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Ben Moore
News Editor - Channel
Ben was born in the UK and was promptly shuffled across the universe to Auckland at a young age. He is a total geek but tries to be pretty casual about it. He was sucked into theatre in his teens, which led to a lot of time on stage, as well as writing and directing when he could. After spending four years as high-school Drama teacher, Ben decided that it was about time for him to move on and see what else the world has to offer. However, wherever he goes he will always be sure to return home to his best-friends/cats.
Former TechDay team member.

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Gallery: Nutanix ANZ Partner Awards winners

Wed, 24th Oct 2018
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lenovo
Nutanix celebrated its 2018 ANZ Partner Awards at Sydney's Four Seasons, honouring top partners including Thomas Duryea Logicalis and Infront.
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IDC NZ: Telcos finally going digital

Wed, 24th Oct 2018
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The report says New Zealand telecommunications companies are transitioning to become genuine digital services providers.
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Review: Blue Mic's Lola and Ella headphones

Wed, 24th Oct 2018
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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headphones
Blue Microphones is working on branching out into the headphone market. A reviewer checks out two of the companies offerings.
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Huge discounts on Ruckus tech with Ingram NZ

Wed, 24th Oct 2018
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Resellers new to Ruckus' range of network APs and ICX switches can get 40-50% off selected products by purchasing from Ingram NZ for a limited time.
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Arrow Electronics and Infineon to provide ANZ startup support

Tue, 23rd Oct 2018
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The companies signed a memorandum of understanding to support startups across Australia and New Zealand, among other countries.
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Search to purchase will cause voice AI tech to bloom

Mon, 22nd Oct 2018
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digital entertainment
This year it is estimated that over 100 million smart speakers will be installed - but it isn't going to stop there.
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Blockchain could be everywhere by 2025, research shows

Fri, 19th Oct 2018
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blockchain
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supply chain
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Worldwide analysis of leading organisations implementing blockchain demonstrates the technology's potential to transform supply chains across the globe.
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Gartner CIO survey: enterprises are entering third IT era

Fri, 19th Oct 2018
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ai
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cybersecurity
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The role of the CIO will remain crucial in the era of digital business, according to Gartner's annual survey of CIOs.
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Gartner's seven unexpected digital disruptions

Thu, 18th Oct 2018
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quantum computing
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cloud services
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CIOs always need to be on the lookout for the next wave of technology. Gartner has outlined seven tech trends that we should keep an eye on.
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Gartner's top tips to keep relevant in the face of change

Wed, 17th Oct 2018
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ai
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healthtech
Gartner predicts that AI projects will remain alchemy, face recognition will reduce missing people, and social media scandals will have little impact.
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Study reveals the true value of data literacy

Wed, 17th Oct 2018
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data analytics
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planning
Organisations that rank in the top third of the Data Literacy Index have 3 to 5% higher enterprise value, plus a raft of other benefits.
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Gartner's top 10 tech trends for 2019

Tue, 16th Oct 2018
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data analytics
Gartner has released a list of what it sees as the most important strategic tech trends to be aware of in the quickly upcoming year.
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Blupeak scores distie deal with EMPR

Mon, 15th Oct 2018
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cable
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empr
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mobile accessories
This is Blupeaks second distribution deal in under a week as it partners with EMPR to distribute its products across ANZ.
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Zoom expands platform to create a cohesive UC solution

Mon, 15th Oct 2018
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uc
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video conferencing
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zoom
Zoom has announced a raft of new features that will allow companies to use Zoom for all of their communications needs.
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No Pixel 3 for Kiwis - Why the snub, Google?

Fri, 12th Oct 2018
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vodafone
Google's offerings in the NZ market are limited at best and there is no sign of when its latest phone will be hitting our shores.
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Heat-seeking drones can save the dolphins

Tue, 9th Oct 2018
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drones
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clean technologies
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sustainability
One study has demonstrated how modern tech can be used to reduce the costs and environmental impact of conservation efforts.
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The key to machine learning in NAS solutions

Mon, 8th Oct 2018
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storage
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virtualisation
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vpns
QNAP Systems unveils its new AMD Ryzen-powered TS-x77XU NAS series, promising high-performance virtualisation and AI capabilities for enterprises.
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Infor rolls out three new solutions

Mon, 8th Oct 2018
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uc
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martech
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hcm
A new partnership for human capital management, a new digital assistant, and a new control centre for supply chain management.
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What does a risk-free cloud migration look like?

Mon, 8th Oct 2018
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migration
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public cloud
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microsoft
When it comes time to move your business into the cloud, you have be sure you are doing it right - but how will you know what that means?.
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“Tell me why I'm wrong!” - Verykios' (frank) view of the channel

Sun, 7th Oct 2018
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Nick Verykios has been managing director of Arrow ECS ANZ for coming up 15 years. He has insightful and incisive things to say about the channel.