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CEOs shying away from 'transformational' tech - despite big productivity goals

Fri, 12th May 2017
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CEOs are stuck on conventional technologies, instead of more transformational offerings. So what's a CIO to do?.
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CompTIA roadmap for channel: Networking and getting involved required

Thu, 11th May 2017
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Networking and getting involved are key if the reseller channel wants to capitalise on opportunities and mitigate risks.
Managed cloud

Fujitsu and Mirantis team to deliver private managed OpenStack cloud

Thu, 11th May 2017
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Fujitsu partners with Mirantis to boost its private cloud offerings, promising a seamless OpenStack experience for enterprises.
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Capgemini top new APAC partner at MuleSoft global awards

Thu, 11th May 2017
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Capgemini has been named MuleSoft's Top New Partner for APAC at the vendor's global partner awards, held at Connect 2017.
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Solnet joins New Zealand Government Web Services Panel

Thu, 11th May 2017
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web services panel
Solnet has joined the New Zealand Government Web Services Panel opening the doors for the company to provide a wider range of services to government.
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Kaseya debuts public cloud management offering for MSPs

Thu, 11th May 2017
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Kaseya has launched a cloud management suite to monitor public cloud infrastructure, automate tasks and save MSPs money - while growing your business.
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Contracting providing opportunity to attract more women into IT

Wed, 10th May 2017
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Contracting is proving a winner for Kiwi women in IT, Absolute IT says. It tells why - and how contracting can help with gender diversity.
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Cyber attacks on govt double; IoT becomes threat and source of attack

Wed, 10th May 2017
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cybersecurity
Cyberattacks on govt doubled last year, tying the sector with finance as the most targeted market, while IoT is becoming both a source - and a target.
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Startup RedLock emerges from stealth with public cloud security offerings

Wed, 10th May 2017
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Channel focused security startup RedLock has emerged from stealth with a platform which automates protection across multiple public cloud vendors.
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Cyber resilience vendor UpGuard continues ANZ push with Insentra deal

Wed, 10th May 2017
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UpGuard has signed Insentra as its exclusive ANZ service delivery partner in a deal it says bolsters its local channel play.
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Accenture ups design and creative capabilities with new acquisition

Wed, 10th May 2017
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Accenture has snapped up creative agency The Monkeys and design business Maud, as it builds out its design interactive capabilities across ANZ.
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Hyperscale operators' booming growth fundamentally changing the tech vendor landscape

Tue, 9th May 2017
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Hyperscale operators are snapping up increasing amounts of the fast growing cloud markets - and its changing the data center vendor landscape.
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Hybrid IT garners reseller attention at Exeed roadshow

Tue, 9th May 2017
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Resellers have turned out in Christchurch and Dunedin to hear how they can maximise the hybrid IT opportunity.
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AI, cybersecurity critical skills for IT professionals - but upskilling isn't easy

Tue, 9th May 2017
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IT professionals view AI as a critical skill moving forward according to a new report which also highlights the skills shortage impact on businesses.
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Nuance adds deep learning to enterprise speech recognition offerings

Tue, 9th May 2017
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Nuance's enterprise speech recognition solutions just got a little smarter with the addition of a next-gen speech engine, leveraging deep learning.
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Enterprises' hosting and cloud budget growth outpacing total IT spend growth

Tue, 9th May 2017
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public cloud
Growth in hosting and cloud services spend will outpace total IT spend growth this year, with a survey also highlighting the value of specialisation.
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Cognizant revenue, net income up as move to digital services continues

Mon, 8th May 2017
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professional services
Cognizant has logged a 10.7% increase in revenue for the first quarter of 2017 as it continues its shift to digital services and solutions.
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CompTIA outlines step by step guide to business transformation for the channel

Mon, 8th May 2017
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cloud services
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it services
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education, learning & training
Industry body CompTIA is calling on resellers to focus on their own transformation – even as they help customers on their transformation journeys.
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Synnex bulks up security and cloud portfolio with Avast deal

Mon, 8th May 2017
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distributors
New opportunities for bundled offerings and additional revenue streams are following Synnex's signing of Avast.
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Continuum serves up new network management offering for MSPs

Mon, 8th May 2017
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network infrastructure
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naas
Continuum and Auvik Networks new partnership has resulted in a fully-managed comprehensive network management offering for MSPs.