Kiwi Stories

Nimble makes bold play to be leader in storage

Nimble Storage aims to be leader in storage market with revenue growth and expansion of product range and customer base.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Mon, 7th Mar 2016

PledgeMe

PledgeMe targets social enterprise with Ākina partnership

PledgeMe and charity Ākina Foundation join forces to support New Zealand social enterprises in fundraising efforts.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 7th Mar 2016

Storage

Duo bullish for 2016 as it opens Auckland office

Security distributor Duo launches Auckland branch amid 'massive growth', adding to its portfolio and bolstering NZ presence.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 7th Mar 2016

Global Stories

Converged Infrastructure

Dicker Data wins right to full Lenovo enterprise portfolio

Dicker Data's distie deal with Lenovo has been extended to include the vendor's full enterprise range in Australia, including Nutanix and DataCore.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 8th Mar 2016

Disaster Recovery

Acronis releases updated backup solutions

Data protection firm Acronis has released new backup solutions to help businesses deal with the increasing risk associated with large amounts of data.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 8th Mar 2016

Public Cloud

Avnet serves up new cloud offering on back of Microsoft COSN inclusion

Avnet has become the first distributor to join Microsoft's Cloud OS Network program in ANZ, offering up a host of benefits for resellers.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 8th Mar 2016

Partner Programmes

OKI looks to take on more partners in NZ region

OKI appoints Chris Thorley as NZ channel manager, aiming to bolster its network of distributors and resellers across New Zealand.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 8th Mar 2016

DDI

Should a woman act more like a man to succeed at work?

New study investigates why women are underrepresented in C-suite executive roles, with less than 20% of executives being women.

By Shannon Williams • 6 min read • Mon, 7th Mar 2016

Cybersecurity

Intel Security enters MSP agreement with CYBER-i

Intel Security has partnered with CYBER-i to offer outcome-based managed security services, due to increasing cyber threats.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 7th Mar 2016

Risk & Compliance

Wynyard lands $3.3 million advdanced cyber analytics contract

Security software firm Wynyard Group has entered into a new agreement with a large, unnamed consulting and risk management firm, worth $3.3 million.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 7th Mar 2016

Data#3

Data#3 eyes international opportunities with Global IT Alliance

Data#3 has joined the Global IT Alliance (GITA), opening the doors to new international opportunities for the company.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Mon, 7th Mar 2016

Unified Communications

Vodafone brings Telecommunications-as-a-Service to Govt

Careers New Zealand has entered into a partnership agreement with Vodafone, becoming one of the first government agencies to adopt TaaS.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 7th Mar 2016

Cybersecurity

Security: The biggest benefit and challenge of cloud computing

Cloud security is a top concern for many British enterprises, with 31% identifying it as the most prevalent challenge, according to a survey by Clutch.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Mon, 7th Mar 2016