Digitalisation World

US$1 trillion to be spent on telecom and datacom over next five years

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Market research firm Infonetics Research released data from its 2014 Telecom and Datacom Network Equipment and Software report, which provides a big picture of the health of the overall market, excluding consumer electronics.

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A new report from Juniper Research has found that charging mobile devices will generate more than 13 megatonnes CO2e (CO2 equivalent) of greenhouse gases per annum globally by 2019, against an anticipated 6.4 megatonnes this year. Nearly 50% of these 2019 emissions –equivalent to annual emissions from 1.1 million cars – will come from coal-fired Asian electricity grids powering growing smartphone use.

Published in Cloud + MS Infrastructure Platform

bluesource has launched EV247- said to be a unique, complete cloud archiving service, that combines Enterprise Vault, an archiving solution from Symantec, with the security and integrity of Microsoft Azure and bluesource managed service. Delivering the full functionality of Enterprise Vault, EV247 presents a compelling ROI for organisations, by reducing the total cost of ownership - without sacrificing any features, or functionality.

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In new guidance issued today, global IT association ISACA outlines five principles organizations can use to effectively govern and manage their information and technology.

Published in Cloud + MS Colocation/Hosting Infrastructure

Following a competitive tender process, Bull Information Systems has won a five-year contract with South Lanarkshire Council, with the option to extend for a further two years. In addition to managing the infrastructure (primarily across two of the council’s data centres), focusing on supporting the council’s core business applications, Bull will also be delivering and implementing server and storage solutions.

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Over a third (36%) of desk-based workers in the UK and the US are aware of having continued access to a former employer’s systems or data, with nearly one in 10 actually accessing it.