Stories by Heather
DIY or managed SD-WAN - what about co-managed?
Mon, 13th Nov 2017
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network infrastructure
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sd-wan
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sdn
When implementing SD-WAN should enterprises DIY or opt for a managed service? Silver Peak's Nav Chander argues the case for co-managed deployments.
IT community asked to give a little - or a lot - in fundraising drive
Wed, 8th Nov 2017
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microsoft
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resellers
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givealittle
The Kiwi IT sector has a chance to give back to a man who has given much to the sector, with a fundraising drive for cancer treatment for David Downs.
Enterprise demand for public cloud services drives accelerating growth
Wed, 8th Nov 2017
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saas
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paas
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hyperscale
Public cloud services adoption is accelerating as enterprises move larger strategic systems to SaaS and embrace PaaS and IaaS.
It's local all the way for China's data center and cloud markets
Tue, 7th Nov 2017
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hyperscale
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dc
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iaas
Local companies are dominating China's flourishing data center and cloud markets - and will likely have an increasing impact on countries beyond China.
Ingram Micro Australia signs up AlienVault
Mon, 6th Nov 2017
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cybersecurity
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microsoft
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alienvault
Ingram Micro Australia has inked a deal which will see it providing channel partners with access to AlienVault's security and threat detection suite.
UltraServe seeking $5m capital to fund international growth
Tue, 17th Oct 2017
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paas
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martech
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commerce systems
UltraServe has launched a $5 million capital raising as it seeks to ramp up its international growth and increase its foothold in the US and Europe.
Solid results for Arrow ECS post Distribution Central buy
Mon, 16th Oct 2017
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distribution central
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arrow ecs
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financial results
Arrow ECS NZ boasts strong half-year results, with a pre-tax profit of £634,927 following its Distribution Central acquisition.
Itelligence expands Indian presence with vCentric acquisition
Tue, 10th Oct 2017
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sap
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m&a
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itelligence
SAP solutions, hosting and managed services provider Itelligence has acquired SAP reseller vCentric Technologies Private Limited.
Exclusive: Ingram Micro's Connector Systems ups IoT push
Mon, 9th Oct 2017
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iot
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connector systems
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ingram micro
Connector Systems is increasing its IoT push, with the distributor bringing on new agencies and looking to connect resellers with relevant parties.
Japan's Soliton Systems takes top SOTI partner award
Tue, 26th Sep 2017
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partner programmes
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mobility
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partner awards
Japan's Soliton Systems has been named SOTI's APAC Value Added Reseller of the Year at the vendor's annual Partner Awards.
Photo gallery: Dicker Data NZ resellers' Route 66 adventure
Wed, 20th Sep 2017
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lenovo
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dicker data
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distributors
Dicker Data and Lenovo resellers have just returned from a two week adventure driving Route 66. So what did they get up to along the way?.
Indian AWS partner BlazeClan sets sights on ANZ markets
Tue, 12th Sep 2017
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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partner programmes
Indian AWS partner BlazeClan has turned its focus on the Australian and New Zealand markets with the opening of an office in Sydney.
Synnex' US$830 million acquisition of Westcon completes
Mon, 4th Sep 2017
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synnex
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westcon-comstor
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m&a
Synnex has completed its acquisition of Westcon-Comstor's Americas businesses and its minority investment in the Asia Pacific and EMEA business.
London calling as UltraServe continues global expansion
Wed, 30th Aug 2017
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paas
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martech
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commerce systems
UltraServe has launched it's assault on the United Kingdom, opening a London office as it continues its global expansion.
Veeam takes Availability Suite to new VMware Cloud on AWS
Tue, 29th Aug 2017
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virtualisation
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Veeam integrates with VMware's AWS cloud service to enhance hybrid cloud flexibility and streamline data center transitions.
Updated: Westcon-Comstor NZ business drops into the red
Mon, 28th Aug 2017
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cisco
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bluesky
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westcon-comstor
'Significant' investments in the local market and a decline in revenue have seen Westcon-Comstor's Kiwi business slump into the red.
No sale: Private equity bidders can Vocus takeover talks
Mon, 21st Aug 2017
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uc
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m&a
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vocus group
Private equity giants Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Affinity Equity Partners end takeover talks with Vocus, causing a drop in share prices.
Exclusive: Frost & Sullivan outlines the 'massive' AI opportunity for resellers
Mon, 21st Aug 2017
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uc
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martech
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supply chain
Local integrators and resellers are yet to fully capitalise on the AI opportunity - and it's a 'massive' opportunity says Frost & Sullivan.
Empired logs 105% EBITDA increase as NSW and Auckland sales soar
Wed, 9th Aug 2017
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intergen
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empired
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managing director
Empired has logged a 105% increase in EBITDA on a 5% increase in revenue as Auckland and New South Wales sales soar.
Insider threat vendor Securonix eyes ANZ markets with new office, reseller signings
Mon, 7th Aug 2017
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cybersecurity
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insider threats
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securonix
US insider threat and fraud detection vendor Securonix is eyeing up the Australian and NZ markets, as security breaches from within raise concerns.