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Amazon, Google, and Alibaba fuel booming smart speaker market
Digital Entertainment

Amazon, Google, and Alibaba fuel booming smart speaker market

While these vendors have had great success in the market, other vendors like Samsung, Huawei, and Apple have failed to capitalise.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Sat, 9th Mar 2019
NZ companies ill-prepared for new digital marketing era
Marketing Technologies

NZ companies ill-prepared for new digital marketing era

Kim Voon claims New Zealand companies need to get off their bums and get on with adopting new marketing tech or face being left behind by their global peers.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 15th Jan 2019
Hyperscale data centres surging globally, 132 more on the way
Hyperscale

Hyperscale data centres surging globally, 132 more on the way

Global demand for data surge fuels a boom in hyperscale data centres, with 132 new facilities set to bolster the current 430, a rise led by Amazon and Google.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 10th Jan 2019
Is Supermicro innocent? 3rd party test finds no malicious hardware
Semiconductors

Is Supermicro innocent? 3rd party test finds no malicious hardware

One of the larger scandals within IT circles took place this year with Bloomberg firing shots at Supermicro - now Supermicro is firing back.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 13th Dec 2018
The 2018 Canalys APAC Channels Forum keynote
Hyperscale

The 2018 Canalys APAC Channels Forum keynote

There was a lot to unpack at the Canalys APAC Channels Forum keynote. This long-form piece tries to cover all the most relevant points for ANZ.

By Ben Moore • 9 min read • Thu, 6th Dec 2018
How Amazon aims to reinvent blockchain
Hyperscale

How Amazon aims to reinvent blockchain

Amazon QLDB is a new class of database that provides a transparent, immutable, and cryptographically verifiable ledger.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Mon, 3rd Dec 2018
Hyperscalers hurling colossal capital at data centres
Hyperscale

Hyperscalers hurling colossal capital at data centres

The old proverb 'you have to spend money to make money' could never be truer than in the hyperscale data centre industry.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Nov 2018
Amazon customers irate after 'technical error'
Breach Prevention

Amazon customers irate after 'technical error'

A 'technical error' at Amazon has exposed customer names and email addresses, leaving many irate and questioning if it was a data breach.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Nov 2018
Exclusive: How the separation of Amazon and AWS could affect the cloud market
Network Infrastructure

Exclusive: How the separation of Amazon and AWS could affect the cloud market

Amazon's potential separation from AWS may not have a significant impact on the cloud market, says Unitas Global's Grant Kirkwood.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Fri, 16th Nov 2018
Big 5 cloud providers tighten stranglehold on market
Hyperscale

Big 5 cloud providers tighten stranglehold on market

While the market is seeing strong growth, it's coming at the expense of small-to-medium sized cloud operators.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 26th Oct 2018
Oracle's Ellison calls out Amazon with next-gen cloud
Hyperscale

Oracle's Ellison calls out Amazon with next-gen cloud

Larry Ellison claims the rest of the cloud market is based on decade old technology with poor security, comparing Oracle's new offering with Amazon.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 23rd Oct 2018
Supermicro to test for spy chips, Apple & AWS call for retraction
Semiconductors

Supermicro to test for spy chips, Apple & AWS call for retraction

Supermicro vows to test its motherboards for alleged spy chips amid strong denials from Apple and AWS, who demand Bloomberg retract its claims.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Tue, 23rd Oct 2018
Gartner's top tips to keep relevant in the face of change
Internet of Things

Gartner's top tips to keep relevant in the face of change

Gartner predicts that AI projects will remain alchemy, face recognition will reduce missing people, and social media scandals will have little impact.

By Ben Moore • 7 min read • Wed, 17th Oct 2018
Chinese espionage: Sweating Apple insists breach allegations are 'not true'
Semiconductors

Chinese espionage: Sweating Apple insists breach allegations are 'not true'

The dust still hasn't settled on the report that caused Supermicro's stocks to collapse, and now Apple is stressing its innocence.

By Ashton Young • 5 min read • Tue, 9th Oct 2018
Supermicro, Apple, & Amazon vs crippling scandal – who's lying?
Semiconductors

Supermicro, Apple, & Amazon vs crippling scandal – who's lying?

A Bloomberg report claims that Supermicro sold motherboards with Chinese spy chips to Apple and Amazon, causing Supermicro's stock to plummet by 40%.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Sat, 6th Oct 2018
AWS expands ECS offering in APAC
Hyperscale

AWS expands ECS offering in APAC

Amazon ECS service discovery makes it easy for containerised services to discover and connect with each other.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 1st Oct 2018
Hyperscale data centre CAPEX up 59% - but dominated by usual suspects
Hyperscale

Hyperscale data centre CAPEX up 59% - but dominated by usual suspects

In the first half of this year more than US$53b has been spent on hyperscale data centre development, with the bulk of that from just 5 companies.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 28th Aug 2018
Big data and AI: How cutting-edge technology can change the healthcare industry
Data Analytics

Big data and AI: How cutting-edge technology can change the healthcare industry

Google, Amazon, IBM, Microsoft and Oracle joined forces, pledging to speed up the progress of health data standards and interoperability.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Fri, 24th Aug 2018