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CompTIA tells: How the channel can benefit from SaaS opportunities

Tue, 24th Oct 2017
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Once viewed as something of a threat for channel businesses, SaaS is now a growth opportunity. So how can resellers capitalise on the growth market?.
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Why WAN availability is crucial to the cloud-first enterprise

Tue, 24th Oct 2017
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Organisations of all sizes must consider high availability as part of their digital transformation strategy says ZK Research's Zeus Kerravala.
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Vocus New Zealand, Aussie data centres on the chopping block

Tue, 24th Oct 2017
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Vocus NZ is up to be put up for sale, with Australian parent Vocus Group also looking to sell the company's Aussie data centre assets.
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Cisco snaps up BroadSoft in US$1.7b collaboration push

Tue, 24th Oct 2017
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Cisco is acquiring BroadSoft for US$1.7 billion in a deal designed to enhance Cisco's collaboration offerings.
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Endpoint, IAM and managed services among winners in soaring security spend market

Tue, 24th Oct 2017
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Endpoint security IAM and vulnerability management are set to dominate security software spend this year as overall security spend jumps 10.3%.
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Photo gallery: Lenovo and channel celebrate 25 years of ThinkPad

Wed, 18th Oct 2017
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Lenovo celebrated 25 years of ThinkPad at Sydney's Ivy, with Kevin Beck outlining its impactful history and future innovation in mobile computing.
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MSPs must get automated or face extinction says BitTitan

Wed, 18th Oct 2017
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BitTitan has used its inaugural user conference, Elevate, to lay down the gauntlet for MSPs, saying it's time to get automated or face extinction.
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Kaspersky, Symantec, Cylance and ESET tops for endpoint protection

Wed, 18th Oct 2017
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Kaspersky takes top honours in Gartner's Peer Insights Customer Choice Awards for EndPoint Protection Platforms awards.
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SD-WAN benefits extend beyond eliminating MPLS

Wed, 18th Oct 2017
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While reducing spend on MPLS is often cited as a key reason for SD-WAN, there are other key benefits, says Silver Peak's Jim Metzler.
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Carbon Black and IBM Security tighten partnership with rapid response tool

Tue, 17th Oct 2017
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An expanded partnership between Carbon Black and IBM Security aim to provide increased cyberattack visibility and accelerated incident response times.
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Customisation key as SaaS, PaaS demand takes off in Aussie enterprise

Tue, 17th Oct 2017
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Demand for PaaS and SaaS is growing among local businesses, according to Telsyte, which says enterprise software budgets are also on the increase.
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UltraServe seeking $5m capital to fund international growth

Tue, 17th Oct 2017
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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.
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Simplifying cloud migration with objective-defined storage and AI

Tue, 17th Oct 2017
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Are MSPs and organisations cloud ready? ioFabric's Greg Wyman says objective-defined storage and AI can help ease the path.
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Cisco dominates resurgent Indian networking market

Mon, 16th Oct 2017
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Cisco has snapped up the WLAN market lead in India, adding to its dominant position in the Ethernet switch and router markets.
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SaaS, IaaS growing fast, but cloud advertising dominates public cloud spend

Mon, 16th Oct 2017
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Software- and infrastructure-as-a-service may be growing fast, but it's cloud advertising which dominates the public cloud services revenue.
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The internet of security things: Protecting data with a mobile workforce

Mon, 16th Oct 2017
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IGEL's Jeff Kalberg outlines 5 technical developments aimed at improving mobile data security and endpoint experiences resellers and MSPs can harness.
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How hybrid cloud improves disaster recovery

Mon, 16th Oct 2017
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The hybrid cloud is rapidly changing the way enterprises approach disaster recovery. StorageCraft Asia Pacific's Marina Brook outlines the changes.
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Business demand not enough to prevent further PC market declines

Mon, 16th Oct 2017
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Steady business demand isn't enough to starve off a declining PC market according to the latest figures from Gartner.
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How new cloud architectures are changing the WAN landscape

Mon, 16th Oct 2017
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Surging cloud usage is leading to new networking needs, says Silver Peak's Graham Schultz. He outlines the changing face of the network.
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Data center, enterprise and telco demand driving high SDN growth for India

Wed, 11th Oct 2017
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Demand from data centers, large enterprises and telcos, along with increasing demand for cloud based services is driving high demand for SDN in India.