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How to accelerate the modernisation of organisations in New Zealand with AI
By Shannon Harris, Managing Director, IBM New Zealand

Building New Capabilities in the Channel around Azure

Charting the path to sustainable business in New Zealand
By Shannon Harris, Managing Director, IBM New Zealand

A ‘self-healing’ network – the backbone of Spark NZ's connectivity

How Chillisoft and ESET are helping the channel grapple with the new wave of security challenges

Deploying Generative AI in an Enterprise Setting: Opportunities and Challenges
By Ross Farrelly, PhD

Unpacking application resource management and performance monitoring to sustain business benefits
By Tushar Bajaj, Director, WW Sales for Turbonomic

Automate for business sustainability
By Kalyan Madala, CTO for IBM Australia, Southeast Asia, New Zealand & Korea (ASEANZK)

Dicker Data throws down the gauntlet and targets the channel’s most robust Hybrid IT solution

How a new generation of servers is driving sustainability and innovation
By Adam LePeilbet, Senior Director & General Manager, Data Centre Sales, Dell Technologies, ANZ

WatchGuard Boosts Support for ANZ MSPs with the WatchGuardONE program

Building cyber resilience – a partner action plan

Ingram Micro Gears Up For Its Biggest Showcase Tour Ever: Eight Cities Of Technology, Networking And Thought Leadership

Filling the cybersecurity skills gap for customers
By Charles de Jesus, Channels Director, ANZ, Sophos

Good Audio Is A Productivity, Health & Wellbeing Opportunity For The Channel: EPOS

Making the most of the new data centre and co-location landscape

New Zealand has a runaway cloud opportunity; here’s how the channel fits in

Unlocking Advanced Solutions and engaging beyond IT is the key to channel success

How The Channel Can Deliver Value Through Innovative Networking

With innovative new infrastructure, New Zealand’s data centre market is booming

SMEs Need Their Managed Services Partners More than Ever: N-able

Bringing the power back to the people, wherever they may be
With hybrid work becoming the new normal, the game has changed for high-power computing and where it happens.

HP New Zealand 2021 Partner Awards: Retailer, Distributor and Distribution Salesperson winners revealed
“Proactive” Partners make it happen

HP New Zealand Partner Awards Winners - achieving major milestones through adversity
Tenacity and drive to do the best for customers

HP New Zealand Announces Inaugural Digital Manufacturing Partner Award and Education Partner Award for 2021
Superior service, collaboration, and growth drives success

HP New Zealand announces first winners from the 2021 Partner Awards
Exceptional commitment and service is a key theme with the first award winners

HP New Zealand announces finalists for 2021 Partner Awards
Partners recognised who have continued to drive innovation and service excellence

The solution partners can use to fill the cybersecurity skills gap for customers

Defend against ransomware through stronger partnerships

Become a leading sustainability partner with Edge computing

Security Desperation Is Causing Businesses – Especially SMEs – To Look To Partners To Deliver Effective, Low-Resource Security Solutions

Building new relevance in managed security will be key to channel success in 2022

Telegistics becomes Entelar, as the company broadens its scope and pivots to being a value-added distributor for digital enterprise

Discover the power of Dell Technologies APEX and Dell EMC solutions

HCL and Cricket hackathon to give innovators the opportunity to participate in the next generation of player, fan, and community engagement

How Tech Data Red Hat Certified Cloud Service Provider (CCSP) partners meet customers’ hybrid cloud needs

How small form-factor PC components are delivering channel organisations a new wave of opportunity

Free Azure Certification Courses: Upskilling the tech sector to make the most of hyperscale cloud
As Microsoft builds the country’s first hyperscale datacenter region, it has teamed up with its education providers to offer free Azure certifications to AWS-certified tech professionals wanting to further develop their skills and maximize their use of the cloud.

Using technology to achieve resiliency and strength in a disrupted market
Businesses are now in a much better position to tackle social, economic and business challenges

Edge computing and micro-datacentres are the explosive post-pandemic channel opportunity: Vertiv

Go Wireless NZ Ltd Expands its Growth in the IoT Audio Market with Soundvision Technologies
Go Wireless NZ Ltd, a value-added distributor of wireless networking and IoT (Internet of Things) solutions in New Zealand and the South Pacific since 2006; today announced a new vendor partnership with US-based Soundvision Technologies, a future-focused manufacturer of cutting-edge smart speakers and multi-zone amplifiers and parent company of TruAudio and VSSL.

