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Comstor offering Cisco promotions that could be music to your ears
Cisco

Comstor offering Cisco promotions that could be music to your ears

It's certainly a good time to be looking at Cisco solutions from Comstor, as they are currently hosting two exciting promotions.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 7th Jul 2016

Global Stories

Modern technologies disrupting server and storage revenue opportunities
DataCentre infrastructure

Modern technologies disrupting server and storage revenue opportunities

Modernised initiatives including flash storage and hyperconverged platforms are continuing to disrupt server and storage revenue opportunity.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 11th Jul 2016
Geek saves customer '$150,000 in 15 min'; wins security award
Malware

Geek saves customer '$150,000 in 15 min'; wins security award

Adelaide IT services firm Geek has won the Golden Datto Pioneer award after helping save an Adelaide accounting firm hit by CryptoLocker.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 11th Jul 2016
Schneider Electric, FKG ink deal on Queensland data centre build
DataCentre infrastructure

Schneider Electric, FKG ink deal on Queensland data centre build

Schneider Electric teams with FKG for an energy-efficient, state-of-the-art Queensland data centre, set to propel Toowoomba's tech scene.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 11th Jul 2016
Mitel out as Polycom gets better offer
Unified Communications

Mitel out as Polycom gets better offer

The merger between Polycom and Mitel has come to end with Polycom announcing it has terminated the agreement following a better offer.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 11th Jul 2016
Microsoft leadership shake up following COO departure
Microsoft

Microsoft leadership shake up following COO departure

Microsoft COO Kevin Turner has taken up a the CEO role at Citadel Securities. His role will be split among five different execs at Microsoft.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Mon, 11th Jul 2016
Microsoft cloud's MoH deal will 'provide burgeoning opportunity' for market
Public Cloud

Microsoft cloud's MoH deal will 'provide burgeoning opportunity' for market

Microsoft Trusted Public Cloud services has been chosen by the Ministry of Health to advance New Zealand's electronic health service systems.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 11th Jul 2016
Which vendor is leading the way in backup and recovery?
Commvault

Which vendor is leading the way in backup and recovery?

The Gartner Magic Quadrant report has enormous influence on purchase consideration, as it is seen as the 'go-to' report for customers and prospects.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 8th Jul 2016
NVIDIA announces the GeForce GTX 1060
Gaming

NVIDIA announces the GeForce GTX 1060

NVIDIA has added the GeForce GTX 1060 to its family of Pascal gaming GPUs, joining the previously released GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 graphical powerhouses.

By Darren Price • 3 min read • Fri, 8th Jul 2016
Enterprise play opening new doors for Veeam's local partners
Virtualisation

Enterprise play opening new doors for Veeam's local partners

With enterprise now a 'key play', Veeam's ANZ channel chief Peter Bender outlines the opportunities the push provides for resellers.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Thu, 7th Jul 2016
CompTIA sets ANZ channel community meeting date
Partner Programmes

CompTIA sets ANZ channel community meeting date

The meetings provide the local community a non-competitive forum with which to discuss the common challenges faced by the channel in Australia and NZ.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 6th Jul 2016
Cybersecurity battling with 'ruthless and efficient' cyber criminals
Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity battling with 'ruthless and efficient' cyber criminals

Half of IT decision makers have no real strategy to protect against digital crime even though 94% are aware of it. Instead, they feel constrained.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 6th Jul 2016

Stories from Other Regions

CITIC launches data & cloud centers in Asia-Pacific
Hyperscale

CITIC launches data & cloud centers in Asia-Pacific

CITIC Telecom International CPC is expanding its Asia-Pacific business with new data centers, network coverage, cloud and security services.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 11th Jul 2016
IO boosts connectivity with Superloop in Singapore
Unified Communications

IO boosts connectivity with Superloop in Singapore

IO partners with Superloop to create a dark fiber network in Singapore, improving connectivity for IO customers.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Mon, 11th Jul 2016
Xero + Microsoft combine powers to deliver powerful business insights
Fintech

Xero + Microsoft combine powers to deliver powerful business insights

Xero and Microsoft's merger ushers in key data insights, transforming SMEs with enterprise-level analytics straight from the cloud.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Thu, 7th Jul 2016
Three of the most common myths about SSL encryption
Encryption

Three of the most common myths about SSL encryption

Delving into the world of SSL Encryption, here are some of the myths that persist about SSL traffic as well as the SSL blind spot.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 7th Jul 2016
Exclusive: Big returns for resellers as Ingram Micro guns for physical security market
Ingram Micro

Exclusive: Big returns for resellers as Ingram Micro guns for physical security market

A new deal with physical security vendor IndigoVision is just the start for Ingram Micro and it's resellers - with lucrative returns promised.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Wed, 6th Jul 2016