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Industry insider news for Australia's technology resellers

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Nuix eyes legal sector as eDiscovery demand skyrockets

eDiscovery must encompass so much more than email and documents. If you haven’t looked at text messages and online chats, digital images, mobile devices, data in the cloud and social media, you’re not getting the whole story.

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Hands-on review: Playing the long game with the The iPhone XR

The red XR is a rare case of having a phone that’s ‘too pretty to be covered’ - and it’s not hard to see why.

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Dell EMC launches interactive AI Experience Zones

The AI Experience Zones are designed to educate visitors about how to start, identify, and implement an AI project.

EXCLUSIVE: Forcepoint global channel chief talks strategy

As a solution sold 100% via the channel, cybersecurity solutions company Forcepoint places a strong emphasis on its partner relationships.

Gold Coast launches Australia’s largest city LoRaWAN network

The network is being made available for commercial use and the deployment of wide-ranging IoT applications.

Leopard Systems win dual Zebra Tech partner awards

Leopard Systems was recognised as Zebra’s highest performing APAC Partner Of The Year and APAC Service Partner Of The Year.

IDC: Semiconductor market declines after three years of growth

However, it says that semiconductor revenues will recover in 2020 and log a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.0% from 2018-2023.

D-Link hooks up with Alexa and Assistant with new smart camera

The new camera is designed for outdoor use within a wireless smart home network.

Virtustream launches new services for cloud applications

The new suite of professional and managed services expands Virtustream’s enterprise application and services solutions.

Secureworks Magic Quadrant Leader for Security Services

This is the 11th time Secureworks has been positioned as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Managed Security Services, Worldwide.

Datto expands A/NZ presence with Sydney office

This investment will enable Datto and its partners to continue to grow and address the IT needs of small and medium businesses (SMBs) in the region.

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Google puts Huawei on the Android naughty list

Google has apparently suspended Huawei’s licence to use the full Android platform, according to media reports.

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Zoom Phone beta announced for local customers

Zoom is bringing its full Phone solution to Australia in July, but has launched a beta for us to try now.

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AI driving 'unprecedented' M&A growth

Breakthroughs in artificial intelligence are causing ‘unprecedented’ growth for mergers and acquisitions, as companies grapple for their share of an AI market that will be worth $190 billion by 2025.

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HP drives 3D printing for the manufacturing industry

The new products and partnerships are designed to bring new levels of manufacturing predictability and quality to customers scaling to full production.

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MSPs dream big with the possibilities of DX and cloud

In the past, the major motivator for cloud computing was the shift from a capital expenditure (capex) model to an operational expense (opex) model, however the benefits of moving to the cloud have since expanded.

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IaaS market on the rise, fuelled by surging hybrid cloud demand

Analysis from Frost & Sullivan shows a very healthy IaaS market that is being driven by growing demand for hybrid cloud.

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Should you rely on Elasticsearch to simplify your logging system?

Elasticsearch allows you to store any number of arbitrary name-value pairs coming from structured logging.

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QNAP introduces new drive adapters for PC and NAS

When used with a QNAP NAS, drives installed using QDA Series drive adapters can be easily monitored using the QTS Storage Manager app.

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Enosys joins CrowdStrike’s Elevate partner program

Through leveraging the cloud-native architecture of Falcon, partners are able to deliver faster, smarter and more agile solutions to joint customers.

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Adobe & Amazon: Making merchants' stores a lot more powerful

Magento Commerce branded stores for Amazon sellers features native integration with Amazon merchant tools including Amazon Pay and Fulfillment by Amazon. These provide the convenience of secure payments and speedy shipping services for buyers.

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Red Hat’s new role in enabling modern DevOps

The global open source vendors approach has come of age.

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Sharp partners with M-Files to transform digital businesses

“The functionality offered by M-Files will greatly assist our customers."

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Lenovo unveils ‘world’s first foldable PC’

We’ve seen the foldable phones and the somewhat mixed reactions to them, but now Lenovo has thrown its hand in the ring with a PC.

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$50b modular data centre market driven by edge computing

Findings from a new research report have been released by Global Market Insights that show a burgeoning market.

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One-third of A/NZ business looking to hire security-specific skills - CompTIA

A range of skills is needed to secure modern infrastructure, respond to incoming threats, and ensure proper operations.

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Identity assurance - a refreshed approach to authentication

Today’s organisations should refresh their approach to authentication from a one-time event to continuous monitoring of users and what they are accessing. In broad terms, this is called identity assurance.

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Veeam appoints Janet Docherty as A/NZ channel boss

Formerly of Veritas and Symantec, Janet brings 20 years of experience in channel partner engagements.

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Y Soft and Brother partner to enhance print management

YSoft SafeQ integrated print management and document capture solution is now embedded in Brother multifunction devices.