Who you partner with will define your business in 2021
How the right Microsoft CSP Partnership pushed Optimus Systems into the Growth Zone

Leverage the Westcon-Comstor Services Bench partner ecosystem

How enterprises are looking at transformation as a competitive advantage moving forward
Events of 2020 have proven to be transformative to businesses, how they operate, and how they think about everything from their supply lines to staff health, through to resilience and continuity.

Are MSPs Ready for the Future of IT?

Grow with rhipe: How Optimus Systems thrived through 2020
A Microsoft CSP Partnership of profit and possibility

All the tools you need to become the go-to technology partner for Cloud and HCI

Grow your business with Edge Computing: How APC by Schneider Electric ensures success

What to expect from your IT Distributor
Whether you’re just starting out or you’ve been around since before the dot com rollercoaster, choosing the right distribution partner can be a pivotal factor in your success. This definitive guide outlines the traits that every IT partner needs to look for in their IT Distributor.

How MSPs can help their customers capitalise on transformation and user and content migration

5 ways to boost your productivity while working from home using EPOS | SENNHEISER devices

The new stock answer to retail inventory management
How inventory management software company Cin7 is fast capturing the global retail market through a successful partnership with Microsoft.

How to successfully leverage working from home post coronavirus

A look inside the comprehensive remote training and certifications options now available via the AWS partner network

$50 rewards, and other great reasons to read up on Dynabook
The storied Toshiba laptop brand relaunched globally as Dynabook last year. Kickstarting 2020, the channel-centric vendor has been offering partners a $50 incentive per notebook sold.

Secure your remote workforce: Business must continue now
The focus must be on enterprise security.

Helping customers address their data challenges in 2020 and beyond
Channel partners need to be aware of the competing challenges CIOs face.

2020 and beyond for AWS – a story of innovation and partner opportunity
To help facilitate channel partners, AWS, in collaboration with Westcon-Comstor, offers a comprehensive channel partner program, the Amazon Partner Network (APN).

Rethink the workplace of the future

How channel organisations can build successful cloud practices
The Cloud is nothing new.

Maximising SMB cybersecurity bang for buck
Small to medium businesses (SMBs) are massively important to the economy.

How to become the best IT MSP
This article provides guidance for managed service providers (MSPs) that want to grow their business. It is also useful for any IT service provider looking to move from the break-fix model to managed IT services.

Reduce unplanned downtime and maximize ROI using augmented reality
Industries worldwide are focusing on achieving higher levels of productivity, optimising processes, and reducing costs in order to meet rising demands and maximize return on investment (ROI).

Upskilling NZ’s workforce with free IT courses and role-based certifications
Microsoft Learn represents a new hands-on approach to learning that aims to help all stakeholders achieve their goals faster

Find your trajectory to channel market success

Making the archive a competitive advantage

AI and Machine Learning is Integrated into Cybersecurity

Resolving the challenges in providing a superior Microsoft CSP billing experience

Protecting DevOps from ever-expanding security threats
Integrating a tool such as Micro Focus Fortify will provide your organisation and DevOps team with the security best practices necessary to protect the environment from the ever-expanding range of potential threats.

Atlas Gentech and Grandstream sign distribution partnership for NZ

The Ramifications of the Skills Shortage on Cloud Security

Overcoming the challenges of digital transformation

Jabra Announces New Distribution Partnership With Atlas Gentech

Automated network security through openness
Today's threat landscape is both complex and fast moving.

Dicker Data: Helping navigate Dell EMC in the New Zealand market
The partnership between Dell EMC and Dicker Data in New Zealand is new and has come following a successful relationship between the two companies in Australia that has benefitted both the channel and the end-user of the technology.

Why partner with Umbrellar building your Microsoft practice?
It’s more than just the Microsoft Cloud. Become a Cloud Solutions Provider.

Experience ISV Day 2.1 – the rhipe way
“Designed 100% for you, the ISV; the aspiring ISV or the partner that sells to ISV’s”

A revolution in networking
SD-WAN could change the way you do business. How? Let the experts from Cisco and Telegistics give you the lowdown on the best new networking technology available.

