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Key cloud

Monthly payments among bugbears for SMBs moving to cloud

Mon, 15th May 2017
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SMBs grapple with monthly cloud costs despite the lure of enhanced efficiency and support, finds a SkyKick survey.
Partners cities

Major video surveillance integrator in China becomes Quantum reseller

Thu, 4th May 2017
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partner programmes
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quantum computing
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uniview
Uniview has agreed to become a Quantum value-added reseller and strategic alliance partner, in what will soon be the world's largest market.
Route 66

EXCLUSIVE: Dicker Data NZ announces Wild Horses winners – and a surprise extension

Mon, 1st May 2017
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lenovo
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distributors
Dicker Data NZ revs up excitement, reveals Wild Horses winners and surprises with an exhilarating Route 66 trip extension!.
Space

Six key takeaways from Datto's 2017 State of the MSP report

Thu, 27th Apr 2017
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partner programmes
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healthtech
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managed services
Datto's State of the MSP report shines a light on the challenges faced by MSPs - and answers the age old question of Star Wars, or Star Trek?.
Andrea microsoft

Microsoft appoints Insight MD as Asia Pacific vice president

Thu, 27th Apr 2017
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microsoft
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partners
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managing director
Microsoft has appointed Andrea Della Mattea as its new Asia Pacific operations vice president as the company continues its DX focus locally.
Mark dasent new colour

Connector Systems' Lantronix deal to offer resellers wide ranging IoT opportunities

Wed, 26th Apr 2017
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connector systems
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ingram micro
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distributors
Connector Systems has inked a distie deal with Lantronix which it says provides resellers with a range of opportunities 'just waiting to be grabbed'.
Upgrade

Security, cloud spurring Windows 10 deployments; creating fastest OS adoption

Wed, 26th Apr 2017
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notebook
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windows 10
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analyst report
Security improvements and cloud capabilities are spurring Windows 10 deployments in enterprises, leading to the fastest OS upgrades seen says Gartner.
Big fish eat small fish

Staples buyer announces another ANZ acquisition: OfficeMax

Wed, 26th Apr 2017
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Platinum Equity has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the OfficeMax business in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) from Office Depot.
Popping illusion

The $3T opportunity that isn't: IoT opportunity 'dramatically over-inflated'

Thu, 20th Apr 2017
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iot
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strategy analytics
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partners
IoT market value will be measured in billions, not trillions, come 2025, Strategy Analytics says. But services still present a big opportunity.
Esc

Is the end near for some PC vendors as shipments drop to 2007 lows?

Wed, 19th Apr 2017
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notebook
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pc shipments
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tablets
Gartner says PC vendors without a strong business play will soon be forced out of the market as shipments drop below 2007 levels. So who will remain?.
Pc up

HP wrestles top spot away from Lenovo as PC shipments grow - yes, grow

Wed, 12th Apr 2017
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notebook
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pc shipments
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analyst report
HP has ousted Lenovo to take top spot in the PC shipment market, as global PC shipments see their first growth in five years.
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Ingram Micro NZ Cure Kids Charity Golf soars to new fundraising heights

Mon, 10th Apr 2017
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distributors
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moth
Ingram Micro New Zealand's Cure Kids Charity Golf Tournament has soared high for the third year in a row, raising more than $59,000 for the charity.
Lease buy

Lease is more: The reseller benefits in leasing

Mon, 10th Apr 2017
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fintech
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flexigroup
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simply leasing
With consumption based buying de rigueur, leasing too is seeing growth, with resellers being urged to capitalise on the demand.
Cloud money

IDC: Worldwide cloud IT infrastructure spend jumps almost 10% in 2016

Fri, 7th Apr 2017
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datacentre infrastructure
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analyst report
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it infrastructure
Vendor revenue from sales of infrastructure products for cloud IT grew to $32.6 billion in 2016, with Japan leading the way and APAC above average.
Steve varney colour

Relaunched Simply Leasing ready for aggressive market share grab

Fri, 7th Apr 2017
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fintech
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atlas gentech
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simply leasing
Atlas Gentech's leasing arm, Simply Leasing, has relaunched with the company promising it will be aggressively pursuing increased market share.
Dd milford

Dicker Data resellers walk the walk on the Milford Track

Thu, 6th Apr 2017
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dicker data
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distributors
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outdoors
Three Dicker Data New Zealand resellers took to the great outdoors last week after winning the distributor's Walk the Walk promotion.
Digital cc

Security spend accelerating: Who's spending and on what?

Mon, 3rd Apr 2017
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cybersecurity
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healthtech
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analyst report
Global firms to up security budgets to $105bn by 2020, with banks leading spend in battle against cyber threats, says IDC report.
Nz4

Hewlett-Packard New Zealand back in black - despite halving of revenue

Mon, 3rd Apr 2017
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hpe
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fy
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managing director
Hewlett-Packard New Zealand has posted a $10.0 million profit for the latest financial year – despite seeing revenue nearly halved.
New customers

LoB IT spend to nearly equal IT dept spend on back of IoT, AI

Mon, 27th Mar 2017
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healthtech
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3d printing
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analyst report
LoB buyers will have almost equal IT spend as their IT departments come 2020 according to IDC, thanks in part to 'innovation accelerators' such as IoT.
Simon rogers epson

Exclusive: Epson EcoTank SMB push offering opportunities for resellers

Thu, 23rd Mar 2017
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printing
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epson
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partners
Epson's SMB EcoTank printer push offers local resellers upfront margins on hardware and ink, upsell opportunities and a unique offering, says NZ boss.