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Data Centre Fri 29 Apr 2022

SAP closing Russia data centres Oracle has also withdrawn from operations in Russia and Belarus in response to the war in Ukraine, halting sales and ending service and support for businesses there. The company noted that they would not allow services to be re-subscribed in an alternate location or by a third-party provider.

However, international regulators and industry leaders voiced concerns with the merging of the two companies, and the deal fell apart. Softbank is reportedly setting a backup plan in motion involving an initial public offering...

Data Centre Wed 30 Mar 2022

UK Unite union calls halt to Arm redundancy plan

The LCPP was created to encourage technology companies to band together, to make key patents available to any interested party to accelerate the adoption of low-carbon technologies. Patents available for sharing are those that...

Data Centre Fri 29 Apr 2022

Alibaba releases data centre patents

Compass Quantum modular data centres can be deployed within four months anywhere in the world, according to the company. Businesses wishing to outsource additional data centre services can take advantage of Compass Quantum’s additional...

Data Centre Fri 29 Apr 2022

Compass data centres launches white space as-a-service

With cloud only becoming a more attractive proposition for enterprises across the world, this move by Accenture comes at an opportune time. As some companies who want to embrace cloud may be hesitant due...

Cloud Fri 29 Apr 2022

Accenture launches Sovereign Cloud to support innovation

“The creation of EXA, the way that we will serve our customers and our commitment to continual investment in our business is all down to one word: focus. We will have a relentless focus...

Data Centre Mon 25 Apr 2022

EXA Infrastructure announces connectivity deal with London Stock Exchange

Fans particularly expressed skepticism with the ‘Admiral pack,’ questioning its value, although scooping up this pack, as opposed to ‘The Captain pack,’ guarantees a ‘good’ ship – one of the many that has been...

Fintech Fri 22 Apr 2022

‘The Next Generation’ – how Star Trek NFTs divided the Treker community

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Big Data Fri 29 Apr 2022

Apple approve civil rights audit

Before the civil rights audit was agreed by Apple, it argued that an audit was not needed due to the work and commitments it had already implemented. The tech giant has already committed... Read More

Data Centre Tue 29 Mar 2022

Microsoft data centres heating homes in Finland

Transporting heat requires insulated plumbing and ducts, which are quite expensive. Adding piping to share heat from... Read More

Data Centre Fri 18 Mar 2022

Gender diversity: women in the data centre talent pipeline

This is distressing in the basic fact that it seems that women’s opportunities are limited in a... Read More

Data Centre Fri 22 Apr 2022

What smart cities mean for the Data Centre in 2022/23

Investment in smart cities is growing worldwide. According to information from Statista, “Technology spending on smart city... Read More

Big Data Tue 5 Apr 2022

EU-US data pact set to govern future of data flows

Technology companies have been lobbying for years to pass a new transatlantic data sharing policy as a... Read More