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CCL celebrates second coveted vExpert accreditation
Virtualisation

CCL celebrates second coveted vExpert accreditation

CCL is celebrating after Clinton Prentice gained VMware's coveted vExpert status - the second CCL staff member to do so.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 19th Feb 2016
VMware wants to secure your digital workspace
Virtualisation

VMware wants to secure your digital workspace

VMware has launched a platform called Workspace ONE, which helps secure digital workspaces for flexible workstyles and BYOD.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 11th Feb 2016

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Fujitsu scoops global and local VMware awards
Virtualisation

Fujitsu scoops global and local VMware awards

Fujitsu has bagged itself both VMware's global Strategic Alliance Partner of the Year award, and the APJ Service Provider of the Year award.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 29th Mar 2016
Sungard employs VMware tech to give peace of mind to customers
Virtualisation

Sungard employs VMware tech to give peace of mind to customers

Sungard has achieved VMware Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) Powered Status, allowing it to offer improved cloud services to customers.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 16th Mar 2016
Riverbed adds AWS and Azure support to SteelFusion
Virtualisation

Riverbed adds AWS and Azure support to SteelFusion

Riverbed has added support for Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure to its hyperconverged edge solution, SteelFusion.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 9th Mar 2016
Violin Memory integrates with VMware for better disaster recovery
Storage

Violin Memory integrates with VMware for better disaster recovery

Violin Memory's Concerto OS 7 now certified with VMware, revolutionising disaster recovery operations for enterprises.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 9th Mar 2016
Citirix, HP and IBM lead the pack in storage visualisation market
Storage

Citirix, HP and IBM lead the pack in storage visualisation market

The storage virtualisation market is highly competitive, but some vendors are standing out from the crowd. Technavio has identified the top six.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Mon, 7th Mar 2016
DRaaS booming as it becomes 'more than just recovery'
Virtualisation

DRaaS booming as it becomes 'more than just recovery'

New reports show dramatic growth ahead for disaster recovery-as-a-service, with one noting its no longer just about recovery for businesses.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 2nd Mar 2016
Dell EMC acquisition clears US antitrust hurdle
Virtualisation

Dell EMC acquisition clears US antitrust hurdle

Dell's mega merger with EMC has cleared another hurdle after being given the greenlight by the United States Federal Trade Commission.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 25th Feb 2016
IBM and VMware team up for hybrid cloud
Virtualisation

IBM and VMware team up for hybrid cloud

IBM and VMware are teaming up to help drive enterprises into the cloud by enabling VMware customers to migrate data to IBM Cloud without modification.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 24th Feb 2016
New local channel boss takes the helm at VMware
Virtualisation

New local channel boss takes the helm at VMware

Kerrie-Anne Turner has taken on the role of VMware ANZ head of channels and general business as the company seeks to continue its current trajectory.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Mon, 22nd Feb 2016
EMC and VMWare launch hyper-converged infrastructure appliance
Virtualisation

EMC and VMWare launch hyper-converged infrastructure appliance

EMC and VMWare launch new VCE VxRail Appliance family, a hyper-converged infrastructure appliance for VMware environments.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 17th Feb 2016
Frost & Sullivan applauds VMware for education technology solutions
Virtualisation

Frost & Sullivan applauds VMware for education technology solutions

Frost - Sullivan recognizes VMware for its innovative education technology solutions, including the AirWatch teacher tools and Workspace Suite.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Feb 2016
ViFX partners with VMware to drive software defined enterprise in NZ
Virtualisation

ViFX partners with VMware to drive software defined enterprise in NZ

ViFX and VMware team up to revolutionize NZ's IT infrastructure, championing a software-defined data center approach for innovation.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 25th Jan 2016
VMware pulls plug on Virtusteam joint venture with EMC
Virtualisation

VMware pulls plug on Virtusteam joint venture with EMC

VMware has dumped plans to partner with parent company EMC in the Virtustream cloud services joint venture, announced just months ago.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 15th Dec 2015

Stories from Other Regions

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New training, new investment as Veeam turns up local heat
Storage

New training, new investment as Veeam turns up local heat

Veeam will launch its certified engineering program in Australia next week as the vendor seeks deeper relationships with local partners.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 24th Feb 2016
VMware snaps up EMC's ANZ vice president and managing director
Virtualisation

VMware snaps up EMC's ANZ vice president and managing director

On April 1st of this year, Alister Dias will join VMware and effectively replace Duncan Bennet, who left the company December 31, 2015.

By Catherine Knowles • 1 min read • Wed, 20th Jan 2016