Africa stories - Page 4
SNP completes CEO transition with a new appointment
Tue, 17th Jan 2023
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cloud services
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board of directors
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emea
SNP appoints Dr. Jens Amail as its new CEO, possesses extensive management expertise in software services industry in Europe, the US and Asia.
Equinix invests in Indonesia with a $74m data centre
Thu, 6th Oct 2022
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digital transformation
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The centre will be strategically located near the largest internet exchanges to meet the country's growing digital needs.
Data crucial to capture shoppers' wallets post-COVID
Thu, 30th Jun 2022
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
First-party data strategies key to driving personalisation, customer satisfaction, and long-lasting relationships according to a new report.
Lightyear and Sage partner for end-to-end offering
Thu, 2nd Jun 2022
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partner programmes
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supply chain
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cloud services
Lightyear has partnered with Sage to integrate its automation software with Sage's Business Cloud Accounting and Intacct offerings.
Barclays selects HPE GreenLake for global private cloud platform
Tue, 21st Dec 2021
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private cloud
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
Hewlett Packard has announced that Barclays has selected HPE GreenLake to deliver its global private cloud platform.
Skills and materials shortages causing delays, increasing costs for data centres
Fri, 22nd Oct 2021
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hyperscale
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dc
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supply chain
The challenge for the industry is how to deliver investment against a backdrop of rising material and labour costs as well as a critical decarbonisation agenda.
NZ business facing higher risk of PC malware attacks
Fri, 13th Aug 2021
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malware
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cybersecurity
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avast
New Zealand businesses face higher risk of PC malware attacks than businesses in Australia, UK, US, according to Avast.
Chance of PC users encountering cyber threats increase
Wed, 4th Aug 2021
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malware
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advanced persistent threat protection
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cybersecurity
Rise in cyberthreat risk for home users worldwide, with New Zealand slightly higher than Australia, UK, US, and Germany.
10 billion records sit in unsecured databases - China leads the pack
Tue, 11th Aug 2020
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vpns
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cybersecurity
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cloud services
A white hat hacker hacker uncovered a total of 9517 unsecured databases worldwide, collectively containing more than 10 billion entries.
New Zealand named amongst most vulnerable countries at risk of cyber attack
Thu, 11th Jun 2020
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vpns
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cybersecurity
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hacking
New Zealand ranks eighth in NordVPN's Cyber Risk Index, identifying it as highly vulnerable to cyber attacks due to high internet penetration and usage.
NTT declares itself 'business avenger' for UN sustainability goals
Thu, 9th Apr 2020
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wearables
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clean technologies
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sustainability
The UN Global Goals call for action to end poverty, protect Earth, and encourage peace and prosperity by 2030.
Protiviti & Trintech team to deliver real time finance intelligence
Tue, 5th Nov 2019
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financial systems
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protiviti
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trintech
Protiviti and Trintech announce a strategic partnership to equip finance teams with real-time intelligence, aiming to boost efficiency and reduce risks.
AWS to launch new infrastructure region in Spain
Tue, 5th Nov 2019
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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cloud services
The AWS Europe (Spain) Region is expected to open late 2022 or 2023 and will consist of three Availability Zones at launch.
Digital Realty & Interxion to undergo $8.4b mega merger
Wed, 30th Oct 2019
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hyperscale
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colocation
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digital realty
Digital Realty and Interxion announce an USD $8.4 billion merger, creating a global leader in data centre, colocation, and interconnection solutions.
Trintech financial solutions see strong growth across APAC
Mon, 26th Aug 2019
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financial systems
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risk & compliance
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healthtech
Financial software provider Trintech is expanding globally, with a 60% increase in sales for the first half of 2019.
Digital Realty welcomes EMEA managing director
Tue, 13th Aug 2019
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datacentre infrastructure
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supply chain
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digital realty
Digital Realty has appointed Jeffrey Tapley as the permanent EMEA managing director, solidifying his role in leading their regional operations from London.
Park Place Technologies hires new EMEA managing director
Tue, 16th Apr 2019
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datacentre infrastructure
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supply chain
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park place technologies
Park Place Technologies appoints Sean Sears as the new managing director for EMEA, focusing on growth, customer satisfaction, and operational efficiencies.
Ramco aims to drive payroll modernisation across ANZ
Wed, 10th Apr 2019
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uc
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data analytics
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martech
Ramco Systems gears up to modernise payroll for an ANZ telecom giant, digitising operations for 5,000 employees with advanced AI and compliance features.
Park Place opening EMEA ops centre in Cork, jobs up for grabs
Tue, 27th Nov 2018
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uc
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hyperscale
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dc
The world's largest post-warranty data centre maintenance organisation has announced that it will be opening its new EMEA Operations Centre in Cork, Ireland.
Microsoft licenses proprietary DXC module for Dynamics
Thu, 6th Sep 2018
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microsoft
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microsoft dynamics
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composable infrastructure
DXC Technology's Enterprise Credit Management module has been licensed for Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations.