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Patrick Martlew

Former TechDay team member

Read the latest stories by Patrick Martlew across the TechDay network.

Kiwi Stories

COMPETITION: Win an exclusive trip to the Houston Space Center courtesy of Dicker Data and Plantronics

Dicker Data and Plantronics are offering New Zealand resellers a chance to win an exclusive trip to the Houston Space Center by purchasing Plantronics products.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Fri, 9th Mar 2018

Global Stories

DataCentre infrastructure

APC by Schneider Electric looking to fill channel role after new promotions

The company is now actively seeking to fill both its strategic marketing and operations role and its channels and alliances role.

By Patrick Martlew • 3 min read • Fri, 9th Mar 2018

Network Infrastructure

Optus Business and Cisco to join forces on Commonwealth games network infrastructure

The jointly commissioned network will span the GC2018's 37 locations, including operational, command and sporting venues.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Fri, 9th Mar 2018

Network Infrastructure

Cisco unveils two new SD-WAN tools in intent-based networking push

Cisco unveils tools for smarter WAN: SD-WAN vAnalytics & Meraki Insight at Cisco Live, forecasting network woes.

By Patrick Martlew • 3 min read • Thu, 8th Mar 2018

Partner Programmes

Cisco honours top ANZ partners at Cisco Live

Data#3 was the big winner on the night, receiving two separate gongs for Cisco's partner of the year (for Software and for Services).

By Patrick Martlew • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Mar 2018

Surveillance

Exclusive Interview: Red Hat on their software-defined storage solution for surveillance

The company says it has alleviated a lot of the cost burdens associated with surveillance storage through its new solution.

By Patrick Martlew • 4 min read • Wed, 7th Mar 2018

Smart Cities

Exclusive Interview: The City of Newcastle on smart city investment

Newcastle's smart city initiatives aim to revitalize the community, attract business investment, and boost economic growth, says Deputy Lord Mayor Clausen.

By Patrick Martlew • 7 min read • Tue, 6th Mar 2018

Malware

A guide to staying one step ahead of modern email attackers

Email serves as an organisations' communicative lifeblood, thus making it the most critical vector for an assortment of threats.

By Patrick Martlew • 1 min read • Mon, 5th Mar 2018

Customer Relationship Management

Want to foster meaningful customer relationships? Here's how the cloud can help

As customer expectations soar, SAP Hybris shows how a modern cloud CRM solution can transform customer relationships and drive sales performance.

By Patrick Martlew • 1 min read • Mon, 5th Mar 2018

Converged Infrastructure

Nutanix continues revenue growth for Q2, acquires Minjar

Nutanix reports a 44% revenue growth in Q2 2018, reaching USD $286.7 million, and acquires Minjar to bolster its multi-cloud management capabilities.

By Patrick Martlew • 3 min read • Fri, 2nd Mar 2018

Trustwave

Gartner positions Trustwave as a new “Leader” in MQ for managed security services

Trustwave was previously positioned as a Challenger in the 2017 version of the report, marking its first appearance in the report.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Fri, 2nd Mar 2018

Artificial Intelligence

A definitive look at whether AI is a job creator, enabler or destroyer

AI isn't taking your job—it's transforming it. Increased AI and automation in enterprises shift roles from repetitive tasks to high-value strategic work.

By Patrick Martlew • 4 min read • Fri, 2nd Mar 2018

Partner Programmes

Ivanti gives its partner program a significant refresh

Ivanti says it is looking to enhance the expertise of national sales providers (NSPs) and expert solution providers (ESPs).

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Fri, 2nd Mar 2018

Cloud Services

ServiceNow taps former IBM talent for APJ VP position

ServiceNow has appointed former IBM executive Mitch Young as VP and GM for Asia Pacific and Japan, to spearhead growth in its fastest-expanding region.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Thu, 1st Mar 2018

Data Analytics

DXC Technology acquires local Oracle partner M-Power Solutions

DXC Technology is set to acquire Australian-based Oracle partner M-Power Solutions, enhancing its leading position in Oracle Cloud solutions in ANZ.

By Patrick Martlew • 3 min read • Thu, 1st Mar 2018

Open source

Red Hat brings in ex-Fuji Xerox talent for ANZ channel role

Red Hat has named Garry Gray, former chief revenue officer at Fuji Xerox Australia, as its new ANZ channel director, replacing Colin Garro.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Thu, 1st Mar 2018

Partner Programmes

SAP Concur notches first ANZ reseller agreement with MicroChannel

SAP Concur secures its first ANZ reseller deal with MicroChannel, marking a strategic move to broaden its market reach through new channel partnerships.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Thu, 1st Mar 2018