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TPG cracks $1 billion half year revenue with 90% increase in profit

Thu, 24th Mar 2016
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TPG has seen revenue and profit soar following its acquisition of iiNet, recording an 84% increase in revenue and a 90% revenue increase.
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Dip in Aussie smartphone sales expected to reverse this year

Thu, 24th Mar 2016
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Australian smartphone sales were down one million units last year, but Telsyte says its a temporary dip which will reverse this year.
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EMC dominates purpose-built backup appliance market

Thu, 24th Mar 2016
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Adaptation by vendors in the purpose-built backup appliance market is helping drive the market which remains completely dominated by EMC.
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Google ups the ante with 12 new cloud platform data centers

Wed, 23rd Mar 2016
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Google has announced a dramatic expansion of its global data center network, with 12 new cloud platform regions coming online in the next 18 months.
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Data center blade server market takes off on back of virtualisation

Wed, 23rd Mar 2016
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The data center blade server market is expected to see CAGR of 8.7% out to 2021, on the back of increasing adoption of virtualisation solutions.
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CompTIA launches Channel Standards for best practices

Wed, 23rd Mar 2016
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CompTIA has launched Channel Standards, a collection of best practices designed to give the ANZ channel a blueprint for best practices.
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Under-penetrated verticals offering huge MDM potential; will Microsoft shake up EMM?

Wed, 23rd Mar 2016
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The Australian MDM market is offering growth and 'significant' opportunities for the channel, while there could be a shakeup ahead for the EMM market.
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Former EMC channel boss steps into HPE role

Wed, 23rd Mar 2016
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Chris Trevitt, ex-EMC channel chief, takes over at HPE, bringing a wealth of experience to drive the indirect business segment.
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Photo gallery: Dicker Data and HPE resellers take in the Formula One

Tue, 22nd Mar 2016
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Elite resellers joined Dicker Data and HPE for an exhilarating F1 weekend and a celebratory dinner in Melbourne.
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Intel's legendary former CEO Andy Grove dies

Tue, 22nd Mar 2016
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Tech titan Andy Grove, Intel's pivotal figure and former CEO, passes away at 79, leaving an indelible mark on Silicon Valley.
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CenturyLink ramps up critical capacity across global data centers

Tue, 22nd Mar 2016
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CenturyLink added 14MW of critical capacity at eight data centers last year, with plans to increase capacity in four data centers in H1 2016.
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APAC data center colocation market to hit US$12.9 billion by 2021

Tue, 22nd Mar 2016
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Data center colocation in APAC set to boom, reaching $12.9 billion by 2021 amid surging cloud and IT outsourcing.
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Verizon unveils local partner program

Tue, 22nd Mar 2016
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Verizon Enterprise Solutions has rolled out a new partner program for Australia, as it seeks to capitalise on its 'robust' performance locally.
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Rackspace opens up Fanatical Support for AWS to ANZ market

Tue, 22nd Mar 2016
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Rackspace has announced Fanatical Support for AWS for local businesses, with AWS cloud customer Simpology already taking advantage of the offering.
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New SDN offerings included in Telstra's channel partner offerings

Tue, 22nd Mar 2016
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Australian resellers can capitalise on Telstra's new software defined networking offerings, with the telco opening the doors to the channel.
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EMC honours 'outstanding' ANZ partners

Fri, 18th Mar 2016
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EMC honoured its outstanding ANZ partners at an intimate event in Sydney last night, with DiData, Ingram Micro, Datacom and Data#3 among the winners.
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Microsoft partners with Aussie startup Thred

Thu, 17th Mar 2016
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Microsoft is putting its might behind Aussie start-up Thred, which has been selected as a key start-up partner in the consumer and mobile space.
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NextDC launches data center neutral DCIMaaS offering

Thu, 17th Mar 2016
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NextDC has debuted its OneDC DCIM-as-a-service platform, offering a consolidated view of infrastructure and real-time intelligence in the cloud.
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Intergen takes to the red carpet with Microsoft Azure IoT and Power BI

Thu, 17th Mar 2016
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Intergen has been invited to join not one but two exclusive, invitation only, Microsoft Red Carpet partner programs.
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Telstra and Microsoft team up for 'store of the future'

Thu, 17th Mar 2016
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Telstra and Microsoft have created a new customer environment blending online and physical worlds, with the initiative already reaping benefits.