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HINKLEY CONTRACT
telent Technology Services has
been awarded a six-year contract to
supply the communications and IT
infrastructure at Hinkley Point C (HPC)
– the UK’s first nuclear plant to be built
in 25 years.
$44BN
According to IDC, cloud storage services
revenues will more than double to $44
billion in the next three years.
LINX
The London Internet Exchange
(LINX) and the Japan Internet
Exchange (JPIX) recently entered
into a new partnership agreement, a
collaboration which stems from the
knowledge that an increasing number
of Asian networks are looking to peer
in Europe, and in London in particular.
CLOUDIAN HAS ANNOUNCED a new global
Managed Services Provider (MSP) program
that makes it easier for MSPs to expand their
businesses with high value-add services
built on S3-compatible storage. Leveraging
the company’s limitlessly scalable, featurerich
HyperStore object storage platform and
extensive technology partner ecosystem, MSPs
can deliver profitable cloud storage solutions
that better meet their customers’ evolving data
protection and management needs.
“HyperStore has a number of features that
made Cloudian the right enterprise partner
for us, including the ability to start small and
scale almost infinitely, cost-effectiveness,
multi-tenancy and integration with Rubrik,”
said Scott Workman, CEO at C5 Alliance. “Its
full S3 compatibility was also a critical factor in
enabling C5 to enhance our service offerings as
our customers’ data storage and management
needs continue to evolve.”
$17.36BN
The ransomware protection market size
is expected to grow from $8.16 billion in
2016 to $17.36 Billion by 2021
Avaya deepens Google relationship
AVAYA IS FURTHERING its
integration with Google Cloud to
fully leverage the AI and cloud
capabilities of both companies.
The telecoms giant is
embedding Google Cloud’s
machine learning technology
within Avaya conversation
services powering the contact
centre, enabling easy integration
IPCortex sold to Aerial Direct
AERIAL DIRECT HAS acquired IPCortex as part of its strategic
plans to bolster their opportunities and offering in the unified
communication market. Aerial Direct has acquired all IPCortex
assets, personnel, and customer contracts, and the business
will now operate under the Aerial Direct Group. Aerial Direct’s
Glyn Thomas will join IPCortex as Managing Director, but there
will be no other operational changes at this time. The terms of
the deal have not been publicly disclosed.
Under Aerial Direct, IPCortex will continue its channel-only
route to market.
“Aerial Direct offers a very exciting opportunity for IPCortex
to accelerate the next stage of our growth for the business,
strengthening and expanding its proposition in the market,”
explains Rob Pickering (pictured), founder and CEO of IPCortex.
“The acquisition supports our strategy to further invest
in IPCortex commercial infrastructure to meet the future
requirements of both our reseller partners and the wider
unified communications market.”
of digital AI capabilities for
a consistent and intelligent
customer experience.
“By deepening and
accelerating how we leverage
Google Cloud across our
contact center and unified
communications portfolio, we are
providing increasingly powerful
solutions to organizations of all
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kinds, enabling their successful
digital transformation and driving
positive business results,”
said Eric Rossman, Avaya vice
president, Partners, Developers
& Alliances. “We are excited by
the collaborative relationship we
are building with Google Cloud as
a member of Avaya’s A.I.Connect
ecosystem.”
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