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Aussie ALE champion resellers hit Phuket
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise

Aussie ALE champion resellers hit Phuket

Eight Australian resellers have been enjoying the fruits of their labour in Phuket, after winning in Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise's SMB Champions League.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Wed, 24th Feb 2016
Cloud revenue jump bolsters Data#3 revenue and profits
Fintech

Cloud revenue jump bolsters Data#3 revenue and profits

Data#3 has continued its strong profit growth, with a 9.6% increase in gross profit for H1 FY16, as the company's cloud solutions lead the way.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 23rd Feb 2016
Cloud Specialists, Microsoft and Telstra offer up $20k fund for innovative tech
Microsoft

Cloud Specialists, Microsoft and Telstra offer up $20k fund for innovative tech

Sydney IT provider Cloud Specialists has teamed up with Telstra and Microsoft to fund an innovative business technology solution based on Office 365.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 23rd Feb 2016
Record revenue for Rhipe as cloud licensing momentum builds
Microsoft

Record revenue for Rhipe as cloud licensing momentum builds

Rhipe has racked up a record half year revenue of $69.5 million, bolstered by Microsoft CSP and other new programs.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 23rd Feb 2016

Global Stories

Written by Heather

Nimble jumps into all-flash storage with predictive arrays
Storage

Nimble jumps into all-flash storage with predictive arrays

Nimble Storage has jumped into the all-flash array market, with a new series of predictive all flash arrays it claims 'leapfrog' the competition.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 24th Feb 2016
IBM and VMware team up for hybrid cloud
Virtualisation

IBM and VMware team up for hybrid cloud

IBM and VMware are teaming up to help drive enterprises into the cloud by enabling VMware customers to migrate data to IBM Cloud without modification.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 24th Feb 2016
Oracle stakes claim on local storage market; seeks new partners
Storage

Oracle stakes claim on local storage market; seeks new partners

Oracle has appointed a new storage channel business development manager and is looking for new partners as it eyes up the local storage market.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 24th Feb 2016
Noel Leeming taps Best Buy exec to lead retail services
Customer Experience

Noel Leeming taps Best Buy exec to lead retail services

Noel Leeming is tapping expertise from US retail giant Best Buy, with Sean Stephens now heading up Noel Leeming's retail services division.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 24th Feb 2016
Wearables stepping up with bumper growth, where to next?
Wearables

Wearables stepping up with bumper growth, where to next?

Wearables have taken a big step forward with triple digit growth in 2015, but 'me too' copycats won't cut it going forward.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 24th Feb 2016
Australia key target as banking botnet cybercrims seek new sectors
Network Infrastructure

Australia key target as banking botnet cybercrims seek new sectors

Banking botnet organisations are targeting new sectors, including cloud service providers, warehousing and shipping as they seek new opportunities.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 23rd Feb 2016
Nokia ramps up data center play
DevOps

Nokia ramps up data center play

Nokia has launched new data center services and teamed up with integrated manufacturing company Sanmina to collaborate on data center solutions.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 23rd Feb 2016
Rhipe logs 47% growth in New Zealand business
Fintech

Rhipe logs 47% growth in New Zealand business

Rhipe's New Zealand division soars with a robust 47% revenue boost, despite the company's overall loss deepening.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 23rd Feb 2016
Companies still struggling to find optimised strategy for cloud
Cloud Services

Companies still struggling to find optimised strategy for cloud

Organisations are embracing cloud, with increasing amounts of IT spend allocated to cloud - but many feel they don't have an 'optimised' strategy yet.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 23rd Feb 2016
Pure Storage leading the way as all-flash impact becomes 'unquestionable'
Storage

Pure Storage leading the way as all-flash impact becomes 'unquestionable'

Pure Storage wins 'leader' status in a new IDC report, with IDC noting the impact of all-flash arrays on the data center is now 'unquestionable'.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 22nd Feb 2016

Stories from Other Regions

Written by Heather

Exclusive: New Kiwi team, new training as Veeam ramps up local investment
Virtualisation

Exclusive: New Kiwi team, new training as Veeam ramps up local investment

Veeam is recruiting its first in-country NZ field marketing manager as the company looks to deepen its relationships with the local channel.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 24th Feb 2016
NanoLumens turns up the heat on fan experience
Digital Signage

NanoLumens turns up the heat on fan experience

Florida basketball fans are basking in an immersive fan experience thanks to digital signage - which is also providing new revenue for the arena owner.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 23rd Feb 2016
Dong-Eui Uni calls on Brocade to help virtualise data center
Virtualisation

Dong-Eui Uni calls on Brocade to help virtualise data center

South Korea's Dong-Eui University is virtualising its data center with Brocade switches as the university begins its transition to cloud computing.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 22nd Feb 2016