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NetApp appoints new GM for Asia Pacific as it looks to drive growth

"Sanjay's skills in partnering with APAC teams and understanding the APAC business landscape will be key to driving our continued growth.More

Yesterday

Intel to release 10th gen mobile CPUs later this year

Comet Lake CPUs will be available later this year in more than 90 designs for use in laptop and two-in-one devices.More

22 Aug

New managing director for Hitachi Vantara A/NZ

Johnson is responsible for managing business and operations in A/NZ, with a focus on nurturing the partner ecosystem and charting business strategy.More

22 Aug

Discord between execs and IT holding back digital transformation efforts

"An organisation is its own worst enemy, so any change has to be supported by pragmatic, self-aware leadership who are themselves changing."More

Lenovo hits $12.5B in revenue, marking eighth year of growth

Report: Fortinet releases latest analysis of the cyberthreat landscape

Autodesk, Splunk, PTC amongst top IT firms ripe for M&A

Whitepaper: The MSP solution that lets you manage your workflow from one place

Why IT professionals are moving towards the unified solution stack

Delta launches NZ first: personal cyber insurance

IDC recognises PTC as leader in global industrial IoT platforms

“This report is a testament to our ThingWorx IIoT platform, corporate strategy, comprehensive road map, and key strategic alliances.”More

ThousandEyes adds Alibaba Cloud to cloud monitoring capabilities

This increased coverage builds on ThousandEyes’ fleet of Cloud Agents that provide global monitoring vantage points from major cloud providers.More

Microsoft and CyberArk lead GlobalData identity management theme

Both companies gained the highest score for the identity management theme in GlobalData’s Thematic Scorecard for the security software sector.More

Telcos must step up with stronger protections on user data – Fortinet

The capability for service providers to up their security game is in place right now and New Zealand telcos and ISPs don’t need to stop at personal protection.More

Kordia Group CEO Scott Bartlett steps down amid health battle

Effective immediately, the announcement comes following a recent diagnosis of multiple tumours on the brain, treatment for which is currently underway. More

How crucial is cloud expertise to your organisation?

The study surveys more than 950 IT decision-makers and IT pros from across the globe to better understand the barriers to increasing cloud usage.More

Dynatrace A/NZ Software Intelligence Award winners announced

ANZ Bank, Deloitte, Datacom NZ, DXC, icare NSW and the Australian Department of Human Services all named across various categories.More

Gartner, Forrester name Retarus for Email Security

The information logistics firm was listed as one of the twelve most important providers of email security services in the world by Forrester Research.More

Broadband and mobile: Rural New Zealand gets more of the good stuff

Spark, Vodafone and 2degrees announce new rural broadband and mobile services in twenty locations More

Citrix named Leader in UEM Magic Quadrant

Gartner has named Citrix a Leader in the Unified Endpoint Management Magic Quadrant noting ease of deployment, as long as you’re all in on Citrix.More

How perfect visibility lets MSPs do more with less

A cohesive RMM, PSA, and IT Documentation solution enables you to manage all essential MSP functions from a single pane of glass.More

Is the government putting Kiwi SMEs on struggle street?

"So long as Jacinda Ardern remains prime minister, SMEs can only expect business conditions to get tougher."More

Popular enterprise printers riddled with security risks

Researchers from NCC Group analysed different aspects of six mid-range enterprise printers manufactured by HP, Ricoh, Xerox, Lexmark, Kyocera, and Brother. More

Instalment service provider PartPay acquired by Australian player Zip

The acquisition gives Zip exposure to four key geographies – New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States and South Africa.More

Kiwi employees embracing a future of AI

Kiwi employees are the most secure in their roles when it comes to embracing artificial intelligence in the workplace, compared to all other countries surveyed including, Australia, USA, UK, Germany and Japan. More

Define your future at TechX19

Connect with vendor executives, discover the latest innovations and advancements – and most importantly, how they can help your business gain the all-powerful competitive edge.More

New QNAP appliance adds device monitoring to intranet

The QWU-100 can be used to perform Wake-on-LAN (WoL), Wake-on-WAN (WoW), and device monitoring across the LAN.More

GitHub Classroom will now work with Google Classroom & more

GitHub’s learning platform GitHub Classroom will now work with popular student platforms including Canvas, Google Classroom, and Moodle.More

Company-X creates new reality for AR & VR technologies

“Pepper Creative and Company-X share some fundamentals that really confirm to me that this decision is the right one,” says Pepper Creative founder Lance Bauerfield. More

