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Photo gallery: F5 celebrates office renovation and new channel opportunities

Tue, 2nd May 2017
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F5 celebrated the renovation of its North Sydney office with channel partners and distributors last week as it reinvigorates its channel offerings.
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Melbourne IT ups SMB marketing push with WME Group acquisition

Tue, 2nd May 2017
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marketing
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Melbourne IT plans increase its SMB managed marketing play with a $39 million acquisition of digital marketing solutions company WME Group.
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Multi-product deployments and large deals driving Fortinet growth

Mon, 1st May 2017
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
Large deals and multiple product deployments have seen Fortinet log continued strong growth, with revenue up 20% in Q1.
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Dicker Data joins BenQ's Aussie lineup with monitor deal

Mon, 1st May 2017
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Dicker Data has inked a deal to provide BenQ's LCD monitor range in Australia, with the distributor eyeing key vertical opportunities.
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Bumper growth for Amazon competitors no threat to AWS dominance

Mon, 1st May 2017
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Microsoft, Google and IBM may have posted 80%-plus growth, but they're still a long way from challenging market leader AWS.
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Change at the top for MOQ as Nicki Page resigns

Mon, 1st May 2017
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management
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digital economy
Nicki Page is exiting MOQ as the company moves into a new phase, with MOQdigital COO Joe D'Addio taking over the role.
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Office 365, Azure continue to drive Microsoft growth as Surface drops

Mon, 1st May 2017
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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Strong growth in Office 365 and Azure has helped Microsoft to an 8% growth in revenue for the latest quarter, and offset declines seen elsewhere.
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Ingram Micro cloud updates add raft of new revenue opportunities for resellers

Mon, 1st May 2017
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distributors
Ingram Micro's cloud platforms updates enable resellers to monetise digital and cloud business data, create IoT solutions and sell new ISV offerings.
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Accelerated strikes up new bands with failover router, hunts out local resellers

Mon, 1st May 2017
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router
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nps
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accelerated concepts
Accelerated Concepts is on the hunt for local partners after launching a 4G failover router which supports all carrier bands in ANZ.
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Six key takeaways from Datto's 2017 State of the MSP report

Thu, 27th Apr 2017
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partner programmes
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healthtech
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managed services
Datto's State of the MSP report shines a light on the challenges faced by MSPs - and answers the age old question of Star Wars, or Star Trek?.
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Microsoft appoints Insight MD as Asia Pacific vice president

Thu, 27th Apr 2017
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microsoft
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partners
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managing director
Microsoft has appointed Andrea Della Mattea as its new Asia Pacific operations vice president as the company continues its DX focus locally.
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Former Westcon managing director takes on Dicker Data role

Thu, 27th Apr 2017
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distributors
Former Westcon-Comstor ANZ managing director Wendy O'Keeffe has joined rival Dicker Data as its first independent non-executive director.
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Photo gallery: QNAP hits the road for hybrid tour

Wed, 26th Apr 2017
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storage
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microsoft
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qnap
Australian and New Zealand resellers flocked to QNAP's Hybrid Tour which saw the vendor hitting five cities across the two countries in recent weeks.
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Promapp targets federal government with Callida deal

Wed, 26th Apr 2017
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callida
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Promapp Solutions has teamed up with Canberra-based Callida Consulting in a move to increase its Federal Government foot hold.
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Interview: Availability and protection gaps hindering digital transformation

Wed, 26th Apr 2017
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virtualisation
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veeam
Local companies are facing a growing gap between demand and what IT can deliver, with DX initiatives being held back by unplanned downtime.
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Security, cloud spurring Windows 10 deployments; creating fastest OS adoption

Wed, 26th Apr 2017
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notebook
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windows 10
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analyst report
Security improvements and cloud capabilities are spurring Windows 10 deployments in enterprises, leading to the fastest OS upgrades seen says Gartner.
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NGFW market booms on back of advanced and dynamic threats

Mon, 24th Apr 2017
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analyst report
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threat landscape
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integrated security
Next gen firewalls with integrated security offerings are seeing mass adoption and offering strong growth opportunities according to Frost & Sullivan.
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Motorola Solutions consortium wins $50m mobility deal with Vic Police

Mon, 24th Apr 2017
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motorola solutions
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police
Motorola has stuck a $50 million deal with Victoria Police for a new managed service mobility solution which includes 10,000 iPads and iPhones.
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Veeam channel boss talks renewed vertical focus, investments and visibility

Mon, 24th Apr 2017
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virtualisation
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iaas
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healthtech
Veeam's new channel chief Belinda Jurisic embarks on ANZ partner road trip, pledging increased support and sector focus.
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Australia's GCITS claims top Ingram Micro cloud award

Mon, 24th Apr 2017
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distributors
Building its own IP and a Tourism in the Cloud solution has helped net Australia's GCITS a top Ingram Micro Asia Pacific cloud award.