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VMware pulls plug on Virtusteam joint venture with EMC
Tue, 15th Dec 2015
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VMware has dumped plans to partner with parent company EMC in the Virtustream cloud services joint venture, announced just months ago.
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Dependency of digital infrastructure causing major IT problems
Tue, 15th Dec 2015
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Reliance on digital infrastructure causes major IT incidents, says report. 90% of large businesses affected. Only half have dedicated teams.
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CenturyLink selects Nuage Network's SDN technology
Tue, 15th Dec 2015
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network infrastructure
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network management
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CenturyLink will use Nuage Networks' SDN technology to enhance its networking capabilities for its Programmable Service Backbone (PBS) architecture.
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DDoS suspicions run rampant in enterprise space
Tue, 15th Dec 2015
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ddos
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kaspersky
A number of companies have accused their competitors of staging Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks against them, according to new research.
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Govt UFB programme reaches 200,000 Kiwi businesses
Tue, 15th Dec 2015
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broadband
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retailers
Over 200,000 businesses in New Zealand now have access to ultra-fast broadband, two months ahead of schedule and within budget.
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Managed services bring benefits to business
Tue, 15th Dec 2015
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managed services
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cybersecurity
Simplified information technology management is the primary benefit of using managed services, according to a new survey from JDL Technologies.
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Auckland BI firm partners with Profisee to provide better data management
Tue, 15th Dec 2015
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bi
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big data
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Mettle Consulting has secured the rights to Profisee’s Master Data Maestro suite, and is the first New Zealand consultancy to do so.
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The channel consolidator is looking for new merger prospects
Tue, 15th Dec 2015
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cloud services
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shared services
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nztg
New Zealand Technology Group (NZTG) is on the lookout for companies to join its fold, offering prospective partners scale and backend services.
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Gartner on SDN: Delivering business agility
Tue, 15th Dec 2015
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network infrastructure
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SDN is creating a lot of excitement, emerging with the promise of flexible workload mobility, as well as programmatic configuration and control.
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IT spending to lift investment in big data analytics
Mon, 14th Dec 2015
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big data
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bi
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data analytics
A rising tide of IT spending will continue to lift investment in big data analytics, according to industry analysts Ovum.
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Predictions 2016: Awakening the force in your data centre
Mon, 14th Dec 2015
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cloud services
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data centre operators
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it infrastructure
The shift towards cloud-based data centers is driving major changes in the business world, with five key trends emerging for 2016 and beyond.
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What will collaboration look like in 2016?
Mon, 14th Dec 2015
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uc
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In recent times, we’ve seen some incredible collaboration innovations come to life and the nature of work rapidly change.
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Spark invests $14m in rapid 4G rollout in rural Canterbury
Mon, 14th Dec 2015
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telecommunications
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spark
Spark New Zealand has been working with local councils to provide rural residents access to better, faster broadband and mobile data services.
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The digital economy is here: What it means for the enterprise
Mon, 14th Dec 2015
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cloud services
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Digital solutions are essential for organisations to succeed in the digital economy, says software company Axway.
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Government IT needs to aim higher
Mon, 14th Dec 2015
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government
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Government technology market set to be shaken up in 2016, as agencies move towards digital government. #governmenttechnology.
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Samsung S7 rumours bubble over
Mon, 14th Dec 2015
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smartphones
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weibo
You’d be forgiven for thinking Apple rumours were the only game in town. Recently they've been bubbling over around Samsung's flagship phone.
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Enterprise SDN a $10b industry
Mon, 14th Dec 2015
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network infrastructure
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virtualisation
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network management
Software-centric vendors such as VMware and vendors of industry-standard hardware such as Dell, can gain share from industry incumbents such as Cisco.
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What is the SD-WAN and how does it affect you?
Mon, 14th Dec 2015
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network infrastructure
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network management
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Software-defined networking has driven huge change in the data centre, so it only makes sense that it's adopted in other areas of the business.
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Optimizer HQ subsidiaries in liquidation; Swipe HQ down
Fri, 11th Dec 2015
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mobile payment
Odev, a company associated Optimizer HQ and payment processing solution Swipe HQ, has been placed into liquidation.
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Wearables for Good challenge celebrates life-changing technology
Fri, 11th Dec 2015
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it in healthcare
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wearables
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charity
Necklace storing medical records and wearable soap win UNICEF's Wearables for Good challenge. Prize: $15,000 each.
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EMC conjures up open source for software defined data centre
Fri, 11th Dec 2015
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open source
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orchestra
EMC launches RackHD, championing open source in data centres, and vows to ease the burden on engineers with automation.
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Disaster recovery transformed by the cloud, more beneficial than ever before
Fri, 11th Dec 2015
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cloud services
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dr
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acronis
Cloud technology has transformed backup and disaster recovery, providing flexibility, reliability, and faster speeds, says Acronis.
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Vocus and M2 enter trading halt pending court decision
Fri, 11th Dec 2015
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apple
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Vocus and M2 have gone into a trading halt on the ASX as the companies await the outcome of a court hearing on the Vocus' proposed acquisition of M2.
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Why digital identity is the key to truly smart cities
Fri, 11th Dec 2015
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smart cities
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iot
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forgerock
There’s no doubt the rise of the Internet of Things is fundamentally changing the way we interact with the world around us.