Industrial networks are a new target
The Internet of Things (IoT) can benefit many businesses through unprecedented access to inexpensive, connected devices which collect or send data that can be used to help make decisions about everything from where cows are grazing to the control of complex building management systems for climate, lighting and security controls.

Device-as-a-Service: the channel’s new mobile play
In the current time of transition and innovation, the channel can have new conversations and offer new solutions to customers.

Achieve brilliant things with the Microsoft Cloud... and Umbrellar’s Partner Programme
As an Umbrellar Reseller, you’ll benefit from access to our technical expertise, marketing material and content, and sales training – as well as plugging you into our ecosystem of service providers for smart collaboration and synergy.

Worried about missing out on AI business benefits? You should be. Fortunately, Microsoft has you covered…

Bring digital transformation to life: breaking down the cultural barriers
This past October in Christchurch and Wellington, Umbrellar held their annual Partner Breakfasts and brought together business leaders looking bring digital transformation to life in their organizations. With presentations from thought leaders Information Leadership, Walkerscott, and renowned DevOps Behaviourist, Aurynn Shaw.

The new reality of secure SD-WAN
There was a time when IT departments focused on disaster recovery and business continuity whenever planning a key corporate function. But that time is becoming a distant dot in the enterprise rear-view mirror.

Exeed’s Restaurant Month
From Oct 16th to Nov 14th, Exeed Restaurant Month in Auckland brings you five ‘lunch and learns’ with eight networking and security vendors.

Why SSL inspection needs to become the new standard for businesses
In a world where data security is key, it is vitally important that every business has the best protection possible for its incoming and outgoing data and that means using Secure Sockets layer (SSL) encryption, decryption and inspection.

Physical or Virtual Firewall: What fits best for your environment?
Infrastructure, security and network experts say the rise of virtualisation has most affected the way they design, protect and operate the systems that businesses depend on. Today, both physical and virtualised systems can coexist or be part of a strategy allowing service providers and system integrators to develop solutions that meet customer needs.

Hamilton City Council delivering innovative business outcomes through their telecommunications partnership with Vocus
In 2013 Hamilton City Council chose CallPlus, now Vocus Communications (Vocus), as its all-in-one connectivity partner. The Council wanted three key carrier grade capabilities: a wide area network; voice distribution; and uncapped, uncontested, dedicated internet services.

Soft Solutions roadshow to on board NZ resellers to MSP model for data protection
Offer backups and DR-as-a-Service with a fixed cost, high margin, annuity business

How to secure your corporate Wi-Fi
Fortinet’s controller-based WLAN solution, FortiGate, brings together the management of wired and wireless infrastructure and security to a single platform rather than a collection of separate appliances.

Finding the NetPath to a great network
Network managers have often used tools to assist them with managing networks and diagnosing issues. But the complexity of today's networks means the tools they relied on just a couple of years ago are no longer up to the job of supporting today's complex, multi-dimensional networks.

Compliance with new rules needs a comprehensive risk assessment
The key to detecting malicious activity on your network is to understand what assets you have, how different systems communicate with each other and the outside world, and what normal system activity looks like on your network. Once you understand normal, you can create a baseline so that anything outside the expected conditions can be identified, investigated and acted upon.

Time to Upgrade Your Business
Office Home & Business 2016 is your best-in-class business solution for creating and sharing high-quality documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.

In the new world, your old security strategy won't work
While the old proverb about living in interesting times was intended as a curse, periods of change are also a time where new opportunities arise and can be exploited. When it comes to security and privacy, we are living in a rapidly changing world.

Security in the hybrid cloud
Cloud services are not new. Many of the technologies, such as remote access to applications, ready-to-use infrastructure and pre-configured environments have been around for many years. What has changed is the scope of different services and the scale they can offer

How Microsoft 365 Business Adds Critical Security and Reliability to SMEs
Microsoft 365 Business is a highly secure solution that allows SMEs to enable and manage mobile users without the need to manage their own servers and environment.

Build your SME Funnel Faster with Microsoft 365 Business
Microsoft 365 Business has been structured around facilitating modern ways of working, by providing SMEs with the tools they need to work faster and more productively.

