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Fire-fighting foams causing sparks to fly
Ministry for the Environment

Fire-fighting foams causing sparks to fly

Airports may still hold banned foam stocks as New Zealand probes PFOS and PFOA contamination, raising health and environmental fears.

By Michael Curreen • 6 min read • Thu, 29th Mar 2018

Global Stories

Australian stories

Nexon Asia Pacific acquires fellow sydney-based MSP Cavalry
Edge Computing

Nexon Asia Pacific acquires fellow sydney-based MSP Cavalry

The acquisition serves to bolster Nexon's service offering, specifically in hosted desktops, hybrid cloud consulting and managed services.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Wed, 4th Apr 2018
Microsoft officially awarded with “Protected” data certification
Hyperscale

Microsoft officially awarded with “Protected” data certification

25 of Microsoft Azure services and 10 Office 365 services have received the certification from the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD).

By Patrick Martlew • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Apr 2018
Reduce risk in the enterprise by digitising documents
Data Protection

Reduce risk in the enterprise by digitising documents

Relying on paper documentation is one of the largest gaps an enterprise faces, and also one of the hardest to police.

By Eugene Chng • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Apr 2018
Pure Storage announces AI-ready infrastructure
Storage

Pure Storage announces AI-ready infrastructure

Built by Pure Storage and powered by NVIDIA, AI-ready infrastructure (AIRI) aims to make AI-at-Scale accessible.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd Apr 2018
Exclusive interview: SAS, data analytics and the politics of energy
DataCentre infrastructure

Exclusive interview: SAS, data analytics and the politics of energy

Tim Fairchild, SAS's global energy director, discusses data's pivotal role in the evolving energy sector and the unique impact of NZ's Downstream conference.

By Julia Gabel • 7 min read • Tue, 3rd Apr 2018
Survey - ANZ channel partners optimistic about 2018's prospects
Partner Programmes

Survey - ANZ channel partners optimistic about 2018's prospects

IT resellers in Australia and New Zealand anticipate steady sales in 2018 and most channel partners see cloud as an opportunity, not a threat.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd Apr 2018
GTC18 - What we can gain from a fully simulated Australia
Data Analytics

GTC18 - What we can gain from a fully simulated Australia

ChannelLife sat down with Professor John Taylor, a local titan of GPU-powered research, to ask about how GPU tech is going to change this country.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd Apr 2018
Open for business: Microsoft launches 2 new Azure regions in Canberra
Virtualisation

Open for business: Microsoft launches 2 new Azure regions in Canberra

The new regions are specifically designed to support the mission-critical demands of government and national critical infrastructure.

By Patrick Martlew • 6 min read • Tue, 3rd Apr 2018
Interview: Cisco on its partner community and intent-based networking
Cybersecurity

Interview: Cisco on its partner community and intent-based networking

A look how Cisco's partners have reacted to the company's intent-based networking push and how they can keep up with customer demand.

By Patrick Martlew • 6 min read • Thu, 29th Mar 2018
Data shows women work harder than men in Australia
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Data shows women work harder than men in Australia

Women driving corporate performance with higher effort levels than men, according to Gartner's Global Talent Monitor report.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Thu, 29th Mar 2018
How Workplace By Facebook helped solve an avocado shortage
Unified Communications

How Workplace By Facebook helped solve an avocado shortage

Many employees in major industries like retail, farming, and transport seldom have their own PC or even a company email address, but they do all have.

By Julia Gabel • 4 min read • Thu, 29th Mar 2018
Microsoft pledges to train 5,000 AU public sector workers in cloud computing by 2020
Hyperscale

Microsoft pledges to train 5,000 AU public sector workers in cloud computing by 2020

Microsoft aims to train 5,000 Aussie public sector staff in cloud skills by 2020, supporting national digitalisation.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Wed, 28th Mar 2018

Stories from Other Regions

Australian stories

NBN CEO Bill Morrow to step down before the end of the year
Unified Communications

NBN CEO Bill Morrow to step down before the end of the year

NBN CEO Bill Morrow will step down by year-end after leading the organisation for nearly five years, saying it's the right time to move on.

By Patrick Martlew • 7 min read • Wed, 4th Apr 2018
Flexenclosure expands in Southeast Asia with new data center
Hyperscale

Flexenclosure expands in Southeast Asia with new data center

Sweden-based Flexenclosure lands a multi-million USD order to build a data centre for Globe Telecom in Mindanao, marking its first Philippines project.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Wed, 4th Apr 2018
NSW government awards NEC 12 month SD-WAN proof of concept contract
Network Infrastructure

NSW government awards NEC 12 month SD-WAN proof of concept contract

NEC secures a 12-month contract with the NSW Department of Finance to implement a proof of concept for SD-WAN, partnering with Silver Peak and Cisco Meraki.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Tue, 3rd Apr 2018
Unisys says 49% of Australian citizens prefer online channels for government engagement
EduTech

Unisys says 49% of Australian citizens prefer online channels for government engagement

Nearly half of Australians prefer to engage with government services online, driven by ease of access via PC, tablet or phone, says Unisys study.

By Patrick Martlew • 3 min read • Wed, 28th Mar 2018