Acquisition stories - Page 15
Microsoft spends $19.7b to acquire AI software firm Nuance
Tue, 13th Apr 2021
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The acquisition enables Microsoft to capitalise on Nuance's 'decades' of experience in both enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) and healthcare.
Cognizant names 21 locations that will epitomise the future of work
Wed, 17th Mar 2021
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workplace of the future
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future of business
Asia Pacific cities such as Wellington, Da Nang, Shenzhen, Songdo, Haidian Qu, and Kochi have all been named as hotspots.
Microsoft launches industry clouds for nonprofit, manufacturing & financial sectors
Wed, 3rd Mar 2021
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public cloud
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supply chain
Microsoft aims to empower people, recognise the power of partnership, and it remains committed to security, compliance, and trust.
AvePoint continues channel investment with new hire
Wed, 10th Feb 2021
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AvePoint appoints Jason Beal as SVP of Global Channel and Partner Ecosystems to expand relationships with service providers and integrators.
F5 Networks completes Volterra acquisition
Tue, 26th Jan 2021
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edge computing
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F5 Networks completes its $500m acquisition of Volterra, aiming to create an edge platform for enterprises and service providers.
CPG expands executive leadership team with data centre veteran
Wed, 20th Jan 2021
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dc
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healthtech
David Mettler appointed as CPG's new chief revenue officer, tasked with accelerating revenue growth for data center service provider.
Bluebird Network takes over ColoHub Data Center in Iowa
Tue, 12th Jan 2021
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datacentre infrastructure
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colocation
Bluebird Network expands its fiber network presence in Iowa and Illinois by acquiring the ColoHub Data Center in Bettendorf.
Fortinet buys SaaS firm Panopta
Thu, 10th Dec 2020
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
Fortinet acquires Panopta, a SaaS firm offering network and infrastructure monitoring, as part of its product expansion.
Will the good times continue to roll for Singapore's food and beverage industry?
Wed, 9th Dec 2020
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supply chain
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food
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opinion
Whilst some in the sector struggle to stay afloat and many are shutting their doors for good, others are booming in the most trying times.
Veeam AWS backup v3 adds support for RDS
Wed, 9th Dec 2020
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virtualisation
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dr
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hyperscale
Veeam Software releases v3 of its AWS backup product, offering fully-automated native backup and disaster recovery solutions for Amazon EC2 and Amazon RDS.
Hawaiian Telcom & Hawaiki extend capacity between APAC & the US
Wed, 9th Dec 2020
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network infrastructure
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hawaiki cable
Hawaiki Submarine Cable and Hawaiian Telcom have signed an international capacity agreement for the SEA-US trans-Pacific fiber cable.
COSOL deepens EAM presence through AddOns buyout
Wed, 11th Nov 2020
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partners
The companies state that they have both pursued a similar strategy of digital transformation and exploiting proprietary IP in the EAM services sector.
Data center firm EdgeConneX sold to EQT Infrastructure
Tue, 10th Nov 2020
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edge computing
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EQT Infrastructure will continue to operate EdgeConneX with plans to pursue 'aggressive' growth in existing and new markets worldwide.
NetApp unveils serverless, storage solution for containers
Fri, 6th Nov 2020
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storage
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datacentre infrastructure
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multi-cloud
Spot by NetApp comprises new capabilities that NetApp CEO George Kurian hopes to help businesses thrive in the new normal.
Microsoft establishes data center region in Taiwan
Fri, 30th Oct 2020
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skills shortage
Microsoft's 'Reimagine Taiwan' initiative will be bolstered by the company's plans to create a new data center region in the country.
STACK Infrastructure links up to Wave Data Center Ring II
Wed, 14th Oct 2020
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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colocation
STACK Infrastructure's Portland campus is joining the Wave Business Hillsboro Data Center Ring II, expanding connectivity options.
Payrix completes acquisition of IntegraPay, expands into ANZ region
Tue, 13th Oct 2020
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saas
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martech
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commerce systems
Upon completing the acquisition of the Brisbane-based payment service provider, Payrix states its expansion efforts are in motion.
APAC region is creating its own 'data gravity' - Digital Realty
Fri, 2nd Oct 2020
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digital realty
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data growth
Asia Pacific's burgeoning data creation is forming a 'data gravity' effect, making data centralisation hard, suggests Digital Realty's 2020 DGx Index.
HPE completes Silver Peak buyout & strengthens edge-to-cloud portfolio
Wed, 23rd Sep 2020
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network infrastructure
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HPE completes its $925m acquisition of Silver Peak, aiming to strengthen its Aruba business & provide edge-to-cloud networking for enterprises.
DoiT announces Google Cloud agreement to the value of $1.5bn
Mon, 21st Sep 2020
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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multi-cloud
DoiT has signed a $1.5bn agreement with Google Cloud to deliver infrastructure and services over the next five years.