ARM, the British technology firm whose chip technology powers most of the world’s smartphones, on Tuesday released a new generation of technology aimed at taking over data centres and artificial intelligence applications.
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Old Mutual’s private equity unit has acquired a stake in a second data centre in sub-Saharan Africa as it expands to take advantage of a shortfall in cloud storage capacity on the continent.
Teraco Data Environments has concluded its biggest fundraising round to date, securing R2.5-billion from Absa and other lenders that will be used to build a giant new data centre east of Johannesburg.
SAP says it is ready to lead customers into a cloud-based future, but it may need all its powers of persuasion to convince its 400 000-strong client base to launch a major overhaul of systems in a pandemic.
Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing services grew 50%, the second quarter of acceleration in a business where the global pandemic benefited its investment on working and learning from home.
Promoted | As companies move their IT from on-premises environments into the cloud, many assume it is sufficient to allow their cloud vendor to manage their backups for them. No so, says Keepit CEO Frederik Schouboe in this podcast.
The decision by Amazon.com’s cloud unit to pull the plug on social media service Parler highlighted the company’s often-overlooked role powering much of the Internet.
Microsoft is working on in-house processors for the servers running its cloud computing services and Surface line of PCs, potentially cutting its reliance on Intel, a person familiar with the matter said.
Promoted | Businesses are sitting on a data gold mine, yet most are not yet taking full advantage of advanced technologies to turn this data into real value, says Microsoft South Africa’s JK Kanis in this podcast interview.
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