Stories by Heather - Page 8
Interview: Westcon-Comstor NZ on the Cisco opportunity
Wed, 30th Aug 2017
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network infrastructure
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hyperscale
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sdn
Dave Rosenberg outlines Westcon-Comstor's plans and the opportunities available for Cisco resellers following the distie's exclusive appointment.
Pacific Tech ups value added services with new firewall monitoring offering
Wed, 30th Aug 2017
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network infrastructure
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sdn
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naas
Pacific Tech has launched a cloud based value added service providing next-gen firewall device health monitoring, alerting and threat intelligence.
Hills to return to profit next year, takes control of supply chain
Tue, 29th Aug 2017
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supply chain
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healthtech
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hills
Hills expects to return to profitability in the next financial year, and will take full control of its supply chain from early next year.
Solid growth for Dicker Data business, but restructure ahead for NZ
Tue, 29th Aug 2017
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data analytics
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martech
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iot
Dicker Data has posted solid revenue growth of 7.1% for the first six months of 2017, as it looks to SaaS and IaaS and specialisation to drive growth.
Veeam takes Availability Suite to new VMware Cloud on AWS
Tue, 29th Aug 2017
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virtualisation
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Veeam integrates with VMware's AWS cloud service to enhance hybrid cloud flexibility and streamline data center transitions.
Indian PC market hits all-time low on back of GST implementation
Mon, 28th Aug 2017
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network infrastructure
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lenovo
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hp
Traditional PC shipments in India have slumped nearly 19% quarter on quarter to an all-time low on the back of the recent GST implementation, IDC says.
Australian mobile phone market exceeding expectations with 18% growth
Mon, 28th Aug 2017
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apple
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samsung
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huawei
Australia's mobile phone market romped in ahead of expectations in Q2 2017, growing 18.4% thanks to the launch of new Android devices.
Kordia ramps up RedShield push with new appointments
Mon, 28th Aug 2017
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cybersecurity
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kordia
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redshield
Kordia has upped its cybersecurity play with the appointment of a cyber security country manager and a channel manager to push RedShield.
HPE one stop cloud shop kicks off locally, Microsoft joins the party
Mon, 28th Aug 2017
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microsoft
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cloud services
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hpe
Local partners have signed up for HPE's Cloud28+ initiative, with Microsoft also joining the party to provide dedicated lead gen and sales enablement.
Seven tried and true ways for MSPs to generate leads
Mon, 28th Aug 2017
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partner programmes
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storagecraft
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managed services
The more quality leads, the more results you're likely to see. But where do you find those leads in the first place? StorageCraft's Marina Brook offer.
Win 10 detachables, commercial providing relief in ailing market
Mon, 28th Aug 2017
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pc hardware
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notebook
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mobility
Windows 10 detachables and the commercial segment are providing some relief in the ailing personal computing device market.
Service providers drive new managed SD-WAN services
Mon, 28th Aug 2017
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network infrastructure
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sd-wan
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sdn
SD-WAN provides service providers a new way to address the changing enterprise connectivity needs. Silver Peak's David Hughes outlines the drivers.
Veeam and Cisco tighten partnership; Cisco resellers to onsell Veeam
Wed, 23rd Aug 2017
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virtualisation
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cisco
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veeam
Veeam is being added to Cisco's global price list from October, enabling Cisco resellers to deliver complete pre-validated solutions from the vendors.
Data#3 joins billion dollar club - and posts record profit
Wed, 23rd Aug 2017
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cloud services
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data#3
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financial results
Data#3 has joined the $1 billion club, clocking up revenue of $1.1 billion for the year ended 30 June – and posting a record profit to boot.
Exclusive: Frost & Sullivan talks AI, robo-advisors and frictionless shopping
Tue, 22nd Aug 2017
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uc
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martech
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ai
AI is here, right now. Frost & Sullivan ANZ head of research for DX Audrey William sits down to chat with us about how AI is changing business.
The changing value proposition of SD-WAN
Tue, 22nd Aug 2017
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network infrastructure
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sd-wan
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sdn
Analyst Zeus Kerravala, writing for Silver Peak, outlines SD-WAN purchase drivers - and why 2017 signals a change in the value proposition of SD-WAN.
MSP NetCare reaps benefits from move to new backup vendor
Tue, 22nd Aug 2017
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dr
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cloud services
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storagecraft
Sydney managed service provider NetCare says it has slashed the time it takes monitoring and maintaining backups after moving to StorageCraft.
Newgen, Ikara winners at ExtraHop partner awards
Tue, 22nd Aug 2017
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
Newgen and Ikara clinch top honours at ExtraHop's APAC partner event, highlighting their success in network analytics achievements.
DNA looks to flexible financing to drive digital transformation deals
Tue, 22nd Aug 2017
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cloud services
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financing
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resellers
DNA Connect's new financing offer – designed to help channel partners accelerate customer DX strategies – has helped finance $6m in three months.
Cisco to acquire hyperconverged software vendor Springpath in US$320m deal
Tue, 22nd Aug 2017
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hyperscale
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converged infrastructure
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dc
Cisco has continued its buying spree, this time snapping up hyperconvergence software company Springpath to bolster its data centre portfolio.