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Heather Wright

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Australian Stories

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Risk & Compliance

Promapp rollout to enhance risk management for WA local government

The City of Joondalup is looking to enhance its process, improvement and risk management through deploying Promapp software.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 15th May 2017

Notebook

Multimedia Technology wins full Fujitsu portfolio in new distie deal

MMT will carry Fujitsu's full product portfolio, including servers, storage and scanners, as part of a 'renewed' relationship between the companies.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Wed, 10th May 2017

Global Stories

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Virtualisation

One becomes two as Veeam reshuffles management; appoints co-CEOs

Veeam has reshuffled its key management, appointing not one, but two new chief executives as the company strengthens its enterprise and cloud focus.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 16th May 2017

DataCentre infrastructure

AWS, Microsoft and Google surge in cloud as channel role increases

The big three cloud players continue to clock big growth -with Microsoft up 93% yoy in Q1 - as they look increasingly to the channel.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 16th May 2017

Dick Smith

One year on Kogan.com celebrates success of Dick Smith online business

One year on from its acquisition of the failed Dick Smith's online business, Kogan.com says the business is 'thriving' and is 'a sustainable retailer'.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 15th May 2017

Virtualisation

Veeam creates new regional role to accelerate cloud growth

Veeam taps Asanga Wanigatunga to boost its APJ cloud services, targeting significant growth in a burgeoning market.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 15th May 2017

Telstra

Who's winning the next-generation telco provider battle?

Telstra, NTT Coms and Vodafone may be major players in the Asia Pacific, but it's AT&T, BT, Orange and Singtel that are leading the market, IDC says.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 15th May 2017

Cloud Security

Monthly payments among bugbears for SMBs moving to cloud

SMBs grapple with monthly cloud costs despite the lure of enhanced efficiency and support, finds a SkyKick survey.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Mon, 15th May 2017

Westcon-Comstor

Asia Pacific provides bright spot in gloomy Westcon-Comstor financials

APAC has been one of the few bright spots for Westcon-Comstor in its latest financials, recording increased revenue and profit as other markets slump.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 15th May 2017

Artificial Intelligence

Cisco sparks up with US$125m acquisition of AI startup MindMeld

Cisco is acquiring conversational AI startup MindMeld in a US$125 million deal to provide new conversational interfaces in its collaboration range.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 15th May 2017

Noel Leeming

Strong sales across all categories see Noel Leeming revenue climb

Noel Leeming has seen a solid boost in revenue for the latest quarter, with the electronics retailer the standout brand for The Warehouse Group.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 15th May 2017

Digital Transformation

CEOs shying away from 'transformational' tech - despite big productivity goals

CEOs are stuck on conventional technologies, instead of more transformational offerings. So what's a CIO to do?.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Fri, 12th May 2017

CompTIA roadmap for channel: Networking and getting involved required

Networking and getting involved are key if the reseller channel wants to capitalise on opportunities and mitigate risks.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 11th May 2017

Infrastructure-as-a-Service

Fujitsu and Mirantis team to deliver private managed OpenStack cloud

Fujitsu partners with Mirantis to boost its private cloud offerings, promising a seamless OpenStack experience for enterprises.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Thu, 11th May 2017

MuleSoft

Capgemini top new APAC partner at MuleSoft global awards

Capgemini has been named MuleSoft's Top New Partner for APAC at the vendor's global partner awards, held at Connect 2017.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 11th May 2017

Public Cloud

Kaseya debuts public cloud management offering for MSPs

Kaseya has launched a cloud management suite to monitor public cloud infrastructure, automate tasks and save MSPs money - while growing your business.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 11th May 2017