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Digital race

Forrester's five key priorities ANZ CIOs must embrace in 2017

Wed, 25th Jan 2017
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digital transformation
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digital acceleration
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Forrester outlines five critical priorities for ANZ CIOs in 2017 to ensure their survival and critical involvement in driving digital transformation.
Mark dasent new colour

Exclusive: IoT portfolio on the cards for growing Connector Systems

Wed, 25th Jan 2017
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connector systems
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ingram micro
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distributors
Just shy of one year on from its acquisition by Ingram Micro, Connector Systems' boss Mark Dasent outlines key growth areas for the year ahead.
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APAC colocation market hits US$9b; Equinix, Digital Realty retain global leadership

Tue, 24th Jan 2017
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dc
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colocation
APAC's data center colocation and wholesale market netted nearly US$9b in Q3 of 2016 with Equinix and Digital Realty remaining the global leaders.
Finance

Cisco NZ back in black as sales and profit increase

Tue, 24th Jan 2017
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services
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Cisco Systems New Zealand is back in black, recording a profit for the latest financial year and arresting decline in sales.
Identity access

inTechnology adds Core Security to local portfolio

Tue, 24th Jan 2017
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risk & compliance
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intechnology distribution
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core security
inTechnology has added Core Security to its local portfolio in a move it says will help make resellers 'even more valuable to their end users'.
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Exclusive: ELB launches NZ assault with exclusive interactive panel distie deal

Mon, 23rd Jan 2017
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healthtech
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elb
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av
Australia's ELB has launched into NZ distribution, hoping to capture a share of the lucrative AV market with an exclusive distie deal with Prowise.
Jb hifi

JB Hi-Fi NZ profit slumps despite revenue growth

Mon, 23rd Jan 2017
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dick smith
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market
JB Hi-Fi NZ has seen its final profit for last financial year almost halved, despite an 11% rise in revenue and a jump of nearly 13% in gross profit.
Gary bigwood ingram micro nz

Ingram Micro goes exclusive with Trend Micro as vendor joins cloud marketplace

Fri, 20th Jan 2017
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microsoft
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trend micro
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ingram micro
Ingram Micro has upgraded its distie deal with Trend Micro, signing an exclusive agreement with the vendor and adding it to the Cloud Marketplace.
Automation

ServiceNow buys DxContinuum; adds machine learning to intelligent automation

Thu, 19th Jan 2017
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hp
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acquisition
ServiceNow is acquiring machine-learning startup DxContinuum, utilising its technology to more bolster its intelligent automaton with machine learning.
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Updated: HPE snaps up SimpliVity in US$650 million cash deal

Wed, 18th Jan 2017
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converged infrastructure
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multi-cloud
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simplivity
HPE is buying software-defined hyperconverged infrastructure provider SimpliVity for US$650 million. So what's in it for customers and partners?.
Phil dicker data

Dicker Data NZ gears up for 'great degree of acceleration' in its business

Wed, 18th Jan 2017
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microsoft
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dicker data
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microsoft azure
Dicker Data NZ is gearing up for 'a great degree of acceleration' in its business in 2017, with cloud and people at the forefront.
Power01

Exeed powers up new opportunities with CyberPower deal

Wed, 18th Jan 2017
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cyberpower
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exeed
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distributors
Exeed has secured a distribution deal with CyberPower Systems, bringing a top-tier range of power management products to New Zealand's resellers.
Don williams veeam01

Enterprise and cloud push pays off for Veeam as company posts record results

Wed, 18th Jan 2017
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virtualisation
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veeam
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managing director
Veeam is continuing to strengthen its ANZ foothold, recording 22% year on year growth in total revenues across ANZ and increasing enterprise momentum.
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Catchi goes silver on Oracle partner network

Tue, 17th Jan 2017
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uc
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digital transformation
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education, learning & training
Catchi goes silver with Oracle as it seeks to drive digital transformation using Oracle's Marketing Cloud automation offerings.
Wifi points

Purple ramps up local reseller base; relaunches partner program

Tue, 17th Jan 2017
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wireless networks
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cloud services
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purple wi-fi
Intelligent spaces vendor Purple is ramping up its local reseller base promising to provide a strong differentiator - and an easy ROI for customers.
Money graph

Kogan beats FY17 forecast in first half following strong Christmas trading

Tue, 17th Jan 2017
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ipo
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asx
Kogan.com, which last year acquired and resurrected Dick Smith's online business, has beaten its full year forecast in the first six months of FY17.
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Apeiron Data Systems extends reach with WWT deal

Tue, 17th Jan 2017
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data analytics
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martech
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iot
Apeiron Data Systems has inked a deal with World Wide Technology to sell its newly launched, native NVMe over Ethernet storage offering globally.
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HPE and Schneider Electric serve up new micro data center

Mon, 16th Jan 2017
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datacentre infrastructure
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power / energy
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schneider electric
Growing quantities of data are 'transforming' the data center, with HPE and Schneider Electric teaming up to deliver a new edge micro data center.
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Equinix, Digital Realty, NTT streak ahead in colocation market

Mon, 16th Jan 2017
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hyperscale
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colocation
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synergy research
Equinix, Digital Realty and NTT extended their colocation leadership last year, growing three times as much as the overall market.
Money into hands

Mixed fortunes for local IT spend in 2017, says Gartner

Mon, 16th Jan 2017
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it budget
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analyst report
Local IT spend will continue to climb this year but while spend in some categories is increasing, others are falling. Gartner tells who wins and loses.