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Qatar gives go ahead for Microsoft global data centre

Qatar's cabinet has given the green light for a Microsoft global data centre to be established in the country, according to state news agency...

Facebook scandal causes U.S. to consider EU-style GDPR privacy rules

News just before Christmas that Facebook has been allowing advertisers and marketers direct access to personal data (and even private conversations) may well be cause for...

On the right track: Durata UK supporting success in UK track cycling

Data Centre critical infrastructure installation and elite track cycling share a lot in common, as can be seen in the relationship between Durata UK...

Cologix acquires Montreal’s leading hyperscale data centre provider

Cologix, a network and cloud-neutral interconnection and data centre company, has announced the acquisition of COLO-D, Montreal’s leading provider of hyperscale data centres. ...

Telecom operators to face increased competition from interlopers in cloud, AI and SDN

Telecom operators are looking to break out of the rut of simply providing connectivity, but face fierce opposition in the form of technology interlopers,...

78% of UK office workers believe their jobs will survive automation

78% of UK office workers are confident their jobs will survive automation, according to new independent research undertaken for enterprise Robotic Process Automation (RPA) software...

CIO Awards 2018: DigiPlex awards Sustainable Project of the Year to Renova Group

At this year’s CIO Awards, DigiPlex handed the award for Sustainable Project of the Year to Renova Group, for its customer portal solution. The awards...

EU immigration cuts spell disaster for UK cybersecurity risk

In response to news that the Home Secretary plans to slash EU worker immigration by 80%, Simon Hember, director at Acumin, a specialist cybersecurity recruitment consultancy, argues...

How businesses are preparing for future digital disruptions

There is currently a high-stakes global game of digital disruption, fuelled by the latest wave of technological advances spurred by AI and data analytics. As...

Small businesses left in the dark over edge computing

Sixty eight percent of medium and large businesses are using edge data centres, yet many small and micro-sized companies have never even heard of the technology....

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