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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Why internal financial controls are more important than ever
Tue, 3rd Jul 2018
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data protection
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blackline
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study
Global research from BlackLine suggests that data is increasingly seen as one of a company's most crucial assets, yet it's always at risk.
NTT Communications and VMware expand global cloud partnership
Mon, 2nd Jul 2018
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virtualisation
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it automation
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multi-cloud
This new service will deliver advanced hybrid cloud environments consisting of VMware's full software-defined data centre stack.
SD-WAN puts traditional routers on notice
Mon, 2nd Jul 2018
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saas
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network infrastructure
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sd-wan
Leading IT organisations are deploying SD-WAN solutions with software-based routing, displacing traditional branch router architectures.
Pulse Secure extends secure access portfolio for Microsoft Azure
Wed, 20th Jun 2018
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data analytics
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public cloud
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martech
The latest cloud-based PSAs allow enterprises to adapt their secure access framework to support evolving application environments.
Hitachi Vantara expands UCP family of converged and hyperconverged systems
Mon, 11th Jun 2018
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storage
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virtualisation
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uc
Hitachi Vantara upgrades its UCP family, introducing NVMe SSD caching and GPU servers, alongside enhanced solutions for SAP HANA, Oracle databases, and VMware.
KDDI and Hitachi to collaborate on global IoT business
Mon, 11th Jun 2018
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iot
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hitachi
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kddi
KDDI is promoting an IoT architecture that will supposedly provide services ranging from IoT connectivity to data analysis.
HPE expands its portfolio with the ProLiant DL325 Gen10 server
Thu, 7th Jun 2018
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endpoint protection
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
Customers can supposedly achieve enterprise-class process, memory and I/O performance without paying for a dual-processor server.
How top CIOs prevent cyber threats
Tue, 5th Jun 2018
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advanced persistent threat protection
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breach prevention
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gigamon
With malicious actors launching increasingly bold attacks, these are the top strategies CISOs use to fend off the danger.
NVIDIA introduces HGX-2, fusing HPC and AI computing
Thu, 31st May 2018
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ai
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hp
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nvidia
The HGX-2 cloud server platform, with multi-precision computing capabilities, supposedly provides unique flexibility.
Google beats Amazon to first place in smart speaker war
Mon, 28th May 2018
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google
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amazon
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alexa
Google claims the top spot in the smart speaker market by shipping 3.2 million units in Q1 2018, surpassing Amazon's 2.5 million Echo shipments.
Protecting data, as well as utilising it, is fundamental to business success
Mon, 21st May 2018
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data analytics
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hyperscale
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martech
There is a real opportunity for businesses to gain significant competitive advantages through high-performance computing.
NBN appoints new corporate affairs lead
Mon, 21st May 2018
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uc
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nbn
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broadband
Felicity Ross, with extensive experience in communications, is set to replace Karina Keisler as NBN Co's new corporate affairs lead from 18 July 2018.
Hitachi Vantara unveils industry leading AI operations
Mon, 14th May 2018
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storage
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hyperscale
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dc
Hitachi Vantara launches AI-driven innovations to modernise data centres, unveiling high-performance storage systems with a 100% data availability guarantee.
Ixia enables VMware NSX partners to accelerate certification of network products
Mon, 14th May 2018
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network infrastructure
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data analytics
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sdn
The solution uses Ixia's IxNetwork to enable network equipment manufacturer partners to self-certify their products.
KALEAO introduces new version of its flagship KMAX
Wed, 18th Apr 2018
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hyperscale
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dc
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iaas
KALEAO reveals KMAX-EP, the latest evolution of its KMAX series, promising enhanced scalability, cost efficiency, and integrated networking for enterprise IT.
Fujitsu launches new GS21 mainframe models
Wed, 18th Apr 2018
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hyperscale
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dc
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fujitsu
Fujitsu unveils new GS21 mainframes with 20% more CPU power, 40% less space, enhancing security & scalability.
Venafi announces business growth and expansion plans
Mon, 9th Apr 2018
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cybersecurity
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venafi
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morgan stanley
Venafi announces strong 2017 business growth, with over 40% subscription revenue increase and ambitious expansion plans, including expanding executive team.
INFINIDAT announces public cloud and data protection product lines
Tue, 3rd Apr 2018
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hybrid cloud
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hyperscale
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public cloud
INFINIDAT launches Neutrix Cloud for high-performance public storage and InfiniGuard for enhanced data protection, boasting a 10x restore performance.
Digital Realty achieves 'five nines' of uptime for 11th consecutive year
Tue, 3rd Apr 2018
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hyperscale
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edge computing
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dc
Digital Realty boasts five nines uptime for 11 years straight, ensuring over 99.999% availability while expanding to 205 data centres worldwide.
NTT SD-WAN could give McLaren Racing an edge in 2018
Thu, 29th Mar 2018
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network infrastructure
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sd-wan
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sdn
NTT Com's SD-WAN uses software to control the WAN, providing McLaren with flexible management of data traffic flow.