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Originally disrupting the book retailing business, Amazon Web Services has since emerged as a world’s leader in the provision of ‘as a Service’ computing resources. With more than 200 services available covering infrastructure, platform, compute, storage and applications as a service, AWS solutions are provided from a network of 38 data centers around the world. A cluster of AWS data centres is planned for New Zealand, headquartered in Auckland, and likely to be online by 2024.
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Update: MYOB formally withdraws Reckon merger application

Fri, 1st Jun 2018
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The sale and purchase agreement included conditions, including regulatory conditions, which had to be satisfied prior to completion.
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How the cloud is leaving two thirds of organisations vulnerable in ANZ

Fri, 1st Jun 2018
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The report found that the adoption of cloud security technologies lagged behind cloud adoption, leaving many businesses at risk of a data breach.
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Dynatrace announces a plan to tackle multi-cloud software challenges

Thu, 31st May 2018
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Management Zones automatically discovers environment information and delivers built-in, dynamic permission-based data access.
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Rackspace achieves AWS Financial Services Competency

Wed, 30th May 2018
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The company demonstrated expertise with AWS and passed an assessment of their solutions in order to receive the designation.
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Progress and AWS offering self-service Industrial IoT solution

Wed, 30th May 2018
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The offering will empower R&D and innovation groups with better decision-making capabilities for IIoT proof-of-concept (POC) and pilot execution.
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AWS adds new smart scheduling functionality to Alexa

Mon, 28th May 2018
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The 'Alexa Smart Scheduling Assistant' is designed to help users schedule 1:1 meetings with multiple participants.
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Customers ditch legacy backup for Pure Storage with Cohesity's modern approach

Fri, 25th May 2018
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ohesity's snapshot integration empowers customers to freeze the system and create a full backup of the snapshot from a specific point in time.
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Kiwi startups provide IoT solution for boaties using AWS

Fri, 18th May 2018
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AWS NZ country manager says cloud is reducing the barriers for Kiwi startups to innovate and make a mark on the global stage.
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Is your business ready to talk chatbots?

Mon, 14th May 2018
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Is your business ready for chatbots? CIOs must embrace these virtual assistants, with more than 50% of enterprises projected to invest heavily by 2021.
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DataRobot achieves AWS Financial Services Competency status

Mon, 14th May 2018
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This designation recognises DataRobot for delivery of effective solutions to help financial institutions identify, model, and assess risk.
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Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2018 draws a huge crowd

Mon, 7th May 2018
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Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2018 wowed thousands at Qudos Bank Arena as 16 teams battled in a CS:GO showdown for a US$250,000 prize pool.
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Cloud boom continues as giants threaten small operators

Tue, 1st May 2018
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Spending on cloud infrastructure services rose by 51% in Q1 2018, surpassing growth rates of the previous five quarters, according to Synergy Research data.
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Booming cloud infrastructure market an opportunity for channel partners

Fri, 27th Apr 2018
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​Worldwide spending on cloud infrastructure services is continuing its rampant growth after surging 47% in 12 months.
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SD-WAN enables a new cloud-first branch strategy

Fri, 27th Apr 2018
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Silver Peak discuss how SD-WAN can facilitate a stronger link to cloud services for an organisations remote branch.
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Five key features of Nakivo Backup & Replication v7.4

Fri, 27th Apr 2018
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Virtualisation cloud backup company Nakivo has released version 7.4 of Backup & Replication, complete with 11 new features.
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GlobalData: AWS, lower cloud adoption barriers or face being overtaken

Thu, 19th Apr 2018
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GlobalData has released commentary reporting Amazon's days at the top of the cloud market could be numbered unless it makes some changes.
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3 common mistakes companies make when adopting cloud

Thu, 19th Apr 2018
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As businesses increasingly turn to cloud computing, they often stumble on security, inefficient 'lift-n-shift' migrations, and overhyped serverless solutions.
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AWS recognises five local partners at 2018 ANZ partner awards

Tue, 10th Apr 2018
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The awards recognise partners who are playing a key role in helping customers remediate technical debt and drive innovation.
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Paessler to demonstrate network monitoring-as-a-service at upcoming AWS Summits

Tue, 10th Apr 2018
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Paessler will be showcasing PRTG in the cloud at the upcoming AWS Summits in Sydney, Australia, from April 10 to April 12 and Seoul South Korea.
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ioFABRIC: Surprise, your storage needs a forklift upgrade

Mon, 9th Apr 2018
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Businesses, it's time to stop the storage refresh cycle. ioFABRIC's AI-driven, objective-defined storage eliminates the need for costly upgrades.