Partners stories - Page 604

GDS Holdings and Alibaba China data center development underway
Thu, 30th Nov 2017
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GDS Holdings is partnering with Alibaba to develop a new 5000 square meter data center campus in Hebei Province.

'The Court' gives green light to Avaya’s restructuring plan
Thu, 30th Nov 2017
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After a year under bankruptcy watch, Avaya's restructuring plan gets court approval, positioning it for a strong comeback with significant debt reduction.

Dicker Data NZ announces distribution agreement with HPE
Thu, 30th Nov 2017
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storage
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Dicker Data NZ has been named the latest distributor for Hewlett Packard Enterprise, distributing HPE’s Aruba, Datacenter Networking, and Nimble Storage ranges.

A new finance model for the changing channel economy
Thu, 30th Nov 2017
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saas
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subscriptions
NEXTGEN has launched a new finance business designed to help channel partners offer ITaaS under a true subscription model.

AWS launches new IoT services for scale; brings Machine learning to the Edge
Thu, 30th Nov 2017
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced six new services for IoT devices, including AWS IoT 1-Click and AWS Greengrass ML Inference.

Dell Technologies: 2018 will be the year of the mega cloud
Wed, 29th Nov 2017
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network infrastructure
Dell Technologies predicts a strong focus on human-machine partnership as one of the key trends in the technology market for 2018.

Private equity firm buys out Barracuda Networks for $1.6b
Wed, 29th Nov 2017
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firewalls
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application security
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devsecops
Barracuda Networks will soon be under the wing of private equity investment firm Thoma Bravo – an acquisition worth $1.6 billion.

NSSLGlobal sets course for NZ with new strategic partnership
Wed, 29th Nov 2017
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partner programmes
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communications services provider
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marine enterprise
NSSLGlobal and Wrights Technologies have partnered to offer comprehensive VSAT solutions in New Zealand, targeting maritime, defence, and emergency sectors.

Tenable sets down roots in Japan with new regional sales director
Wed, 29th Nov 2017
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digital transformation
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cloud services
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tenable network security
Tenable is ramping up its cybersecurity presence across Japan, the Middle East and South America as the company experiences strong customer demand.

Equinix: 8 predictions for IT in 2018
Wed, 29th Nov 2017
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Equinix highlights the rise of private blockchains, AI's mainstream breakthrough, and IoT's edge computing needs among its eight IT predictions for 2018.

RSA expands authentication footprint with four major security firms
Wed, 29th Nov 2017
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virtualisation
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
RSA has announced authentication partnerships with the likes of CyberArk, Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks and VMware.

Epson and DJI reveal AR drone simulator
Wed, 29th Nov 2017
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Epson and DJI launch the world’s first AR drone flight simulator app for Epson Moverio smartglasses, merging real-world and digital drone flying.

AWS re:Invent kicks off with enhancements to partner and competency programmes
Wed, 29th Nov 2017
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New AWS Solution Provider Program, AWS SaaS Factory, and AWS SaaS Accelerate Program help increase cloud adoption and APN Partner success.

Microsoft NZ appoints new enterprise channel manager
Wed, 29th Nov 2017
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channel manager
Emma Barrett will be responsible for nurturing the Microsoft partners’ seller network by building co-sell partnerships.

NEXTGEN adds value for partners with new enablement space
Wed, 29th Nov 2017
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iaas
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cloud services
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oracle
NEXTGEN has launched the Oracle Cloud Centre of Excellence as part of its proposition to reinvent distribution.

Kiwi fintech startups need to focus more on Asian markets
Wed, 29th Nov 2017
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fintech
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creative hq
New Zealand fintech startups should prioritise booming Asian markets over the US and Europe, urges expert Darshan Shetty, citing rapid innovation.

HPE & ABB partnership sees operational & information technology meet
Wed, 29th Nov 2017
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The announcement was made at HPE's Discover event today and the new duo assert it will be revolutionary for industrial plants and data centres.

Schneider Electric takes out micro data centre honours at SVC Awards
Wed, 29th Nov 2017
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datacentre infrastructure
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converged infrastructure
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power / energy
Schneider Electric has announced the company took out the ‘Hyperconverged Innovation of the Year’ category which is decided by popular vote.

Microsoft and SAP join forces in the cloud
Tue, 28th Nov 2017
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public cloud
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cloud services
Microsoft and SAP unite to offer integrated cloud solutions, aiming to transform enterprise digital landscapes with SAP S/4HANA running on Microsoft Azure.

HPE’s cloud ecosystem marketplace now the world's largest
Tue, 28th Nov 2017
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microsoft
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cloud services
HPE’s Cloud28+ marketplace has become the world's largest cloud ecosystem, featuring over 570 partners and close to 20,000 available services.