Partners Stories - Page 582

Asian Stories

Big step forward for Singapore's solar energy market as Microsoft signs new deal

Microsoft says this is the first rooftop solar portfolio in the country focused on serving data center energy consumption.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Tue, 6th Mar 2018

Global Stories

Phishing

Mimecast takes leap into ANZ with local channel hires

Mimecast bolsters its ANZ presence, doubling its Aussie headcount and adding new channel hires to meet rising demand for cloud-based email security.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Thu, 8th Mar 2018

Channel Manager

Exclusive interview: Aruba's new ANZ channel head talks SMBs and 2018

Aruba's new ANZ channel manager Deke Rayner-Harvey speaks about his plans for SMBs and channel plans for the coming year.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Thu, 8th Mar 2018

Cloud Access Security Broker

Bitglass fuels ANZ momentum with two executive appointments

Bitglass has appointed an ANZ head of systems engineering, as well as an APJ director of channels and alliances who will be focusing first on ANZ.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Thu, 8th Mar 2018

Hyperscale

BroadGroup signs on CNet as education partner for Datacloud events

The goal of the partnership is to collaborate in uniting industry leaders and influencers to stress the importance of competence and confidence.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 8th Mar 2018

Singtel

Singtel Innov8 & NUS to launch Singapore cybersecurity startup hub

The hub, called Innovation Cyber Security Ecosystem at Block 71 (ICE71), aims to deepen Singapore's cybersecurity industry.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Mar 2018

Power / Energy

Microsoft pushes India towards climate change goals with new solar energy deal

Microsoft has completed its first ever solar energy deal in India, purchasing 3MW of solar-powered electricity.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Wed, 7th Mar 2018

Network Infrastructure

Nutanix announces partner incentives for new customer acquisition

Nutanix unveils new incentives for partners to boost customer acquisition, offering up to 5% rebates and up to USD $3,000 per node sold with Dell EMC XC Core.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Wed, 7th Mar 2018

Partner Programmes

Cisco honours top ANZ partners at Cisco Live

Data#3 was the big winner on the night, receiving two separate gongs for Cisco's partner of the year (for Software and for Services).

By Patrick Martlew • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Mar 2018

Customer Relationship Management

Cohesity nabs CX award with its automated approach

ANZ MD says the NorthFace ScoreBoard Award for Achieving Customer Excellence validates Cohesity's investment in pre-emptive customer support.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Wed, 7th Mar 2018

Hyperscale

Silicon Valley startup Illumio launches in APAC with new Sydney HQ

Silicon Valley's Illumio sets up regional HQ in Sydney, aiming to secure APAC data centres and cloud environments with its micro-segmentation technology.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Mar 2018

Surveillance

Exclusive Interview: Red Hat on their software-defined storage solution for surveillance

The company says it has alleviated a lot of the cost burdens associated with surveillance storage through its new solution.

By Patrick Martlew • 4 min read • Wed, 7th Mar 2018

Skills shortage

Aura InfoSec & University of Waikato seek talent for new Aura Professor of Cyber Security role

The new Aura Professor of Cyber Security will focus on risk assessment research and delivery, particularly in penetration testing.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 7th Mar 2018

Phishing

How can partners help SMBs avoid another $12.6m in ransoms?

Local SMBs paid $12.6m in ransoms last year, according to a report by Datto - a big opportunity for partners who can offer the right solutions.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Mar 2018

Smart Cities

Exclusive Interview: The City of Newcastle on smart city investment

Newcastle's smart city initiatives aim to revitalize the community, attract business investment, and boost economic growth, says Deputy Lord Mayor Clausen.

By Patrick Martlew • 7 min read • Tue, 6th Mar 2018

Data Protection

HPE and its partners can now sell Commvault software

Commvault has joined HPE Complete, HPE and its global network partners will now be able to sell Commvault's portfolio of data protection software.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Tue, 6th Mar 2018

Health Technologies

Zerto commits to ANZ with country manager appointment

Sean Abbot takes the role of ANZ country manager at Zerto as the cloud solutions provider aims to make their presence in the region felt.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Tue, 6th Mar 2018

Stories from Other Regions

Ingram Micro

Exclusive Interview - Bigwood talks the new, improved Ingram NZ

Ingram Micro NZ's executive managing director and ChannelLife sat down to talk new facilities and strategy for 2018 and beyond.

By Ben Moore • 4 min read • Thu, 8th Mar 2018

Robotics

Haier is launching a new smart home integrated robot

Haier discussed its smart home-service robot strategy and officially announced its entrance into the service robot field.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Wed, 7th Mar 2018

Cybersecurity

University of Waikato scores 'InfoSec milestone' as NZ's first (ISC)² training provider

(ISC)² certifies University of Waikato as first official New Zealand cybersecurity education training provider.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 6th Mar 2018