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Enterprise and cloud continue to drive local Veeam success

Thu, 26th Oct 2017
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New enterprise orders and a burgeoning cloud business have helped drive Veeam's Australian and New Zealand business up 22% year on year in Q3.
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PS: Business booming for PS Duo security professional services

Thu, 26th Oct 2017
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cybersecurity
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Inclusion on a government security panel, potential whitelisting deals, growing contractor and customer numbers - it's been a busy year for PS Duo.
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NextGen takes top Oracle global partner award

Thu, 26th Oct 2017
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NextGen has brought home a global Oracle partner award for its work in creating cloud solutions based on Oracle products.
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Beating ransomware using cloud infrastructure with vGRID and Veeam

Thu, 26th Oct 2017
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While you can't be 100% safe from ransomware, there is a way to provide customers with peace of mind and protect their business says vGRID.
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How SD-WANs enable a manageable path to digital transformation

Wed, 25th Oct 2017
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digital transformation
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The wrong network can waste precious time and money and set DX back, says analyst Zeus Kerravala, writing for Silver Peak.
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Well, I'll be dammed… Ingram resellers beaver away on HP promotion

Wed, 25th Oct 2017
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Ingram Micro NZ has been overrun by rodents, with a plethora of cute and cuddly beavers making a temporary home at the distributor this week.
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LayerX Group celebrates 10 years in business

Wed, 25th Oct 2017
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cloud services
Waikato-based LayerX Group is celebrating 10 years in business, with a love of innovation one of the keys to success, founder Bruce Trevarthen says.
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New technologies driving ICT spend to double the rate of GDP growth

Wed, 25th Oct 2017
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New technologies are driving ICT spend back to double the rate of GDP growth, IDC says. So which technologies are leading the way?.
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Seven strategies for better SCADA data protection

Wed, 25th Oct 2017
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SCADA systems can be open to data loss or cyber crime. StorageCraft's Marina Brook offers some tips to improve protection.
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Microsoft to offer Cray supercomputing via Azure data centers

Tue, 24th Oct 2017
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Microsoft and Cray have teamed up to enable customers to run workloads on dedicated Cray supercomputers in select Azure data centers.
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Interview: Datto talks ransomware and 'cyber extortion'

Tue, 24th Oct 2017
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Datto vp Rob Rae talks ransomware, the worrying trend of cyber extortion, the role of the channel and how to protect against ransomware.
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CompTIA tells: How the channel can benefit from SaaS opportunities

Tue, 24th Oct 2017
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Once viewed as something of a threat for channel businesses, SaaS is now a growth opportunity. So how can resellers capitalise on the growth market?.
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Why WAN availability is crucial to the cloud-first enterprise

Tue, 24th Oct 2017
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Organisations of all sizes must consider high availability as part of their digital transformation strategy says ZK Research's Zeus Kerravala.
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Vocus New Zealand, Aussie data centres on the chopping block

Tue, 24th Oct 2017
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Vocus NZ is up to be put up for sale, with Australian parent Vocus Group also looking to sell the company's Aussie data centre assets.
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Cisco snaps up BroadSoft in US$1.7b collaboration push

Tue, 24th Oct 2017
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Cisco is acquiring BroadSoft for US$1.7 billion in a deal designed to enhance Cisco's collaboration offerings.
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Endpoint, IAM and managed services among winners in soaring security spend market

Tue, 24th Oct 2017
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endpoint protection
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Endpoint security IAM and vulnerability management are set to dominate security software spend this year as overall security spend jumps 10.3%.
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Westcon-Comstor gets on the bike to support mental health

Wed, 18th Oct 2017
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cisco
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distributors
Westcon-Comstor is throwing its weight behind the Mental Health Foundation, linking its latest Cisco promotion with fundraising for the charity.
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Ingram Micro NZ and Lenovo cut the cake in Doubtful Sound

Wed, 18th Oct 2017
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lenovo
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mobility
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ingram micro
Ingram Micro NZ has celebrated the ThinkPad's 25th birthday in the remotest and most southern place in the world.
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Exclusive: Duo business booms on back of heightened security demand

Wed, 18th Oct 2017
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endpoint protection
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casb
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edr
Kiwi distributor Duo is logging triple digit growth as demand for security soars. So how can resellers capitalise on the booming security market?.
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MSPs must get automated or face extinction says BitTitan

Wed, 18th Oct 2017
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it automation
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partner programmes
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managed services
BitTitan has used its inaugural user conference, Elevate, to lay down the gauntlet for MSPs, saying it's time to get automated or face extinction.