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  Kiwi channel comes together for another round of After Hours

  The channel came together for another round of After Hours, with a bumper crowd of distributors, vendors and partners descending on The Jefferson in Auckland. Photos by Maria Stefina.​

  Kiwi channel comes together for another round of After Hours
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  Consegna comes to town with AWS cloud offerings launch in Auckland

  Emerging start-up Consegna has officially launched its cloud offerings in the New Zealand market, through a kick-off event held at Seafarers Building in Auckland.​ Founded in June 2016, the Auckland-based business is backed by AWS and supported by a global team of cloud specialists, leveraging global managed services partnerships with Rackspace locally.

  Consegna comes to town with AWS cloud offerings launch in Auckland
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  Veritas honours top performing trans-Tasman partners

  Veritas honoured its top performing partners across the channel in Australia and New Zealand, recognising innovation and excellence on both sides of the Tasman. Revealed under the Vivid lights in Sydney, Intalock claimed the coveted Partner of the Year 2017 (Pacific) award, with Data#3 acknowledged for 12 months of strong growth across the market. Meanwhile, Datacom took home the New Zealand honours, with Global Storage and Insentra winning service provider and consulting awards respectively. Dicker Data was recognised as the standout distributor of the year, while Hitachi Data Systems claimed the alliance partner award. Photos by Bob Seary.

  Veritas honours top performing trans-Tasman partners
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  An Evening With Eugene Kaspersky for Kiwi partners in Auckland

  ​New Zealand partners came together for An Evening With Eugene Kaspersky in Auckland, an invitation only event as part of Kaspersky Lab Partner Engage. Following an evening of insights and executive networking with the founder of Kaspersky Lab, Eugene Kaspersky, Kiwi partners got up close and personal with Eugene in an unprecedented​ panel discussion. Facilitated by Reseller News, this panel explored channel relationships, successful business strategies, and the latest ground breaking technologies to impact the security market. Photos by Maria Stefina.

  An Evening With Eugene Kaspersky for Kiwi partners in Auckland
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  Inside the AWS Summit in Auckland

  As the dust settles on the 2017 AWS Summit in Auckland, Reseller News looks back an action packed event, covering keynote presentations, breakout sessions on the latest technology solutions, and channel focused tracks involving local cloud stories and insights. Photos by Peter Ristic.

  Inside the AWS Summit in Auckland
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  Kiwi channel comes together to kick-off 2017 Reseller News ICT Industry Awards

  The cream of the Kiwi channel came together at the Hilton Hotel in Auckland, to acknowledge and celebrate an esteemed panel of over 80 local judges ahead of the 2017 Reseller News ICT Industry Awards in October. Photos by Maria Stefina.

  Kiwi channel comes together to kick-off 2017 Reseller News ICT Industry Awards
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  Tight lines as Hooked on Lenovo catches up at Great Barrier Island

  ​Ingram Micro’s Hooked on Lenovo incentive programme recently rewarded 28 of New Zealand's top performing resellers with a full-on fishing trip at Great Barrier Island for the third year​ in a row.

  Tight lines as Hooked on Lenovo catches up at Great Barrier Island
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  Inside the AWS Summit in Sydney

  As the dust settles on the 2017 AWS Summit in Sydney, ARN looks back an action packed two-day event, covering global keynote presentations, 80 breakout sessions on the latest technology solutions, and channel focused tracks involving local cloud stories and insights.

  Inside the AWS Summit in Sydney
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  Channel tees off on the North Shore as Ingram Micro hosts annual Cure Kids Charity golf day

  Ingram Micro hosted its third annual Cure Kids Charity Golf Tournament at the North Shore Golf Club in Auckland. In total, 131 resellers, vendors and Ingram Micro suppliers enjoyed a round of golf consisting of challenges on each of the 18 sponsored holes, with Team Philips taking out the top honours.

  Channel tees off on the North Shore as Ingram Micro hosts annual Cure Kids Charity golf day
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  Revealed - The top 10 fastest cities for broadband in NZ

  New figures released by Chorus have revealed New Zealand’s top ten cities for fast, fixed line broadband. Overall, the average download speed for households and small businesses on the network in February 2017 was 41MBPS compared with 25MBPS at the same time last year. The results show that Kiwis are downloading, streaming TV and gaming at a huge rate, with the country chewing through 1.5 exabytes (or 1,500,000,000 gigabytes) of data. In addition, the number of households on the Chorus network utilising ultra-fast fibre has nearly doubled in the last 12 months to 21 per cent. Reseller News explores the top ten cities leading the way.

  Revealed - The top 10 fastest cities for broadband in NZ
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  ​Reseller News Connect – Securing your future as an MSP

  This Reseller News Connect event uncovered the threat landscape in a Kiwi context, highlighting how MSPs can securely manage IT environments, while implementing business continuity solutions to avoid unexpected disasters.

