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Photo gallery: APC by Schneider Electric partner awards
DataCentre infrastructure

Photo gallery: APC by Schneider Electric partner awards

Ingram Micro, Dicker Data, Brennan IT, Data#3 and Dell were among the winners at last night's APC by Schnieder Electric Partner Awards in Sydney.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 9th May 2017
Aussies take to IoT@home with market set to near $5b by 2021
Internet of Things

Aussies take to IoT@home with market set to near $5b by 2021

Australian's are embracing IoT at home with a vengeance, with the market expected to hit $4.7 billion by 2021 – up from $377 million in 2016.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 9th May 2017
Deloitte adds dedicated DevOps capability with Strut Digital acquisition
DevOps

Deloitte adds dedicated DevOps capability with Strut Digital acquisition

Deloitte is bolstering its DevOps capability, acquiring boutique managed service provider and DevOps specialist Strut Digital for an undisclosed sum.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 9th May 2017
Hyland wins SingHealth Enterprising Partner 2017 award
Health Technologies

Hyland wins SingHealth Enterprising Partner 2017 award

Hyland has taken out a top award from Singapore's largest public healthcare group, winning the SingHealth Enterprising Partner Award for 2017.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Mon, 8th May 2017
Bulletproof and Accenture team up to target blue chip customers
DevOps

Bulletproof and Accenture team up to target blue chip customers

Bulletproof joins forces with Accenture to bolster cloud services for top-tier firms, eyeing significant corporate and government contracts.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 8th May 2017
Australia ahead of the curve in APAC cybersecurity, but still lacking maturity
Cybersecurity

Australia ahead of the curve in APAC cybersecurity, but still lacking maturity

Australia is much more advanced than most of APAC in enterprise security but still lacks the security maturity and skills to cope with threats.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 8th May 2017
Thomas Duryea Logicalis ups DX play with restructure
Data Analytics

Thomas Duryea Logicalis ups DX play with restructure

Thomas Duryea Logicalis is ramping up its digital transformation focus, restructuring into two main areas of operation, and adding new practices.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 8th May 2017

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Startup RedLock emerges from stealth with public cloud security offerings
DevOps

Startup RedLock emerges from stealth with public cloud security offerings

Channel focused security startup RedLock has emerged from stealth with a platform which automates protection across multiple public cloud vendors.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 10th May 2017
Cyber resilience vendor UpGuard continues ANZ push with Insentra deal
UpGuard

Cyber resilience vendor UpGuard continues ANZ push with Insentra deal

UpGuard has signed Insentra as its exclusive ANZ service delivery partner in a deal it says bolsters its local channel play.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 10th May 2017
Accenture ups design and creative capabilities with new acquisition
Accenture Interactive

Accenture ups design and creative capabilities with new acquisition

Accenture has snapped up creative agency The Monkeys and design business Maud, as it builds out its design interactive capabilities across ANZ.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 10th May 2017
Hyperscale operators' booming growth fundamentally changing the tech vendor landscape
Infrastructure-as-a-Service

Hyperscale operators' booming growth fundamentally changing the tech vendor landscape

Hyperscale operators are snapping up increasing amounts of the fast growing cloud markets - and its changing the data center vendor landscape.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 9th May 2017
AI, cybersecurity critical skills for IT professionals - but upskilling isn't easy
Brocade

AI, cybersecurity critical skills for IT professionals - but upskilling isn't easy

IT professionals view AI as a critical skill moving forward according to a new report which also highlights the skills shortage impact on businesses.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 9th May 2017
Nuance adds deep learning to enterprise speech recognition offerings
Microsoft

Nuance adds deep learning to enterprise speech recognition offerings

Nuance's enterprise speech recognition solutions just got a little smarter with the addition of a next-gen speech engine, leveraging deep learning.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 9th May 2017
Enterprises' hosting and cloud budget growth outpacing total IT spend growth
Software-as-a-Service

Enterprises' hosting and cloud budget growth outpacing total IT spend growth

Growth in hosting and cloud services spend will outpace total IT spend growth this year, with a survey also highlighting the value of specialisation.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 9th May 2017
Cognizant revenue, net income up as move to digital services continues
Digital Transformation

Cognizant revenue, net income up as move to digital services continues

Cognizant has logged a 10.7% increase in revenue for the first quarter of 2017 as it continues its shift to digital services and solutions.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 8th May 2017
CompTIA outlines step by step guide to business transformation for the channel
Cloud Services

CompTIA outlines step by step guide to business transformation for the channel

Industry body CompTIA is calling on resellers to focus on their own transformation – even as they help customers on their transformation journeys.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 8th May 2017
Synnex bulks up security and cloud portfolio with Avast deal
Synnex

Synnex bulks up security and cloud portfolio with Avast deal

New opportunities for bundled offerings and additional revenue streams are following Synnex's signing of Avast.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 8th May 2017

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