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Heather Wright

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Australian Stories

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Storage

Cirrus wins $900,000+ deal with Deakin University

Cirrus Networks has won a $900,000+ contract with Victoria's Deakin University, to provide a next generation data storage platform.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 25th Sep 2017

CompTIA

CompTIA launches local mentoring initiative

CompTIA ANZ has launched a mentoring pilot for the Australian channel aimed at developing new talent and addressing skills gaps.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 20th Sep 2017

Security Information and Event Management

DNA adds uberAgent to Splunk ecosystem

DNA Connect boosts Splunk with uberAgent for enhanced monitoring and SLA maintenance in Australian IT sectors.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 18th Sep 2017

Global Stories

Written by Heather

Data Analytics

Channel investments paying dividends for Splunk

Splunk says recent investments in its Partner+ Program are yielding good returns for the operational intelligence vendor.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 26th Sep 2017

Customer Relationship Management

SAP bulks up customer identity and access management with Gigya buy

SAP is acquiring customer identity and access management platform vendor Gigya to ramp up its Hybris eCommerce platform's capabilities.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 26th Sep 2017

Cybersecurity

Exclusive Networks ramps up security offering with Singapore lab

Exclusive Networks has opened a Cyber Attack Remediation Mitigation Lab in Singapore to provide interactive training for resellers and customers.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 25th Sep 2017

Network Infrastructure

Cloud data center spend jumps as on-prem spend falls

Spend on cloud data center technology has risen dramatically according to new data from Synergy Research Group, while on-prem equipment spend plunges.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 25th Sep 2017

EduTech

3D printing a booming market across Asia Pacific

Education is leading the charge with 3D printing, but there's another - somewhat surprising - growth market for the technology...

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 25th Sep 2017

Document Management

HP signs Metro Systems for 3D printing in Thailand

HP has appointed Metro Systems as its first Thai 3D printing solutions reseller as it seeks to ramp up delivery of the Jet Fusion 3D printing in APAC.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 25th Sep 2017

Disaster Recovery

Dell EMC leading declining purpose-built backup appliance market

Dell EMC is continuing to hold top spot in the declining purpose-built backup appliance market as end users explore new technologies.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 25th Sep 2017

Smart Cities

Building virtual cities to solve urbanisation issues

Virtualising cities gives us the ability to create an efficient, sustainable and highly capable reality says Dassault Systèmes' Alexandre Parilusyan.

By Heather Wright • 5 min read • Mon, 25th Sep 2017

EduTech

AI, big data, IoT technologies driving education spend

IDC is forecasting education spend in APAC to top US$11.8b by 2020, with Singapore, Australia and New Zealand the tops for spend per capita.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 25th Sep 2017

Firewalls

How an SD-WAN can cure those security blues

SD-WANs must play an increasingly critical role in securing enterprises, says ZK Research's Zeus Kerravala, writing for Silver Peak. He outlines how.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Mon, 25th Sep 2017

Network Infrastructure

Application explosion prompts Ethernet switch growth

APAC is leading the charge in Ethernet switch and enterprise and service provider router growth. But which vendors are on the up and which are sliding.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Wed, 20th Sep 2017

Document Management