Stories by Heather - Page 145
Boom times for cloud services as NZ businesses jump onboard
Mon, 18th May 2015
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cloud services
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it services
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datacom
Cloud-based services in NZ are expected to record a staggering 15-27% CAGR out to 2019 according to a new IDC report, with IT budgets also on the up.
Mobility moves from BYOD to business transformation
Fri, 15th May 2015
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personal computing devices
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byod
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mobility
Australia is at the forefront of enterprise mobility maturity and vision with BYOD solved and companies seeking complex business transformation.
Zuora launches 'app store' for subscription based business
Fri, 15th May 2015
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healthtech
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apps
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zuora
uora has launched a relationship business management partner channel ‘app store’ providing resellers with a range of subscription-based app offerings.
Wi-Fi calling dials New Zealand
Fri, 15th May 2015
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uc
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network infrastructure
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wireless networks
With Skype and WhatsApp snapping at their heels, mobile phone operators are turning to Wi-Fi calling of their own, aided by iOS 8 and Hotspot 2.0.
A security trifecta: Encryption, analytics and applications
Fri, 15th May 2015
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encryption
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duo
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data encryption
Data encryption, application security and analytics are offering resellers new opportunities in the burgeoning security market.
Wellington City Council consolidates and gets SaaS-y
Fri, 15th May 2015
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saas
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cloud services
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wellington city council
Wellington City Council is consolidating many of its more than 120 current separate IT systems onto TechnologyOne’s cloud platform.
Virtual reality hits New Zealand with Samsung Gear VR
Thu, 14th May 2015
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ar, vr & metaverse
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samsung
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noel leeming
Virtual reality comes to Noel Leeming on Saturday, with 20 stores across New Zealand showcasing the Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition.
Distribution Central cloud offering making resellers ‘heroes’ again
Thu, 14th May 2015
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microsoft
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cloud services
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distribution central
Distribution Central will launch its revamped DC CloudSelect Marketplace next Monday, promising potential revenue gains for resellers.
Netflix tax, multinational tax crackdown leveling playing field
Thu, 14th May 2015
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australian federal budget
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gst
The Government says it’s leveling the playing field with digital GST and a crack-down on multinational companies' tax avoidance.
NextGen adds SolarWinds to portfolio; enterprise push ahead
Thu, 14th May 2015
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hyperscale
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dc
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solarwinds
SolarWinds inks new distribution deal with NextGen Distribution, aiming to increase reach into the ANZ enterprise data centre space.
$2 trillion cybercrime bill for business by 2019
Thu, 14th May 2015
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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data breach
The cost of data breaches is expected to soar to $2 trillion globally by 2019 - and its not mobile or IoT that will be the source of most breaches...
Victorious Veeam slams Symantec following patent win
Thu, 14th May 2015
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virtualisation
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dr
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cloud services
Symantec's bid to 'stifle competition' because 'its legacy physical backup products could not compete' fails after Veeam wins three year patent battle.
New A10 VP to expand company's channel operations
Thu, 14th May 2015
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firewalls
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breach prevention
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ibm
A10 has appointed a new VP of Asia Pacific sales charged with expanding the company’s channel operations and taking sales team 'to the next level'.
Third platform focus will bring 'much higher margins'
Wed, 13th May 2015
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paas
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iaas
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cloud services
Avnet is looking for double digit growth and higher margins as it eyes up the ‘golden opportunity’ of the third platform - and new resellers.
Strategic focus and plenty of good news for IT in Budget
Wed, 13th May 2015
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digital transformation
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personal computing devices
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ovum
Budget applauded as 'a welcome focus on strategic investment' with no shortage of good news of IT - but hold on to your tech staff.
Legacy infrastructure stifling agility and innovation
Wed, 13th May 2015
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network infrastructure
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devops
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sdn
Legacy infrastructure is holding companies back from achieving their businesses goals and preventing business agility and innovation say CIOs.
Gartner: IBM leading the way in all-flash storage
Wed, 13th May 2015
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storage
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healthtech
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ibm
IBM tops all-flash storage array vendors in 2014, shipping more petabytes and units for SSA than any of its competitors, according to Gartner report.
Kiwis rally for reduction in copper wholesale charges
Wed, 13th May 2015
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uc
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commerce commission
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telco
More than 1000 people have provided submissions to the Commerce Commission calling for a reduction in copper wholesale charges.
Free enterprise security: Bargain or false economy?
Wed, 13th May 2015
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cybersecurity
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bitdefender
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apt
A security expert is cautioning against entrusting enterprise security to free security products saying they are a false economy.
AWS partners up for NZ push
Wed, 13th May 2015
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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cloud services
AWS's Tim Dacombe-Bird tells us about the importance of channel partners, peer to peer partnering and the move into enterprise.