The push for regional data centres continues, and with IoT & Big data we can only see it continuing: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-06/mp-wants-nsw-government-support-for-data-centre/6596820

Taking out the human aspect. Is M2M the future of smart city? Quite a good read: http://www.iotnewsnetwork.com/smart-city/m2m-the-foundation-of-the-smart-city/

And the mega acquisitions keep coming… Nokia make last hurdle to take over Alcatel-Lucent: http://venturebeat.com/2015/10/21/nokias-proposed-alcatel-lucent-acquisition-clears-its-final-major-regulatory-hurdle/

Exciting to see the likes of Google are projecting this type of growth, however its concerning that the trend is not toward greener solutions…. http://www.datacenterdynamics.com/design-strategy/how-will-south-east-asias-data-centers-look-in-2020/94687.article

An interesting view on Cloud computing and an attempt to clear the confusion:https: //lnkd.in/bWzNG8d

Thinking outside the box, and inside the pit, very cool idea by Virgin Media! http://www.gizmag.com/virgin-media-pavement-wifi-hotspot/39908/

Apple rapidly expanding its Data Centre to keep up with iCloud demand, great video of the DC build on this link too: http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/10/02/apple-inc-massively-expanding-its-icloud-data-centers-in-nevada-oregon

Only yesterday the edgeDC team watched a vendor presentation around Cyber crime and its affects on the digital world, then ironically we read this headline this morning: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-09/cyber-attack-insurance-growing-fast/6842744 What affect will this have and how do you ensure the most secure network possible when designing something like a smart city, where just about everything has an IP address? What would it mean to have the street lighting of a reg

Will Cloud be a 2 horse race? Make your choice, as long as its Google or Amazon..... Or is it? http://www.wired.com/2015/10/amazon-google-make-next-100-billion/

What will Dell's purchase of EMC do to the storage market? HP's opinion is not great for the channel partners: http://www.crn.com.au/News/410369,hp-dell-emc-will-cause-chaos-in-the-channel.aspx