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WA Govt teams with Readify for emergency room app
Health Technologies

WA Govt teams with Readify for emergency room app

The Western Australian Government launches an app to help Perth residents know the best hospital to go to in an emergency.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Mon, 16th May 2016
Kloud and BNW help Pact harness Microsoft cloud
Public Cloud

Kloud and BNW help Pact harness Microsoft cloud

Pact Group has upped its efficiency, reduced required storage capacity and costs and added flexibility with a shift to cloud technology.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 9th May 2016
Pivotal ends latest funding round with $253 million, looks to expand
Software Development

Pivotal ends latest funding round with $253 million, looks to expand

Pivotal's Series C funding round is set to end with $253m, led by new investor Ford Motor Company, Microsoft and previous investors.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 6th May 2016
Microsoft brings the power of IoT to the manufacturing industry
Manufacturing

Microsoft brings the power of IoT to the manufacturing industry

Microsoft is working with the OPC Foundation to enable greater application of the Internet of Things (IoT) in the manufacturing industry.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 26th Apr 2016

Global Stories

Gartner's recognises Riverbed in latest Magic Quadrant report
Network Infrastructure

Gartner's recognises Riverbed in latest Magic Quadrant report

Riverbed leads in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for WAN optimisation for a stellar ninth year, cementing its dominance in the sector.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 27th May 2016
Citrix and Microsoft target joint customers with refreshed strategy
Virtualisation

Citrix and Microsoft target joint customers with refreshed strategy

Citrix and Microsoft bolster their alliance with a focus on aiding joint customers to embrace cloud mobility and digital transformation.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 27th May 2016
Pure Storage: Hybrid cloud offers golden opportunities for resellers
Storage

Pure Storage: Hybrid cloud offers golden opportunities for resellers

All-flash is gaining new prominence as customers head to a true hybrid cloud approach, and it's opening the doors for new opportunities for resellers.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Mon, 23rd May 2016
Riverbed upgrades SteelCentral product for improved application performance
Microsoft

Riverbed upgrades SteelCentral product for improved application performance

Riverbed's SteelCentral upgrade leaps forward with enhanced cloud monitoring and diagnostics, sharpening application performance.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Wed, 18th May 2016
Collaboration to enable on-demand, usage-based licensing in the cloud
Unified Communications

Collaboration to enable on-demand, usage-based licensing in the cloud

​Flexera Software recently announced they are collaborating with Microsoft Azure to enable Thinkbox Software to add more services.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 12th May 2016
Exclusive: New agencies add depth and opportunity for Exeed resellers
Document Management

Exclusive: New agencies add depth and opportunity for Exeed resellers

Exeed is adding to its cloud play with new agencies offering increased opportunities for resellers, and a new provisioning platform on its way.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Wed, 11th May 2016
Kaseya launches IDaaS to help MSPs capture 'explosive' market
IT Automation

Kaseya launches IDaaS to help MSPs capture 'explosive' market

Kaseya has launched its cloud-based identity and access management solution for MSPs, aiming to capture a share of the booming IDaaS market.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 9th May 2016
Exclusive: Veeam's all grown up and 'very much an enterprise player'
Virtualisation

Exclusive: Veeam's all grown up and 'very much an enterprise player'

Veeam is taking on the enterprise, and workload orchestration, but it wants resellers to move the customer conversations from backup to availability.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Fri, 6th May 2016
Veritas teams up with Microsoft to support cloud service providers
Disaster Recovery

Veritas teams up with Microsoft to support cloud service providers

Veritas Technologies has joined Microsoft Enterprise Cloud Alliance, supporting its strategy to help major cloud service providers.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd May 2016
Fighting bank fraud and improving the customer experience: Can they work together?
Public Cloud

Fighting bank fraud and improving the customer experience: Can they work together?

Decreasing the risk of bank fraud and improving the customer experience are both based on knowing the customer - can they work together?.

By Ian Selbie • 6 min read • Wed, 27th Apr 2016
Digital transformation drives demand for big data services
Data Analytics

Digital transformation drives demand for big data services

A multitude of industry verticals generate large volumes of data for record keeping and database admin, and this is driving the uptake of BDaaS.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 22nd Apr 2016

Stories from Other Regions

Dicker Data NZ gears up to launch cloud portal; eyes volume expansion
Microsoft

Dicker Data NZ gears up to launch cloud portal; eyes volume expansion

Dicker Data NZ is gearing up to launch its cloud portal. Kiwi boss Phil Presnall tells ChannelLife about the offering - and its volume business focus.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Tue, 17th May 2016
Green a key trend in $359m Southeast Asian data center market
Hyperscale

Green a key trend in $359m Southeast Asian data center market

Southeast Asia's data center market is expected to reach US$359 million by 2020, with demand for green facilities becoming a key trend.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Fri, 22nd Apr 2016