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Western Europe and North America are poised to dominate the global DRaaS market through 2028, with Future Market Insights predicting a 38.5% CAGR in the sector.

ExaGrid's efforts to provide intelligent hyperconverged storage for backup has netted the company a 20% revenue growth between 2017 and 2018.

Dell'Oro group has released two reports that show that the expectation for 5G is driving the growth of cloud-native IMS VoLTE and EPC core markets.

The relentless demand for data has resulted in another robust quarter for the global server market with impressive growth.

Genesys PureCloud posted remarkable growth, doubling revenue in Australia and New Zealand year-on-year and securing over 500 global customers.

Cisco dominates the Ethernet switch and router markets, with Q3 revenues hitting a record US$11 billion amid a surge in data center demand.

Huawei and Xiaomi drove global smartphone sales in Q3 2018, according to Gartner. Overall sales grew 1.4% to reach 389 million units.

Battlefield V is a stunning multiplayer game that returns to the conflict of World War II, with powerful single-player modes.

JavaScript is still a winner when it comes to programming languages but Kotlin, HCL, TypeScript and PowerShell are quickly climbing the ranks.

Amazon Web Services leads the global public cloud market across all major regions, though the APAC scene is uniquely shaped by strong local competition.

Cisco announced the awards, including APJ Partner of the Year, at a global awards reception during its annual partner conference.

Nutanix research suggests cloud interoperability and app mobility outrank cost and security for primary hybrid cloud benefits.

NEXTDC's customers will be among the first to take advantage of APAC's shortest submarine cable route between Sydney and Singapore.

Ongoing trade tensions between China and the US  are having a significant impact on the cloud service providers market.

Around a fifth (21%) of New Zealanders who had encountered tech support scams were fooled into continuing with an interaction.

Wellington's adtech firm Postr goes global with contracts in Indonesia, Germany, and Portugal, expanding its team and quadrupling monthly revenue.

Harnessing AI, machine learning, and VR, the travel industry seeks to predict and inspire consumer behaviour, making choices more personalised and engaging.

Enterprise office solutions provider Y Soft has grown its sales volume over the 2017-2018 fiscal year by 45%, equating to US$45 million (AU$62.9 million).

Samsung to open new AI research centre in New York City, led by EVP Daniel Lee, to strengthen AI capabilities. Centre to focus on robotics research.

The combined consumer and enterprise WLAN market segments rose 1.9% year over year in the second quarter of 2018.