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Chasing innovation: how Kiwi partners can create a new customer agenda

This exclusive Reseller News Roundtable - in association with Rhipe and Microsoft - detailed a blueprint for customer success, outlining the new role of the modern-day partner and wider network in New Zealand.

Chasing innovation: how Kiwi partners can create a new customer agenda
Meet the top performing customer-centric Microsoft channel partners

Microsoft honoured leading partners across the channel following a year of customer innovation and market growth in New Zealand. The 2018 Microsoft Partner Awards recognised excellence within the context of the end-user, spanning a host of emerging and established providers.

Meet the top performing customer-centric Microsoft channel partners
Microsoft outlines future of modern workplace at Elevate 2018 in Auckland

A host of customers and partners descended on Shed 10 as Microsoft unveiled the future of the modern workplace in Auckland. Delivered through interactive sessions and thought-leader speakers, the tech giant showcased leading industry technologies to outline a roadmap for future channel success in New Zealand.

Microsoft outlines future of modern workplace at Elevate 2018 in Auckland
Meet the top performing HP partners in NZ

HP honoured leading partners across the channel at the Partner Awards 2017 in New Zealand, recognising excellence across the entire print and personal systems portfolio.

Meet the top performing HP partners in NZ

News about Microsoft

Microsoft cautiously restarts Windows 10 upgrade distribution

By Gregg Keizer | 12 October, 2018 09:00

The rollout was halted after a bug wiped out some users' files; Microsoft ackowledged that the lost data may not be recoverable.
What the heck is it with Windows updates?

By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols | 11 October, 2018 07:15

Lately, it’s been difficult to update Windows systems without running into some showstopping bugs. WTH is going on?
Lab rats, Windows 10 and the importance of being last

By Gregg Keizer | 10 October, 2018 07:45

File-deletion flaw that plagued rollout of Windows 10 October 2018 Update shows how Microsoft uses consumers to test out the OS.
Replacing a four-year old PC could be cheaper than maintaining it

By Samira Sarraf | 09 October, 2018 13:00

The cost of keeping a four-year old PC could be as much as US$2,736 per device, which is enough to replace the hardware with up to two PCs.
Microsoft's DaaS plans stick with Surface, for now

By Gregg Keizer | 08 October, 2018 16:15

Microsoft's device-as-a-service service currently offers a choice of just three Surface configurations, but Redmond has plans to expand it.

Tutorials about Microsoft

How to defer Windows 10 updates

By Ian Paul | 30 November, 2016 03:12

Windows 10 forces updates on home users, but Windows 10 Pro users can slow down feature upgrades if they want.

Features about Microsoft

Windows 10 Spring Creators Update: The best hidden features

By Mark Hachman | 10 April, 2018 20:31

Microsoft’s Windows 10 upgrade, code-named Redstone 4 and informally known as the Spring Creators Update, offers many smaller additions and changes you might miss. We've highlighted them here.
Serverless in the cloud: AWS vs. Google Cloud vs. Microsoft Azure

By Peter Wayner | 26 March, 2018 21:00

With AWS Lambda, Google Cloud Functions, and Microsoft Azure Functions, a little bit of business logic can go a very long way
Microsoft shrinks Windows 10's upgrade downtime

By Gregg Keizer | 21 March, 2018 08:26

Beginning with the upcoming spring update to the OS – likely to arrive in early April – users will find the upgrade process is faster.
Windows 10 shows users what data it collects and phones in

By Gregg Keizer | 02 February, 2018 06:37

With Windows Insider build 17083, Microsoft responded to criticism about transparency by adding a 'Diagnostic Data Viewer' app to the OS for beta users to try out.
Microsoft turns up heat on Slack with Teams group chat update

By Matthew Finnegan | 31 January, 2018 23:25

A Teams app directory is among the new features added to the company’s Office 365 group chat tool. Analysts say Microsoft is looking to match rivals like Slack in functionality.