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Brexit is positive says acquired cloud data centre owner
France’s InfraVia Capital Partners has taken a majority stake in UK data centre operator Next Generation Data (NGD), which owns Europe’s biggest data centre.
Brexit fails to dampen cloud spending says analyst IDC
Spending on public cloud IT infrastructure will grow by 18.8 percent in 2016, according to the latest figures from analyst IDC, which predicts it will reach $23.2 billion (£18bn).
Despite Brexit, not one geographical region will experience a decline in cloud spending, said IDC, with investments in public cloud growing at a faster rate than investments in private cloud infrastructure.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise boosts partner sales offering
Hewlett Packard Enterprise has launched an enhanced Enterprise Group deal registration and price protection programme, that is being rolled out to HPE partners across EMEA.
Avast buys AVG for £1bn to widen services
Avast has bought fellow Czech security firm AVG for $1.3 billion (£1bn) as it seeks to provide protection beyond PCs to smartphones and Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
AVG is now based in Amsterdam, but was formed in the Czech Republic in 1991, while Prague-based Avast was founded in 1988. Avast recently opened its new headquarters in Prague, hoping to stimulate the rest of the Czech technology industry, although it has offices housing more than 500 employees around the world.
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