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Technology Business Research (TBR) has named Huawei's data centers as number one for revenue growth, with a rate of 24.7% over Q1 2016.

OffsiteDataSync has opened a Singapore-based data centre to attract US-based clients with its Veeam-powered availability services.

Alibaba Cloud announced last month that its data center operations will be expanding, with a second availability zone in Singapore.

Device42 has partnered with Olive Data Centre to strengthen reseller capabilities for its data center management software solutions in APAC.

Worldwide cloud IT infrastructure revenue grew 3.9% to $6.6 billion on slowed demand from public cloud in the first quarter of 2016.

Taiwanese tech giant Acer recently suffered a massive data breach that has potentially affected 34,500 of its US customers.

The huge extent of the global digital divide has been uncovered, showing that 57% of the world's urban population are unconnected to the internet.

Salesforce leads as the CRM market expands by 12.3%, hitting $26.3bn in 2015 amid a surge of M&A activity, per Gartner.

Global revenues for big data and business analytics are set to explode, with IDC forecasting a growth to over $187 billion in 2019.

Recent research has found security and value justification remain the biggest obstacles to IoT project deployment by enterprises.

Dimension Data and Blue Coat's managed cloud security service, designed to extend web security controls to the cloud, is rolling out first in Aussie.

Global citizens are conflicted on hacktivist groups, with some believing they break laws while others see them as defenders of accountability.

A new Perth to Singapore submarine cable link is expected to bolster capacity and add redundancy as demand for international connectivity increases.

Colocation revenues, and square footage, are climbing with APAC now accounting for 40.1% of global colocation space - but there's consolidation ahead.

If this realm truly embodies the seedy underbelly of the Internet, then why do 29% of respondents think it should not be taken down?.

Kiwi tech firm Virsae nabs £2.4M for global push, targeting $2B market with its cloud services after impressive US gains.

The data center blade server market is expected to see CAGR of 8.7% out to 2021, on the back of increasing adoption of virtualisation solutions.

Biometrics industry to reach $30bn by 2021, driven by fingerprint sensors and facial recognition, says ABI Research.

The number and reach of cyber threats continues to grow, and, contrary to popular belief, even highly effective attacks can be very unsophisticated.

Avaya plans to transition to a software and service company, offering cloud-based solutions for digital transformation.