Australian Stories

Logicalis makes move on Australia with CNI acquisition

The Australian operation of the group, Thomas Duryea Logicalis is confident the acquisition will bolster is hybrid IT abilities.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 9th Oct 2018

Global Stories

Multi-cloud

Cloudera completes Hortonworks merger

Cloudera has finalised its merger with Hortonworks to pioneer an enterprise data cloud, promising unprecedented data insights and analytics flexibility.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 7th Jan 2019

Mergers and Acquisitions

Mercury Energy sells smart meter business for $270m

IntelliHUB has acquired Mercury New Zealand's Metrix smart metering business for $270m, expanding its smart meter footprint in Australia and New Zealand.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 17th Dec 2018

Internet of Things

Avnet to boost AI/IoT solutions with acquisition

The acquisition of Softweb Solutions adds software and artificial intelligence to Avnet's ecosystem and bolsters its IoT capabilities.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Mon, 17th Dec 2018

Artificial Intelligence

HPE makes acquisition to expand big data market presence

HPE has acquired BlueData with the aim of providing an all-encompassing and easy-to-implement solution for AI/ML and big data analytics.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 29th Nov 2018

Virtualisation

Citrix acquires micro app platform Sapho

Sapho's micro applications improve employee productivity by consolidating access to tools, activities and tasks in a simple and unified work feed.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 16th Nov 2018

IoT Security

ForeScout acquires OT security company SecurityMatters for US$113mil

ForeScout Technologies has acquired OT security company SecurityMatters for USD $113 million, enhancing its ability to secure both IT and OT environments.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 12th Nov 2018

Power / Energy

EcoDataCenter acquired, aims to consolidate Nordic market

The company hopes to create a distinct environmental profile for major international players and use its new financial muscle to acquire existing data centres.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 7th Nov 2018

Storage

Hitachi Vantara bolsters analytics with REAN Cloud acquisition

After revealing its intent in July this year, Hitachi Vantara has announced the completion of its acquisition of REAN Cloud.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 1st Nov 2018

Data Analytics

Adobe completes US$4.75b Marketo buyout

Adobe completes its USD $4.75 billion acquisition of Marketo, aiming to fuse their platforms for superior B2B and B2C cross-channel marketing solutions.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Thu, 1st Nov 2018

Marketing Technologies

It's official: Microsoft now owns GitHub

Microsoft has completed its USD $7.5 billion acquisition of GitHub, appointing Nat Friedman as CEO, but vows to uphold the platform's 'developer first' ethos.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 30th Oct 2018

Hyperscale

Analysts say AWS dominance forced IBM's Red Hat acquisition

IBM bets big with a USD $34 billion takeover of Red Hat, spurred by AWS's cloud dominance and aiming to become the top hybrid cloud provider.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 30th Oct 2018

Hybrid Cloud

IBM to spend $34b to acquire Red Hat

IBM is set to acquire Red Hat for USD $34 billion, marking a transformative move in the cloud market, positioning IBM as the leading hybrid cloud provider.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 29th Oct 2018