TBR stories

SecurityBrief Asia revisits 2016's year on the wild, wild web
Fri, 16th Dec 2016
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malware
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ddos
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casb
New threats, new malware, new attacks, new chaos and new ways to fight back: A look back at Asia cybersecurity in 2016.

AWS reinvents its portfolio to capture greater IoT business
Mon, 12th Dec 2016
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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microsoft
AWS is reinventing its Internet of Things (IoT) suite and addressing numerous shortcomings, with a one-year anniversary build-out of a suite of IoT.

Dell Technologies bets on growing demand for hybrid and multicloud solutions
Mon, 12th Dec 2016
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network infrastructure
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hybrid cloud
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multi-cloud
Reporting financial results for the first time since merging Dell and EMC assets, Dell Technologies highlights its infrastructure-centric goals.

Three factors to drive management consulting revenue, according to TBR
Fri, 9th Dec 2016
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deloitte
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tbr
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consultancy
Demand for consulting on operations, organization and change is set to increase as digital transformation projects scale up, according to TBR.

Partners pick up the slack, propelling Workday to large enterprise success
Thu, 8th Dec 2016
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hcm
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microsoft
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payroll systems
Workday continues prioritising top-line growth over profitability, which is paying off as the vendor had major 3Q16 signings in the U.S. and Europe.

HPE’s first anniversary brings declining revenues amid heavy market disruption
Tue, 6th Dec 2016
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software development
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hpe
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tbr
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) reported a 7% decline in revenue during Q3 2016, but saw operating margin rise to 6.2%.

Red Hat picks prime time to strengthen its telco value proposition
Wed, 30th Nov 2016
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open source
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red hat
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tbr
As more CSPs embrace open source solutions in their network and IT environments, Red Hat is poised to make further inroads.

TBR: Pure play acquisitions plentiful for quick picking
Wed, 23rd Nov 2016
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multi-cloud
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cloud services
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ict
The cloud brokerage market is reaching an inflection point, with pure plays being acquired and multilines building out their brokerage platforms.

President Trump and Technology: Good or Bad? Here's what the experts say
Fri, 11th Nov 2016
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healthtech
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cloud services
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elections
Donald Trump's victory in the US election could have significant implications for the technology industry, say analysts.

Massive DDoS attacks will shift spending to emerging mitigation service providers
Wed, 9th Nov 2016
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ddos
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dlp
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tbr
Widespread DDoS attacks in October will lead users to seek multiple DDoS mitigation service providers, says TBR analysis.

While cloud competitors narrow their focus, Fujitsu continues a multiline approach
Thu, 3rd Nov 2016
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hyperscale
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dc
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microsoft
Through partnerships, Fujitsu extends its ability to host third-party applications, helping it capitalise on core data center presence.

CenturyLink & Level 3: Is it a good deal for CenturyLink?
Thu, 3rd Nov 2016
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centurylink
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tbr
CenturyLink plans to acquire Level 3 Communications for $24bn, creating one of the largest network operators in the world.

Portfolio evolution and strategic shifts toward hybrid position VMware for long-term success
Thu, 3rd Nov 2016
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virtualisation
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hyperscale
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dc
VMware faces a critical period as it aims to ramp up revenue streams in its software-defined data center, EUC and hybrid cloud segments.

Acquisitions, portfolio expansion and data center investments drive Cloud-as-a-Service revenue
Tue, 1st Nov 2016
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private cloud
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hybrid cloud
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hyperscale
Cloud-as-a-Service revenue is increasing thanks to acquisitions, portfolio expansion, and data center investments, says TBR report.

Vendors upping their recruitment game to stay ahead in the DX arms race
Tue, 1st Nov 2016
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digital transformation
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it automation
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tbr
IT services vendors are hiring staff with multidisciplinary skills to support hybrid IT environments, says TBR report.

Transformations hurting data center profits
Wed, 19th Oct 2016
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hyperscale
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dc
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tbr
Server, storage and networking hardware profits are slipping, in the wake of a ‘steady creep’ of virtualisation across data centers.

Nokia’s Global Services business makes progress in reinventing itself
Thu, 13th Oct 2016
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smartphones
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nokia
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tbr
Nokia pivots to automation and non-CSP markets, strategising to counter flat telecom spend and drive its Global Services growth.

IBM, HPE, Cisco and Microsoft drive huge chunk of $6 billion IoT ecosystem
Mon, 26th Sep 2016
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iot
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iaas
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microsoft
The commercial Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem is exploding and so are the cloud services that go with it, according to new research from TBR.

Huawei enables Cloud 2.0 to drive growth
Wed, 21st Sep 2016
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paas
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iaas
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cloud services
Huawei sees the cloud as the key enabler of digital transformation and is positioning to offer supporting software, hardware and services solutions.

Industry acquisitions improve Oracle cloud execution ahead of database and NetSuite influence
Mon, 19th Sep 2016
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fintech
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iaas
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financial systems
Oracle’s industry expertise will remain valuable on premises, but it has the opportunity to support differentiation of cloud applications.