Stories by Heather - Page 9
Help needed to convince local businesses of value of IoT for CX
Mon, 20th Mar 2017
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uc
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cx
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martech
Technology providers will be crucial in helping businesses embrace IoT to improve customer experience, with a new report showing ANZ adoption lagging.
Two year jail sentence for mobile trader
Mon, 20th Mar 2017
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commerce commission
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mobile trader
A mobile trader has been sentenced to two years in the first jail sentence handed down in a prosecution initiated by the Commerce Commission.
Dell leads external storage; hyperscale data centers, all-flash drive overall market
Mon, 13th Mar 2017
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storage
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network infrastructure
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enterprise storage
Dell holds a big lead of the declining external enterprise storage systems market, but which storage segments are growing - and who's winning in them?.
Microsoft tops; Oracle and Google growing fast as enterprise SaaS tops US$13b
Mon, 13th Mar 2017
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saas
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hcm
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microsoft
Enterprise SaaS has recorded growth of 32% year on year in Q4 2016, with Microsoft leading the charge - but Google and Oracle snapping at its heels.
3D printing mainstream by 2018, medical sector leading charge
Tue, 7th Mar 2017
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document management
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ecm
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martech
A new report from IDC says 3D printing will be mainstream in APAC by 2018 but there's consolidation and change ahead too.
Veeam debuts availability solution for Cisco HyperFlex with native snapshots
Tue, 7th Mar 2017
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multi-cloud
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cisco
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veeam software
Veeam has unveiled a new availability solution for Cisco's HyperFlex hyperconverged infrastructure platform, offering up direct snapshot integration.
Abundant growth in wide format printers as Asia Pacific market surges
Mon, 6th Mar 2017
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document management
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ecm
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martech
APAC is emerging as a key regional market for large format printers according to TMR Research, which says there are 'abundant' growth opportunities.
Fortinet targets MSSPs with new partner program
Mon, 6th Mar 2017
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
Fortinet has launched a new program for MSSPs which it says will help partners accelerate profitability and increase leadership.
Access4 offers up new channel-focused BroadSoft CC-One deployment
Mon, 27th Feb 2017
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uc
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contact centre
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access4
Access4 is hosting BroadSoft's new CC-One in a move it says enables its partners to offer a data driven contact centre and telephony solution in one.
HPE acquisition of SimpliVity closes, what lies ahead?
Tue, 21st Feb 2017
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simplivity
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hpe
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partners
HPE's US$650 million acquisition of hyperconverged infrastructure vendor SimpliVity has closed, with HPE promising the first combined offerings in May.
Zoomdata signs distie to meet high local demand for big data analytics
Tue, 21st Feb 2017
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
Visual analytics vendor Zoomdata has appointed a regional master distie as it ramps up its local push to meet burgeoning demand for big data analytics.
CyberArk expands partner program in privileged account security push
Tue, 21st Feb 2017
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healthtech
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cyberark
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partners
CyberArk has ramped up its partner program in an effort to enhance its partners' privileged account security expertise and drive new business.
New boss as Ricoh Australia looks to drive transformation
Tue, 21st Feb 2017
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document management
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ecm
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martech
Ricoh Australia has appointed industry veteran Andy Berry to head up its local operations as it continues to transform in 'this age of the customer'.
Local BI and analytics market powering ahead says Gartner
Tue, 21st Feb 2017
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
BI and analytics software growth in excess of the global average is forecast for both Australia and New Zealand this year. And the drivers are...
New regional boss as Qlik seeks to tap into rising analytics demand
Fri, 17th Feb 2017
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
Qlik has appointed industry veteran Julian Quinn as APAC regional vice president as it seeks to tap into the rise of analytics and drive local growth.
Six steps to mining the big data opportunity
Thu, 16th Feb 2017
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
Big data offers big opportunities for resellers with the right mix of technical skill and business savvy. CompTIA offers six tips on how to capitalise.
Auckland mobile trader charged; Best Buy pleads guilty in ongoing ComCom action
Wed, 15th Feb 2017
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commerce commission
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fair trading act
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electronics
The Commerce Commission has filed charges against an Auckland company, while another has pleaded guilty in an ongoing crackdown on mobile traders.
Microsoft, Google, IBM surge but AWS still dominates public cloud services
Mon, 6th Feb 2017
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paas
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Microsoft, Google and IBM are slowly gaining on AWS in the public cloud services market, as the IaaS and PaaS infrastructure service market top US$7b.
Internet of things, data centre aid Intel in 'transformative' year
Mon, 6th Feb 2017
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semiconductors
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iot
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notebook
Strength in its IoT, data centre and security offerings helped drive Intel revenues for 2016 up, but weren't enough to prevent declining net income.
Synnex ups data centre play with Vertiv deal
Wed, 1st Feb 2017
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synnex
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emerson network power
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vertiv
Synnex Australia bolsters its data centre offerings, forging a strategic Vertiv alliance to fortify power protection solutions.