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CIM group acquires new data center

Fri, 26th Jan 2018
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CIM Group and fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty acquire a 42,000-square-foot data centre in Markham, expanding their international portfolio.
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APAC to be the fastest-growing region for security assessment services

Mon, 22nd Jan 2018
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Asia Pacific will be a hotspot for security assessment vendors as it becomes the fastest growing region in the world between 2017-2022.
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Big change for Michael Hill as digital transformation journey kicks off

Thu, 18th Jan 2018
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Michael Hill operates more than 350 physical stores in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the US, as well as four online outlets.
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New year, new privacy regulations - are you ready?

Tue, 16th Jan 2018
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Ensuring Personal Information Protection (PIP) and privacy is a world and industry-wide concern among enterprises and service providers alike.
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Kim Dotcom film up for best documentary at Asia-Pacific Screen Awards

Tue, 14th Nov 2017
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A film about entrepreneur and former MegaUpload founder Kim Dotcom is up for best documentary at this year's Asia-Pacific Screen Awards.
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Edge computing market forecasted to be worth US$6bil by 2022

Thu, 2nd Nov 2017
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Telecommunications and IT verticals are expected to contribute to the largest market share for the forecasted period.
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Microsoft Australia unveils partner awards finalists

Mon, 23rd Oct 2017
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cloud services
Microsoft Australia announces esteemed finalists for annual partner awards, hailing transformative tech impact.
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Ingram Micro Cloud teams up with Samsung to bring Microsoft Windows Desktop-as-a-Service

Fri, 6th Oct 2017
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The solution automates the setup of Amazon WorkSpaces and Microsoft Windows Desktop as a Service for Samsung prosumers.
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EITest hijacks tech support scam pages to mine cryptocurrency

Tue, 26th Sep 2017
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Tech support scams are now being used as social engineering tools as part of EITest's campaign to deliver Coinhive's Monero cryptocurrency miner.
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Burgeoning data centre colocation market to double its size by 2022

Thu, 13th Jul 2017
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​New research from MarketsandMarkets has revealed a very positive forecast for the data centre colocation market.
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Korea pledges commitment to APEC data privacy rules

Mon, 3rd Jul 2017
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Korea is now part of the APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules system, which aims to protect consumer data used in online transactions.
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Sales and Marketing Jam set to inspire Wellington, Christchurch, Auckland

Wed, 19th Apr 2017
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The Sales and Marketing Jam is an event hosted by the Kiwi Landing Pad to allow professionals based in the US to share their experience firsthand.
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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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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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LoB IT spend to nearly equal IT dept spend on back of IoT, AI

Mon, 27th Mar 2017
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LoB buyers will have almost equal IT spend as their IT departments come 2020 according to IDC, thanks in part to 'innovation accelerators' such as IoT.
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This week's highlights from the Aussie channel - deals, deeds and disties

Fri, 24th Mar 2017
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Today sees the end of another working week (well for most of us at least) in Australia's channel – so what went down this week?.
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Japan & China among desirable cloud data center locations

Tue, 7th Feb 2017
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Japan and China are emerging as prime locations for cloud data centres, driven by stringent data sovereignty laws and increasing customer demand, says Canalys.
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No more hurdles: Microsoft to close LinkedIn deal in 'coming days'

Wed, 7th Dec 2016
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Microsoft's acquisition of LinkedIn has been cleared by the European Commission, completing all necessary regulatory approvals for the deal.
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'Exciting new entrants' and old hands shine in Microsoft NZ 2016 Partner Awards

Fri, 1st Apr 2016
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It was a mix of old hands and newcomers taking out the awards at last night's Microsoft NZ Partner Awards, and the winners are...
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APeJ 3D printing spending to reach $4 billion in 2019

Fri, 11th Mar 2016
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3D printing is set to hit new heights, with IDC forecasting spend in Asia Pacific excluding Japan to grow to more than $4 billion in 2019.
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Should a woman act more like a man to succeed at work?

Mon, 7th Mar 2016
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New study investigates why women are underrepresented in C-suite executive roles, with less than 20% of executives being women.