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Heather Wright

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Familiar face takes on partner role for Microsoft Australia
Microsoft

Familiar face takes on partner role for Microsoft Australia

Mark Leigh has taken over the role of Microsoft Australia's small mid-market solutions and partner lead, taking over from David Gage.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 7th Oct 2015
Turnbull government offers hope for digital innovation and skills shortage
Unified Communications

Turnbull government offers hope for digital innovation and skills shortage

Australia's change in leadership is set to create new challenges for digital recruitment according to technology recruitment agency, Greythorn.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 6th Oct 2015

Global Stories

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Rackspace launches AWS managed service offerings
Hyperscale

Rackspace launches AWS managed service offerings

Rackspace signs deal with AWS to offer tools, expertise, application management and operational support for AWS customers.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 8th Oct 2015
Physical and virtual merge in Gartner's top 10 strategic tech trends
Supply Chain

Physical and virtual merge in Gartner's top 10 strategic tech trends

Architecture, smart machines and the glue that binds it all together are key features in Gartner's top 10 strategic technology trends for 2016.

By Heather Wright • 8 min read • Thu, 8th Oct 2015
Gartner: Data is dumb, welcome to the algorithmic economy
Data Analytics

Gartner: Data is dumb, welcome to the algorithmic economy

With worldwide IT spend expected to surpass US$3.6 trillion in 2016, Gartner says data is dumb - it's time to embrace algorithms.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 8th Oct 2015
OpenText opens up marketing funds for partners
Partner Programmes

OpenText opens up marketing funds for partners

OpenText will provide marketing development funds and new incentives for partners as it ups its channel investment to capitalise on the digital world.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 7th Oct 2015
Meet the Surface Book, Microsoft's first ever laptop
Gaming

Meet the Surface Book, Microsoft's first ever laptop

A laptop, the Surface Book, was a surprise unveiling at a Microsoft event overnight, with the Surface Pro 4 and Lumia 950 also in the lineup.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Oct 2015
Kiwi company launches data centre in a box offering
Hyperscale

Kiwi company launches data centre in a box offering

NZ's IT Power has unveiled what it believes is the first locally developed 'data centre in a box', offering an 'affordable and flexible' option.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Oct 2015
IT Power takes on containerised data centre market; resellers wanted
Hyperscale

IT Power takes on containerised data centre market; resellers wanted

IT Power has unveiled what it believes is the first New Zealand developed 'data centre in a box' solution, offering new opportunities for resellers.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Oct 2015
Mako Networks sold to US provider
Physical Security

Mako Networks sold to US provider

United States telecommunications service provider D&S Communications has acquired the assets of Mako Networks from the company's receivers.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Oct 2015
Manufacturing leading enterprise mobile charge
Manufacturing

Manufacturing leading enterprise mobile charge

Mobile technology spend will reach $1.2 trillion by 2019 with the manufacturing sector offering the largest enterprise opportunity for mobile tech.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 7th Oct 2015
Changing skills required for a changing channel
Analyst report

Changing skills required for a changing channel

As the channel changes, more strategic planning, vendor evaluation, targeted skills enhancement and outcome-based delivery are key says Canalys.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Oct 2015
'Platform thinking' now critical for CIOs
Bimodal it

'Platform thinking' now critical for CIOs

CIOs must build a plan to evolve all layers of their business' digital platform in order for businesses to survive and thrive, says Gartner.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Tue, 6th Oct 2015
Trend Micro adds 'unique' offering to ANZ partner program
Trend Micro

Trend Micro adds 'unique' offering to ANZ partner program

Trend Micro has added an extra - ANZ only - incentive to its channel program as it encourages local partners to expand into managed services.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 6th Oct 2015

Stories from Other Regions

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Aloha Hawaii for Ingram Micro Brother winners
Brother

Aloha Hawaii for Ingram Micro Brother winners

Ingram Micro Brother resellers enjoy some R&R in Hawaii recently after winning the Discover Hawaii promo. Here's what they got to...

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Wed, 7th Oct 2015
NZ Fire Service moves to as-a-service alarm messaging with Unisys
Infrastructure-as-a-Service

NZ Fire Service moves to as-a-service alarm messaging with Unisys

The as-a-service model is being called into action to deliver the New Zealand Fire Service's national automatic fire alarm messaging system.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 7th Oct 2015
99% of Kiwis to have 50Mbps connectivity by 2025
Unified Communications

99% of Kiwis to have 50Mbps connectivity by 2025

The New Zealand government has unveiled plans which will see 99% of Kiwis with 50Mbps peak connectivity by 2025, with 10Mbps for the remainder.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 6th Oct 2015