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DigiPlex axes 25% from data centre customers' power bills
DataCentre infrastructure

DigiPlex axes 25% from data centre customers' power bills

​When it comes to data centres, electricity makes up one of the major costs for businesses – after all, we always want access to our data right?.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 31st Aug 2017
The Fitbit Ionic aims to be the all-in-one health and fitness smartwatch
Wearables

The Fitbit Ionic aims to be the all-in-one health and fitness smartwatch

Fitbit's Ionic smartwatch sets sights on revolutionising health tracking, blending lifestyle features with a fitness-first ethos.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Tue, 29th Aug 2017
Exclusive Networks scoops APAC distie award from Palo Alto Networks
Firewalls

Exclusive Networks scoops APAC distie award from Palo Alto Networks

Distributor Exclusive Networks scooped three major awards from Palo Alto Networks at SKO2018, held in Las Vegas last week.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 29th Aug 2017
Motorola's self-repairing screen could be the turning point for your phone's war on concrete
Unified Communications

Motorola's self-repairing screen could be the turning point for your phone's war on concrete

The phone would be able to sense the cracks on the touchscreen display and then apply heat to reshape and repair the damage...

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Thu, 17th Aug 2017
New partnership brings Zero Touch Provisioning to data center PDUs
DataCentre infrastructure

New partnership brings Zero Touch Provisioning to data center PDUs

Through this partnership, Opengear assists in the architecture development and initial ZTP testing for Server Technology's PDU deployment.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Wed, 2nd Aug 2017
IntegrationWorks boosts its Aussie team thanks to major govt & enterprise contracts
DevOps

IntegrationWorks boosts its Aussie team thanks to major govt & enterprise contracts

IntegrationWorks boosts its Australian team thanks to major contract and demand for enterprise integration grows - and the Kiwi team is there to help.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Thu, 15th Jun 2017
Aura Information Security boosts leadership team as consulting demand grows
Kordia

Aura Information Security boosts leadership team as consulting demand grows

Aura Information Security appoints Tom Moore as new Practice Manager for Australian and New Zealand operations due to increased demand for consulting services.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 24th Apr 2017
Epiq expands legal tech & service offerings in China
e-Discovery

Epiq expands legal tech & service offerings in China

Relativity hosting is available via Epiq's ISO27001-compliant Shanghai data center and as a portable, on-site deployment.

By Julia Gabel • 1 min read • Wed, 19th Apr 2017
Failure to modernize data center physical infrastructure increases cost and downtime risk
DataCentre infrastructure

Failure to modernize data center physical infrastructure increases cost and downtime risk

In the realm of data center Information Technology (IT), innovations that enhance performance often drive investments in data center modernization.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Tue, 18th Apr 2017
Hands-on Review: Fuji X100F camera
Gaming

Hands-on Review: Fuji X100F camera

With the adage that the best camera is the one you have with you, this is a camera that's built to be with you on the street!.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 1st Mar 2017
Lenovo ups sustainability game with new manufacturing process
Manufacturing

Lenovo ups sustainability game with new manufacturing process

Lenovo aims to reduce heat, power consumption and carbon emissions with its new Low Temperature Solder (LTS) process. #innovation #sustainability.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Wed, 8th Feb 2017

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Holistic information security & business continuity helps businesses prevent disruption
Malware

Holistic information security & business continuity helps businesses prevent disruption

Based in Auckland, they have a strong history of protecting New Zealand organisations from disruptive and damaging incidents before they take control.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Thu, 17th Aug 2017
Powering the electric future: Innovative Kiwi business building EV charging-grid across NZ
Cartech

Powering the electric future: Innovative Kiwi business building EV charging-grid across NZ

Kiwi innovators ChargeNet NZ electrify the nation, advancing EV uptake with a burgeoning charging grid. They bag the Innovation in Energy award.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Fri, 11th Aug 2017
NSP poised for stronger presence in Kiwi market after two new appointments
Optinet

NSP poised for stronger presence in Kiwi market after two new appointments

NSP, an Auckland-based security firm, boosts its Kiwi market presence with the appointment of Joerg Buss as CISO and John Muir as technical director.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Thu, 27th Jul 2017
Open letter to kiwi channel from Microsoft NZ's partner chief
Public Cloud

Open letter to kiwi channel from Microsoft NZ's partner chief

Microsoft New Zealand's Philip Goldie summarises his takeaways from this year's global channel Ignite conference.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 14th Jul 2017
NTT Communications HK data center gets sustainability certification
DataCentre infrastructure

NTT Communications HK data center gets sustainability certification

NTT Communications' Financial Data Center Tower 2 in Hong Kong has been awarded a LEED-CS 2009 platinum level certification for its green aspects.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Tue, 9th May 2017
Netflix and Lightbox battle it out for Kiwi affection
Digital Entertainment

Netflix and Lightbox battle it out for Kiwi affection

More than a million Kiwis are now subscribed to Netflix, while Lightbox has been revealed as the faster growing Subscription Video On Demand provider.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 3rd Mar 2017