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

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

Thomas Duryea Logicalis targets Data Breach requirements with new deal

Mon, 3rd Apr 2017
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ivanti
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partners
Thomas Duryea Logicalis says its new partnership with Ivanti will help customers comply with the ASD's new Data Breach Notification Bill.
Communicatons

Cisco ends 2016 on top of collaboration market as Microsoft nips at heels

Mon, 3rd Apr 2017
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Cisco ended 2016 top dog in the overall collaboration market, despite a sequential uptick in market share for Microsoft.
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Ingram Micro adds SOTI enterprise mobility management to portfolio

Thu, 30th Mar 2017
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distributors
Ingram Micro Australia has added enterprise mobility management vendor SOTI to its lineup as demand for mobility - and IoT - continues to grow.
Big data elephant

Australian companies spending up on big data in 2017

Thu, 30th Mar 2017
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
Australian organisations plan to spend up on big data and associated analytics this year, according to Telsyte. But what are they after and why?.
Andrew goodlace commvault

Commvault bulks up ANZ team with new sales director

Wed, 29th Mar 2017
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virtualisation
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it automation
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vmware
Commvault has bulked up its ANZ team, appointing former VMware staffer Andrew Goodlace as a sales director, as businesses rethink data strategies.
Medical

Healthcare organisations looking to IoT as central in driving DX

Wed, 29th Mar 2017
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analyst report
IoT in healthcare is heating up with 41% of APAC healthcare organisations planning to launch IoT solutions in the next two years.
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Telstra loses ACCC pricing battle in Federal Court

Wed, 29th Mar 2017
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telstra
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accc
The Federal Court has dismissed Telstra's application for a judicial review of the ACCC's reduced fixed line services pricing determinations.
Stock market

Vocus sells off Macquarie Telecom stake for $41 million

Tue, 28th Mar 2017
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macquarie telecom
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vocus group
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retail
Vocus has sold its Macquarie Telecom shares – equating to 16% of the company – for $41 million, with Macquarie saying it welcomes the sale.
Cx

Mall operator Scentre sold on DX after DiData Microsoft project

Tue, 28th Mar 2017
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wireless networks
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microsoft
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cloud services
A digital transformation initiative with Dimension Data and Microsoft has seen mall operator Scentre transform its relationship with customers.
Cloud hands

Azure and new hosting solutions coming to Ingram Micro Cloud's Odin platform

Tue, 28th Mar 2017
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iaas
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microsoft
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ingram micro
Ingram Micro Cloud is adding new tools for Azure and new hosting solutions to its latest release of the Odin Automation Essentials platform.
Iot supply chain

Australian companies demanding open systems for IoT

Tue, 28th Mar 2017
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supply chain
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healthtech
Australian firms push for open IoT systems, with 81% valuing open standards, amid a market set to hit £13 billion by 2020, IDC finds.
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$2.5m transaction sees Cirrus snap up NGage

Tue, 28th Mar 2017
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shares
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cirrus networks
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integration
Cirrus has acquired Melbourne's NGage Technology Group for $2.5 million expanding the Perth-based IT solutions provider's footprint into Victoria.
Hyper

Hyperconverged systems see hyper growth as overall converged market declines

Mon, 27th Mar 2017
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converged infrastructure
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analyst report
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research director
Hyperconverged systems surged by 87.3% in Q4, countering a declining overall converged systems market, which saw a 1.4% drop.
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.
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Exclusive: Making storage and DR a critical part of the security conversation

Mon, 27th Mar 2017
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data protection
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dr
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ransomware
DR and backup is critical to an overall security solution, according to StorageCraft's Leo Lynch. He talks changing conversations and growing markets.
Collaborate

Arrow and Unify bring Circuit mobile collaboration and comms platform to local market

Thu, 23rd Mar 2017
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unify
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arrow ecs
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distributors
Unify says Circuit, launched with Arrow Electronics, enables resellers to deliver 'powerful and intuitive' team collaboration to customers.
New handshake

Exclusive: CA Technologies and eBlueprint team up for Aussie API management push

Wed, 22nd Mar 2017
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healthtech
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ca technologies
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eblueprint
CA Technologies has partnered with technology solutions provider eBlueprint to push its API management offering in Australia.
Shopping trolley

Retail 'arms race' offering reseller opportunities as retailers seek improved CX

Wed, 22nd Mar 2017
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cx
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martech
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healthtech
A retail arms race is offering potential for resellers as Aussie retailers rush to embrace customer facing technologies, cloud, big data and mobility.
Global experts

Blackberry targets value added integrators with new partner program

Wed, 22nd Mar 2017
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blackberry
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technology gifts
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partners
BlackBerry new value added integrator program aims to build a global network of technology experts and provide expanded distribution for embedded apps.