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Business Continuity stories

Millions suffer unnecessary power blackouts
Disaster Recovery

Millions suffer unnecessary power blackouts

Three million people across Australia and New Zealand were hit by more than 240 outages in 2016, with weather driving many disruptions.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Sun, 9th Apr 2017
Business continuity planning – Bah humbug!
Disaster Recovery

Business continuity planning – Bah humbug!

Once upon a time that kind of thinking was acceptable, but things are changing rapidly and that approach is now reckless at best - here's a solution.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 4th Apr 2017
New app keeps lone workers in touch
Digital Transformation

New app keeps lone workers in touch

New Zealand employers face higher safety and compliance risks as a new app lets lone workers summon help without extra hardware.

By Geoff • 3 min read • Sun, 26th Mar 2017
Clean up environmental act, insurer urges
Risk & Compliance

Clean up environmental act, insurer urges

Rising pollution incidents are leaving New Zealand businesses exposed to clean-up bills that can run into millions of dollars.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Sun, 19th Mar 2017
Quake forces rethink of quality and location
Disaster Recovery

Quake forces rethink of quality and location

Office tenants in Wellington are facing higher rents and shorter leases after the quake, as vacancies hit a decade low and quality options dwindle.

By Staff Writer • 7 min read • Wed, 15th Mar 2017
Chow brothers start multimillion-dollar refurbishment
Real estate

Chow brothers start multimillion-dollar refurbishment

The upgrade is set to lift the Wellington tower's seismic rating to 88 per cent and put 7,000 square metres back on the market.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 14th Mar 2017
Wellington is full, says first post-quake vacancy survey
Disaster Recovery

Wellington is full, says first post-quake vacancy survey

Vacancy in Wellington’s CBD has fallen below 8 per cent after the Kaikoura earthquake, leaving displaced tenants with few office options.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Sun, 26th Feb 2017
Recovery planning essential
Disaster Recovery

Recovery planning essential

Poor disaster planning can still shut firms down, despite mobile working, as businesses are warned to prioritise staff as well as IT.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Tue, 10th Jan 2017
Dicker Data applying more focus and investment on the SMB market
Disaster Recovery

Dicker Data applying more focus and investment on the SMB market

Dicker Data NZ is looking to invest further into its Cisco business, recently employing Matthew Collie as their Cisco business development manager.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 22nd Apr 2016

Global Stories

Business Continuity stories

Exclusive: Making storage and DR a critical part of the security conversation
Data Protection

Exclusive: Making storage and DR a critical part of the security conversation

DR and backup is critical to an overall security solution, according to StorageCraft's Leo Lynch. He talks changing conversations and growing markets.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Mon, 27th Mar 2017
Adding backup services to your product line 'makes perfect sense', says Acronis
Disaster Recovery

Adding backup services to your product line 'makes perfect sense', says Acronis

Managed data protection is a sought-after service in the SMB market, according to Acronis' new version of Acronis Backup Cloud.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Tue, 14th Feb 2017
Exclusive: Hemisphere adds six new security vendors; ups solution sell scope
Firewalls

Exclusive: Hemisphere adds six new security vendors; ups solution sell scope

The addition of six vendors to Hemisphere Technologies' portfolio is offering resellers new opportunities via a full solution sell, the distie says.

By Heather Wright • 5 min read • Mon, 21st Nov 2016
Mimecast's cybersecurity outlook hones directly in on the ANZ market
Disaster Recovery

Mimecast's cybersecurity outlook hones directly in on the ANZ market

Interview: Mimecast has been in a flurry of channel & customer activity since its announcement that it will be expanding its presence into Australia.

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Mon, 19th Sep 2016
Explosive uptake of Cradlepoint solutions as APAC investment increases
Disaster Recovery

Explosive uptake of Cradlepoint solutions as APAC investment increases

Cradlepoint's APAC surge, with a focus on customer-led teams, mirrors North American success as demand for LTE solutions grows.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Mon, 29th Aug 2016
iseek Communications launches Veeam powered BaaS
Virtualisation

iseek Communications launches Veeam powered BaaS

Australian data center provider, iSeek Communications, has launched a new cloud-based Backup-as-a-Service (BaaS) solution using Veeam Cloud Connect.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Mon, 18th Jul 2016
How did this SMB ensure continuity and save thousands of dollars?
Disaster Recovery

How did this SMB ensure continuity and save thousands of dollars?

Whangamata Super Liquor conquers downtime, secures transactions during peak season with Cradlepoint, sparing £10k losses.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Fri, 22nd Apr 2016

Stories from Other Regions

Business Continuity stories

Shimano Australia reaps rewards of VMtech deal
Disaster Recovery

Shimano Australia reaps rewards of VMtech deal

VMtech has helped Shimano Australia drive IT agility and efficiencies with fully integrated managed services and hosted DR.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 28th Apr 2016