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Huawei fastest growing server vendor in the world

Despite the myriad controversies that Huawei faces on a near-weekly basis, Gartner research reveals no sign of slowing in the server market.

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IXUP goes "post-quantum" with security tech upgrade

The secure analytics company has also partnered with Deloitte as a reseller, and launched a SaaS offering on Microsoft Azure.

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Why you should collect Docker infrastructure logs

Syslog-ng is a log management application that enables you to collect logs from multiple platforms in a central space.

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Red Hat and VMware announce new reference architecture for OpenShift

The two companies are extending their relationship by working together on a reference architecture.

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F5 acquisition of NGINX now complete

The companies have released blogs on the topic, explaining how NGINX will now operate as a unit of F5, and the benefits they expect this merger to bring.

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Whitepaper: Making AI work for the healthcare sector

This whitepaper explains how and why AI should be focused on people in healthcare, not technology. Philips calls this approach adaptive intelligence.

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Seven Aussie projects shortlisted in IDC's Smart Cities Awards

The nominated projects include three from Newcastle alone and span smart water metering, solar farms, virtualization and transport.

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Datacom recipient of Dell Technologies Global Partner award

This global award recognises Datacom’s technical excellence in achieving great results for customers while leveraging Dell Technologies.

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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Ingram Micro Showcase 2019

The event was themed ‘One Giant Leap’, a nod to 2019 being the 50th anniversary since Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon.

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DimData: Fear finally setting in amongst vulnerable orgs

New data ranking the ‘cybermaturity’ of organisations reveals the most commonly targeted sectors are also the most prepared to deal with the ever-evolving threat landscape.

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CIOs in A/NZ are slowly making digital business progress

“A/NZ CIOs have the chance to step up to become more influential business leaders, but most are not seizing that opportunity to drive change.”

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Infoblox appoints channels head for A/NZ

Kenneth Cartwright’s appointment extends Infoblox’s position in secure cloud-managed network services throughout the region.

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Red Hat and NVIDIA extend alliance to speed up AI

Artificial intelligence and machine learning are the focus for this extended alliance.

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ExtraHop’s new partner program for enterprise security

New accreditations and partner portal enable channel partners to fast-track their expertise and build their security businesses.

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Accenture: Young Aussies driving digital healthcare market

Millennial and Gen Z consumers are paving the way for non-traditional care models, an Accenture study finds.

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Microsoft achieves FIDO2 certification for authentication solution

FIDO2 is a set of standards that enables easy and secure logins to websites and applications via biometrics, mobile devices and/or FIDO Security Keys.

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GigaSpaces receives Red Hat OpenShift Operator Certification

"We’re pleased to welcome GigaSpaces to this ecosystem."

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Veeam: Biggest trials for MSPs selling backup & how to overcome them

In a perfect world all businesses would happily invest enough to protect their data, but it’s not, which is why Probax released a guide.

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Diversification strategy pays off for Parallo

Parallo has been formally recognised after receiving four new major competencies from its core partners, VMware and Microsoft.

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Global independent IT services provider sets up office in A/NZ

The world’s largest third-party maintenance and multi-vendor IT lifecycle services provider Curvature has extended its footprint to A/NZ.

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Edge computing market to provide ‘lucrative opportunities’

The market is set to skyrocket in the coming years, paving the way for emerging market players.

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Insider insight: How to get more from your Splunk platform

Having the right tools is only half the battle, not until you can leverage them most effectively can you see the gains that properly managed data can provide.

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NDB report: Stronger authentication practices needed

The Australian Information Commissioner (OIAC) has released the latest quarterly report on the notifications under the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme.

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Lenovo releases new ThinkPad devices

The T495, T495s and X395 boast better performance, battery life and security than their predecessors.

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Check Point adds two new elements to partner program

Including extra rewards for customers’ CloudGuard IaaS purchases through AWS & Azure marketplaces.

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Whitepaper: Business continuity in the age of compliance

Installing a continuity solution in a highly regulated industry can be tricky in this age of regulation. What are the questions you should be asking?

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Forcepoint 2019 APAC Channel Partner Award winners announced

The company recognized 9 partners across 6 categories based on criteria including overall revenue performance and new business growth secured in 2018.

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Consumer spending on tech to reach US$1.32 trillion this year

If you ever thought the tech industry for consumers was beginning to wane, the International Data Corporation has some stats for you.

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Risk readiness at an all-time low as Australian businesses face increasing market volatility

“Australian businesses are finding themselves operating in a very difficult environment."

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E-Book: Building applications just got simpler

When it comes to end user's expectations for applications, there seems to be no limits. Now, you live up to them without having to be a coding mastermind.