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Heather Wright

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Brennan IT harnesses Commvault and Huawei for backup-as-a-service
Data Protection

Brennan IT harnesses Commvault and Huawei for backup-as-a-service

Increasing customer demand and data volumes have seen Brennan IT turn to Commvault and Huawei to help provide its backup-as-a-service offering.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 2nd Aug 2016
Dicker Data adds Logitech commercial and gaming offerings to portfolio
Logitech

Dicker Data adds Logitech commercial and gaming offerings to portfolio

Dicker Data has bolstered its peripherals play with a new deal to distribute Logitech's commercial and gaming products in Australia.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Tue, 2nd Aug 2016
Aten inks Australian proAV distribution deal with Madison
ATEN

Aten inks Australian proAV distribution deal with Madison

Madison Technologies has joined Aten's Australian distributor line up with a deal which will see it handling the vendors proAV offerings.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 1st Aug 2016

Global Stories

Written by Heather

Amazon, Microsoft, IBM and Google widen gap on cloud rivals
DataCentre infrastructure

Amazon, Microsoft, IBM and Google widen gap on cloud rivals

Global reach is helping Amazon, Microsoft, IBM and Google stretch their lead in the cloud market. So who else is winning in the market?.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 5th Aug 2016
Emerson sells Network Power business in US$4 billion deal
Unified Communications

Emerson sells Network Power business in US$4 billion deal

Emerson has sold its Network Power business, which provides technology and services to the data center market, in a US$4 billion deal.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 5th Aug 2016
New ANZ managing director for Avaya as transformation continues
Unified Communications

New ANZ managing director for Avaya as transformation continues

Avaya has appointed a new managing director - its fourth since 2014 - as the company beds in its local 'transformation'.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 5th Aug 2016
Arbor takes out top Asia-Pacific anti-DDoS solution award
Distributed Denial of Service

Arbor takes out top Asia-Pacific anti-DDoS solution award

Holistic approach to DDoS protection, country-specific threat intelligence and continuous innovation see Arbor take out on-prem DDoS solution award.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 3rd Aug 2016
NextDC colocation deal expands Spookfish reach and service range
Hyperscale

NextDC colocation deal expands Spookfish reach and service range

A data center colocation deal with NextDC will provide geospatial imagery specialist Spookfish with expanded reach and service range.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 3rd Aug 2016
NZ's IntegrationWorks heads to UK as global expansion continues
IntegrationWorks

NZ's IntegrationWorks heads to UK as global expansion continues

Kiwi enterprise integration consultancy IntegrationWorks has continued its international expansion, launching a United Kingdom operation.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 3rd Aug 2016
Microsoft calls on partners for Skype PSTN conferencing rollout
Unified Communications

Microsoft calls on partners for Skype PSTN conferencing rollout

Microsoft is calling on its partners to help as it prepares to launch Skype for Business PSTN Conferencing in Australia.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 2nd Aug 2016
Datacom launches 'game changing' National Network
Public Cloud

Datacom launches 'game changing' National Network

Datacom's new National Network links its nine data centres, providing a 'high performance' access to digital assets, infrastructure and public cloud.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 2nd Aug 2016
Android and the detachable market: 'Very interesting times' ahead says IDC
Mobility

Android and the detachable market: 'Very interesting times' ahead says IDC

IDC says tablet sales are continuing to slide as both enterprises and consumers seek 'more productive' form factors, so where does that leave Android?.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 2nd Aug 2016
Equinix data centers to serve as PoP for Trident Subsea Cable
Hyperscale

Equinix data centers to serve as PoP for Trident Subsea Cable

Equinix data centers in Melbourne, Sydney, Singapore and Jakarta have been selected by Trident Subsea Cable for the cables PoP in APAC.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 1st Aug 2016

Stories from Other Regions

Written by Heather

Hamilton's Dynamo6 gains coveted AWS consulting partner status
Hyperscale

Hamilton's Dynamo6 gains coveted AWS consulting partner status

Hamilton's Dynamo6 has been become the first Waikato company to be awarded a consulting partnership for Amazon Web Services.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 3rd Aug 2016
Chunghwa launches East Asia's 'most advanced' data center
Hyperscale

Chunghwa launches East Asia's 'most advanced' data center

Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom has opened what it says is one of the four highest rated data centers in the world in New Taipei city.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 3rd Aug 2016
Exclusive: Dicker Data NZ closes sales circle with strengthened volume business
Dicker Data

Exclusive: Dicker Data NZ closes sales circle with strengthened volume business

Experiential rewards, a growing reseller and vendor base – Dicker Data's Richard Harri tells ChannelLife his plans for the distie's volume business.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Wed, 3rd Aug 2016
Exeed eyes cloud, commercial growth on back of new staff promotion
Exeed

Exeed eyes cloud, commercial growth on back of new staff promotion

Exeed has promoted Matt Rummel to NZ sales director as it looks to grow its cloud and commercial businesses, while Aussie business sees strong demand.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 1st Aug 2016