Impact
Medium
Within the Impact facet, Medium impact intelligence highlights articles where the expected effect level, operational exposure, or decision relevance is comparable. Readers can use the page to separate routine market updates from higher-consequence governance, infrastructure, security, and investment signals that may affect planning, procurement, policy, or customer exposure. The page connects the consequence band to public evidence, related organisations, regional context, operating dependencies, service continuity, competition, investment timing, compliance, and customer risk. It helps readers decide which developments deserve deeper monitoring, which actors are most exposed, and how a signal may affect operations or market planning.
Global Cloud Services
What can jeopardise data integrity throughout its lifecycle?
Maintaining data integrity throughout its lifecycle is crucial for ensuring that information remains accurate, reliable, and secure. Data integrity involves protecting data from unauthorised changes and ensuring its correctness and consistency from creation to deletion. However…
Global Cloud Services Trends
What are data integration techniques?
In today’s data-driven environment, organisations are increasingly relying on data integration techniques to manage and leverage information from various sources. These techniques are essential for creating a comprehensive view of data, enhancing decision-making processes, and…
Global Cloud Services Trends
What is data replication and why is it important?
Data replication is the process of copying data across multiple locations to improve its availability, reliability, and performance. It is essential for ensuring business continuity, disaster recovery, and enhancing system efficiency. Different types of data replication, such as…
Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
China Tower collaborates with two Chinese telecom companies
OUR TAKEChina Tower has established partnerships with two major Chinese telecom companies to leverage IoT technology for improved network management and service delivery, signaling a commitment to innovation in the telecommunication sector.-Rae Li, BTW reporter What happened…
Global Cloud Services Trends
Crypto Democrats rally behind Harris campaign in push for political revamp
OUR TAKEThe newly formed Crypto4Harris group convened to push Vice President Kamala Harris to adopt pro-cryptocurrency policies and align Democratic positions more favourably with digital assets. Featuring key political figures such as Chuck Schumer, the group discussed…
Global Cloud Services
6 key factors that make a system highly available
High availability is achieved through redundancy, failover mechanisms, and load balancing, ensuring continuous system operations even during failures.
Global Cloud Services Trends
DOCS 2024 kicks off in Hangzhou, AI and big data key topics
OUR TAKE The International Conference on Data-Driven Optimisation of Complex Systems (DOCS) is dedicated to promoting and facilitating the exchange of the latest results in the field of complex systems optimisation. The DOCS conference, which has been held for five sessions…
Global Cloud Services
SCPT director general reviews operations in Likasi, Haut-Katanga
The SCPT Director General visited Likasi to assess local operations and address staff concerns as part of a broader regional mission.
Africa Regional ISP Trends
GVA Gabon SAS expands ultra-high-speed internet across Africa
GVA Gabon SAS is a pivotal player in Gabon’s digital landscape, focused on expanding ultra-fast internet access through advanced fibre optic technology. The company is driving the country’s digital transformation by investing in reliable and high-quality internet infrastructure…
Africa Institutional Trends
MDPA: Pioneering ICT growth and policy development
The Mauritius Digital Promotion Agency (MDPA) is pivotal in driving Mauritius towards a more connected and technologically advanced future. With a vision to foster a digitally inclusive, knowledge-based society and a mission to elevate the country’s digital economy, MDPA is…
Africa Cloud Services Trends
Liquid C2 launches Cloudmania in Egypt
Liquid C2, a subsidiary of Liquid Intelligent Technologies, has launched its award-winning Cloudmania division in Egypt, marking a significant expansion into the Middle East. This move reflects Liquid C2’s confidence in the Egyptian market and its strategic importance for…
Africa Cloud Services Trends
La Sentinelle Ltd: Shaping Mauritius’ media for over 60 years
La Sentinelle Ltd has been a cornerstone in the Mauritian media industry for over 60 years. With activities in media, printing, and logistics, it continues to deliver reliable content and services both locally and internationally. A diversified media leader La Sentinelle Ltd’s…
Global Institutional Trends
Forcepoint’s solutions address increasing data breach expenses
In today’s digital landscape, data breaches are more than just a fear; they are a reality that many organisations face. According to IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report 2024, the average cost of a data breach has climbed to $4.88M, a significant 10 percent rise from the previous…
Global Cloud Services
Telstra profit slumps 13% because of corporate trouble
Telstra’s struggling fixed-line enterprise business hit the operator’s full-year earnings, with full-year net profit down 12.8 per cent.
Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
Kim Dotcom’s 12-year fight ended in defeat
Kim Dotcom, the founder of the Megaupload, lost a 12-year fight this week to halt his deportation from New Zealand to the United States.
Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
Japan’s Web3 revolution: digital public goods take center stage
METI’s new initiative aims to boost blockchain adoption through engaging use cases. The project will promote regional revitalisation.
Global Cloud Services Trends
Hackers may have stolen a lot of the Social Security numbers
USDoD released a database called ‘National Public Data’ on the dark web on 8 April, claiming to have records on about 2.9 billion people.
Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
HPE Acquires Morpheus Data for Cloud Management
HPE acquired Morpheus Data to enhance its GreenLake cloud service,expanding its offerings in FinOps and application lifecycle management.
North America Institutional Trends
TikTok calls itself a foreign-owned US news organisation
TikTok on Thursday rebutted the U.S. government’s argument that the popular social media platform is not protected by the First Amendment.
Companies
Google extends AI search features to new countries
OUR TAKEGoogle’s latest updates and expansions to its AI Overviews showcase both the opportunities and obstacles in incorporating AI into search. While extending the feature to more countries and improving its functionality are commendable advancements, the early inaccuracies…