COMPANY NEWS: Edge computing is transforming the way businesses operate, innovate and compete in today's digital world. By locating computation and data processing closer to where data is generated, it is possible to make decisions faster and leverage AI applications at the edge. AI inferencing at the edge can drive better outcomes faster by enabling real-time insights, actions and automation. However, the task of managing edge operations across diverse locations, devices and applications can be daunting and expensive. Now, there's a solution to these complexities: Dell NativeEdge, an innovative edge operations software platform designed to simplify, optimise and secure your entire edge estate.
Australian building industry services company Burbank Group has adopted Dell APEX PC-as-a Service (PCaaS) as part of a technology refresh to boost productivity and improve sustainability relating to the disposal and recycling of old devices.
COMPANY NEWS: Generative AI (genAI) is the decade’s most promising accelerator for innovation with 78% of IT decision makers reporting they’re largely excited for the potential genAI can have on their organisations.
Processor manufacturer AMD says AI is the most transformational technology in 50 years, and that the biggest driver of this has been generative AI. However, the amazing things AI can achieve are constrained by the availability and capability of GPUs - so, to accelerate AI, AMD has today announced its brand new AMD Instinct MI300X accelerator, bringing the highest performance in the world for generative AI.
COMPANY NEWS: Commvault, a leading provider of cyber resilience and data protection solutions for hybrid cloud organisations, today announced Commvault Cloud, powered by Metallic AI – a new, unique platform that is changing the game in how IT and security teams can radically improve cyber resilience in an era of non-stop ransomware and malicious cyberattacks.
Samsung Electronics and O2 Telefónica jointly trialled advanced cloud-native vRAN and Open RAN technologies in several lab and field tests in Germany.
COMPANY NEWS: The next wave of IT modernisation is here. Organisations are quickly adopting cloud-native strategies to accelerate AI adoption and supercharge application delivery.
GUEST OPINION: One in three Australians have been exposed to data breaches in recent years proving no individual or business is immune. According to the most recent figures from the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner’s (OAIC) Notifiable Data Breaches scheme, there were 497 notifications in the last six months of 2022, a figure up 26% on the previous reporting period.
GUEST OPINION: I’m always surprised by the statistics about electronic waste (e-waste) and how little is understood about this critical environmental issue.
GUEST OPINION: Three years ago, we talked about the renaissance of the PC. While the PC has always helped us connect and collaborate, in 2020, at the height of work-from-home and virtual learning, we saw just how critical the PC is to all aspects of our lives. It was at that time we laid out our vision for the future, outlined where our investments were going and predicted how the PC-human experience would evolve.
We curate several monthly, best laptop lists over at High Performance Laptops. Here's a summary of the updated October rankings for the top gaming, ultraportable, business and overall best laptops in Australia in October, 2023.
AMD has begun shipping its new Epyc 8004 Series processors, rounding out its fourth-generation Epyc CPU family.
Remote monitoring technology provider Kallipr is set to join the 5G Open Innovation Lab (5G OI Lab) in the United States.
GUEST INTERVIEW: We spoke to Andy Ridley and Ben Vozzo from the Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef plus Dell's Aruna Kolluru about the latest Great Reef Census and how Dell's servers and A.I. were helping. We learned how the Census - which involves monitoring sections of reef using professional and amateur photos - has accelerated dramatically in recent years, thanks to greater technology efficiencies plus gamified user interaction.
Equinix, Dell, and Infocomm Media Development Authority (Imda) have formed a partnership to drive green practices, working together to reshape how digital infrastructure is designed, deployed, and maintained across Singapore.
Data and AI specialist Databricks has announced new partners in its Delta Sharing ecosystem that allows live data to be securely shared from a lakehouse to any computing platform.
COMPANY NEWS: Secureworks, a global leader in cybersecurity, announced a 220% increase in customers using Dell Managed Detection and Response (MDR) powered by Secureworks Taegis XDR in FY23.
Shipments of PCs in Australia fell by 19.1% year-on-year, the technology analyst firm IDC says, adding that the overall figure was 996,000 units.
GUEST OPINION: With data breaches rarely far from the headlines these days, the alarms for stronger data protection could not be ringing louder and they should not be ignored. In seeking the competitive advantages of capturing more data, along with a general data explosion, many organisations have not adequately understood the scale of the task of protecting it.
GUEST OPINION: With data breaches rarely far from the headlines these days, the alarms for stronger data protection could not be ringing louder and they should not be ignored. In seeking the competitive advantages of capturing more data, along with a general data explosion, many organisations have not adequately understood the scale of the task of protecting it.
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