  ​Reseller News Connect – Securing your future as an MSP
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  What will be Alibaba’s next tech channel play in A/NZ?

  ARN explores 10 technologies Alibaba has in the works that could become part of its burgeoning tech channel play in the local market.

  What will be Alibaba’s next tech channel play in A/NZ?
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  StorageCraft celebrates high achievers at its inaugural A/NZ Partner Awards

  Revealed at a glitzy bash in Sydney at the Ivy Penthouse, the first StorageCraft Partner Awards locally saw the vendor honour its top-performing partners with ASI Solutions, SMBiT Pro, Webroot, ACA Pacific and Soft Solutions New Zealand taking home the top awards. Photos by Maria Stefina.

  StorageCraft celebrates high achievers at its inaugural A/NZ Partner Awards
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  Kiwi resellers make a splash on Synnex and Lenovo RotoVegas road trip

  ​Synnex and Lenovo hosted 18 resellers for an action-packed weekend adventure in RotoVegas, taking in white water rafting on the Kaituna River, as well as quad biking and dinner at Stratosfare​, overlooking Lake Rotorua at the top of Mount Ngongotaha​. Photos by Synnex.

  Kiwi resellers make a splash on Synnex and Lenovo RotoVegas road trip
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  StorageCraft and Soft Solutions host Kiwi partners at Craft Beer Tasting & Learn

  Soft Solutions hosted partners at a 'Craft Beer Tasting & Learn’ event in Auckland last week, in association with StorageCraft. ​Held at Windsor Castle in Parnell, the event highlighted what's new in SPX6.5, alongside a brief insight into the upcoming cloud technologies impacting the Kiwi market. Furthermore, the gathering uncovered the benefits of becoming a StorageCraft MSP Partner, via Soft Solutions.

  StorageCraft and Soft Solutions host Kiwi partners at Craft Beer Tasting & Learn
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  HP brings innovation to NZ as Partner First Forum 2017 takes over Auckland

  ​The channel descended on SkyCity in Auckland for the HP Partner First Forum 2017​ this week, as the tech giant showcased virtual reality sessions, live hackers and Tesla cars to the Kiwi market. Under the banner of ‘Reinventing The Future Together’,​ HP displayed its latest printing and personal systems​ portfolios, outlining how partners can profit in 2017 and beyond.

  HP brings innovation to NZ as Partner First Forum 2017 takes over Auckland
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  Reseller News launches inaugural Hall of Fame lunch

  Reseller News welcomed 2015 and 2016 inductees - Darryl Swann, Dave Rosenberg, Gary Bigwood, Keith Watson, Mike Hill and Scott Green - to the inaugural Reseller News Hall of Fame lunch, held at the French Cafe in Auckland. The inductees discussed how the channel can collectively work together to benefit New Zealand, the Kiwi skills shortage and the future of the industry. Photos by Maria Stefina.

  Reseller News launches inaugural Hall of Fame lunch
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  Educating from the epicentre - Why distributors are the pulse checkers of the channel

  ​As the channel changes and industry voices deepen, the need for clarity and insight heightens. Market misconceptions talk of an “under pressure” distribution space, with competitors in that fateful “race for relevance” across New Zealand. Amidst the cliched assumptions however, distribution is once again showing its strength, as a force to be listened to, rather than questioned. Traditionally, the role was born out of a need for vendors and resellers to find one another, acting as a bridge between the testing lab and the marketplace. Yet despite new technologies and business approaches shaking the channel to its very core, distributors remain tied to the epicentre - providing the voice of reason amidst a seismic industry shift. In looking across both sides of the vendor and partner fences, the middle concept of the three-tier chain remains centrally placed to understand the metrics of two differing worlds, as the continual pulse checkers of the local channel. This exclusive Reseller News Roundtable, in association with Dicker Data and rhipe, examined the pivotal role of distribution in understanding the health of the channel, educating from the epicentre as the market transforms at a rapid rate.

  Educating from the epicentre - Why distributors are the pulse checkers of the channel
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  Kiwi channel reunites as After Hours kicks off 2017

  After Hours made a welcome return to the channel social calendar last night, with a bumper crowd of distributors, vendors and resellers descending on The Jefferson in Auckland to kickstart 2017. Photos by Maria Stefina.

  Kiwi channel reunites as After Hours kicks off 2017
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  Arrow exclusively introduces Tenable Network Security to A/NZ channel

  Arrow Electronics introduced Tenable Network Security to local resellers in Sydney last week, officially launching the distributor's latest security partnership across Australia and New Zealand. Representing the first direct distribution agreement locally for Tenable specifically, the deal sees Arrow deliver security solutions directly to mid-market and enterprise channel partners on both sides of the Tasman.

  Arrow exclusively introduces Tenable Network Security to A/NZ channel