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Double glory for Brennan IT with Sophos, Huawei awards
Firewalls

Double glory for Brennan IT with Sophos, Huawei awards

Brennan IT is celebrating after taking out two major awards in May, with both Sophos and Huawei bestowing kudos on the company.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 5th Jun 2015

Global Stories

Strategy stories

Have you heard? Customer experience is where it's at
Customer Relationship Management

Have you heard? Customer experience is where it's at

Companies must champion customer experience to prevail, says Qualtrics MD Bill McMurray, outlining a vital six-step strategy for success.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 22nd Mar 2016
Dell gets to the bottom of what's really going on with business data security
Network Infrastructure

Dell gets to the bottom of what's really going on with business data security

Executives struggle to incorporate effective data security strategies, according to the Dell Data Security Survey.

By Catherine Knowles • 6 min read • Wed, 9th Mar 2016
CEOs: Stay confident in the face of uncertainty
Data Analytics

CEOs: Stay confident in the face of uncertainty

Despite economic uncertainty, 59% of CEOs foresee compromises, but confidence and risk-taking are crucial for growth, says BSI research.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 2nd Feb 2016
Intel Security channel boss: It's all about detection and correction
Cloud Services

Intel Security channel boss: It's all about detection and correction

Intel Security's new channel boss says the security industry has failed to address the real problem with security. He outlines his views.

By Anthony Caruana • 3 min read • Thu, 29th Oct 2015
Millennial demands drives massive change in business
Data Analytics

Millennial demands drives massive change in business

In order to attract and retain the future workforce, businesses of today must focus not just on products and profits, but people and purpose.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 21st Aug 2015
Cloud, mobile, IoT and microservices driving business success
Software-as-a-Service

Cloud, mobile, IoT and microservices driving business success

While cloud and mobile remain top business priorities, microservices and the Internet of Things (IoT) are increasingly important to businesses.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 3rd Aug 2015
Network edge opportunities prompt new channel strategy for Emerson
DevOps

Network edge opportunities prompt new channel strategy for Emerson

The increasing move to compute and storage closer to the network edge has prompted Emerson Network Power to get closer to its channel partners.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Fri, 17th Jul 2015
Reinvention of the reseller: Cloud calls for CNS
Software-as-a-Service

Reinvention of the reseller: Cloud calls for CNS

As resellers face increasing pressure from cloud services, we look at one reseller's move into the cloud and the lessons they learned.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Fri, 12th Jun 2015
Dell's set to deliver with two new executive hires
Network Infrastructure

Dell's set to deliver with two new executive hires

Dell has appointed Rory P. Read and Paul Pérez to key executive positions to strengthen its sales and enterprise technology executive team.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2015
​DevOps, the billion dollar strategy, goes mainstream
DevOps

​DevOps, the billion dollar strategy, goes mainstream

By 2016, DevOps will be a mainstream strategy employed by 25% of Global 2,000 organisations, and will no longer be niche.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 9th Mar 2015
Australian government adds Envisian to cloud services panel
Firewalls

Australian government adds Envisian to cloud services panel

The Australian government's Department of Finance has added a further nine suppliers to their Cloud Services Panel with Envisian among the winners.

By Anthony Caruana • 2 min read • Mon, 2nd Mar 2015

Stories from Other Regions

Strategy stories

GeoOp to raise $2.4M in private placement to fund Australian growth, SPP to follow
Capital

GeoOp to raise $2.4M in private placement to fund Australian growth, SPP to follow

GeoOp to raise $2.4m to fund expansion in Australia through private placement to foreign investors, senior management and the board.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 25th Aug 2015
Does Chorus have a weak UFB channel strategy?
Unified Communications

Does Chorus have a weak UFB channel strategy?

Chorus's UFB completion celebrations overshadow missing strategy for partner engagement and end-user uptake in regions like Taupo.

By Brendan Ritchie • 4 min read • Mon, 18th May 2015
CIOs: Plan for the future and reap the benefits
Strategy

CIOs: Plan for the future and reap the benefits

Planning for the long term is crucial for organisations to outperform their competitors, according to a survey by Gartner.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Mon, 11th May 2015
Moa sees full-year loss similar to 2014's $5.8 mln, recovery in 2016
NZX

Moa sees full-year loss similar to 2014's $5.8 mln, recovery in 2016

Moa Group forecasts a full-year loss similar to 2014's USD $5.8 million but expects 2016 recovery driven by cost-cutting and margin improvement.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2015
Gentrack affirms 2015 profit guidance, looking at acquisitions
Gentrack

Gentrack affirms 2015 profit guidance, looking at acquisitions

Gentrack Group, which develops utilities and airports software, affirmed its annual profit guidance and said it is looking at potential acquisitions.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2015