Cloud Services stories - Page 468
Over the last decade the IT world has seen a mass transition from in-house computer assets to everything-as-a-service in the cloud, with hardware, platform and services now all commonly cloud-resident. Ideally positioned to support distributed working and working from home, most major players are currently moving or planning to move more than half of their operations to the cloud. The current direction of travel is to multi-cloud deployment, seen as providing greater flexibility, specialisation and security.
The main bumps in the road have shown up in skills shortages reported by many organisations, complexity leading to misconfiguration and the need to operate and integrate multiple security dashboards. Consequently, third-party cloud security providers are a hot growth area.
War of the wearables comes to the enterprise
Mon, 2nd Mar 2015
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Businesses brace for the 'BYOW' shift as wearables in the workplace are set to surge, with a £14bn market forecast by 2019.
Shadow IT on the rise: Are you prepared?
Mon, 2nd Mar 2015
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86% of cloud apps go unchecked, CipherCloud warns, exposing firms to unseen cyber risks amidst the shadow IT surge. Are your defences ready?.
Agile business continuity now available for MSPs
Mon, 2nd Mar 2015
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LogicNow is touting the release of a new version of its hybrid cloud backup and disaster recovery solution as equipping MSPs to upgrade customers.
Kiwi businesses set to reap the Azure benefits
Fri, 27th Feb 2015
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With Australian data centres now at the ready, Kiwi businesses are set to reap the Azure benefits, says Microsoft’s Dirk Develter.
MHA goes gold with Microsoft
Fri, 27th Feb 2015
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MHA Cloud Computing reaches top 1% of Microsoft partner ecosystem with Gold Hosting competency. Via @MHAcloud #cloudcomputing.
The biggest challenges and opportunities for the data centre
Thu, 26th Feb 2015
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Data centres are challenged to address evolving business demands and to provide energy efficiency, resource consumption and sustainability features.
NZ SME market on the hunt for better, cheaper products
Thu, 26th Feb 2015
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Cloud and other emerging tech are helping SMEs disrupt larger businesses, driving demand for agile and affordable products in NZ market.
Backup or replication? Why you actually need both
Thu, 26th Feb 2015
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If you already have a backup solution, that’s great news. However, restoring from backups is never instantaneous.
EXCLUSIVE...The real story on Westcon’s cloud
Wed, 25th Feb 2015
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Westcon warns Kiwi resellers' slow cloud adoption poses risks to their future, despite impressive company growth and cloud platform success.
Spark Chief Turnaround Officer out, new focus in
Wed, 25th Feb 2015
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Spark New Zealand has announced that Matt Crockett, its Chief Turnaround Officer, will be leaving the company in the middle of this year.
Updated: Westcon resellers: the time for cloud is now
Wed, 25th Feb 2015
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Westcon aims to be one of the best cloud distributors in the world, says Darryl Grauman, Westcon APAC Services and Cloud director.
Talent crucial in cloud-first, mobile-first world
Mon, 23rd Feb 2015
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The days of having engineers sell systems to customers because they own the technology are over says Dave Wilson, Cisco.
Digitally archiving important as Canterbury earthquake anniversary approaches
Fri, 20th Feb 2015
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UoC Professor Paul Millar believes it’s never been more important to focus on preserving the record of what Canterbury went through.
Catalyst Cloud formally launches
Thu, 19th Feb 2015
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Two years of research, development and millions of dollars of investment, the Catalyst Cloud is NZ's first and only fully-automated cloud service.
Maclean Technology launches free cloud migration campaign
Thu, 19th Feb 2015
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Maclean Technology has announced it’s ‘Free-for-Three’ campaign, which offers free migration to SmartCore for customers who commit to a three-years.
Storypark cloud community rolled out in NZ kindergartens
Wed, 18th Feb 2015
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The Auckland Kindergarten Association (AKA) has announced it will be providing all parents at their 111 centres with Storypark during term 1, 2015.
Spark teams up with Putti to help SMEs
Tue, 17th Feb 2015
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Spark Business is offering customers a Putti 'build your own' mobile-responsive website free for 24-months (RRP $19.95 per month).
Porn no longer scammers' favourite bait
Fri, 13th Feb 2015
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As Valentine scams surge, Bitdefender warns of a new trend: the decline of adult-themed lures, with scammers opting for varied deceitful tricks.
Kiwi creators launch global 3D printing platform
Thu, 12th Feb 2015
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A group of Kiwis are in the final stage of building www.boffles.com, a global platform for hosting and downloading 3D design files.
Barracuda’s ‘dirty little secret’
Wed, 11th Feb 2015
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On the security side, Hughes says it’s a ‘tough’ job for the channel with cloud changing the security landscape.