A/NZ news stories

Attracting and retaining tech talent in Australia and New Zealand is becoming increasingly challenging, with the 2022 Hays Salary Guide showing a startling 91% of employers facing a skills shortage.

TO THE NEW has released Managed Services for Microsoft Azure to meet the growing demand in the A/NZ market and globally.

Manhattan Associates launches new service allowing orders to be cancelled up to the point of manifested/loaded status, preventing unwanted shipments and costly returns.

F5 says the two new scrubbing centres in Australia have been launched in response to growing demand across A/NZ.

Businesses in the A/NZ region believe tech innovation is crucial to drive future growth, but 76% say they’re being held back by complex data architecture.

More than half of security leaders say they have seen an increase in attempted cyber attacks. In addition, many have been directly impacted by data breaches.

TeamViewer is launching its new Australia and New Zealand office in Adelaide, coinciding with the company's 10th anniversary in the country.

Software company SAP A/NZ has shared news of changes to its leadership team.

"We are delighted to be building a robust channel for Axiomatics in Asia, Australia and New Zealand, and offering all the value added services required to help our partners meet the growing demand for solutions."

The channel’s optimism is bolstered to some degree by forecasts for global IT spending of more than $5 trillion this year, according to CompTIA.

“We are thrilled to expand on our strategic partnership with Commvault and tap into the significant and growing BaaS opportunities across Australia and New Zealand."

“As Rimini Street marches towards its stated target of achieving $1 billion in annual revenue by 2026, our regional and theatre GM’s are key to helping us achieve our operational goals."

The partnership combines the two companies' product and services offerings into a local practice designed to help enterprises successfully scale and optimise software delivery.

Sophos and Ingram Micro have extended their partnership, which will see the distributor working to recruit new managed services partners to the Sophos MSP Connect Flex program.

“Appointing Nick as partner manager further reinforces our focus on regional channel organisational growth to enhance our position as a leader."

The global imaging solutions leader says the program is designed to enhance channel partners’ service capabilities, and to support their sales and marketing efforts.

In his new role, Kevin Leong will help accelerate the growth of the company’s intelligent information management software solutions in A/NZ.

While an 81% majority of A/NZ organisations are accelerating their digital transformation, a giant 99% of surveyed respondents say they believe their cloud security provider provides enough protection, according to a Trend Micro study. 

Talend has appointed a new regional vice president for Australia and New Zealand with the intention of driving the next phase of growth in the area.

In this video, Techday speaks to Autodesk regional director for A/NZ Andy Cunningham, who discusses the company's digital event, Autodesk University, as well as the company's vision, its focus on sustainable projects, and its presence in the A/NZ region.

"Creating this extended region means that NTT Ltd. will be a stronger partner for its 1,400+ clients across Asia Pacific, making it easier for partners to work with the organisation."

As cited by D-Link, the solution brings key benefits including enabling MSPs to gain a regular revenue stream, month by month pricing, lower overheads with easy install and remote management, evaluate their offering, lower cost variables and maintain the solution.

Infosys says places with higher instances of workplace transformation usually also indicate better staff wellbeing and business outcomes.

As part of his new role, Swadling will develop Eaton’s PQ channel vision, strategy and business plan to drive interaction with its partners.