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Ashton Young

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Private Cloud

Cloud IT infrastructure revenues overtake traditional IT for first time

The rush to 'digitally transform' and adopt cloud-based technologies has caused some major changes in the market.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Sat, 12th Jan 2019

Private Cloud

Singapore tops the world in hybrid cloud adoption

A new report has revealed Singapore is in the midst of a dramatic movement away from traditional data centre infrastructure.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Sat, 12th Jan 2019

DataCentre infrastructure

Interxion celebrates launch of third London data centre

The company has stamped its confidence on the local market with its opening of the third data centre within its inner city campus.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 11th Jan 2019

DataCentre infrastructure

Equinix to launch data centre in Hamburg, its fourth German market

It's clear that Equinix is not wasting any time getting settled in for the new year with news of another data centre on the way with a hefty price tag.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 10th Jan 2019

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

Network Infrastructure

Huawei launches 'industry-first' AI data centre switch amid trade war

Despite being embroiled in the midst of a trade war between China and the United States, Huawei is showing no signs of slowing down its innovation.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 10th Jan 2019

Network Infrastructure

Signs of erosion in Cisco's IT infrastructure dominance

While still maintaining a significant lead, Cisco finished 2018 with a slightly smaller piece of the pie in the enterprise IT infrastructure market.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 10th Jan 2019

Virtualisation

Bulk of US$250b cloud market claimed by just nine companies

The top nine vendors in the wide cloud market ecosystem are responsible for well over half of all the revenues.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 9th Jan 2019

Storage

Positive results for semiconductor market, but decline looms

The market's revenue growth reached double-digit figures in 2018, but Gartner has identified a number of imminent roadblocks.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 9th Jan 2019

DataCentre infrastructure

Equinix splashes out $85m for fourth Singapore data centre

Today Equinix revealed its plans for a new data centre in Singapore, which will be the global interconnection giant's fourth facility.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 8th Jan 2019

Semiconductors

US-China trade war sees Huawei launch unique data centre chipset

Huawei launches Kunpeng 920 chipset for data centres, boasting 25% better performance and 30% less power usage, amid US-China trade tensions.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 8th Jan 2019

Hybrid Cloud

Q&A: Cloudian CEO reveals thoughts on data centre and cloud trends

Cloudian CEO Mike Tso highlights AI's data demands, predicts a hybrid cloud future, and dispels myths about the decline of on-premises data centres.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Tue, 8th Jan 2019

DataCentre infrastructure

Digital Realty wins U.S. efficiency rating and commits to solar

In a time where the environmental impact of data centres is under the spotlight, Digital Realty has just announced a new sustainability achievement.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Dec 2018

DataCentre infrastructure

Report: Bulk of data centre managers don't care about environment

This week Supermicro released its first annual report detailing the environmental impact of today's cloud-scale data centres.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Dec 2018

DataCentre infrastructure

STT GDC makes first foray into Thailand with new data centre

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) has announced they have finalised a joint venture partnership with TICON Industrial Connection PCL (TICON).

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 20th Dec 2018

Storage

Huawei CEO goes public on CFO arrest & China security concerns

Ken Hu faced a press conference where he addressed all the elephants in the room and growing concerns around the company's future.

By Ashton Young • 6 min read • Wed, 19th Dec 2018

Stories from Other Regions

Written by Ashton

DataCentre infrastructure

Chayora completes first phase of huge 300MW data centre campus

Chayora recently held a formal event to celebrate a milestone in its massive 300MW hyperscale data centre campus in Tianjin, China.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 11th Jan 2019

DataCentre infrastructure

Alibaba's second Indonesia data centre now open for business

A mere ten months after launching its first data centre in Indonesia, Alibaba Cloud has now opened the doors to its second.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 9th Jan 2019

Unified Communications

Relentless demand for IT experts in Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia's IT and Telecom sector is booming, with Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines seeing record hiring growth as demand for tech experts soars.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 9th Jan 2019

Document Management

Iron Mountain announces acquisition to expand in APAC

Iron Mountain will gain a number of data centres from the acquisition as it continues to spread throughout Asia Pacific.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 8th Jan 2019