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10 ways disties can stay relevant in the age of Amazon
Unified Communications

10 ways disties can stay relevant in the age of Amazon

Australian distributors have nothing to fear in the Amazon economy - they simply need to understand the value they can offer and put modern tools.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Wed, 29th May 2019
Adobe & Amazon: Making merchants' stores a lot more powerful
Marketing Technologies

Adobe & Amazon: Making merchants' stores a lot more powerful

Adobe Magento Commerce offers Amazon sellers a streamlined, integrated platform for both Amazon and own stores.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 15th May 2019
Amazon still safely ahead of chasing pack in cloud infrastructure market
DataCentre infrastructure

Amazon still safely ahead of chasing pack in cloud infrastructure market

Despite Microsoft, Google, Alibaba and Tencent all substantially outpacing the overall market, Amazon is still clearly in front.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 7th May 2019
AI helps Amazon Alexa ignore its own name
Smart Home

AI helps Amazon Alexa ignore its own name

Amazon and Johns Hopkins researchers harness AI to help Alexa distinguish between its wake word and everyday mentions, reducing false activations by 15%.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Fri, 26th Apr 2019
Amazon puts a 'Ring' on smart home surveillance
Surveillance

Amazon puts a 'Ring' on smart home surveillance

Amazon has acquired Ring, a prominent smart home security company, aiming to make security devices more accessible and fight crime in neighbourhoods globally.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 23rd Apr 2019
Amazon tools empower SMBs for sales success
Data Analytics

Amazon tools empower SMBs for sales success

Amazon introduced over 50 tools in 2019 to support SMBs, leading to a 20% increase in firms surpassing USD $1 million in sales, boosting global SMB growth.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 15th Apr 2019
Alexa could be the voice of your car soon
Cartech

Alexa could be the voice of your car soon

As luxury car brands move away from their own voice assistants to partnering with Google or Amazon, we may find Alexa riding with us all soon.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Apr 2019
IDC: Smart home market only getting stronger
Smart Home

IDC: Smart home market only getting stronger

Smart speakers have moved into people's homes and are ready to pay off as smart networks begin to spread throughout the household.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Tue, 2nd Apr 2019
2degrees jumps on the bundle bandwagon with Amazon Prime
Unified Communications

2degrees jumps on the bundle bandwagon with Amazon Prime

Following the trend set by Vodafone and Spark, 2degrees is trying to lure customers into a contract with the promise of access to streaming content.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Mon, 11th Mar 2019
Amazon, Google, and Alibaba fuel booming smart speaker market
Digital Entertainment

Amazon, Google, and Alibaba fuel booming smart speaker market

While these vendors have had great success in the market, other vendors like Samsung, Huawei, and Apple have failed to capitalise.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Sat, 9th Mar 2019
NZ companies ill-prepared for new digital marketing era
Marketing Technologies

NZ companies ill-prepared for new digital marketing era

Kim Voon claims New Zealand companies need to get off their bums and get on with adopting new marketing tech or face being left behind by their global peers.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 15th Jan 2019
Hyperscale data centres surging globally, 132 more on the way
Hyperscale

Hyperscale data centres surging globally, 132 more on the way

Global demand for data surge fuels a boom in hyperscale data centres, with 132 new facilities set to bolster the current 430, a rise led by Amazon and Google.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 10th Jan 2019
Is Supermicro innocent? 3rd party test finds no malicious hardware
Semiconductors

Is Supermicro innocent? 3rd party test finds no malicious hardware

One of the larger scandals within IT circles took place this year with Bloomberg firing shots at Supermicro - now Supermicro is firing back.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 13th Dec 2018
The 2018 Canalys APAC Channels Forum keynote
Hyperscale

The 2018 Canalys APAC Channels Forum keynote

There was a lot to unpack at the Canalys APAC Channels Forum keynote. This long-form piece tries to cover all the most relevant points for ANZ.

By Ben Moore • 9 min read • Thu, 6th Dec 2018
How Amazon aims to reinvent blockchain
Hyperscale

How Amazon aims to reinvent blockchain

Amazon QLDB is a new class of database that provides a transparent, immutable, and cryptographically verifiable ledger.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Mon, 3rd Dec 2018
Hyperscalers hurling colossal capital at data centres
Hyperscale

Hyperscalers hurling colossal capital at data centres

The old proverb 'you have to spend money to make money' could never be truer than in the hyperscale data centre industry.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Nov 2018
Amazon customers irate after 'technical error'
Breach Prevention

Amazon customers irate after 'technical error'

A 'technical error' at Amazon has exposed customer names and email addresses, leaving many irate and questioning if it was a data breach.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Nov 2018
Exclusive: How the separation of Amazon and AWS could affect the cloud market
Network Infrastructure

Exclusive: How the separation of Amazon and AWS could affect the cloud market

Amazon's potential separation from AWS may not have a significant impact on the cloud market, says Unitas Global's Grant Kirkwood.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Fri, 16th Nov 2018

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