HPE to acquire Morpheus Data
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Cisco to cut 7% of staff, integrate products
Cisco Systems aims to cut about 6 000 employees, about 7% of its total workforce. This is the second round of cuts that the tech company will make this year, after 4 000 workers lost their jobs in February. The company yesterday reported fourth quarter and fiscal year...
Challengers to Meta dominance in the VR market emerge
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Global PC shipments set to drop 9,5%
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Backdoor targets governments and NGOs in Middle East, Turkey and Africa
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Identity, access management tipped to hit $26bn
A new study from Juniper Research has found that global spend on identity and access management solutions will rise from $16-billion in 2022 to $26-billion by 2027; representing an absolute growth of 62% over the next five years. Identity and access management...
Intel Labs in integrated photonics research breakthrough
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Strong growth in spending on compute, storage infrastructure
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The rapid rise of zero trust security adoption
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IoDSA supports Zondo Commission recommendation for Appointment Committee
The Institute of Directors in South Africa (IoDSA) broadly welcomes the recommendation to establish a Standing Appointment and Oversight Committee to strengthen the process of nominating and appointing directors of state-owned enterprises. The recommendation was made...
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