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Ingram names Gomersall Aus cloud director
Mon, 13th Jul 2020
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Gomersall was formerly an IBM and Red Hat business unit executive and previously had a long career working in a number of global roles for IBM.
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Vodafone NZ moves forward on digital reinvention with appointment of strategy officer
Tue, 7th Jul 2020
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Mooney will be tasked with helping to guide the business through its ongoing reinvention towards becoming a more digitally focused business.
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Time to take responsibility: E-waste - a global crisis
Fri, 3rd Jul 2020
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e-Waste is the world’s fastest-growing domestic waste stream, fueled by consumption rates of equipment, short life cycles, and few options for repair.
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Oracle launches second Gen 2 Cloud region in India
Wed, 1st Jul 2020
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Oracle's second Gen 2 Cloud region in India is live in Hyderabad, expanding support for over 15,000 customers amid a global cloud region expansion.
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Cyber attacks keeping business leaders up at night, new research finds
Wed, 1st Jul 2020
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New data from KnowBe4 reveals growing anxiety among business leaders over cyber attacks, with concerns up 443% in Australia and 206% in Germany.
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AWS launches Outposts in New Zealand & APAC
Thu, 25th Jun 2020
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AWS has launched Outposts in New Zealand, bringing fully managed and configurable AWS-designed hardware to the region, enhancing local cloud capabilities.
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Nutanix strengthens Desktop as a Service solution
Tue, 23rd Jun 2020
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Nutanix strengthens its DaaS solution, Xi Frame, with enhanced security, flexibility, and availability for enterprise customers.
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New Zealand named amongst most vulnerable countries at risk of cyber attack
Thu, 11th Jun 2020
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New Zealand ranks eighth in NordVPN's Cyber Risk Index, identifying it as highly vulnerable to cyber attacks due to high internet penetration and usage.
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Channel guru brings Bufferzone to ANZ
Wed, 27th May 2020
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Technology pioneer Greg Wyman launches Bufferzone Security in Australia and New Zealand, aiming to protect businesses from advanced cyber threats.
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Cybercriminals after money more than anything else - Verizon report
Wed, 27th May 2020
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Of all the things cybercriminals aim to accomplish in their illicit activities, money still takes centre stage.
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Hybrid cloud the most popular deployment path - study
Mon, 25th May 2020
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Hybrid cloud offers the ability to diversity spend and IT skills, to choose features based on a service provider’s strengths, and to build resiliency.
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Mastercard launches new initiatives to empower those hit by COVID-19 lockdowns
Tue, 12th May 2020
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Mastercard commits to bringing one billion people and 50 million businesses into the digital economy by 2025, with a focus on women entrepreneurs.
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LogicMonitor partners with Aquion to reach Aussie channel
Thu, 7th May 2020
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Partners can build, integrate, resell and implement the company's cloud-based platform to monitor hybrid IT environments.
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Tap-and-go paywave payments the new norm in a COVID-19 world, Mastercard research shows
Fri, 1st May 2020
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Consumer polling by Mastercard showed a significant majority of consumers were using the technology during February and March.
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Singtel installs thousands of solar panels on Bedok data center
Wed, 29th Apr 2020
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Singtel has equipped its Bedok data centre with 4,292 solar panels, generating 1.65 MWh of clean energy yearly—10% of the centre's needs.
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Trustwave report highlights biggest cybersecurity trends of today
Mon, 27th Apr 2020
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As organisations transition to the cloud, Trustwave's new report shows a doubling in cloud service attacks, marking a significant shift in cyber threats.
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OPPO spearheads 5G with video calls over new network
Tue, 21st Apr 2020
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The Chinese vendor has partnered with Ericsson and MediaTek to conduct voice and video calls entirely over a 5G connection.
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IDC: The worst is yet to come for traditional PC market
Tue, 14th Apr 2020
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Global traditional PC shipments declined by 9.8% in Q1 2020, with reduced supply due to the COVID-19 outbreak being the main factor, according to IDC.
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NTT declares itself 'business avenger' for UN sustainability goals
Thu, 9th Apr 2020
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The UN Global Goals call for action to end poverty, protect Earth, and encourage peace and prosperity by 2030.
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DD adds 50+ years of AV experience with new appointments
Tue, 7th Apr 2020
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Dicker Data bolsters its AV division with 50+ years of experience through the appointments of Andrew Upshon and Les Boros, enhancing its market capabilities.