"The Global StorageSphere is large and diverse, encompassing many different storage technologies, and growing rapidly."

Big Blue has made Watson portable across any cloud with the goal to empower businesses to prevent vendor lock-in and start deploying AI wherever their data resides.

The company has made updates to its All-Flash storage system and released the ClarityNow software for data management.

Until now, organisations have only spoken about innovative technologies somewhat theoretically. This has left people without a solid understanding of how they will ultimately manifest in our work and personal lives.

DigiPlex has announced that it has taken measures to satiate increasing customer demand.

Customers can now use and pay for data centre hardware and services - on-premise or at a customer-preferred location - without having to purchase the equipment.

"Jay is an industry luminary with a tremendous track record of seeing around corners and his appointment highlights our global focus as a company."

Service providers account for a growing share of ICT spending, led by a surge of cloud infrastructure spending, according to IDC.