Stories by Heather - Page 51
Avnet serves up CenturyLink Cloud for Australian resellers
Thu, 14th Apr 2016
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devops
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apm
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software development
Avnet is serving up new opportunities for resellers after signing as the first in-country distributor for CenturyLink Cloud services.
Apple, Asus buck downward PC sales, while Lenovo, HP slump
Thu, 14th Apr 2016
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pc shipments
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analyst report
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smartphones
Asus and Apple are the only vendors to record increased PC shipments for the first quarter of 2016 as the PC market continues to decline.
The future of cybersecurity is as an enabler of innovation
Wed, 13th Apr 2016
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cybersecurity
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dimension data
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modernisation
Cybersecurity should be viewed as an enabler of innovation, with cybersecurity strategies shifting from reactive to agile, Dimension Data says.
CenturyLink launches Aussie cloud node
Wed, 13th Apr 2016
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hyperscale
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cloud services
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colocation
CenturyLink boosts its presence down under, unveiling a new cloud node in Sydney, amplifying its IT and cloud services in the APAC region.
Dick Smith closures gather pace with dates for 108 more stores confirmed
Wed, 13th Apr 2016
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dick smith
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kogan.com
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retail
The rolling closure of Dick Smith stores continues with closure dates for another 108 stores - including all Kiwi stores - announced today.
Cloud driving infrastructure spend in 2016
Wed, 13th Apr 2016
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datacentre infrastructure
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infrastructure spend
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analyst report
Spend on server, storage and Ethernet switches for deployment in cloud environments is expected to increase by 18.9% this year.
Cirrus inks $1.2 million in VMware licensing contracts
Wed, 13th Apr 2016
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virtualisation
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it automation
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vmware
Cirrus Networks has inked two VMware enterprises licensing contracts worth more than $1.2 million all up, adding to its blue chip customer line up.
Empired CFO exits with ex-Amcom CFO taking on the role
Wed, 13th Apr 2016
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empired
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amcom
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acquisition
Empired CFO Mark Waller has resigned for personal reasons, with former Amcom CFO David Hinton taking over the role.
2016 a 'telling year' for SDN as enterprises spend up
Wed, 13th Apr 2016
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network infrastructure
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sdn
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naas
SDN revenue is on a growth trajectory, as companies move from trialling to full adoption. But challenges remain.
IBM, HPE and Cisco leading commercial IoT market
Wed, 13th Apr 2016
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iot
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cisco
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ibm
IBM, HPE and Cisco are among the early leaders in the growth commercial IoT market, with sizeable opportunity for net-new revenue.
StorageCraft wraps premium features into ImageManager
Mon, 11th Apr 2016
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dr
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cloud services
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storagecraft
StorageCraft's latest version of ImageManager backup management software includes the previously premium-based IntelligentFTP and HeadStart Restore.
Arbor Networks earns top overall effectiveness in NSS Labs DDoS test
Mon, 11th Apr 2016
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ddos
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arbor networks
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analyst report
Arbor Networks' has garnered the highest overall security effectiveness score for its AP 2800, in NSS Labs' first DDoS Prevention Test.
ACCC examines competition implications of Telstra NBN involvement
Mon, 11th Apr 2016
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uc
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telstra
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nbn
The ACCC is looking at proposals from NBN and Telstra to address concerns around the competition implications of Telstra's involvement in the rollout.
Software approach breaks data center optical comms records
Mon, 11th Apr 2016
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hyperscale
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dc
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fibre
A Hong Kong polytechnic university has broken world records for fastest optical communications for data centers, logging 24-times the existing speeds.
Greentree International gets SaaS-y with new launch
Mon, 11th Apr 2016
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saas
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risk & compliance
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erp
Greentree International has launched Greentree-as-a-Service, enabling organisations to run their entire Greentree system in the cloud.
Australian fintech industry disrupting big four banks
Mon, 11th Apr 2016
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fintech
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payment technologies
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cba
Australia's fintech industry is set to pull money away from the big four banks, according to a report which highlights just how lucrative fintech is.
Interactive Intelligence snaps up Allied Telesis country manager for channel role
Mon, 11th Apr 2016
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uc
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cx
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martech
Intractive Intelligence's new channel boss, Shayne Taylor, will be pushing the partner opportunities of PureCloud Engage.
NEC NZ ups local smart city focus
Mon, 11th Apr 2016
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digital signage
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surveillance
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displays
NEC New Zealand showcased its smart city suite of offerings to central and local government leaders in Wellington last week.
HPE continues to dominate cloud infrastructure, but competitors close in
Mon, 11th Apr 2016
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network infrastructure
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datacentre infrastructure
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cisco
Dell, Cisco and EMC are closing the gap marginally on Hewlett Packard Enterprise's number one spot for cloud infrastructure sales.
Rackspace delivers managed private cloud - in any data center
Fri, 8th Apr 2016
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private cloud
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hyperscale
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colocation
Backspace has launched an OpenStack everywhere initiative, offering enterprises fully managed private clouds in any data center.