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Businesses caught underprepared for Active Directory outages, Cayosoft reveals
DevOps

Businesses caught underprepared for Active Directory outages, Cayosoft reveals

A recent report by Cayosoft shows a lack of preparedness for Active Directory outages, potentially costing companies millions per day and risking severe operational disruption.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 19th Feb 2024
How eCommerce and fintech firms are leveraging the power of AI-enabled data centres
Unified Communications

How eCommerce and fintech firms are leveraging the power of AI-enabled data centres

Ecommerce and fintech firms tap into the potential of AI-enabled data centres, harnessing GPU-powered servers to enhance data processing, bolster fraud detection, and streamline payment systems.

By Andy Connor • 6 min read • Fri, 5th Jan 2024
Blue Wireless joins Connectbase for easier global wireless connectivity
Connectivity

Blue Wireless joins Connectbase for easier global wireless connectivity

Blue Wireless has joined Connectbase to provide instant pricing and global service availability, enhancing wireless connectivity solutions.

By Imee Dequito • 2 min read • Mon, 11th Dec 2023
'The future of data centres: On-prem AI & sustainability on the horizon'
Public Cloud

'The future of data centres: On-prem AI & sustainability on the horizon'

On-prem AI and sustainable practices to redefine data centre functionality by 2024, predicts Juniper's Perry Sui.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Tue, 5th Dec 2023
Venafi forecasts rise of '1000x developer' & hacker threats
Virtualisation

Venafi forecasts rise of '1000x developer' & hacker threats

Venafi warns of the rise of '1000x developer' and '1000x hacker' threats in 2024, fuelled by burgeoning AI innovations and cloud native vulnerabilities.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 30th Nov 2023
Kyndryl teams up with Dynatrace to enhance business insights offering
Customer Experience

Kyndryl teams up with Dynatrace to enhance business insights offering

Kyndryl forges global alliance with Dynatrace to amplify its business insights offering, enhancing customers' outcomes.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Thu, 2nd Nov 2023
Big savings on Luminous power solutions for festive Cricket season
Power / Energy

Big savings on Luminous power solutions for festive Cricket season

Luminous launches 'India Full Power' with Amazon and Flipkart, offering discounts on energy storage solutions.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 12th Oct 2023
New Relic releases 2023 Observability Forecast Report
IT Industry

New Relic releases 2023 Observability Forecast Report

The industry's most extensive observability-focused study has revealed outages cost AUD $11 million annually as tool sprawl persists.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Wed, 13th Sep 2023
Veeam names Dustin Driggs as new CFO
Data Protection

Veeam names Dustin Driggs as new CFO

Veeam, the global leader in modern data protection, appoints Dustin Driggs as new CFO, bringing in over 30 years of experience in multinational businesses.

By Tom Raynel • 2 min read • Wed, 22nd Feb 2023
Cloudflare outage in 19 data centers worldwide due to own error
Hyperscale

Cloudflare outage in 19 data centers worldwide due to own error

Cloudflare outage caused by change in resilience project, impacting 50% of requests. No attack involved, says company.

By Jessie Chiang • 3 min read • Wed, 22nd Jun 2022
Vertiv introduces line of redundant power transfer switches
Network Infrastructure

Vertiv introduces line of redundant power transfer switches

Vertiv has introduced Vertiv Geist Rack Transfer Switch (RTS), a new line of transfer switches that provides redundant power to single-corded devices.

By Zach Thompson • 3 min read • Wed, 15th Jun 2022
New Uptime analysis highlights worsening downtime costs and consequences
Data Analytics

New Uptime analysis highlights worsening downtime costs and consequences

Downtime costs are increasing as data infrastructure struggles to curb failures, according to new data from Uptime Institute.

By Mitchell Hageman • 3 min read • Fri, 10th Jun 2022
Technologists need better visibility into IT performance to avoid more high profile outages
Outage

Technologists need better visibility into IT performance to avoid more high profile outages

'If it can happen to Facebook, it could happen to us.' This will be the concern in IT departments all over the world.

By Joe Byrne • 5 min read • Tue, 7th Dec 2021
Report: Organisations must be proactive, not reactive when it comes to security
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Report: Organisations must be proactive, not reactive when it comes to security

83% of companies suffer business damage during the first day of an IT outage, according to new research from Netenrich.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 1st Nov 2021
Xero plagued by systems issues at worst possible time of month for customers
Fintech

Xero plagued by systems issues at worst possible time of month for customers

Xero is experiencing major systems issues coinciding with end of month invoicing, creating disruption for customers worldwide.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 1st Oct 2021
What is an internet outage?
Distributed Denial of Service

What is an internet outage?

As more essential services are delivered digitally, availability becomes the most pressing concern, writes Cisco ThousandEyes solutions architect Mike Hicks.

By Mike Hicks • 5 min read • Mon, 6th Sep 2021

Stories from Other Regions

HammondCare chooses Paessler to monitor infrastructure
Health Technologies

HammondCare chooses Paessler to monitor infrastructure

HammondCare selects Paessler PRTG to monitor IT infrastructure across its network of aged-care facilities in Australia, reducing outages.

By Zach Thompson • 3 min read • Mon, 23rd Jan 2023
Widespread internet outages affect users across NZ
Distributed Denial of Service

Widespread internet outages affect users across NZ

Vocus, an internet infrastructure provider in New Zealand, experienced a DDoS attack, causing an hour-long nationwide internet outage.

By RNZ • 2 min read • Fri, 3rd Sep 2021