Services Offer Channel Gold for Resellers
Extend your services capabilities, capacity, and coverage with Westcon-Comstor

How to win in the channel with Microsoft 365
Delivering an array of partner opportunities with this new solution

Dicker Data’s CloudCast Series – Making Cloud Simpler
Dicker Data’s CloudCast Series – Making Cloud Simpler

What You’ll Learn at Ingram Micro Showcase 2017: More Than Just Tech
Find out the three key takeaways resellers can expect from Ingram Micro Showcase 2017

Ingram Micro Showcase 2017 Prepares the IT Industry for the Dynamic Year Ahead
Partners and customers will be able to derive insights from 17 keynotes and seminars from external speakers, guest presenters, and Ingram Micro vendor partners.

Synnex’s Partnership with Delta Could Signal an End to Business Downtime
This partnership will give Synnex New Zealand’s existing customer base access to Delta’s highly reliable and efficient power management products and datacentre infrastructure solutions.

How Westcon BlueSky and Symantec are Addressing SMB Security Challenges via the Cloud
The Westcon-Comstor BlueSky platform is a revolutionary approach to performance management of the entire cloud services delivery lifecycle.

Key Takeaways from Ingram Micro New Zealand’s 2016 Showcase

Ingram Micro Showcase 2016: Aimed to Provide a Transformative Technology Experience

The Three Hallmarks of a Great Channel Program

Why Converged Infrastructure is the Way of the Future
Whether in the cloud or on premise, converged infrastructure is relevant for your customers today

SoftwareONE Enters NZ Market to Address Hidden Risks for Service Providers
Find out why Software Asset Management is not just about license compliance

Clear Kiwi Skies With Dicker Data - How Can the Channel Transition to The Cloud?
New Zealand isn’t moving into the cloud; it is already there, leading the way.

Securing New Zealand’s 460,000 SMBs - How Can the Channel Capitalise?
As the world becomes better connected and integrated through technology, New Zealand's previous stance on security will be challenged.

Transforming Kiwi Distribution in a Cloud-driven Economy

Westcon-Comstor Imagine 2016: Why Kiwi partners should attend
Ahead of Westcon-Comstor Imagine 2016, Reseller News previews the vendors on show, uncovering what partners can expect when attending one of the region’s leading technology conference.

Capitalising on the DRaaS market opportunity
The need for businesses to effectively and efficiently manage unplanned outages of any scale is clear in today’s environment of always-on operation and customer service. However, effective DR strategies have traditionally been problematic to implement with challenges and complications.

Westcon-Comstor Imagine 2016: Which vendors will be on show?
Westcon-Comstor Imagine 2016, New Zealand’s premier business technology event, comes to Auckland and Wellington in May, showcasing a wide variety of market leading vendors.

Why cloud, connectivity and the channel spells networking success for Kiwi partners
Opportunities are rife for the local channel as businesses unleash the potential of network innovation.

Building blocks for success in place as Juniper outlines NZ channel roadmap
“2016 is about building on the success of 2015."

Kiwi resellers set to tame digital dragon as Westcon-Comstor ignites NZ innovation
Kiwi resellers set to tame digital dragon as Westcon-Comstor ignites NZ innovation

Dicker Data drives local channel change with Aerohive networking deal
Networking giant Aerohive Networks has ramped up its investment in the New Zealand channel market, targeting local resellers as it puts wireless boots on Kiwi grounds.

Juniper Networks eyes SDN and NFV for Kiwi channel growth
It’s hard to believe that the first half of the year has already passed and many of us are already gearing up for a race to the end of the calendar year.

Why Kiwi resellers can see through the clouds with Dicker Data
Dicker Data is taking a fresh approach to Microsoft’s licensing programs in New Zealand, empowering Kiwi resellers through a series of out of the box initiatives at a local level.

The Education Game - Dicker Data ramps up local Microsoft cloud services
Dicker Data is driving cloud sales across the country by ensuring that resellers continue to be at the forefront of the Cloud Service Provider programme.

Westcon gives Kiwi partners the edge with new Cisco product offering
Westcon Group New Zealand will offer the full Cisco product portfolio under its Comstor brand, starting from July 27, 2015.

Meet your local CSP experts at Dicker Data
Dicker Data makes significant investment to take the lead in driving the Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) programme in New Zealand.

Kiwi resellers in the box-seat as VMware drives IT transformation across NZ

Boost for NZ business as F5 unites with Cisco to transform the data centre

Storage - Why Kiwi businesses should embrace cloud on their terms
Cloud adoption, in all its private, public and hybrid glory, is on the rise. Here’s how to Kiwi businesses can benefit from storage