Know your motive: new research considers the next wave of robots

It's becoming crucial to consider that robots should be able to understand the motive of a task in the same way humans do, as this will enable machines to work more quickly and effectively, however this also indicates a significant shift in the world of robotics.More

ADTRAN unveils new series of gigabit switches

ADTRAN has announced a new range of gigabit ethernet switches that are able to easily support an increasing number of internet-connected devices, WiFi access points, and the ability to simplify LAN management.More

More than half of personal data breaches caused by human error

"The biggest cause of breaches remains the fallibility of people and an inherent inability of employees to send emails to the right person."More

Limiting access key to minimising data breaches, says expert

"When a company provides only a minimum amount of access needed for the employees to fulfil their roles, the risk of wide-spread breach greatly diminishes."More

HCL - the Global IT company with a growing A/NZ presence

We look at the local role of the massive corporation in ANZ IT departments.More

Hyland a 'leader' in ECM — Forrester Wave report

Content services provider Hyland has been dubbed a ‘leader’ in the Forrester Wave Enterprise Content Management (ECM) Content Platforms Q3 2019 report.More

Moving to a low-code content future - Hyland

What was once a case of ‘build once, update seldom’ has changed to the point where constant pressure requires software to continuously evolve.More

Key focus areas for MSPs in an era of shrinking margins

For example, they know automation is critical to help increase technician efficiency, but automation tools have a cost. More

How you can leverage cloud’s advantages while staying secure

One of the largest inhibitors to cloud adoption is concern around the security of leveraging a service provider in a multi-cloud world.More

You’re invited: Connect, learn, and find new opportunities at TechX

Join Dicker Data for the biennial New Zealand technology conference focused on helping businesses define their future.More

MSPs battle it out in 'survival of the fittest'

Charles Darwin famously said that evolution is the survival of the fittest: only those that are the best of a species will survive.More

Spear phishing techniques evolving to execute lateral attacks – Barracuda

Barracuda’s research uncovered fresh insights into how these popular attacks are evolving and the tactics used by cybercriminals to try to make them successful.More

Unleash the VMware effect and win

Keen for a spot of travel? Be in to win one of three $2000 Flight Centre Vouchers courtesy of VMware and Ingram Micro - all you need to do is unleash the VMware effect!More

Ping Identity appoints A/NZ & Japan country manager

Melbourne-based Ashley Diffey will be responsible for boosting sales, as well as customer support and services to drive demand in the region.More

IDC: Commercial sector will lead ICT spending to $4.8 trillion in 2023

Digital transformation and the adoption of automation technologies will be driving investments in applications, analytics, middleware, and data management software.More

New research highlights third party risks facing organisations

modern risk management must account for ongoing changes in third-party relationships and mitigate risks in an iterative way — that is, on a continual basis, rather than at specified intervals."More

Whitepaper: How to gain visibility into an organisations’ cloud spend

Optimising IT spending allows MSPs to apply the savings to actions that enhance IT competencies and achieve business goals.More

Getting started with vulnerability migration

There’s a change in the wind. Patch management out and software & vulnerability management is here. It’s an essential evolution if you’re serious about reducing risk in a few simple steps.More

Automation Anywhere to provide RPA for Wipro Automation Lab

The Lab will be a playground for co-creating business solutions with Wipro and leading automation providers like Automation Anywhere.More

How to take your job search to the next level

What can you do to make sure you get the attention you deserve in your job search?More

Jamf extends Apple expertise through security firm buyout

IT and Apple specialist firm Jamf has acquired Mac-focused endpoint security provider Digita Security.More

Changing skill sets become major driver of business restructures

Restructure, restructure, restructure. That seems to be the message that almost 900 New Zealand employers and 3400 Australian employers are taking away from the continuous need to keep up with changing business needs.More

HCL Technologies launches first NZ delivery centre

The Hamilton facility will support global customers and partners and provide access to the latest IT services and digital business technologies.More

Harmoney reshuffles senior exec team; appoints new CEO for 2020

Australasian marketplace lender Harmoney has appointed Australian-based David Stevens as its new CEO, effective early 2020.More

The Instillery and Origin merger: Origin CEO to become Chief Sales Officer

The combined organisation will retain The Instillery brand and deliver more than $40 million in revenue with 200 staff across Aotearoa.More

SD-WAN the solution for lagging legacy WAN

“Australian organisations … need to find a network platform that will enable the required positive business changes. The answer is SD-WAN.“More