Stories by Heather - Page 30
Updated: HPE snaps up SimpliVity in US$650 million cash deal
Wed, 18th Jan 2017
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converged infrastructure
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multi-cloud
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simplivity
HPE is buying software-defined hyperconverged infrastructure provider SimpliVity for US$650 million. So what's in it for customers and partners?.
Singapore, Hong Kong first in Colt's major Asia network investment
Wed, 18th Jan 2017
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network infrastructure
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
Colt's investment surge powers Asian digital boom, as Singapore and Hong Kong lead network expansion for high-bandwidth delivery.
Enterprise and cloud push pays off for Veeam as company posts record results
Wed, 18th Jan 2017
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virtualisation
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veeam
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managing director
Veeam is continuing to strengthen its ANZ foothold, recording 22% year on year growth in total revenues across ANZ and increasing enterprise momentum.
Catchi goes silver on Oracle partner network
Tue, 17th Jan 2017
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uc
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digital transformation
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education, learning & training
Catchi goes silver with Oracle as it seeks to drive digital transformation using Oracle's Marketing Cloud automation offerings.
Purple ramps up local reseller base; relaunches partner program
Tue, 17th Jan 2017
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wireless networks
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cloud services
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purple wi-fi
Intelligent spaces vendor Purple is ramping up its local reseller base promising to provide a strong differentiator - and an easy ROI for customers.
Kogan beats FY17 forecast in first half following strong Christmas trading
Tue, 17th Jan 2017
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ipo
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dick smith
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asx
Kogan.com, which last year acquired and resurrected Dick Smith's online business, has beaten its full year forecast in the first six months of FY17.
Apeiron Data Systems extends reach with WWT deal
Tue, 17th Jan 2017
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data analytics
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martech
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iot
Apeiron Data Systems has inked a deal with World Wide Technology to sell its newly launched, native NVMe over Ethernet storage offering globally.
HPE and Schneider Electric serve up new micro data center
Mon, 16th Jan 2017
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datacentre infrastructure
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power / energy
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schneider electric
Growing quantities of data are 'transforming' the data center, with HPE and Schneider Electric teaming up to deliver a new edge micro data center.
Equinix, Digital Realty, NTT streak ahead in colocation market
Mon, 16th Jan 2017
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hyperscale
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colocation
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synergy research
Equinix, Digital Realty and NTT extended their colocation leadership last year, growing three times as much as the overall market.
Mixed fortunes for local IT spend in 2017, says Gartner
Mon, 16th Jan 2017
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it budget
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analyst report
Local IT spend will continue to climb this year but while spend in some categories is increasing, others are falling. Gartner tells who wins and loses.
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise adds ACA to local distie lineup
Thu, 12th Jan 2017
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alcatel-lucent enterprise
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aca pacific
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partners
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise adds ACA Pacific Technology to its local distie line-up, in a deal the distie says will help partners broaden their reach.
New country general manager for Avnet Technology Solutions India
Wed, 11th Jan 2017
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distributors
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avnet technology solutions
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partners
Sundaresan K has been appointed as Avnet Technology Solutions India country general manager, following Naresh Desai's promotion.
Cloud market tops $148b as cloud services spend soars
Wed, 11th Jan 2017
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iaas
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cloud services
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synergy research
Cloud service providers are reaping the benefits of their investments as cloud services spend outstrips cloud hardware and software spend.
Ingram Micro's new owners snap up ANZ Bank business
Wed, 11th Jan 2017
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supply chain
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ingram micro
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hna group
HNA Group has continued its acquisition trail, this time snapping up ANZ Bank's UDC Finance business for $660 million.
Veeam: New alliance plays, hybrid cloud to reap returns for local resellers
Wed, 11th Jan 2017
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virtualisation
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veeam
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orchestration
Tightened alliances, hybrid cloud, new business from old customers and a continued enterprise push - welcome to Veeam's 2017 plans for resellers.
New WatchGuard cloud Wi-Fi offering opening doors to new customers and partners
Tue, 10th Jan 2017
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
WatchGuard is gearing up for new product launches locally with hopes the launches will secure it not only new customers, but new channel partners.
Lincor terminates Hills Health Solutions demerger deal
Tue, 10th Jan 2017
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healthtech
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hills
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distributors
The planned demerger of Hills' health solutions business has been terminated by merger partner Lincor Solutions.
Enterprise wallets are opening for 'pragmatic' IoT deployments
Tue, 10th Jan 2017
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iot
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healthtech
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451 research
UK firms embrace practical IoT solutions, with 90% planning to up spending despite ROI and security concerns, a 451 Research survey reveals.
Cisco dominates enterprise infrastructure, but HPE wins in data center servers
Mon, 9th Jan 2017
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datacentre infrastructure
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synergy research
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infrastructure spend
Cisco has the lion's share of enterprise infrastructure spend, controlling one-third of the overall market – but HPE is tops for data center servers.
Hyperscale data centre numbers soar to 300 as growth continues 'unabated'
Mon, 9th Jan 2017
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hyperscale
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synergy research
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research director
The number hyperscale data centers globally has surged past the 300 mark following a flurry of end of year data center openings.