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Stories by Heather - Page 11

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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.
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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.
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Exclusive: Frost & Sullivan talks AI, robo-advisors and frictionless shopping
Tue, 22nd Aug 2017
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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DX driving Philippines outsourcing market to US$500m by 2021
Mon, 21st Aug 2017
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outsourcing
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disruption
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analyst report
DX is helping drive IT outsourcing spend upwards in the Philippines, but multiyear and multimillion-peso deals are decreasing says IDC.
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Multimedia Technology bulks up storage portfolio with Drobo
Mon, 21st Aug 2017
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storage
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converged infrastructure
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san
Multimedia Technology has inked a deal to distribute storage vendor Drobo’s DAS offerings in Australia, along with select NAS and SAN offerings.
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No sale: Private equity bidders can Vocus takeover talks
Mon, 21st Aug 2017
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uc
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telco
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m&a
Private equity giants Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Affinity Equity Partners end takeover talks with Vocus, causing a drop in share prices.
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Exclusive: Frost & Sullivan outlines the ‘massive’ AI opportunity for resellers
Mon, 21st Aug 2017
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martech
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Local integrators and resellers are yet to fully capitalise on the AI opportunity - and it's a 'massive' opportunity says Frost & Sullivan.
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Public cloud subscription growth driving Rhipe revenues
Mon, 21st Aug 2017
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private cloud
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public cloud
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microsoft
Demand is moving from private cloud to public cloud, with Rhipe reaping the benefits in its latest financials.
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Integration and DX demand sees IntegrationWorks open Sydney office
Mon, 21st Aug 2017
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digital transformation
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healthtech
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cloud services
IntegrationWorks has expanded its Australian presence, opening a Sydney office as demand continues for integration and digital transformation.
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Gartner hype cycle outlines the technologies for workforce digital dexterity
Mon, 21st Aug 2017
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uc
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digital signage
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data analytics
Augmented data discovery, personal analytics, conversational UI and virtual assistants - welcome to the digital workplace of the - near - future.
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Brightstar inks Samsung Knox platform deal for Australia
Thu, 17th Aug 2017
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mdm
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personal computing devices
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samsung
Brightstar has signed a deal with Samsung which will see it providing a wider suite of mobile device management solutions using the Knox platform.
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Enterprise concerns driving Australian information security spend to $2.8b
Thu, 17th Aug 2017
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advanced persistent threat protection
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cybersecurity
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it spending
Australian information security spend is expected to climb to $2.8b this year, with enterprise security services a key market.
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Certus spins out Cognition to spur cognitive app development on IBM Cloud
Thu, 17th Aug 2017
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apm
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low-code
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ai
Certus has spun out its Cognition app ‘garage’ service to create a new design thinking led management consultancy designed.
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Tenable launches new channel program including first MSSP partner program
Thu, 17th Aug 2017
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partner programmes
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cybersecurity
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mssp
Tenable has launched a new partner program to provide training and support to help partners build new business.
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Westcon-Comstor scoops up exclusive Cisco distribution, ousts Ingram Micro and Dicker Data
Thu, 17th Aug 2017
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cisco
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dicker data
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westcon-comstor
Westcon-Comstor has been appointed as the exclusive New Zealand distributor for Cisco, ousting Ingram Micro and Dicker Data.