Azure stories - Page 99
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Microsoft to hire 120 people for new APAC Inside Sales Centre in Sydney
Tue, 11th Apr 2017
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microsoft
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digital revolution
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retailers
Sydney chosen as the home for Microsoft’s first Inside Sales Centre in Asia, which is aimed at transforming the sales experience for the digital age.
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Vic State Emergency Services cuts costs, improves efficiency with cloud move
Tue, 11th Apr 2017
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public cloud
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microsoft
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cloud services
Data#3 has helped migrate Victoria’s State Emergency Service to the Microsoft cloud in a move the organisation says has reduced costs by up to 25%.
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Avanade: How to approach IT modernisation
Fri, 7th Apr 2017
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digital transformation
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digitalisation
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avanade
Avanade research highlights IT modernisation as a catalyst for 14% revenue increase and operational cost reduction.
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Students to take on the world after taking out Imagine Cup
Fri, 7th Apr 2017
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microsoft
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ict education
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partners
Microsoft took over Auckland University to showcase the 2017 Imagine Cup New Zealand finals, with GroupCram taking home the top prize.
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Top five Reasons to choose Parallels RAS over Citrix solutions
Thu, 6th Apr 2017
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virtualisation
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daas
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citrix
By choosing Parallels RAS, businesses can build an application & virtual desktop solution without having to deal with any of Citrix’s low points.
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Gartner: 90% of organisations to adopt hybrid infrastructure by 2020
Wed, 5th Apr 2017
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hyperscale
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iaas
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partner programmes
Gartner's report contains a series of predictions about IT infrastructure services that could have some serious implications on the industry.
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Hammer and tongs in the Aussie channel – this week’s highlights
Fri, 31st Mar 2017
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healthtech
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channel development
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m&a
Another working week in Australia’s channel comes to a close today, so what went down? Here’s some of the highlights.
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The week in channel-land: Partner awards, parties and plenty of business too
Fri, 31st Mar 2017
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healthtech
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microsoft
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awards
Channelland buzzes with partner accolades, bustling business deals, and spirited shindigs—a rollicking week of tech tales!.
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Verizon inks colocation reseller deal with Equinix
Fri, 31st Mar 2017
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hyperscale
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dc
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multi-cloud
Verizon to resell Equinix colocation and interconnection services, pairing them with its own security and network services.
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Cloud war collateral: What the rise of AWS, Azure has meant for data centers
Thu, 30th Mar 2017
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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dc
Cloud titans AWS and Azure's ascent reshapes data centres, spurring unprecedented tech advances and efficiency in the race for market dominance.
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Parallels announces support for Azure - huge opportunities for IT
Thu, 30th Mar 2017
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public cloud
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microsoft
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cloud services
With Parallels RAS deployed in Azure there are a number of invaluable benefits for businesses to take advantage of.
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Microsoft NZ on Azure and Office 365 opportunities and the changing channel
Wed, 29th Mar 2017
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software development
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microsoft
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partners
Microsoft NZ’s new channel boss, Phil Goldie, talks Azure and Office 365 opportunities, partnerships and the changing face of the Microsoft channel.
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Mall operator Scentre sold on DX after DiData Microsoft project
Tue, 28th Mar 2017
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wireless networks
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microsoft
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cloud services
A digital transformation initiative with Dimension Data and Microsoft has seen mall operator Scentre transform its relationship with customers.
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Azure and new hosting solutions coming to Ingram Micro Cloud's Odin platform
Tue, 28th Mar 2017
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iaas
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ingram micro
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distributors
Ingram Micro Cloud is adding new tools for Azure and new hosting solutions to its latest release of the Odin Automation Essentials platform.
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Equinix Hong Kong expansion fuels IoT and cloud growth
Thu, 23rd Mar 2017
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hyperscale
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iot
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dc
This latest expansion brings Equinix’s total investment in the city to over US$250 million. But that’s just the start of the story.
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Cisco wraps up acquisition of AppDynamics
Thu, 23rd Mar 2017
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cisco
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m&a
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cisco appdynamics
Together, the companies will aim to deliver visibility across the network, data centre, security, applications and to drive digital transformation.
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Gemalto introduces on-prem encryption key solution for 'highly regulated' organisations
Wed, 22nd Mar 2017
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encryption
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microsoft
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gemalto
Gemalto ‘Hold Your Own Key (HYOK)’ for secure encryption functionality for Microsoft Azure Information Protection Services.
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Apple unveils huge new range of bands for the Apple Watch
Wed, 22nd Mar 2017
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wearables
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personal computing devices
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apple
Apple says the new offerings give customers 'more opportunity than ever' to personalise and customise their Apple Watch.
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Ingram Micro enriches reseller cloud opportunities with new deal
Tue, 21st Mar 2017
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ingram micro
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distributors
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partners
Ingram Micro says a new agreement with NetEnrich will allow any partners to become cloud managed services providers using Azure and other platforms.
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RSL Queensland marks 100th anniversary with Microsoft tech transformation
Wed, 15th Mar 2017
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uc
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microsoft
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voip
RSL Queensland celebrates 100th anniversary with Microsoft technology transformation, leveraging Azure, Office 365, Dynamics365 and Teams.