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Kiwi Stories

Written by Heather

Photo Gallery: Ingram Micro NZ hits the road for Spring Break
Ingram Micro

Photo Gallery: Ingram Micro NZ hits the road for Spring Break

Ingram Micro NZ's Spring Break tour brings the latest tech updates directly to resellers' doorsteps nationwide.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Wed, 11th Oct 2017
Evolving enterprise security needs gives MSPs new opportunities
Cybersecurity

Evolving enterprise security needs gives MSPs new opportunities

Protecting the enterprise is becoming more complex, due to widening attack vectors, including the IoT and the rapid morphing of attack.

By Heather Wright • 5 min read • Wed, 11th Oct 2017
Exclusive: Dicker Data NZ outlines reseller opportunities in new volume brands
Storage

Exclusive: Dicker Data NZ outlines reseller opportunities in new volume brands

Dicker Data NZ's Richard Harri outlines the benefits for resellers following yesterday's announcement of deals with Kensington, QNAP and Seagate.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 10th Oct 2017

Global Stories

Written by Heather

How hybrid cloud improves disaster recovery
Disaster Recovery

How hybrid cloud improves disaster recovery

The hybrid cloud is rapidly changing the way enterprises approach disaster recovery. StorageCraft Asia Pacific's Marina Brook outlines the changes.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Mon, 16th Oct 2017
Business demand not enough to prevent further PC market declines
Network Infrastructure

Business demand not enough to prevent further PC market declines

Steady business demand isn't enough to starve off a declining PC market according to the latest figures from Gartner.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 16th Oct 2017
How new cloud architectures are changing the WAN landscape
Network Infrastructure

How new cloud architectures are changing the WAN landscape

Surging cloud usage is leading to new networking needs, says Silver Peak's Graham Schultz. He outlines the changing face of the network.

By Heather Wright • 6 min read • Mon, 16th Oct 2017
Data center, enterprise and telco demand driving high SDN growth for India
Network Infrastructure

Data center, enterprise and telco demand driving high SDN growth for India

Demand from data centers, large enterprises and telcos, along with increasing demand for cloud based services is driving high demand for SDN in India.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 11th Oct 2017
Customers happy to pay premium for right cloud and hosting enhancements
Edge Computing

Customers happy to pay premium for right cloud and hosting enhancements

There are big benefits in providing enhanced hosting and cloud services according to a new report, which found customers willing to pay 30% premiums.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Oct 2017
ALE serves up business partner onboarding for Rainbow platform
Unified Communications

ALE serves up business partner onboarding for Rainbow platform

Alcatel Lucent Enterprise has introduced a business partner onboarding program for its Rainbow cloud collaboration service.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 11th Oct 2017
New boss for Adobe ANZ as Chris Skelton departs
Marketing Technologies

New boss for Adobe ANZ as Chris Skelton departs

Adobe has appointed former Experian ANZ managing director Suzanne Steele as its new ANZ managing director, following the departure of Chris Skelton.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 11th Oct 2017
Photo gallery: Aruba honours local channel at APAC awards
Partner Programmes

Photo gallery: Aruba honours local channel at APAC awards

Dicker Data, Ingram Micro, Matrix CNI, Thomas Duryea, Datacom and Tech Data Systems are among the winners in this year's Aruba APAC partner awards.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 11th Oct 2017
HP winner in better than expected Q3 PC market
Network Infrastructure

HP winner in better than expected Q3 PC market

The traditional PC market has clocked a better than expected result Q3, with HP logging a 'notable' growth thanks to big wins in Asia Pacific.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 11th Oct 2017
Tumbling Android tablet sales drag down Aussie market
Microsoft

Tumbling Android tablet sales drag down Aussie market

Microsoft may have lost the smartphone battle, but it's gaining share in the Australian tablet market according to new Telstye research.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 11th Oct 2017
Itelligence expands Indian presence with vCentric acquisition
SAP

Itelligence expands Indian presence with vCentric acquisition

SAP solutions, hosting and managed services provider Itelligence has acquired SAP reseller vCentric Technologies Private Limited.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 10th Oct 2017
Sophos targets growth cloud market with new partner program
Firewalls

Sophos targets growth cloud market with new partner program

Sophos has expanded its channel program to include a cloud security specialty as it seeks to capitalise on the growing public cloud market.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 10th Oct 2017
Ingram Micro sparks up Cloud Marketplace collaboration
Unified Communications

Ingram Micro sparks up Cloud Marketplace collaboration

Ingram Micro teams with Cisco to offer the Spark collaboration tool, boosting reseller profits via its Australian Cloud Marketplace.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 10th Oct 2017

Stories from Other Regions

Written by Heather

Data#3 state manager heads to Cirrus role
Partner Programmes

Data#3 state manager heads to Cirrus role

Data#3's Glenn McAtee is moving across to Cirrus Networks, taking on the role of WA state manager for the IT solutions provider.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 10th Oct 2017