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French company fuels Aussie digital transformation with Microsoft

Tue, 18th Apr 2017
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Sodexo's digital transformation in Australia is set to revolutionize its services, saving clients tens of millions of dollars.
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Cognizant seals strategic partnership to cloud-enable global IT infrastructure

Wed, 12th Apr 2017
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Cognizant partners with ABN AMRO Clearing to revolutionise its IT infrastructure, fostering resilience and agility in financial services.
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New Zealand book tackles local and global cyber security policy

Tue, 4th Apr 2017
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A new book by Massey University Press delves into the state of cyber security in New Zealand and aims to encourage discussion on the topic.
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Business continuity planning – Bah humbug!

Tue, 4th Apr 2017
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Once upon a time that kind of thinking was acceptable, but things are changing rapidly and that approach is now reckless at best - here's a solution.
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The week in channel-land: Distie deals, court action - and that $400m investment

Fri, 24th Mar 2017
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Distie deals, court cases, calls to action - and a $400 million investment in NZ courtesy of Huawei. Welcome to channel-land's week that was.
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New Zealand can't be complacent in its progress toward cyber security

Fri, 24th Mar 2017
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The cooperation of the government with the private sector will be the crucial accelerant in the drive to improve cyber security across the economy.
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UpGuard cements commitment to NZ with exclusive NEXTGEN distie deal

Thu, 23rd Mar 2017
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distributors
​UpGuard continues its streak in APAC, with the announcement that it has sealed a partnership with NEXTGEN as its exclusive distributor in NZ.
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HP New Zealand reveals why your printers might be the biggest risk in your company

Thu, 16th Mar 2017
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Only 16% think printers are at high risk of a breach, and 43% ignore printers in endpoint security entirely. HP New Zealand explains why.
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Dimension Data wins deal to digitally transform Frucor

Mon, 13th Mar 2017
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Better access to production and supplier information to enable better decisions and improved customer services on the cards in multi-year DX project.
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Synology FlashStation FS3017: Fast, affordable all-flash NAS for businesses

Mon, 13th Mar 2017
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Synology debuts FlashStation FS3017, a robust yet affordable all-flash NAS designed for soaring business data needs.
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Govt launches new online employment resource for young people

Wed, 1st Mar 2017
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Government launches online resource to help young people enter workforce with key behaviours and attitudes for employability skills.
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HPE acquisition of SimpliVity closes, what lies ahead?

Tue, 21st Feb 2017
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HPE's US$650 million acquisition of hyperconverged infrastructure vendor SimpliVity has closed, with HPE promising the first combined offerings in May.
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In depth: Mimecast talks email security, insider threats and human firewalls

Mon, 20th Feb 2017
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Email security breaches continue to occur due to evolving threats and a lack of next generation security solutions, according to Mimecast's Dave Hood.
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Virtual environments blurring the edges for network managers

Thu, 16th Feb 2017
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Virtual environments are causing problems for network managers, straining and distorting network edges, according to Ixia.
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South Island youth set to benefit from $100k investment

Wed, 15th Feb 2017
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The Government and Ngai Tahu Funds will each invest $50,000 to support a range of programmes, including skills development in STEM subjects.
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Desperately seeking funding: Youth life skills programme turns to crowdfunding

Wed, 15th Feb 2017
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Voice to Voice's lifeline dwindles with 9 days left in urgent $32k crowdfunding appeal to sustain youth upskilling.
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MOTAT honours Kiwi innovators with latest exhibition

Mon, 13th Feb 2017
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New Zealand's most prominent innovators are being celebrated at Auckland's MOTAT, showcasing their achievements and setbacks.
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UpGuard brings cyber resilience expertise back to APAC 'where it all began'

Tue, 7th Feb 2017
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cybersecurity
Cyber resilience platform providers UpGuard has put down further roots in APAC with a new office in Sydney, focusing on 'where it all began'.
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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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2017 to bring army of IT threats bigger than ever before: Are you prepared?

Wed, 1st Feb 2017
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49% of businesses surveyed had a failure in 2016 that required the use of a DR solution to resume operations - here's what you can expect this year.