Microsoft scraps channel changes following partner backlash
Microsoft has rescinded plans to stop providing partners with internal use rights on products, following global uproar from the channel ecosystem.
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Nick Verykios sets Arrow exit date
Nick Verykios has revealed plans to vacate his role as managing director of Arrow ECS ANZ, following more than 15 years running the distributor.
Dell Technologies honours leading regional partners
Dell Technologies has honoured leading partners across Asia Pacific and Japan, following a year of growth through the channel.
Dell edges closer to Microsoft with VMware as anchor point
Dell Technologies and Microsoft have unveiled an expanded in-market partnership with VMware acting as an anchor point across cloud and digital technologies.
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Resolving the challenges in providing a superior Microsoft CSP billing experience
Subscription services – in which a customer gains access to a product or service on an ongoing basis in exchange for a monthly fee – are exploding in popularity across both consumers and enterprise customers.. Read more
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Securing the cloud amid a vanishing perimeter in NZ
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Bumper channel crowd kicks off first After Hours of 2019
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Partners turn out in force as IBM outlines Kiwi channel priorities
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The making of an MSSP: a blueprint for growth in NZ
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Reseller News Platinum Club celebrates leading partners in 2018
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Buying Slack could give Amazon another enterprise toehold
Amazon is apparently interested in buying Slack Technologies, a move analysts say could allow Amazon to push further into the enterprise.
Should Google buy Slack to bridge messaging gap?
As Slack continues to get more popular, Google's lack of a blockbuster app for team messaging could become a problem for the tech giant. Experts weigh in on whether or not a Slack acquisition makes sense for Google.
Making sense of Microsoft's messy collaboration strategy
Microsoft's Office 365 suite recently expanded with more apps for enterprise collaboration, but will the-more-the-merrier approach prevail, or is consolidation inevitable?
What's next for LinkedIn?
Following Microsoft's blockbuster $26.2 billion acquisition of LinkedIn, many questions remain regarding the professional social network's future.
IT investment rate slows as businesses put on the spending brakes
“Aside from exchange rate volatility, IT spending has been relatively stable for the past five years.”
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I don’t like being force-fed Windows 10
The nagware announcements are gone, but Microsoft, along with AMD and Intel, has made darn sure you’ll be running Windows 10 and not Windows 7 on the next PC you buy.
Google's takedown policy: Celebrity nudes today, your right to know tomorrow?
Google last week did something that is really hard to find objectionable: It said it deleted quite a few ("tens of thousands") nude pictures stolen from celebrities. But as with anything that involves such an influential company as Google, this move creates a precedent, and it's a dangerous one.
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Hands on: The iPad Pro -- It's a laptop! It's a tablet!
With the arrival this week of the iPad Pro, Apple launches a salvo in the hybrid, 2-in-1 wars. It's clearly a great tablet, but will it replace a laptop?
Enterprise guide to Windows 10
Windows 10 is now available for consumers, but for IT executives thinking about enterprise deployments, here's what the upgrade path from Window 7 or Windows 8/8.1 looks like.
