About Jacques-Pierre (JP)
Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas
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With a background in media, JP is the definition of a tech nerd. After a stint as a journo, he's moved on to marketing but in his spare time, he still loves deep-diving into the best of tech, games, and films. You can chat to JP about anything from the latest console releases to supercomputer teraFLOPs and he'll be sure to have an opinion.
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Google Cloud Platform’s 96 vCPU is now commercially available
Wed, 21st Feb 2018
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cloud services
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Google Cloud Platform announced the general availability of Compute Engine machine types with 96 vCPUs and up to 624 GB of memory.
Dubai Airport sets up ‘world-first’ modular data centre complex
Wed, 21st Feb 2018
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huawei
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mdcc
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dubai airports
Dubai Airports announced the successful completion of the world’s first Tier III certified modular data centre complex.
Lightbox changes its platform in preparation for Lightbox movies
Wed, 21st Feb 2018
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digital entertainment
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lightbox
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spark
"We’ve decided to move to the Brightcove platform, which will give us the capability to expand and develop Lightbox."
How Spark’s transformation strategy impacted their bottom line
Wed, 21st Feb 2018
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nz
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telecommunications
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spark
“As indicated at the end of the previous financial year, the transformation programme has associated costs of change."
Genesis creates a one-stop-shop for home automation
Tue, 20th Feb 2018
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data centre maintenance / management
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power / energy
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home automation
“Genesis is changing, and we’re working hard to make sure our customers show us what this change needs to look like."
Qualcomm, Samsung and KT achieve multi-vendor 5G NR interoperability
Tue, 20th Feb 2018
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5g
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wireless networks
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samsung
The end-to-end 5G NR interoperability testing demonstrated the essential components of the 5G NR air interface.
Workflow orchestration market to be worth more than $50 billion
Tue, 20th Feb 2018
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cloud services
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digital transformation
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dc
The workflow orchestration market is projected to grow from US$13.81 billion in 2017 to US$50.82 billion by 2022.
NEC contributes to virtualized network ecosystem
Tue, 20th Feb 2018
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network management
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devops
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network infrastructure
NEC announced its membership to the OpenMSA community, an open source ecosystem launched by UBiqube for promoting virtualized network orchestration.
Westpac, ANZ and ASB ditch outdated ATM fees
Tue, 20th Feb 2018
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nz
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westpac
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asb
"We support industry moves to eliminate this fee, this change will benefit our customers and provide them with a greater level of freedom."
Hills appoints CEO, David Lenz, as MD
Tue, 20th Feb 2018
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nz
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hills
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it distributors
“I am pleased with our progress on executing the strategies and initiatives that will return the business to profitability."
Eaton appoints Gavin Swadling as ANZ channel boss
Tue, 20th Feb 2018
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eaton
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appointments
As part of his new role, Swadling will develop Eaton’s PQ channel vision, strategy and business plan to drive interaction with its partners.
Cinia partners with Megaport to deliver direct cloud connectivity
Mon, 19th Feb 2018
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multi-cloud
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megaport
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csps
Cinia has leveraged Megaport’s global SDN as a part of its cMatrix service, a customer-specific direct connect solution.
DENSO obtains stake in Creationline to strengthen connectivity business
Mon, 19th Feb 2018
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connectivity
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denso
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creationline
DENSO invests in companies both within and outside the automotive industry in order to pioneer future mobility solutions and products.
Juniper Networks’ new portfolio aims to make enterprises multicloud-ready
Mon, 19th Feb 2018
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multi-cloud
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juniper networks
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dc
"The promise of multicloud is to deliver an infrastructure that is secure, ubiquitous, reliable and fungible."
Huawei to help operators seize the opportunities of 5G
Mon, 19th Feb 2018
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5g
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wireless networks
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huawei
Huawei revealed that a full series of scenario-based massive MIMO AAU products would be released in 2018.
Epicor appoints Colleen Langevin as chief marketing officer
Mon, 19th Feb 2018
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cmo
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epicor
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appointments
As CMO, Langevin is responsible for the global marketing strategy.
Intel sees promise in silicon spin qubits for quantum computing
Mon, 19th Feb 2018
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quantum computing
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intel
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quanta computer
Quantum computing is heralded for its potential to tackle problems that today’s conventional computers can’t handle.
Tech Data partners with Dbvisit in ANZ
Mon, 19th Feb 2018
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oracle
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tech data
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it distributors
Tech Data announced that it has been appointed as a distributor for Dbvisit.
Hong Kong multi-tenant data center market continues to edge out Singapore
Fri, 16th Feb 2018
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colocation
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apac
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singapore
Hong Kong experienced another solid year of data center growth at a rate of nearly 16%.
Intel reimagines data center storage with new 3D NAND SSDs
Fri, 16th Feb 2018
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storage
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intel
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dc
Intel announced the Intel SSD DC P4510 Series for data center applications.
Hills and Milestone Systems to trade punches in court
Fri, 16th Feb 2018
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video
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saas
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martech
This conflict comes shortly on the heels of a new distribution centre opened by Hills.
New Canon Oceania managing director announced
Fri, 16th Feb 2018
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creative technologies
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canon
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appointments
Yoshida has more than two decades of global experience at Canon with roles in both the US and Canada.
NEC develops low-power circuit technologies for millimeter-wave radio units
Thu, 15th Feb 2018
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5g
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wireless networks
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nec
NEC Corporation announced it has reduced the size of the millimeter-wave radio units for fifth-generation mobile communications.
Equinix to acquire Infomart in $800 million deal
Thu, 15th Feb 2018
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colocation
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data centre operators
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fibre
The aim of this acquisition is to strengthen the Equinix global platform.