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Dropbox invests in hosting data inside Australia
Hyperscale

Dropbox invests in hosting data inside Australia

Global collaboration platform Dropbox has announced it will now host Australian customer files onshore to support its growing base in the country.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 22nd Mar 2019
Meeting the edge computing challenge
Hyperscale

Meeting the edge computing challenge

Scale Computing's Alan Conboy discusses the importance of edge computing and the imminent challenges that lie ahead.

By Alan Conboy • 5 min read • Fri, 22nd Mar 2019
How SD-WAN changes the game for 5G networks
Unified Communications

How SD-WAN changes the game for 5G networks

5G/SD-WAN mobile edge computing and network slicing will enable and drive innovative NFV services, according to Kelly Ahuja, CEO, Versa Networks.

By Kelly Ahuja • 4 min read • Thu, 21st Mar 2019
Kinetica launches a new active analytics platform
Health Technologies

Kinetica launches a new active analytics platform

Kinetica launches first complete active analytics platform, enabling businesses to build smart analytical applications at scale.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Thu, 21st Mar 2019
Instagram: The next big thing in online shopping?
Marketing Technologies

Instagram: The next big thing in online shopping?

This week Instagram announced a new feature called checkout, which allows users to buy products they find on Instagram.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Thu, 21st Mar 2019
Apple's AirPods now come with 'Hey Siri' functionality
Digital Entertainment

Apple's AirPods now come with 'Hey Siri' functionality

The new AirPods come with a standard case or a Wireless Charging Case that holds additional charges for more than 24 hours of listening time.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 21st Mar 2019
Myth-busting assumptions about identity governance - SailPoint
Privileged Access Management

Myth-busting assumptions about identity governance - SailPoint

The identity governance space has evolved and matured over the past 10 years, changing with the world around it.

By Terry Burgess • 3 min read • Wed, 20th Mar 2019
How Dotscience aims to deliver end-to-end governance
Artificial Intelligence

How Dotscience aims to deliver end-to-end governance

At NVIDIA GTC 2019, Dotscience unveiled their container on NVIDIA NGC, set to revolutionise AI governance with end-to-end tracing and collaboration tools.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Wed, 20th Mar 2019
NVIDIA introduces a new breed of high-performance workstations
Data Science

NVIDIA introduces a new breed of high-performance workstations

NVIDIA partners with top OEMs to launch high-performance workstations, enhancing capabilities for data scientists with dual Quadro RTX GPUs and CUDA-X AI.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Wed, 20th Mar 2019
Woolworths Group selects Tableau for rapid data analytics and insights
Data Analytics

Woolworths Group selects Tableau for rapid data analytics and insights

Woolworths Group Australia partners with Tableau, integrating advanced analytics tools to enhance rapid decision-making and meet evolving customer expectations.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 20th Mar 2019
Time to build tech on the automobile, not the horse and cart
Private Cloud

Time to build tech on the automobile, not the horse and cart

Nutanix's Jeff Smith believes one of the core problems of businesses struggling to digitally 'transform' lies in the infrastructure they use, the data centre.

By Jeff Smith • 5 min read • Wed, 20th Mar 2019
Cloud providers increasingly jumping into gaming market
Gaming

Cloud providers increasingly jumping into gaming market

Aa number of major cloud service providers are uniquely placed to capitalise on the lucrative cloud gaming market.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 19th Mar 2019
Unencrypted Gearbest database leaves over 1.5mil shoppers' records exposed
Data Analytics

Unencrypted Gearbest database leaves over 1.5mil shoppers' records exposed

A breach at Gearbest has left over 1.5 million shoppers' records exposed, including payment details and national IDs, due to an unencrypted database.

By Kai Ping Lew • 5 min read • Tue, 19th Mar 2019
SAS announces US$1 billion investment in AI
Risk & Compliance

SAS announces US$1 billion investment in AI

SAS unveils a US$1 billion investment in AI, focusing on software innovation, education, and expert services to transform businesses globally.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Tue, 19th Mar 2019
Apple launches revamped iPad Air & iPad mini
Apple

Apple launches revamped iPad Air & iPad mini

Apple unveils upgraded iPad Air with 10.5-inch display and iPad mini featuring A12 Bionic chip, promising significant performance boosts and enhanced graphics.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 19th Mar 2019
IntegrationWorks continues expansion with new Brisbane office
Partner Programmes

IntegrationWorks continues expansion with new Brisbane office

IntegrationWorks Australia opens a new office in Brisbane's Riverside Centre, bolstering its Eastern Seaboard commitment amidst expansion plans.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Tue, 19th Mar 2019

Stories from Other Regions

Cohesity and Softbank partner to offer data services in Japan
Storage

Cohesity and Softbank partner to offer data services in Japan

The joint venture asserts it will enable Japanese enterprises to back up, store, manage and derive insights from all of their secondary data and applications.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 21st Mar 2019
Huawei commits to Hong Kong with new cloud tech
Blockchain

Huawei commits to Hong Kong with new cloud tech

Hosting its 2019 Cloud Summit in Hong Kong, Huawei announced it is throwing significant investment into region.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 20th Mar 2019