Stories by Ashton - Page 34
Dicker Data: What NZ companies need to know about cybersecurity
Fri, 4th Aug 2017
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
There is a significant weakness with cybersecurity in New Zealand – and according to Dicker Data, it stems from one of our strengths.
Slight decline in smartphone market for Q2 2017 to be short-lived
Fri, 4th Aug 2017
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apple
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samsung
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xiaomi
New research from IDC has revealed the smartphone market declined slightly in the second quarter of 2017 – but this is expected to soon change.
Traditional data centre vs micro data centre deployments - who wins?
Thu, 3rd Aug 2017
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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edge computing
The weigh-up of the cost effectiveness of a single traditional data centre of one MW capacity against a cluster of micro data centres each of 5kW.
Wearables market in state of flux – Ovum details what the future holds
Thu, 3rd Aug 2017
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wearables
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biometrics
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apple
For many vendors in the wearables industry, layoffs and senior management departures have been a common theme of late - but there are opportunities.
Photo gallery: Oracle ANZ Partner Awards celebrate the year that's been
Thu, 3rd Aug 2017
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partner programmes
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deloitte
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oracle
Around 100 partners congregated at the recent Oracle ANZ Partner Awards to toast those who have excelled in the past year.
Rackspace secures strategic channel partnership with AWS
Wed, 2nd Aug 2017
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Rackspace have sealed a channel relationship with Amazon Web Services in a move it says will streamline the process for customers moving to AWS.
Rising trend of automation to simplify deployment of hybrid cloud
Wed, 2nd Aug 2017
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hybrid cloud
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it automation
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multi-cloud
SwftStack says with automation hybrid cloud and even multi-cloud environments will be simple to create and manage, bringing in a new age of ICT.
HBO's Game of Thrones treasure chest ransacked by hackers
Tue, 1st Aug 2017
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
It would seem winter has come for HBO after hackers have stormed the company's servers and looted the jewels within to leak data online.
IDC: Writing on the wall for Aussie enterprise Ethernet market?
Tue, 1st Aug 2017
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network infrastructure
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sdn
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naas
With a 21 percent year-on-year decline, IDC reports the first quarter of 2017 was in fact the worst downturn in some time.
Amazon launches new service in Singapore to transform retail
Tue, 1st Aug 2017
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smart cities
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amazon
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prime now
Amazon's first retail service in Singapore is set to transform the retail industry with products ordered from phones and delivered within two hours.
Results are out – MSPs more profitable with Continuum
Mon, 31st Jul 2017
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partner programmes
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leadership
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managed services
The results of an independent analysis of MSPs and IT solution providers worldwide have revealed some very favourable results for Continuum.
Cloud infrastructure services skyrocket 47% - AI to be big future player
Fri, 28th Jul 2017
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saas
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uc
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semiconductors
The global cloud infrastructure services market continued its rampant growth in Q2 2017, surging 47 percent year-on-year to reach US$14 billion.
Nearly a quarter of 'unsafe' emails getting through to user inboxes
Fri, 28th Jul 2017
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
There is a continuous challenge of securing organisations from malicious attachments, dangerous files type, impersonation attacks as well as spam.
IaaS set to surpass SaaS spending in 2017 and be a major driver of growth
Fri, 28th Jul 2017
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saas
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hyperscale
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public cloud
IDC has predicted the public cloud services market to exceed the US$10b mark this year with IaaS spending surpassing SaaS for the first time.
Tech Data seals deal to help ANZ partners capitalise on digital transformation
Thu, 27th Jul 2017
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
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software
Tech Data has partnered with Pitney Bowes in AU and NZ in a move the distributor says will help partners to profit from digital transformation.
Malware found prowling within every app of alternative Android store
Thu, 27th Jul 2017
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malware
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cybersecurity
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apps
Malware researcher at ESET, Lukáš Štefanko says this is the first time he has ever seen an entire Android market infected like that.
SYNNEX takes home Worldwide Microsoft Surface Partner of the Year
Thu, 27th Jul 2017
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partner programmes
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microsoft
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synnex
SYNNEX Corporation has come up trumps at the recent Microsoft Inspire event in Washington D.C – formerly known as the Worldwide Partner Conference.
ForeScout partners with ServiceNow to enable complementary capabilities
Thu, 27th Jul 2017
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iot security
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iot
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partner programmes
ForeScout and ServiceNow have partnered to improve IoT security, providing customers with asset visibility and accelerated response to security incidents.
Majority of organisations that think they're GDPR compliant actually aren't
Thu, 27th Jul 2017
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data protection
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data analytics
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martech
A global study from Veritas has made some disconcerting findings, revealing only 2% of supposedly 'GDPR-ready' organisations are in fact compliant.
Fuji Xerox NZ suspends new government contracts following accounting scandal
Thu, 27th Jul 2017
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fintech
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financial systems
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government
Fuji Xerox's NZ branch suspends government contracts following the release of an independent report revealing accounting irregularities.