“Metrix’s large installed meter base, deep customer relationships and innovation platform, make this a natural acquisition."

Global IT services company Avanade has released what it sees as the three most important technology focus areas for workplaces in the coming year.

"Industry cloud growth rates will continue to accelerate over the next three years, which is very unusual for multi-billion-dollar markets,”

Accenture has bought out Oracle Software-as-a-Service provider PrimeQ, which now makes Accenture the largest Oracle Cloud systems integrator in Australia and New Zealand.

Channel firms should be on the lookout for opportunities across open source and more diverse software offerings like software-defined containers and storage.

If you are new the to the world of wearables you might be wondering if Fitbit’s new offering is a good first step. Maybe I can help with that.

The acquisition of Softweb Solutions adds software and artificial intelligence to Avnet’s ecosystem and bolsters its IoT capabilities.

“In one case, the attacker gained access and tracked the business’s emails for at least six months. They gathered extensive knowledge of the business’s billing cycles."

The vendor landscape for SIEM is evolving, with recent entrants bringing technologies optimised for analytics use cases.

“One of the largest security industry misconceptions is that most cyberattacks target top executives and management.”

In Australia and New Zealand, the company boosted PureCloud revenue by nearly 100%.

One of the larger scandals within IT circles took place this year with Bloomberg firing shots at Supermicro - now Supermicro is firing back.

Spark has combined the Microsoft Teams product suite with a number of other unique benefits to create Spark Enhanced Teams (SET).

The partnership will deliver essential security controls across endpoint, network, and cloud environments.

Two OVH executives have weighed in on how network infrastructure and the challenges in that space will be evolving in the coming year.

Super clear voice in both directions, Bluetooth connectivity, and a sleek form factor - what else can you ask for?

Dell EMC's 14th generation of PowerEdge servers has comprehensive management tools to provide security across hardware and firmware.

Following Chillisoft’s portfolio expansion by signing on Forcepoint, the companies’ execs explain how this is a match made in cybersecurity heaven.

One Identity was recognised in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Privileged Access Management for completeness of vision and ability to execute.

H3C, Cisco and Huawei have all gained share in the growing competition in the data centre switching market.

The #1 security key, featuring multi-protocol security.

The JASK ASOC platform automates alert investigations, supposedly freeing the SOC analyst to do what machines can’t. 

The enterprise storage system market continues to be a goldmine for most vendors with demand relentlessly rising year-on-year.

Simple in layout and function, it packs the punch of a professional scanner and will prove an invaluable tool for anyone needing to archive large quantities of photographs.

As time progresses and advanced technologies are implemented, the demand for disaster recovery-as-a-service is also expected to increase.

Distributed ledgers and blockchain are anticipated to provide a positive uplift to New Zealand’s economy.

The company has been once again named as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Information and Event Management.

Blue has responded to what I described as an “insidious issue” of quality control - Satellite headphones deliver on sound, aesthetic, and comfort.

Security teams increasingly need end-to-end SIEM solutions with native options for host- and network-level monitoring.

An expert with a history of builiding successful IT infrastructure for the unique education sector shares their advice for getting it right.

The integration will allow Telesmart’s Cloud Calling for Microsoft Teams to natively enable external voice connectivity from within Teams collaborative workflow environment.

Microsoft New Zealand director of commercial and partner business takes new role across the Tasman. The search for his replacement has begun.

Symantec Industrial Control System Protection Neural helps defend against USB-borne cyber attacks on operational technology.

IDC expects year-over-year shipment growth of 2.6% in 2019, while the world's largest market is still forecast to be down 8.8% in 2018.

Knight will now relocate to Sydney where he will be tasked with managing and growing the company’s data centre business across A/NZ.

Barbara Kidd has been promoted to cloud general manager as the company signs new vendors to its Cloud Marketplace.

The VR headset market returned to growth in 3Q18 after four consecutive quarters of decline and now makes up 97% of the combined market.

“Conversation Agents present a huge opportunity to increase customer and employee engagement in a cost-effective manner."

With a clever ergonomic design, you’ll never have to glance at the device, unless you deliberately look to use the built-in laser pointer to emphasise your presentation.

“This prosecution related to multiple consumers in multiple locations. It was not isolated or ‘one off’ conduct.”

Google+ APIs will be shut down within the next 90 days, and the consumer platform will be disabled in April 2019 instead of August 2019 as originally planned.

Microsoft’s latest-generation Surface devices unlock more power, performance and value for business customers.

Dave was a well-respected presence in the IT channel and his recent death was felt by all the many people who knew him as a colleague and a friend.