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Aussies take to IoT@home with market set to near $5b by 2021

Tue, 9th May 2017
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Australian's are embracing IoT at home with a vengeance, with the market expected to hit $4.7 billion by 2021 – up from $377 million in 2016.
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AI, cybersecurity critical skills for IT professionals - but upskilling isn't easy

Tue, 9th May 2017
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IT professionals view AI as a critical skill moving forward according to a new report which also highlights the skills shortage impact on businesses.
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Nuance adds deep learning to enterprise speech recognition offerings

Tue, 9th May 2017
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Nuance's enterprise speech recognition solutions just got a little smarter with the addition of a next-gen speech engine, leveraging deep learning.
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Deloitte adds dedicated DevOps capability with Strut Digital acquisition

Tue, 9th May 2017
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Deloitte is bolstering its DevOps capability, acquiring boutique managed service provider and DevOps specialist Strut Digital for an undisclosed sum.
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Enterprises' hosting and cloud budget growth outpacing total IT spend growth

Tue, 9th May 2017
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Growth in hosting and cloud services spend will outpace total IT spend growth this year, with a survey also highlighting the value of specialisation.
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Hyland wins SingHealth Enterprising Partner 2017 award

Mon, 8th May 2017
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Hyland has taken out a top award from Singapore's largest public healthcare group, winning the SingHealth Enterprising Partner Award for 2017.
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Bulletproof and Accenture team up to target blue chip customers

Mon, 8th May 2017
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Bulletproof joins forces with Accenture to bolster cloud services for top-tier firms, eyeing significant corporate and government contracts.
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Australia ahead of the curve in APAC cybersecurity, but still lacking maturity

Mon, 8th May 2017
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Australia is much more advanced than most of APAC in enterprise security but still lacks the security maturity and skills to cope with threats.
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Cognizant revenue, net income up as move to digital services continues

Mon, 8th May 2017
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Cognizant has logged a 10.7% increase in revenue for the first quarter of 2017 as it continues its shift to digital services and solutions.
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CompTIA outlines step by step guide to business transformation for the channel

Mon, 8th May 2017
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Industry body CompTIA is calling on resellers to focus on their own transformation – even as they help customers on their transformation journeys.
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Thomas Duryea Logicalis ups DX play with restructure

Mon, 8th May 2017
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Thomas Duryea Logicalis is ramping up its digital transformation focus, restructuring into two main areas of operation, and adding new practices.
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Synnex bulks up security and cloud portfolio with Avast deal

Mon, 8th May 2017
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New opportunities for bundled offerings and additional revenue streams are following Synnex's signing of Avast.
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Continuum serves up new network management offering for MSPs

Mon, 8th May 2017
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Continuum and Auvik Networks new partnership has resulted in a fully-managed comprehensive network management offering for MSPs.
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Huawei tablet growth bolsters declining market while Windows is MIA

Mon, 8th May 2017
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Huawei has bucked the downward trend in the tablet market, recording the only growth seen by tablet vendors in Q1, while Windows tablets began to drop.
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Fusion5 brings home top NetSuite Solution Provider award

Thu, 4th May 2017
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Fusion5 has continued its NetSuite success, scooping up its second big award from the vendor in as many months.
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One Identity closes the circle with new partner program

Wed, 3rd May 2017
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IAM vendor One Identity has launched a new multi-tier partner program which it says increases the available financial incentives by four times.
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Tech Data brings Nvidia deep learning HPC GPUs to local market

Wed, 3rd May 2017
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Tech Data has signed an deal with Nvidia which will see it providing the vendor's GPU solutions – including the vendor's deep learning DGX-1 offering.
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Microsoft takes on Google, Apple in education market with new Surface Laptop

Wed, 3rd May 2017
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Microsoft is looking to go to the top of the class with its new Surface Laptop with Windows 10S, unveiled overnight in New York.
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Cisco snaps up SD-Wan startup Viptela in $610m deal

Tue, 2nd May 2017
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Cisco is acquiring SD-WAN startup Viptela for $610 million to bolster its SD-WAN portfolio - and further its transition to software-centric solutions.
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Exclusive Networks wins big with Fortinet

Tue, 2nd May 2017
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Exclusive Networks bags 4 big wins at Fortinet's Accelerate 2017, lauded for robust APAC growth and technical prowess in cybersecurity.