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YOU'RE INVITED: QNAP Hybrid Tour 2017 - invaluable hands-on opportunity

Tue, 14th Feb 2017
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QNAP is inviting AU and NZ managed service providers, resellers and pre-sales teams who are interested in gaining business in the cloud.
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Cisco and Microsoft up hybrid cloud game with new joint solution

Mon, 13th Feb 2017
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They're giving customers the freedom to choose the best environments and consumption models for their traditional and cloud native applications.
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Microsoft offers up seven key partner opportunities for 2017

Mon, 13th Feb 2017
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DX, specialisation and the internet of partners are among the greatest partner opportunities this year according to Microsoft.
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Trend Micro takes out top spot in Gartner Magic Quadrant

Wed, 8th Feb 2017
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Trend Micro has taken the most prized spot in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms, featuring both the highest and furthest.
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How is software-defined storage an opportunity for resellers?

Thu, 2nd Feb 2017
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Greg Wyman, ioFABRIC Asia Pacific vice president outlines why software defined storage is an opportunity for local resellers.
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Robust Office 365, Azure push Microsoft revenue, profit up

Tue, 31st Jan 2017
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Microsoft's cloud push has seen the company post strong results for Q2 2017, with Office 365 and intelligent cloud leading the charge.
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Secure SD-WAN - how does that work?

Wed, 25th Jan 2017
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IT professionals, especially those involved in telecommunications, should always beware of anything that's connected to the internet.
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Cloud marketplaces: The death knell for resellers?

Wed, 25th Jan 2017
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There will be less need for middlemen, resellers in particular. Cloud platforms and marketplaces eliminate geographical issues...
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Ingram Micro goes exclusive with Trend Micro as vendor joins cloud marketplace

Fri, 20th Jan 2017
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Ingram Micro has upgraded its distie deal with Trend Micro, signing an exclusive agreement with the vendor and adding it to the Cloud Marketplace.
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Dicker Data NZ gears up for 'great degree of acceleration' in its business

Wed, 18th Jan 2017
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Dicker Data NZ is gearing up for 'a great degree of acceleration' in its business in 2017, with cloud and people at the forefront.
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How Cloud DC's app virtualisation strategy caught the attention of global vendors

Mon, 16th Jan 2017
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Cloud DC is a company that tosses aside the idea that virtualisation has to involve the entire desktop. Instead, it focuses on the applications.
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In pics: Citrix Summit 2017 puts on a winning show

Thu, 12th Jan 2017
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More than 4000 Citrix staff, partners and vendors have gathered at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California this week. Check out the pics.
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The rise of Container-as-a-Service for faster app delivery

Tue, 10th Jan 2017
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Containers enable software teams within enterprise or start-up organizations to develop and deploy digital business needs faster.
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Cloud services to watch in 2017

Tue, 10th Jan 2017
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Cloud computing has allowed for rapid innovation in the industry, with over 1,000 new features introduced by AWS in 2016 alone.
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The future: All you need to know about the new Dynamics 365

Tue, 13th Dec 2016
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Microsoft has brought together its trusted Dynamics cloud solutions into a single suite of solutions under the Dynamics 365 banner - read more.
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Microsoft is offering free Azure training for channel partners

Mon, 12th Dec 2016
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Microsoft offers free Azure training to channel partners, allowing them to enhance their skills and grow their market opportunities.
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AWS reinvents its portfolio to capture greater IoT business

Mon, 12th Dec 2016
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AWS is reinventing its Internet of Things (IoT) suite and addressing numerous shortcomings, with a one-year anniversary build-out of a suite of IoT.
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Dell Technologies bets on growing demand for hybrid and multicloud solutions

Mon, 12th Dec 2016
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Reporting financial results for the first time since merging Dell and EMC assets, Dell Technologies highlights its infrastructure-centric goals.
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Exclusive offer to help accelerate digital business automation

Mon, 12th Dec 2016
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​Digital automation is a hot topic for businesses all around the world at the moment - KKC has released an exclusive offer too good to pass up.
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If storage were invented today, here's what it would look like

Wed, 7th Dec 2016
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Let us picture the ideal storage platform if the technology were invented today, without limitations, pre-conceived ideas or restrictions.