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TranscribeMe named best NZ Tech Start-Up
IT Automation

TranscribeMe named best NZ Tech Start-Up

The crowd-as-a-platform transcription company claims the Export NZ Award, highlighting its growing footprint in the global market.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 1st Jul 2013
Top 10 Data Disasters of 2012
IT Automation

Top 10 Data Disasters of 2012

Kroll Ontrack announces ninth annual list of data disasters, highlighting the need for electronic data to combat human error.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Tue, 4th Dec 2012
Kroll Ontrack aims to double NZ resellers by 2013
Encryption

Kroll Ontrack aims to double NZ resellers by 2013

Data recovery provider believes new appointments and use of its online portal will help double partners across New Zealand over the next six months.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 4th Sep 2012

Global Stories

Expanding RES Software recruits VMware marketing chief
Virtualisation

Expanding RES Software recruits VMware marketing chief

Workspace virtualisation provider, RES Software, expands its presence in Australia and New Zealand with the appointment of a new Senior Pre-Sales Engineer.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 29th Nov 2013
HP boosts partner opps with new SDN App Store
Virtualisation

HP boosts partner opps with new SDN App Store

HP unveils first SDN open ecosystem, boosting partner opportunities with a new app store and developer kit, promising innovation and agility.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 27th Nov 2013
Palo Alto Networks and VMware unite in cyber crime fight
Virtualisation

Palo Alto Networks and VMware unite in cyber crime fight

Palo Alto Networks and VMware join forces, launching an integrated cybersecurity solution to secure both physical and virtual networks.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 21st Nov 2013
40% of firms lose data virtually each year
Storage

40% of firms lose data virtually each year

Only 33 percent of companies that experienced a loss in the last year were able to recover 100 percent of their data….

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Sep 2013
VMware calls on 25 years of experience as new Asia GM
Virtualisation

VMware calls on 25 years of experience as new Asia GM

New man replaces the retiring Andrew Dutton, who will continue to lead the virtualisation and cloud infrastructure company in the region for the next month.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 24th Sep 2013
HP and VMware unify data centre networks
Virtualisation

HP and VMware unify data centre networks

HP and VMware have today announced plans to collaborate to deliver the industry's first federated network solution.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 9th Sep 2013
SUSE extends VMware Cloud partnership
Virtualisation

SUSE extends VMware Cloud partnership

Extended partnership makes SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware available through VMware vCloud Hybrid Service.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 28th Aug 2013
Former Microsoft CIO jumps ship to VMware
Virtualisation

Former Microsoft CIO jumps ship to VMware

After quietly resigning from Redmond via LinkedIn in June, Microsoft veteran pops up in Palo Alto with VMware.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 28th Aug 2013
Do enterprise applications realise the benefits of virtualisation?
Virtualisation

Do enterprise applications realise the benefits of virtualisation?

ViFX unveils a pioneering service in NZ, aiming to fully virtualise business-critical apps, boosting efficiency and agility in enterprise IT.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 21st Aug 2013
Alcatel-Lucent promises huge boost to data centre network efficiency
Virtualisation

Alcatel-Lucent promises huge boost to data centre network efficiency

Alcatel-Lucent announces new software product that uses software defined network (SDN) technologies to, achieve significant efficiency gains in data centres.

By Stuart Corner • 4 min read • Fri, 5th Apr 2013
Microsoft tops CIO vendor list
Virtualisation

Microsoft tops CIO vendor list

Microsoft named most indispensable 'mega-vendor' by CIOs in survey by US investment bank Piper Jaffray, with 45% choosing Microsoft as most important vendor.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 19th Feb 2013
Slow growth sees job losses at VMware
Virtualisation

Slow growth sees job losses at VMware

VMware to axe 900 jobs amid slow growth, despite a 22% Q4 revenue rise, as it aligns with new priorities for 2013.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 30th Jan 2013
Avamar Drives New Backup and Recovery Solution for VMware vSphere
Virtualisation

Avamar Drives New Backup and Recovery Solution for VMware vSphere

EMC and VMware launch new Avamar-based vSphere Data Protection for efficient VM backup, targeting SMBs with up to 2TB data needs.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 27th Nov 2012
VMware CEO Paul Maritz moves to EMC
Virtualisation

VMware CEO Paul Maritz moves to EMC

Former top-ranking Microsoft executive named chief strategist of parent company; so who will take over his role?.

By Mike Borgfeldt • 1 min read • Wed, 18th Jul 2012
Giving cloud computing the green light
Virtualisation

Giving cloud computing the green light

VMware NZ explores cloud computing's role in achieving green IT, highlighting its environmental and efficiency benefits amidst NZ's renewable energy landscape.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 10th Jul 2012