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Cloud vault

Revera opens Vault to petabyte cloud storage at public cloud price

Tue, 7th Jul 2015
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Revera's Vault challenges cloud storage giants with petabyte-scale service at keen prices, offering local firms a cost-effective data trove.
Handing you the cloud

IDC: Cloud IT infrastructure booming market

Tue, 7th Jul 2015
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research director
The good news for resellers dealing in servers, storage and Ethernet switches for cloud IT infrastructure continues.
Migration

Exeed kicks up Microsoft CSP offering with SkyKick addition

Tue, 7th Jul 2015
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Exeed adds SkyKick to its cloud offering, providing resellers with a new services opportunity and the chance to convert customers to annuity revenue.
Magnifier

Social media monitoring: Yes for terrorism but clear no for marketing

Mon, 6th Jul 2015
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data analytics
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planning
A new report shows Kiwis are an altruistic bunch, happy for social media information to be monitored 'for the greater good' - but not for marketing.
Analyse data

Downside to analytics, BI and big data

Mon, 6th Jul 2015
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data analytics
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planning
Analytics and big data may be hot topics for resellers, but your customers may want to think twice when it comes to social media monitoring...
Big data

Big opportunities ahead for big data software

Mon, 6th Jul 2015
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
Big growth ahead for big data software as Hadoop distributions and fast growing ecosystem of technologies point to bright future for big data.
Greig guy quantum

Quantum calls on Guy for increased local channel focus

Mon, 6th Jul 2015
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quantum computing
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brocade
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partners
Quantum elevates channel commitment in ANZ, taps industry veteran Greig Guy to spearhead partner growth and bolster regional strategy.
Money

Synnex NZ revenue continues to soar

Mon, 6th Jul 2015
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fintech
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synnex
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finance, leasing & rental
Synnex New Zealand has continued its bumper revenue growth in its latest financial figures, reporting revenue of $115 million for the 2014 FY.
Cloud infrastructure

Cloud driving server, storage and Ethernet switch sales

Fri, 3rd Jul 2015
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datacentre infrastructure
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modernisation
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analyst report
Infrastructure related to cloud IT is proving a hot seller, with vendor revenue jumping 25.1% year on year in the first quarter of 2015.
Mark baker

Westcon snaps up full Lenovo commercial distribution

Fri, 3rd Jul 2015
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distributors
Westcon Group NZ has inked a deal with Lenovo which will see it distributing Lenovo's PC portfolio in addition to the server and storage products.
Vc

Distribution Central calls up Unify for unified comms

Thu, 2nd Jul 2015
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unify
Distribution Central has inked a deal to distribute Unify's range of integrated communications solutions across Australia and New Zealand.
Phone off the hook

No dial tone: ComCom holds firm on proposed copper pricing

Thu, 2nd Jul 2015
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uc
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commerce commission
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copper network
The Commerce Commission offers up slightly reduced proposed wholesale charges to access the Chorus line - and proposes removing backdating.
Money ribbon

New partner program to boost APC by Schneider Electric channel

Wed, 1st Jul 2015
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datacentre infrastructure
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partner programmes
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power / energy
APC by Schneider Electric launches new partner program to 'invigorate' local channel and aid partner profitability.
Cloud with digital background

Datacom wins elite AWS managed service partner status

Wed, 1st Jul 2015
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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cloud services
Datacom is celebrating after becoming the first Asia Pacific company - and one of just 18 worldwide - to achieve AWS' managed service partner status.
Mobile security

Mobile security company signs inTechnology as distie

Wed, 1st Jul 2015
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firewalls
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network security
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breach prevention
Juniper Networks' off-shoot Pulse Secure signs inTechnology as local distie, aiming to address 'challenging' mobile and access security issues in ANZ.
Partnership money

Veeam pushes partner education for increased benefits

Wed, 1st Jul 2015
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virtualisation
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dr
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partner programmes
Veeam has enhanced its partner programme as it seeks to reward greater partner commitment - and education - with greater rewards.
Dollar

Declining IT spend figures mask full story

Wed, 1st Jul 2015
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it budget
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analyst report
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currencies
New Zealand IT spending is predicted to decline marginally to $11.4 billion in 2015, with decreases in devices and communications services hitting.
Opportunity

Cisco NZ boss to resellers: Embrace IoT and reap the rewards

Tue, 30th Jun 2015
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iot
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cisco
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industrial
As Cisco bulks up its IoT portfolio, New Zealand boss Geoff Lawrie spells out the importance of IoT for New Zealand resellers.
Solving cloud puzzle

Distribution Central: Solving the barriers to cloud for resellers

Tue, 30th Jun 2015
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iaas
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distribution central
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cloudselect
Distribution Central unveils DC CloudSelect platform, easing the cloud adoption for resellers with seamless integration, automated services, and robust support.
Darryl grauman westcon

BlueSky gets brighter as Westcon ramps up cloud services

Tue, 30th Jun 2015
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microsoft
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bluesky
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westcon-comstor
Westcon New Zealand is ramping up its BlueSky cloud services with version 4 due soon, an expanded catalogue of vendors, and cloud financing coming.