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Strong local growth driving new vendor opportunities for Exclusive
Exclusive Networks

Strong local growth driving new vendor opportunities for Exclusive

Strong growth in Australia and New Zealand is allowing Exclusive Networks to test new vendors, without reliance on their incremental revenue.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Oct 2017
Photo gallery: Hitachi Vantara honours Australian and Kiwi winners
Storage

Photo gallery: Hitachi Vantara honours Australian and Kiwi winners

Revera, Perfekt, SureBridgeIT were among the winners at last night's Hitachi Vantara Australian and New Zealand 2017 Partner Awards.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Oct 2017
Enterprise and cloud continue to drive local Veeam success
Virtualisation

Enterprise and cloud continue to drive local Veeam success

New enterprise orders and a burgeoning cloud business have helped drive Veeam's Australian and New Zealand business up 22% year on year in Q3.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Oct 2017
NextGen takes top Oracle global partner award
Partner Programmes

NextGen takes top Oracle global partner award

NextGen has brought home a global Oracle partner award for its work in creating cloud solutions based on Oracle products.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 26th Oct 2017
How SD-WANs enable a manageable path to digital transformation
Network Infrastructure

How SD-WANs enable a manageable path to digital transformation

The wrong network can waste precious time and money and set DX back, says analyst Zeus Kerravala, writing for Silver Peak.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Oct 2017
Well, I'll be dammed… Ingram resellers beaver away on HP promotion
HP

Well, I'll be dammed… Ingram resellers beaver away on HP promotion

Ingram Micro NZ has been overrun by rodents, with a plethora of cute and cuddly beavers making a temporary home at the distributor this week.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 25th Oct 2017
New technologies driving ICT spend to double the rate of GDP growth
Robotics

New technologies driving ICT spend to double the rate of GDP growth

New technologies are driving ICT spend back to double the rate of GDP growth, IDC says. So which technologies are leading the way?.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 25th Oct 2017
Seven strategies for better SCADA data protection
Data Protection

Seven strategies for better SCADA data protection

SCADA systems can be open to data loss or cyber crime. StorageCraft's Marina Brook offers some tips to improve protection.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Oct 2017
Microsoft to offer Cray supercomputing via Azure data centers
DataCentre infrastructure

Microsoft to offer Cray supercomputing via Azure data centers

Microsoft and Cray have teamed up to enable customers to run workloads on dedicated Cray supercomputers in select Azure data centers.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 24th Oct 2017
Singapore most robust data center market in APAC; Aussie ranks fifth
Hyperscale

Singapore most robust data center market in APAC; Aussie ranks fifth

Singapore tops APAC data center market, excelling in infrastructure and stability, with Australia ranking fifth. Capacity to grow amid robust investment.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 24th Oct 2017
Interview: Datto talks ransomware and 'cyber extortion'
Malware

Interview: Datto talks ransomware and 'cyber extortion'

Datto vp Rob Rae talks ransomware, the worrying trend of cyber extortion, the role of the channel and how to protect against ransomware.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 24th Oct 2017
CompTIA tells: How the channel can benefit from SaaS opportunities
Software-as-a-Service

CompTIA tells: How the channel can benefit from SaaS opportunities

Once viewed as something of a threat for channel businesses, SaaS is now a growth opportunity. So how can resellers capitalise on the growth market?.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 24th Oct 2017
Why WAN availability is crucial to the cloud-first enterprise
Unified Communications

Why WAN availability is crucial to the cloud-first enterprise

Organisations of all sizes must consider high availability as part of their digital transformation strategy says ZK Research's Zeus Kerravala.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Oct 2017

Stories from Other Regions

Written by Heather

Taking the stress out of digital vigilance
Surveillance

Taking the stress out of digital vigilance

Atlas Gentech's Chris Fair outlines the new face of security, and why not being digitally vigilant is cause for serious concern.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Mon, 6th Nov 2017
PS: Business booming for PS Duo security professional services
Risk & Compliance

PS: Business booming for PS Duo security professional services

Inclusion on a government security panel, potential whitelisting deals, growing contractor and customer numbers - it's been a busy year for PS Duo.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Oct 2017
Beating ransomware using cloud infrastructure with vGRID and Veeam
Malware

Beating ransomware using cloud infrastructure with vGRID and Veeam

While you can't be 100% safe from ransomware, there is a way to provide customers with peace of mind and protect their business says vGRID.

By Heather Wright • 5 min read • Thu, 26th Oct 2017
LayerX Group celebrates 10 years in business
Infrastructure-as-a-Service

LayerX Group celebrates 10 years in business

Waikato-based LayerX Group is celebrating 10 years in business, with a love of innovation one of the keys to success, founder Bruce Trevarthen says.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 25th Oct 2017