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Global communications

Opportunities abound: Largest chunk of trillion dollar DX spending goes to APAC

Fri, 24th Feb 2017
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digital transformation
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healthtech
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analyst report
A new update from IDC has revealed a trillion dollar opportunity for the APAC channel with digital transformation (DX).
Cloud money

Gartner: 2017 public cloud services market to surge 18 percent

Fri, 24th Feb 2017
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saas
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public cloud
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iaas
Gartner have forecast widespread growth across the globe, with cloud adoption strategies to influence more than 50% of ITO deals through 2020.
Businessman growth arrows

Promapp named one of 53 fastest growing NZ tech companies

Fri, 24th Feb 2017
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risk & compliance
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cloud services
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deloitte
​The technology industry is hurtling along at a breathtaking speed - just ask Promapp, one of the fastest growing tech companies in New Zealand.
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Veritas and Microsoft cosy up for global strategic partnership

Thu, 23rd Feb 2017
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public cloud
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partner programmes
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microsoft
The two have a history of longstanding relationships, and they affirm this will build on that background in addition to allowing collaboration.
Merging businesses

Why white-labelling is vital for success of the modern channel organisation

Wed, 22nd Feb 2017
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partner programmes
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cloud services
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centurylink
Channel organisations that want to keep up with the pulse of change should consider partnering to sell cloud services, according to CenturyLink.
Winner trophy

Adobe announces big winners of APAC partner awards

Wed, 22nd Feb 2017
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martech
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partner programmes
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adobe
Adobe Systems has announced the winners of its Innovation Awards, celebrating partner success and customer dedication.
Business layered cubes

Brother AU shares most successful reseller promotion to date

Wed, 22nd Feb 2017
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network infrastructure
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sdn
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partner programmes
​Brother Australia recently celebrated the success of their award-winning 2015 channel sales '100K Prize Giveaway' promotion.
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iTrinegy and WeiTech merge forces in Taiwan

Mon, 20th Feb 2017
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network infrastructure
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sdn
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risk & compliance
Not looking to waste any time, the agreement is effective immediately and covers WeiTech's Taiwan service territory.
Partners jigsaw

Synnex and Computergate announce NZ partnership

Mon, 20th Feb 2017
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partner programmes
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synnex
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distributors
​The New Zealand branches of Synnex and Computergate have inked a deal to bring extended warranties to Intel NUC products.
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Fusion5 snaps up Myriad IT to expand presence in Australasia

Mon, 20th Feb 2017
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fusion5
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m&a
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myriad it
Australasian business solutions provider, Fusion5, has announced a merger with Australian technology business, Myriad IT.
Communications network

Ericsson expands portfolio to bring 5G into the arena

Mon, 20th Feb 2017
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uc
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network infrastructure
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sdn
Ericsson claim their new 5G platform is the first solution to market to enable today's networks a smooth evolution to the next generation.
Smashed tablet

How do you know if your mobile PC is built to last?

Mon, 20th Feb 2017
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mobility
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xplore technologies
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rugged
Businesses are built with long-term goals in mind. Your computing technologies should be too. So, is your tablet built to last? Find out here.
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TITUS CEO interview: Channel strategy & crucial considerations for enterprises

Thu, 16th Feb 2017
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data classification
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information protection
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partners
Tim Upton is currently in Australia to talk about data classification & their channel strategy – we were able to catch up with him on some key issues.
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New global strategic partnership between IBM and ServiceNow

Wed, 15th Feb 2017
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it automation
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partner programmes
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ibm
The partnership intends to accelerate the adoption of intelligent automation on a single cloud platform for IT, HR, customer service, and security.
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Introducing Google's latest addition to the toolbox – Cloud Spanner

Wed, 15th Feb 2017
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Google has launched Cloud Spanner, a distributed relational database service that offers the benefits of traditional and NoSQL databases in one.
Cloud connections

Reckon releases full year earnings for 2016 – revenues driven by cloud

Wed, 15th Feb 2017
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document management
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ecm
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fintech
Reckon boasts a buoyant 2016 with £56m revenues, crediting its cloud services for growth as it eyes further market share.
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Top tips to drive hybrid cloud success in 2017

Wed, 15th Feb 2017
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virtualisation
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hybrid cloud
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risk & compliance
Veeam have provided a whitepaper that looks at three specific scenarios in which organisations can leverage the benefits of hybrid cloud.
Cyber tool kit

Siemplify releases first purpose-built platform for MSSPs

Tue, 14th Feb 2017
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mssp
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siemplify
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threatnexus
​Siemplify today announced the extension of its ThreatNexus platform to the managed security service provider (MSSP) market.
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ManageEngine announces first ever ANZ regional manager

Tue, 14th Feb 2017
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manageengine
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it management
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anz bank
​With today's announcement, ManageEngine has made its intentions for growth in Australia and New Zealand clear.
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VR standalone devices to see whopping 405% CAGR through 2021

Tue, 14th Feb 2017
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ar, vr & metaverse
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mr
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analyst report
After a content-starved market introduction, virtual reality (VR) is set to flourish off a swath of new and compelling content choices.