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Sam Worthington

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Kiwi Stories

Written by Sam

DevOps

YOU'RE INVITED: 2017 Business Analyst Masterclass & Skills Development Forum

In an age of increasingly rapid technological change, it is becoming more and more evident that Business Analysis is also changing too.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Mon, 6th Mar 2017

Fintech

MYOB's Paycorp acquisition to create 'brand new revenue stream'

The acquisition will be funded from the company's existing cash reserves and is expected to be complete by 1 April 2017.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Thu, 2nd Mar 2017

Global Stories

Written by Sam

Drones

Project Hero: Drones saving lives with the Red Cross

Jaguar Land Rover SVO has created a personalised Land Rover Discovery for the Austrian Red Cross, complete with a roof-mounted drone.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Wed, 8th Mar 2017

IT Automation

The future of managed services: Self-service & automation

Managed services revolutionise with self-service and automation, says CIO Simon Wheeler, enhancing customer autonomy and speeding support.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Wed, 8th Mar 2017

Hyperscale

Nlyte's new solution allows customers to 'mix and match how they pay'

Nlyte launches new hosting service, giving customers flexibility to host Nlyte software or outsource it to Nlyte. Economic benefits and scalability promised.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Wed, 8th Mar 2017

Data Analytics

IBM & Salesforce reveal global AI partnership

IBM and Salesforce team up to provide AI-powered solutions for customer engagement, combining Watson and Einstein.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Wed, 8th Mar 2017

Document Management

Server-less printers the answer to cutting business costs, says exec

Businesses can reduce print infrastructure costs with 'server-less' print management solutions, says Y Soft Australia's Adam O'Neill.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Mon, 6th Mar 2017

Hyperscale

Amazon embraces sustainability with global solar energy plans

Amazon plans to install solar panels on its fulfillment centers worldwide in a new initiative to generate clean energy.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Fri, 3rd Mar 2017

DataCentre infrastructure

APAC the only region to post positive revenue growth in global server market

APAC bucks global trend with server market's only revenue rise amidst a worldwide decline, as per the latest IDC report.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Fri, 3rd Mar 2017

Digital Transformation

Polycom's Jeff Rodman on starting small, innovation & success in Silicon Valley

Polycom co-founder Jeff Rodman speaks about his journey in the tech industry and the power of innovation in the age of digital transformation.

By Sam Worthington • 6 min read • Fri, 3rd Mar 2017

Hyperscale

Equinix reveals new platform for global IBX customers

Equinix introduces IBX SmartView, a data center monitoring software, to enhance visibility and control for customers across its IBX data centers.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Thu, 2nd Mar 2017

Hyperscale

UK-based Colt continues Asia expansion with Hong Kong launch set for July

Colt's Asia quest continues, set to launch high-bandwidth services in Hong Kong by July to meet surging demand for connectivity.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Thu, 2nd Mar 2017

Storage

Amazon's AWS S3 suffers failure - Slack, Medium and Quora all affected

Major outage strikes Amazon's AWS, leading to widespread disruption for Slack, Medium, and Quora among others.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Wed, 1st Mar 2017

Virtualisation

CenturyLink and VMware spark software-defined data center collab

CenturyLink expands collaboration with VMware to enhance software-defined data center technologies for enterprise customers.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Wed, 1st Mar 2017

Internet of Things

'IoT isn't just a hype' and companies need to understand it better

IoT's potential is booming, businesses urged to adapt or fall behind, says Thinxtra's Renald Gallis, citing market growth projections.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Wed, 1st Mar 2017

Stories from Other Regions

Written by Sam

Gaming

IDCA Hosts Data Center Standards Pre-Launch Preview Summit

IDCA's Data Center Standards revealed at summit in Maryland, with tech leaders eagerly providing feedback before the launch.

By Sam Worthington • 6 min read • Tue, 7th Mar 2017

EduTech

IDCA Exclusive Interview with BICSI Chairman of International Standards Committee

Hear the Chairman of BICSI's International Standards Committee and Vice Chair of BICSI 002,which is a data center design and operations standard and b.

By Sam Worthington • 6 min read • Tue, 7th Mar 2017

Hyperscale

ePLDT opens 9th data center in Clark, Philippines

ePLDT opens new data center in the Philippines, VITRO Clark, offering local enterprises a robust production site and disaster recovery facility.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Fri, 3rd Mar 2017

Internet of Things

Majority of Australian companies to have a form of IoT in place by 2019

By 2019, over three-quarters of Aussie firms will embrace IoT, yet just half utilise its data for better decisions, reveals Aruba study.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Thu, 2nd Mar 2017

Unified Communications

Aussie tech companies ink exclusive deal to stop fraudulent CNP transactions

Australia experienced $402 million in fraudulent CNP transactions in the first half of 2016, according to the Australian Payments Clearing Association (APCA).

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Thu, 2nd Mar 2017