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Wardy IT celebrates four year run as HPE Microsoft data platform winner
Microsoft

Wardy IT celebrates four year run as HPE Microsoft data platform winner

Wardy IT Solutions has scooped up the Asia Pacific HPE and Microsoft Frontline Partner Award 2016 for Data Platform - for the fourth year in a row.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 18th Jul 2016
Accelerate your business with this rapidly growing solution
Firewalls

Accelerate your business with this rapidly growing solution

This solution has skyrocketed in popularity, providing substantial growth for businesses that have adopted it.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Fri, 15th Jul 2016

Global Stories

Detect, mitigate, prevent: Fortinet protection at the granular level
Firewalls

Detect, mitigate, prevent: Fortinet protection at the granular level

Increasingly, clients are faced with more potential breaches, more vectors for infection and more opportunities for mayhem.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Wed, 20th Jul 2016
First ANZ boss for SimpliVity as hyperconverged demand soars
Cisco

First ANZ boss for SimpliVity as hyperconverged demand soars

Increasing demand for hyperconvergence see SimpliVity appoint its first local regional sales director with Ruckus' Pat Devlin taking on the role.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 20th Jul 2016
INSIDER INSIGHTS: Protecting data centers from internal and external threats
Firewalls

INSIDER INSIGHTS: Protecting data centers from internal and external threats

CSOs face mounting pressure to secure fluid data centers against evolving threats, balancing access with robust protection.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Tue, 19th Jul 2016
New platform engineering unit for Deloitte on back of Sixtree buy
Hyperscale

New platform engineering unit for Deloitte on back of Sixtree buy

Deloitte has acquired boutique integration specialist Sixtree to form a new platform engineering unit across Australia and New Zealand.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 19th Jul 2016
Exclusive: Citrix urges partners to keep margins and grow their business
Virtualisation

Exclusive: Citrix urges partners to keep margins and grow their business

Citrix is urging local partners to keep the increased margins available through its deal registration incentives for themselves - not the customer.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 18th Jul 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
Kitset.io: Build cross platform apps without coding
Unified Communications

Kitset.io: Build cross platform apps without coding

Kitset.io uses AI to allow anyone to build cross platform apps without coding, costing only $69/month. They are expanding into a variety of apps.

By Dave Moskovitz • 5 min read • Mon, 18th Jul 2016
FireEye promotes two top guns for ANZ roles
Breach Prevention

FireEye promotes two top guns for ANZ roles

Cybersecurity firm FireEye appoints Richard Metcalfe as regional director ANZ, and Phil Vasic as senior director, strategic partners & alliances.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 18th Jul 2016
AWS on Cloud9 after IDE acquisition
Hyperscale

AWS on Cloud9 after IDE acquisition

Amazon Web Services has purchased Cloud9, a cloud-based coding platform that allows collaboration and integrated development environments.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 18th Jul 2016
Intel Security Innovation Alliance expands partner ecosystem
Partner Programmes

Intel Security Innovation Alliance expands partner ecosystem

Intel Security broadens defences with 24 new partners in its innovation alliance, bolstering integrated security solutions globally.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Mon, 18th Jul 2016
Expert insights: The true meaning of availability
Hyperscale

Expert insights: The true meaning of availability

The cloud storage industry approaches availability from the inside out, but factors that are out of our control may pose even greater problems.

By Jimmy Fitzgerald • 3 min read • Fri, 15th Jul 2016
Four ways to drive digital commerce innovation
Marketing Technologies

Four ways to drive digital commerce innovation

Digital commerce exemplars don't merely convert their product catalogues into eCommerce sites and mobile commerce applications.

By Jennifer Polk • 4 min read • Fri, 15th Jul 2016
ipSCAPE & telkomtelstra partnership to boost Indonesian market reach
Unified Communications

ipSCAPE & telkomtelstra partnership to boost Indonesian market reach

A channel partnership between Australian cloud contact centre provider ipSCAPE and Indonesia's telkomtelstra will bring 'significant' opportunities.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Fri, 15th Jul 2016

Stories from Other Regions

Young Māori innovators head to Silicon Valley
NZQA

Young Māori innovators head to Silicon Valley

The students, along with chaperones, have already left for the land of innovation in California and have a big adventure ahead.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Tue, 19th Jul 2016
Nikki Kaye speaks: Progressing 21st Century school infrastructure
EduTech

Nikki Kaye speaks: Progressing 21st Century school infrastructure

I thought it may be useful to give you an update on where we are at with the wider education portfolio, including digital infrastructure.

By Shannon Williams • 16 min read • Mon, 18th Jul 2016