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GDS Holdings and Alibaba China data center development underway

Thu, 30th Nov 2017
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GDS Holdings is partnering with Alibaba to develop a new 5000 square meter data center campus in Hebei Province.
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Broadcom completes $5.9 Billion acquisition of Brocade

Mon, 20th Nov 2017
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Broadcom finalises a USD $5.9 billion acquisition of Brocade, bolstering its storage and networking prowess after overcoming delays with CFIUS.
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Solid results for Arrow ECS post Distribution Central buy

Mon, 16th Oct 2017
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Arrow ECS NZ boasts strong half-year results, with a pre-tax profit of £634,927 following its Distribution Central acquisition.
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Itelligence expands Indian presence with vCentric acquisition

Tue, 10th Oct 2017
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SAP solutions, hosting and managed services provider Itelligence has acquired SAP reseller vCentric Technologies Private Limited.
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98% of firms still not quite sure about GDPR specifics

Fri, 6th Oct 2017
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70% of respondents across eight countries believe that GDPR will crown Europe a world leader in data protection, but there are lapses of understanding.
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Synnex' US$830 million acquisition of Westcon completes

Mon, 4th Sep 2017
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Synnex has completed its acquisition of Westcon-Comstor's Americas businesses and its minority investment in the Asia Pacific and EMEA business.
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Exclusive: Frost & Sullivan outlines the 'massive' AI opportunity for resellers

Mon, 21st Aug 2017
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Local integrators and resellers are yet to fully capitalise on the AI opportunity - and it's a 'massive' opportunity says Frost & Sullivan.
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IT software services veteran joins Ivanti's customer success team

Sat, 19th Aug 2017
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Gwendolyn Smith joins Ivanti, bolstering the firm's customer success with over 20 years of IT service expertise.
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Broadcom-Brocade deal delay; knock-on effect for Extreme Networks-Brocade deal

Thu, 20th Jul 2017
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Broadcom's US$5.9b acquisition of Brocade has stalled, with a knock on effect for Extreme's acquisition of Brocade's data centre networking business.
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ADVA Optical Networking acquires MRV Communications

Tue, 4th Jul 2017
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Germany's ADVA Optical Networking set to acquire US-based MRV Communications, expanding its reach in the network solutions market.
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Profit increase for Distribution Central NZ pre Arrow acquisition

Wed, 21st Jun 2017
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Distribution Central – now Arrow ECS – recorded an increased profit for its Kiwi business last financial year, despite a small drop in revenue.
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Exclusive: Polycom global boss talks a return to growth, new markets and women in tech

Mon, 12th Jun 2017
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Polycom is promising new products and entrance to new markets in the coming months as it seeks to return to growth after a US$2 billion takeover,.
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The road to an all-flash data centre: Exclusive interview with HPE's product manager

Thu, 8th Jun 2017
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With the scale and speed of flash storage becoming pervasive it's critical that customers re-think data protection to eliminate bottlenecks.
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Thecus launches new 4-Bay rackmount N4820U series for enterprise storage

Wed, 10th May 2017
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Thecus launches new NAS series for small and medium-sized businesses, offering reliable performance and high data security.
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Six key takeaways from Datto's 2017 State of the MSP report

Thu, 27th Apr 2017
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Datto's State of the MSP report shines a light on the challenges faced by MSPs - and answers the age old question of Star Wars, or Star Trek?.
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Staples buyer announces another ANZ acquisition: OfficeMax

Wed, 26th Apr 2017
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Platinum Equity has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the OfficeMax business in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) from Office Depot.
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Lease is more: The reseller benefits in leasing

Mon, 10th Apr 2017
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With consumption based buying de rigueur, leasing too is seeing growth, with resellers being urged to capitalise on the demand.
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Relaunched Simply Leasing ready for aggressive market share grab

Fri, 7th Apr 2017
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Atlas Gentech's leasing arm, Simply Leasing, has relaunched with the company promising it will be aggressively pursuing increased market share.
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Relaunch, expansion for Atlas Gentech's Simply Leasing as leasing demand soars

Wed, 15th Mar 2017
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Resellers are being urged to capitalise on growing demand for leasing and reap the benefits as Atlas Gentech's Simply Leasing gears up for a relaunch.
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Staples ANZ business sold to US private equity firm Platinum Equity

Tue, 14th Mar 2017
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Staples has sold its Australian and NZ businesses to private equity firm Platinum Equity, with a rebrand and 'substantial' investment promised.