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Exclusive: The big four vendors speak out at the Canalys Channels Forum
Network Infrastructure

Exclusive: The big four vendors speak out at the Canalys Channels Forum

HPE, Lenovo, HPI and Dell EMC all talk about where they found value at the APAC Canalys Channels Forum in Perth.

By Patrick Martlew • 6 min read • Fri, 8th Dec 2017
Canberra Data Centres, NextDC, Datacom...Frost & Sullivan names Australia's top companies
Unified Communications

Canberra Data Centres, NextDC, Datacom...Frost & Sullivan names Australia's top companies

One of the big winners of the night was Metronode, who was named Australia's Data Center Service Provider of The Year.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Fri, 8th Dec 2017
Dimension Data, Diversus win big at NetApp ANZ Partner Awards
Partner Programmes

Dimension Data, Diversus win big at NetApp ANZ Partner Awards

Dimension Data and Diversus Group emerged top winners at the NetApp ANZ Partner Awards, celebrating excellence in cloud services and data innovation.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Thu, 7th Dec 2017
Interview: Darktrace's APAC expansion, AI-led cybersecurity and the secret of success
AI Security

Interview: Darktrace's APAC expansion, AI-led cybersecurity and the secret of success

Darktrace's Sanjay Aurora on developments in AI-led cybersecurity, threat detection and the company's expansion in APAC.

By Robin Block • 5 min read • Thu, 7th Dec 2017
Digital Realty bolsters renewable energy initiatives
Power / Energy

Digital Realty bolsters renewable energy initiatives

Digital Realty to source 324,000 MWh of renewable energy annually for US data centres via new solar and wind deals. Asia expansion details remain unclear.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 6th Dec 2017
The global enterprise getting Kiwi kids into coding
Coding

The global enterprise getting Kiwi kids into coding

Accenture employees across 55 of these countries have pledged to volunteer more than 10,000 hours to Hour of Code.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Wed, 6th Dec 2017
Stuff Fibre steps up their offering with a new streaming service
Unified Communications

Stuff Fibre steps up their offering with a new streaming service

Stuff Fibre just announced their entrance into the movies-on-demand market with the launch of a new product, Stuff Pix...

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Tue, 5th Dec 2017
AI could be the key to ending cybercrime
Distributed Denial of Service

AI could be the key to ending cybercrime

Over the last few years, the world has seen a steady and increasing flow of high profile data breaches hitting the headlines...

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Tue, 5th Dec 2017
Deep Instinct brings deep learning security to APAC
Artificial Intelligence

Deep Instinct brings deep learning security to APAC

According to the company, it uses a proprietary neural network that is inspired by the brain's natural ability to learn.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 5th Dec 2017
New partnership lays groundwork for 20 new data centers across Australia
Hyperscale

New partnership lays groundwork for 20 new data centers across Australia

Swedish company Flexenclosure plans to build up to 20 data centers in Australia over the next three years in partnership with local provider Virtutel.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Mon, 4th Dec 2017
Datacom expands fintech footprint with $20m deal
Fintech

Datacom expands fintech footprint with $20m deal

Finzsoft's professional services team will move to Datacom, although customer contracts will remain with Finzsoft.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Mon, 4th Dec 2017
Microsoft teams up with TomTom to launch Azure Location Based Services
Unified Communications

Microsoft teams up with TomTom to launch Azure Location Based Services

Microsoft is launching a new Azure service that aims to meet the geospatial needs enterprise customers that use location data.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Fri, 1st Dec 2017
Japanese telco giant opens new data center in Johannesburg
Hyperscale

Japanese telco giant opens new data center in Johannesburg

Japanese telecommunications giant NTT Communications and Internet Solutions of South Africa have launched the Nexcenter Parklands Data Center in Johannesburg.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Thu, 30th Nov 2017
Eight signs your organisation has outgrown its financial processes
Financial Systems

Eight signs your organisation has outgrown its financial processes

Rajeev Mitroo, Anaplan ANZ managing director outlines some of the red flags that indicate a need for enhanced financial processes.

By Patrick Martlew • 5 min read • Thu, 30th Nov 2017

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NZ partners missing customer opportunities because of outdated marketing
Marketing Technologies

NZ partners missing customer opportunities because of outdated marketing

Kiwi partners are sticking to the old tried and true when it comes to marketing, something which is becoming an ever-increasing issue.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 8th Dec 2017
NBN Co rolls out channel pilot program – ICT heavyweights on board
Unified Communications

NBN Co rolls out channel pilot program – ICT heavyweights on board

A number of industry stalwarts are on board for the much anticipated channel program including Cisco, Westcon Comstor, Telstra and Vocus.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 5th Dec 2017
Web & mobile applications present significant risk to Asia businesses
Risk & Compliance

Web & mobile applications present significant risk to Asia businesses

Over half of Asia Pacific businesses see customer-facing web and mobile applications as the highest security risk, according to a survey by Synopsys.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 5th Dec 2017
PhishMe's 'human phishing defence' solution to launch in New Zealand
Phishing

PhishMe's 'human phishing defence' solution to launch in New Zealand

Human-focused phishing defence provider PhishMe now has a local distribution partner in New Zealand after teaming up with MPA.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 5th Dec 2017