Stories by Heather - Page 72

Optus slashes jobs in transformation for 'sustainable growth'
Tue, 5th Apr 2016
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devops
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apm
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software development
Optus is set to cut up to 480 jobs in a bid to reshape the company for sustainable growth amid an increasingly competitive market.

Singapore and Korea tops for APAC data center speeds
Tue, 5th Apr 2016
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hyperscale
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dc
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ciena
Two in five data centers in Singapore and Korea have networks 1Gbps+ connections to enterprise customers. So how does the rest of APAC fare?.

Arista takes on Cisco and Juniper with routing play
Tue, 5th Apr 2016
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cisco
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juniper networks
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arista networks
Arista Networks is taking on Cisco and Juniper with a new switching and routing platform for enterprise data centers and cloud servic.

Data center hardware revenue down as focus moves to software
Tue, 5th Apr 2016
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cloud services
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digital technology
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it infrastructure
Demand for data center hardware is down globally with storage and proprietary server revenues falling as customer demand moves to software.

ACCC begins Federal Court action against SoleNet
Tue, 5th Apr 2016
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isp
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aras
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accc
Long running battles with ISP SoleNet, Sure Telecom and director James Harrison are heading to court as the ACCC alleges 'unconscionable conduct'.

MapR takes out Cisco ISV Partner of the Year APJ award
Tue, 5th Apr 2016
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cisco
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mapr
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partners
Big data and Hadoop specialist MapR Technologies has been named as Cisco’s Independent Software Vendor Partner of the Year for Asia Pacific and Japan.

Vocus offers up new M2 NBN offering for resellers
Tue, 5th Apr 2016
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uc
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personal computing devices
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apple
Vocus Communications has launched a new product from the M2 product suite, enabling resellers to capitalise on the fast expanding NBN footprint.

Service providers must go bimodal or become irrelevant
Tue, 5th Apr 2016
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bimodal it
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analyst report
Gartner is cautioning IT service providers to get a move on in becoming bimodal, with concerns about providers abilities to transform quickly enough.

Brocade snaps up Ruckus in $1.2 billion deal
Tue, 5th Apr 2016
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network infrastructure
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wireless networks
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brocade
Brocade gears up for digital era with a $1.2bn acquisition of Wi-Fi leader Ruckus, aiming for top tech innovation platform.

Survey: Only 22% of Australian small businesses are digitally engaged
Mon, 4th Apr 2016
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martech
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digital engagement
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seo
Australian small businesses are missing their chance to use technology to grow their businesses according to a new survey.

Daktronics snaps up Canadian digital signage company
Mon, 4th Apr 2016
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digital signage
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daktronics
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pro av
Display supplier Daktronics has acquired digital signage, interactive and marketing solutions company Adflow Networks for an undisclosed sum.

HPE refreshes ProLiant servers with Persistent Memory
Mon, 4th Apr 2016
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datacentre infrastructure
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hpe
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proliant
HPE's latest refresh of its ProLiant server range sees the addition of Intel's new Xeon processor and built-in support for Persistent Memory.

APAC providing 40.1% of space for colocation; consolidation ahead
Mon, 4th Apr 2016
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hyperscale
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colocation
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451 research
Colocation revenues, and square footage, are climbing with APAC now accounting for 40.1% of global colocation space - but there's consolidation ahead.

NEC Australia boss steps into top APAC role
Mon, 4th Apr 2016
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digital signage
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displays & projectors
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customers
NEC Australia boss Tetsuro Akagi has moved into the top Asia Pacific role for the company, becoming APAC chief executive.

Agile flies high with Pyrios rebrand
Mon, 4th Apr 2016
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software development
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agile integration
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pyrios
After more than 15 years in business, Kiwi communications technology spcialist Agile is no more, with a new name reflecting a changing business.

Exeed: Innovative Xero backup solution offers substantial annuity prospects
Mon, 4th Apr 2016
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exeed
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distributors
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retail
Exeed is offering resellers what it says is an innovative Xero data back-up solution, with substantial prospect for annuities.

Exclusive: Microsoft charges ahead with Surface-powering wearable
Fri, 1st Apr 2016
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microsoft
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microsoft band
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retail
Microsoft has unveiled a new wearable that as well as tracking steps, can power up your Surface tablet using kinetic energy, reducing the power bills.

'Exciting new entrants' and old hands shine in Microsoft NZ 2016 Partner Awards
Fri, 1st Apr 2016
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partner programmes
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microsoft
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partner awards
It was a mix of old hands and newcomers taking out the awards at last night's Microsoft NZ Partner Awards, and the winners are...

Delion serves up Ruckus wireless telephony for Alex Perry Brisbane hotel
Thu, 31st Mar 2016
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network infrastructure
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wireless networks
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cloud services
A smart wireless telephony network delivered by Delion, has enabled Alex Perry to open his new multi-million dollar Hotel and Apartments quickly.

Digital Realty slashes water and energy usage in data centers
Thu, 31st Mar 2016
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emerson network power
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digital realty
Digital Realty says it has saved more than 300 million gallons of water a year, using Emerson Network Power’s Liebert DSE data center cooling system.