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PLDT continues bid to be APAC’s new favorite hyperscaler hub
PLDT is building a new cable landing station for the ADC subsea system in its ongoing quest to transform the Philippines into a regional hyperscaler hub. Read more…
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White-box 100GE revenues slip as market shifts to Tier 2s
White box vendors have been losing market share in 100GE data center switching market during the past year to the big brands in terms of revenue. The good news (for them) is that’s not a Read more…
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Hyperscale capex juggernaut still going strong: report
Q2 capex for hyperscale operators was up 59% from a year ago, maintaining a record-setting start to the year and cementing the ability of the top five players to squash any new competition, says new Read more…
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Hyperscale for the masses! Five tips to help enterprises go hyperscale
Hyperscale architectures are now within reach of medium and large enterprises. Here are five key factors to consider to take advantage of this opportunity. “How to tame the tech titans” asked a January 18th Economist Read more…
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Hyperscale operators got capex to burn as spending grows: reports
The capex of hyperscale operators totaled $22 billion in Q4 of 2017 quarter and almost $75 billion for the full year, representing 19% growth over 2016, according to Synergy Research Group. Much of that hyperscale Read more…
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Cisco pumps up data center business with $320m Springpath acquisition
Cisco has announced its intention to acquire hyperconvergence software vendor Springpath for $320 million in cash. Springpath has developed a distributed file system purpose-built for hyperconvergence that enables server-based storage systems. Cisco and Springpath have Read more…
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Equinix and Digital Realty rule Q1 colocation with or without M&As
Equinix and Digital Realty were already the clear leaders in the colocation market in Q1 2017 even before factoring in their recent M&A deals, according to Synergy Research. Equinix recently completed the acquisition of 29 Read more…
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Ixia and TE Connectivity to demo 400 GbE OSFP solution
Ixia and TE Connectivity say they will stage a live demonstration this week of 400 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) traffic with an Octal Small Form Factor Pluggable (OSFP) solution. OSFP is a new pluggable form factor with eight high Read more…