Global Stories

Getting the catch right: Sealord's Dave Thompson...

Sealord IT manager Dave Thompson talks to Heather Wright about industry hype, mobility, business intelligence and netting the right staff.

By Heather Wright • 6 min read • Fri, 12th Sep 2014

Software Development

Westcon Group 'lights up' the channel with cloud business acquisition

Westcon Group acquires Verecloud's assets to strengthen its Cloud Solutions Practice & generate revenue for VARs.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Fri, 5th Sep 2014

Unified Communications

Lync-ing up... Expert views on Microsoft's unified comms contender

Microsoft's unified communications offering, Lync, is gaining traction but struggling with competition from other vendors.

By Heather Wright • 6 min read • Thu, 4th Sep 2014

DataCentre infrastructure

Schneider Electric: Cutting through the DCIM noise

The confusion on DCIM solutions can be compared to the analogy between the dashboard of 1967 VW Beetle and Toyota Prius.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 1st Jul 2014

Analyst report

Are CEOs serious about digital business in 2014?

CEOs lagging in understanding of digital business, with few mentioning it in annual reports. Organizations over-optimistic about achieving business change.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Wed, 30th Apr 2014

Supply Chain

Windows XP shuts down for final time...

Microsoft's decision to switch off all support for Windows XP today, some dozen years after it first made its entrance, is a momentous one.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Tue, 8th Apr 2014

Unified Communications

Jackie Diep to join Jessep and Colbert at rumoured UC Integrator

Jackie Diep joins forces with Jessep and Colbert in a new UC venture, sparking industry buzz around their start-up.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Wed, 4th Dec 2013

Hyperscale

Clarity is key to cutting data centre downtime

The sheer scale and complexity of diverse technologies working together at incredible speeds in a data centre often cause bottlenecks and outages.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Dec 2013

Virtualisation

Taking full advantage of the benefits of virtualisation

Your customers likely aren't getting the full benefits of virtualisation, says Phill Patton, EMC New Zealand country manager.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 25th Nov 2013

Virtualisation

Palo Alto Networks and VMware unite in cyber crime fight

Palo Alto Networks and VMware join forces, launching an integrated cybersecurity solution to secure both physical and virtual networks.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 21st Nov 2013

Storage

StorageCraft simplifies MS Exchange management and recovery

StorageCraft's release of ShadowProtect GRE 7 revolutionizes MS Exchange management, offering speedy recovery of mailboxes and messages.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 22nd Apr 2013

Observatory Crest

Observatory Crest signs distribution deal with AlgoSec

Observatory Crest becomes Australia and New Zealand's sole distributor for AlgoSec's network security management products, enhancing IT security infrastructure.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 9th Apr 2013