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Lenovo hopes to open up HCI with new SAP and Nutanix partnership
DataCentre infrastructure

Lenovo hopes to open up HCI with new SAP and Nutanix partnership

The goal of the collaboration is to push development in access to hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) for enterprises.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Sat, 13th Oct 2018
Google & Orange team up on new submarine cable connecting EU & US
Network Infrastructure

Google & Orange team up on new submarine cable connecting EU & US

Google's new cable connecting the US to the French Atlantic coast will be first for more than 15 years, and Orange will be the landing partner.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 12th Oct 2018
Four Asian data centre heavyweights agree to pool expertise
Hyperscale

Four Asian data centre heavyweights agree to pool expertise

In a move that could be of detriment to the smaller players in the data centre market, four tech giants have signed a cooperation agreement.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 12th Oct 2018
Arrow and Thundersoft team up to drive Asian edge development
Edge Computing

Arrow and Thundersoft team up to drive Asian edge development

Edge computing is a hot topic around the world and now a new collaboration has been formed in a bid to open the market for engineers and developers in Asia.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 12th Oct 2018
No Pixel 3 for Kiwis - Why the snub, Google?
Google

No Pixel 3 for Kiwis - Why the snub, Google?

Google's offerings in the NZ market are limited at best and there is no sign of when its latest phone will be hitting our shores.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Fri, 12th Oct 2018
Gartner - 70% of AI for digital commerce projects succeed
Marketing Technologies

Gartner - 70% of AI for digital commerce projects succeed

As AI adoption continues to grow, a recent Gartner survey shows that in digital commerce organisation projects are succeeding at a massive rate.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Oct 2018
Pure Storage opens new ANZ HQ in Melbourne
Storage

Pure Storage opens new ANZ HQ in Melbourne

Pure Storage has inaugurated a new Australia and New Zealand headquarters in Melbourne, tripling its office size to better serve regional customers.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 11th Oct 2018
Lenovo's DaaS customer portfolio expands in AU
Partner Programmes

Lenovo's DaaS customer portfolio expands in AU

Lenovo DaaS is a fully-managed subscription model combining hardware, services and finance into a single managed services contract.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 11th Oct 2018
Aruba trebling capacity with two new Milan data centres
DataCentre infrastructure

Aruba trebling capacity with two new Milan data centres

One year since the opening of Italy's largest data centre campus, Aruba has announced it is now working on two additional data centre buildings.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 10th Oct 2018
Veritas and Pure Storage partner to enhance AI and ML
Storage

Veritas and Pure Storage partner to enhance AI and ML

Veritas and Pure Storage have teamed up in a bid to aid joint customers make the most of their data for a competitive advantage.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 10th Oct 2018
NEXTDC and Alibaba Cloud cosy up to open Asia for AU
Hyperscale

NEXTDC and Alibaba Cloud cosy up to open Asia for AU

NEXTDC partners with Alibaba Cloud to provide Australian firms access to China's largest public cloud, enhancing connectivity across Asia-Pacific.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 10th Oct 2018
Organisations still can't get access management right - One Identity
Privileged Access Management

Organisations still can't get access management right - One Identity

Global IAM and PAM survey by One Identity reveals major security lapses and productivity issues, with 26% of Australian firms relying on manual methods.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Wed, 10th Oct 2018
Xero champions mental health awareness and support in the workplace
Fintech

Xero champions mental health awareness and support in the workplace

Xero offers its 2000 employees worldwide well-being leave to address mental health challenges and reduce stigma.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 10th Oct 2018
Synnex expand portfolio even further with Blupeak
Document Management

Synnex expand portfolio even further with Blupeak

Synnex partners with Blupeak to enhance its premium product offerings, marking its fourth portfolio expansion in two months, targeting the ANZ market.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 10th Oct 2018

Stories from Other Regions

Air NZ demos immersive AR tourism board game
AR, VR & Metaverse

Air NZ demos immersive AR tourism board game

Air New Zealand previews Fact or Fantasy?, an AR board game developed with Magic Leap and Framestore, offering an immersive tour of NZ's top sights.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Thu, 11th Oct 2018
Change Accelerator graduates empower communities
Vodafone

Change Accelerator graduates empower communities

The three graduates from Vodafone's Change Accelerator programme now have prototype solutions that they will use in practice with youth in their communities.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Oct 2018
VExpress to distribute Premier cloud contact solution
Customer Experience

VExpress to distribute Premier cloud contact solution

The partnership with Premier Technologies gives VExpress resellers access the Premier Contact Point offering for customer engagement.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 10th Oct 2018