platform on Cisco HyperFlex provides seamless enterprise scalability, ease of use and multi-cloud support.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Wed, 29th Aug 2018
Former Cisco CEO joins Rubrik as advisor to the Board
Virtualisation

Former Cisco CEO joins Rubrik as advisor to the Board

The tech industry is a bit like musical chairs with executives seemingly being poached left, right and centre.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Sat, 25th Aug 2018
SD-WAN infrastructure market growth continues unabated
Virtualisation

SD-WAN infrastructure market growth continues unabated

The SD-WAN infrastructure market is set to hit USD $4.5 billion by 2022, with a remarkable 40.4% CAG, according to two new IDC reports.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Thu, 9th Aug 2018
Cisco to drop $2.35b to acquire access security provider
Multi-cloud

Cisco to drop $2.35b to acquire access security provider

Cisco has announced the intent to acquire Duo Security in order to expand its users' ability to manage secure connections to devices.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Fri, 3rd Aug 2018
Who's who in the enterprise LAN access infrastructure magic quad
Wireless Networks

Who's who in the enterprise LAN access infrastructure magic quad

The leaders, the visionaries and the laggard in Gartner's latest Magic Quadrant for the Wired and Wireless LAN Access Infrastructure.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Thu, 2nd Aug 2018
Data centre heavyweights debate 'hottest automation topic of 2018'
Network Infrastructure

Data centre heavyweights debate 'hottest automation topic of 2018'

Senior execs from Dell EMC, Apstra, Mellanox, and IDC discuss intent-based networking systems and how they will revolutionise the data centre.

By Lionel Snell • 8 min read • Wed, 1st Aug 2018
Report finds the on-prem data centre isn't dying – it's flourishing
Network Infrastructure

Report finds the on-prem data centre isn't dying – it's flourishing

When cloud computing stormed onto the scene there were many that believed the traditional on-premises data centre had met its match - not to be.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Jul 2018
Healthy growth for converged systems market – but what's driving it?
Virtualisation

Healthy growth for converged systems market – but what's driving it?

From the surface the converged systems market looks to be in good stead - but it's a different story when you delve deeper within.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 29th Jun 2018
Dell and HPE share the lead in India's surging server market
Network Infrastructure

Dell and HPE share the lead in India's surging server market

The server market in India is in a very good place with digital transformation driving huge growth both now and in the foreseeable future.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 29th Jun 2018
Zscaler expands capabilities with new partnerships
Virtualisation

Zscaler expands capabilities with new partnerships

Zscaler increases partnership ecosystem to enhance network and security transformation capabilities for enterprises.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Thu, 28th Jun 2018
“Unusual' growth in public cloud infrastructure market - here's why
Virtualisation

“Unusual' growth in public cloud infrastructure market - here's why

Public cloud provider spending on data center infrastructure surged forward in 2018's first quarter, the highest growth figure seen in nine quarters.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 19th Jun 2018
Cisco releases new tools, APIs for developers
DevOps

Cisco releases new tools, APIs for developers

Cisco releases new developer capabilities for intent-based networking platform, enabling easier programming and access to network analytics.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Thu, 14th Jun 2018

Stories from Other Regions

Comstor partners zipline and sip fine wine in Fiji
Cisco

Comstor partners zipline and sip fine wine in Fiji

Westcon-Comstor took 16 lucky Cisco partners to Fiji for a bit of fun and adventure, and a bit of chilling by the pool.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Thu, 21st Jun 2018