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Ping Identity appoints ex-Fortinet talent as ANZ regional director
Identity and Access Management

Ping Identity appoints ex-Fortinet talent as ANZ regional director

Geoffrey Andrews joins Ping Identity with more than 20 years of sales management and leadership experience in the IT industry.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Fri, 11th May 2018
Equinix Cloud Exchange Fabric rollout reaches Australia
Software-as-a-Service

Equinix Cloud Exchange Fabric rollout reaches Australia

Equinix is set to launch its Equinix Cloud Exchange Fabric (ECX Fabric) in Melbourne and Sydney, after its recent expansion into Japan.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Thu, 10th May 2018
Progress enables developers to quickly add chatbots to apps
Unified Communications

Progress enables developers to quickly add chatbots to apps

Progress unveils the first chatbot-specific UI components for Telerik and Kendo UI, streamlining chatbot integration for .NET and JavaScript developers.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Thu, 10th May 2018
Nutanix Beam gives enterprises control of the cloud
Software-as-a-Service

Nutanix Beam gives enterprises control of the cloud

New SaaS offering visualises, predicts and manages runaway costs, and assesses security and regulatory compliance across multiple clouds.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Thu, 10th May 2018
OpenShift lands on Azure, as Microsoft and Red Hat extend partnership
Virtualisation

OpenShift lands on Azure, as Microsoft and Red Hat extend partnership

Microsoft and Red Hat extend their partnership, bringing OpenShift to Azure to enhance hybrid cloud capabilities for enterprise developers.

By Patrick Martlew • 3 min read • Wed, 9th May 2018
India data center spending to reach US$2.7 billion in 2018
Hyperscale

India data center spending to reach US$2.7 billion in 2018

India's data centre hardware spending will reach USD $2.7 billion in 2018, a 2.6% rise, while software spending surges by 10%, says Gartner.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Wed, 9th May 2018
Equinix continues global expansion with Microsoft collaboration
DataCentre infrastructure

Equinix continues global expansion with Microsoft collaboration

The interconnection and data centre company has expanded its partnership with Microsoft to provide direct connectivity to twenty cities globally.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 8th May 2018
Exclusive interview: More of the same not the answer to data protection
Cloud Security

Exclusive interview: More of the same not the answer to data protection

Organisations cannot constrain the problem away and need to find a way for companies to be able to use cloud applications in a secure manner.

By Kai Ping Lew • 5 min read • Mon, 7th May 2018
Channel agrees popular IaaS solutions are the future of cloud
Public Cloud

Channel agrees popular IaaS solutions are the future of cloud

​New research from Ingram Micro Cloud has uncovered an opportunity for channel partners to take advantage of with the top 3 IaaS vendors.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 4th May 2018
VMware announces new solutions for advanced networking
Virtualisation

VMware announces new solutions for advanced networking

VMware reveals the Virtual Cloud Network and NSX portfolio to enhance connectivity and security for apps and data across hyper-distributed environments.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Thu, 3rd May 2018
Today is World Password Day: Here's what the experts think
Malware

Today is World Password Day: Here's what the experts think

Microsoft hails the death of passwords. What are other security experts saying? Comments from Malwarebytes, CyberArk, Vault Systems, ESET & SailPoint.

By Sara Barker • 5 min read • Thu, 3rd May 2018
Booming cloud infrastructure market an opportunity for channel partners
DataCentre infrastructure

Booming cloud infrastructure market an opportunity for channel partners

​Worldwide spending on cloud infrastructure services is continuing its rampant growth after surging 47% in 12 months.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 27th Apr 2018
SD-WAN enables a new cloud-first branch strategy
Network Infrastructure

SD-WAN enables a new cloud-first branch strategy

Silver Peak discuss how SD-WAN can facilitate a stronger link to cloud services for an organisations remote branch.

By Nav Chander • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Apr 2018
Shots fired: Cisco claims it has global data centre solution of choice
Network Infrastructure

Shots fired: Cisco claims it has global data centre solution of choice

Cisco claims that to meet increasing cloud infrastructure demands, service providers are turning to its SDN solution.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Apr 2018
Cohesity syncs backup and test/dev with new offering
Virtualisation

Cohesity syncs backup and test/dev with new offering

The CloudSpin capability provides test/dev environments in the cloud, while integration with public cloud snapshot APIs enhances backup and recovery.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Thu, 26th Apr 2018

Stories from Other Regions

Kiwi software developer releases high-speed pricing solution
Public Cloud

Kiwi software developer releases high-speed pricing solution

Deployed on Microsoft Azure, Flintfox RMx software integrates with any enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Mon, 7th May 2018
Why Microsoft Intune is the next big thing for enterprise
Microsoft

Why Microsoft Intune is the next big thing for enterprise

Mobile Mentor launches Intune Management and App Protection services, marking a new era for MS 365 enterprise security in New Zealand's TaaS programme.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Mon, 7th May 2018
Kiwi teams make a clean sweep at Microsoft ANZ innovation competition
Internet of Things

Kiwi teams make a clean sweep at Microsoft ANZ innovation competition

Kiwi ingenuity wins hearts and the top three places in the Microsoft Imagine Cup ANZ finals, beating their Australian counterparts.

By Kai Ping Lew • 5 min read • Fri, 4th May 2018