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Lumen Technologies has formed a strategic partnership with Microsoft to provide next generation of enterprise application delivery by bringing Microsoft Azure capabilities onto the Lumen platform. Mutual customers will benefit from being able to run their Microsoft-based solutions closer to where digital interactions are occurring using the global Edge Computing services of Lumen, creating fast and secure platforms for applications …

Kaspersky and ownCloud have partnered to integrate Kaspersky Scan Engine with the ownCloud Enterprise collaboration platform. The integration is made through open-standard ICAP protocol. This offloads scanning to a separate server to maintain performance of the platform, as well as to allow scalability, easy set-up and maintenance. Data protection remains the most concerning cybersecurity issue for 59 percent of organizations …

Nearly twice as many companies have started their AI journey in 2020 compared to 2019, as per the latest IDC study sponsored by Dataiku. The study highlights those that have already started are showing more AI maturity, experimenting less, and executing more repeatedly in a more coordinated way. This growing maturity is further illustrated by the increasing importance of processes …

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Zerto, a cloud data management and protection company, in a transaction valued at $374 million. This acquisition expands HPE GreenLake and continues to deliver on HPE Storage’s shift to a cloud-native, software-defined data services business. “Data is now the most critical asset,” said Antonio Neri, President and CEO, HPE. …

Hiroaki Nakanishi, a former executive chairman of conglomerate Hitachi, has died of lymphoma at the age of 75. The businessman was known for his efforts to revamp long-standing customs in corporate Japan and also led a transformation of Hitachi. Nakanishi stepped down last month as the 14th chief of the Japan Business Federation, also known as Keidanren, to focus on …

Here Technologies, Vodafone and Porsche are partnering together for a feasibility study to develop real-time traffic warning system. The aim of the study is to improve road safety with the help of 5G technology and highly precise, real-time identification and localization of hazardous traffic situations. The companies are doing trials on how 5G technology and highly precise location determination can …

Birlasoft, part of the diversified CK Birla Group, has achieved Advanced Consulting Partner status in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN). Achieving AWS Advanced Consulting Partner status further strengthens Birlasoft’s cloud portfolio and will enable the company to leverage AWS to accelerate its enterprise clients’ digital transformation journeys. As an AWS Advanced Consulting Partner, Birlasoft will continue to …

Tech Data has joined hands with IBM to launch Digital Transformation Series, a go-to-market initiative tailored to fast track transformation journeys for APAC partners. The Series is designed to meet the growing demand for big data and business analytics (BDA) solutions in the region, which is expected to reach over $43.4 million by 2024, according to IDC. The initiative will …

Nokia is deploying its passive optical local area network (POL) solution at Changi Airport, Singapore with solution integrator, Beaqon. The new network will support existing operations and enable new services to advance Changi Airport’s digital transformation. By deploying Nokia Optical LAN, it will be able to support existing CCTV operations as well as intelligent subsystems. Stuart Hendry, Head of Enterprise, …

With new microprocessors launched by Intel and AMD in 2021, the server market has been revamped with better performance tied with new capabilities launched by the world’s leading server vendors. With the first half of 2021 already gone, here are six exciting enterprise servers launched this year, which you can’t miss. Cisco UCS X-Series Cisco recently unveiled its next generation …