Partner Spotlight: BlueBerryIT of Nelson
Partner Spotlight showcases partners operating across New Zealand, from Whangārei to Wellington, Auckland to Invercargill and Coromandel to Christchurch. In this edition, we focus on Nelson-based BlueBerryIT.
Stories by Matthew Sainsbury
Datacom sharpens skills at home to help NZ transform
The IT skills shortage sweeping across New Zealand is a corporate agenda item showing no signs of diminishing in importance, such is the sizeable impact on business growth and innovation.
How Simplify Security is tackling Kiwi cyber skills shortage
As cyber threats continue to rain down on New Zealand -- battering public and private sectors without fear or favour -- an ironic sense of helplessness is overcoming businesses across the country.
Partner Spotlight: Advantage of Palmerston North
The strategic pivot to security continues to pay off for Advantage as a combination of increased threats and an ongoing skills shortage places MSSPs in hot demand across New Zealand.
Fujitsu ready for Kiwi transformation wave
As New Zealand emerges out of a rollercoaster 24 months of pandemic-induced customer hesitation, Fujitsu is preparing to capitalise on a fresh wave of transformation flowing through the nation.
Making of an MSSP: a blueprint for NZ growth
This exclusive Reseller News Roundtable - in association with Sophos - assessed the making of an MSSP in New Zealand.
Data breach notification laws in NZ: how can partners prepare?
With the data breach notification laws expected to become reality in New Zealand, the security practices of Kiwi organisations are coming under the spotlight.
NSC Group to account for massive part of ShoreTel business
ShoreTel has placed a great deal of faith in NSC Group; the new partnership between the two is expected to generate 50 per cent of ShoreTel’s growth in the next year.
Commvault prepares channel strategy
CommVault says it is seeking a more independent relationship with its channel, moving away from 'heavy touch' engagements. Previously, CommVault had run around 1200 different SKUs for product pricing, creating a complex sales process that the vendor would typically have to be involved in. It has now rationalised that down to around 10 through its capacity license agreement (CLA) system, which Asia Pacific and Japan president Gerry Sillars hopes will reduce complexity for partners in customer engagement.
McAfee encourages partners to consider regional expansion
The time is ripe for security resellers to consider expanding into the Asia-Pacific market, according to McAfee.
Acronis partner portal improved
Acronis has enhanced its partner portal in a bid to provide better education for resellers.
WPC: Microsoft outlines regional sector strategy
Microsoft has outlined its Asia-Pacific strategy in regards to public sector vertical markets.
Bill Clinton's challenge: look beyond your own concerns
After a week in which every second word has been about the cloud, Bill Clinton's World Partner Conference 2010 presentation was refreshing in that it almost forgot to mention IT, let alone clouds.
New JB Hi-Fi chief sticks to expansion plans
JB Hi-Fi's new CEO, Terry Smart, is committed to incremental growth and capitalising on an improving economy as his initial priorities.
Bosnar to replace Sybase veteran
Sybase has appointed Michael Bosnar as its new regional sales director.
