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The event featured a variety of speakers, from Microsoft heavyweights Vijay Tewari and Russell Craig, to Azure customers like BNZ, and Pageproof.

Jabra Engage sets ‘new standards’ for call quality, security, and the number of staff who can simultaneously use them.

NZ Open Source Awards seek nominations to honour local open-source champions.

88% of respondents are transforming it at minimal to moderate pace; 81% agree it transformation is essential to win in the market.

New revenue opportunities through commercial purchases of BDA-related hardware, software and services are likely to reach $22.2 billion by 2021.

It is the vendor to offer Microsoft Enterprise Mobility and Security, including Intune, to the New Zealand Government via their TaaS panel contract.

Bitglass launches Altitude Partner Program and names Orca Tech as first national distributor, aiming to improve cloud security.

The distributor says the move reflects the company’s progression into the next phase of its digital transformation.

Mimecast says the new program will offer more rewards in an effort to increase opportunities for resellers to attract new clients.

Cisco talks about how the role of partners and networking personnel is set to experience a shift as a result of intent-based networking.

Winning the cyber arms race requires a consistent, agile, reputable stream of real-time cyber threat intelligence, explains SonicWall CEO Bill Conner.

New Zealand’s proposed Privacy Bill is going through the first round of debates in Parliament this week, with the support of all sitting MPs.

Splunk IAI offers a packaged set of capabilities that aim to help customers pivot their operational strategy from reactive to proactive.

The 2018 Microsoft partner awards are now open. ChannelLife sat down with business director Phil Goldie to discuss their reinvented approach.

The awards recognise partners who are playing a key role in helping customers remediate technical debt and drive innovation.

Locally, Australian tech spending is forecast to grow 2.3% to reach A$84.5 billion in 2018, with NZ to reach NZ$12 billion.

Machine learning anomaly detections also rose by 480%, according to a Malwarebytes report on cybercrime tactics and techniques.

The company says the addition of the three vendors will strengthen its position as a complete solution provider for the AV market.

Ingram Micro has extended its distribution agreement with rugged device supplier Global Communications into Australia.

A common challenge is having the wrong competencies in IT teams, compounded by inadequate budget to hire the specialists required to make the shift.

Forget the hype, the road to full 5G coverage is going to be a little longer than vendors and service providers have promised.

Cybersecurity giant RSA is now offering behavioural analytics as part of its portfolio after successfully acquiring Fortscale.

Barracuda’s APJ sales VP sat down to explain how he sees the NZ SMB security market and how partners can go about helping them stay safe.

Growth in end-user device spending is set to drive an overall bump in the total market for 2018, the analyst says.