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IBM becoming Internet of Things powerhouse
Internet of Things

IBM becoming Internet of Things powerhouse

IBM solidifies position as a leading player in IoT adoption with $3bn investment and 2,000 new hires, says analyst firm.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 31st Aug 2015
Rhipe offers up SoftLayer infrastructure for resellers
Infrastructure-as-a-Service

Rhipe offers up SoftLayer infrastructure for resellers

Rhipe has inked a deal which gives its 1600+ resellers access to IBM's SoftLayer cloud infrastructure, including bare-metal servers.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 25th Aug 2015
Making metadata manageable for ECM and search
Data Analytics

Making metadata manageable for ECM and search

Metadata is entering the mainstream of content management and search. ECM vendors now make metadata-driven functionality central to their platforms as.

By Darin Stewart • 2 min read • Fri, 7th Aug 2015
While you were sleeping: Apple, Microsoft falter
Microsoft

While you were sleeping: Apple, Microsoft falter

Apple and Microsoft earnings disappoint, raises doubt over tech rally that pushed Nasdaq to new highs #WallStreet.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Thu, 23rd Jul 2015
New chair to help drive Certus Solutions' growth
Health Technologies

New chair to help drive Certus Solutions' growth

Certus Solutions has appointed Kiwi businessman Trevor Janes as its new chair, to help drive the IBM system integrator's growth.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 2nd Jul 2015
Gartner dubs IBM leader in storage and backup space
IBM

Gartner dubs IBM leader in storage and backup space

IBM has been named as a Leader in the 2015 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Backup Software and Integrated Appliances.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Mon, 29th Jun 2015
HP, VMware, IBM lead the pack in configuration management market
Virtualisation

HP, VMware, IBM lead the pack in configuration management market

HP, VMware, IBM and Microsoft are dominating the configuration management market, with BMC Software, Dell, Oracle and Symantec close behind.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Mon, 22nd Jun 2015
IBM snaps up Blue Box, Cisco takes Piston in OpenStack battle
Private Cloud

IBM snaps up Blue Box, Cisco takes Piston in OpenStack battle

IBM has acquired Blue Box, an OpenStack private cloud specialist, while Cisco has snapped up Piston Cloud Computing in OpenStack battle.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 9th Jun 2015
Managed security services - who's top dog?
HP

Managed security services - who's top dog?

IDC has assessed how each MSSP vendor measures up against the others to determine who was leading the pack in the market.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 29th May 2015
Symantec still number one in changing security software market
Data Loss Prevention

Symantec still number one in changing security software market

Gartner believes that 2014 is the last year that the market will exhibit such solid double-digit growth in its current form.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 28th May 2015
New A10 VP to expand company's channel operations
Firewalls

New A10 VP to expand company's channel operations

A10 has appointed a new VP of Asia Pacific sales charged with expanding the company's channel operations and taking sales team 'to the next level'.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 14th May 2015
Gartner: IBM leading the way in all-flash storage
Storage

Gartner: IBM leading the way in all-flash storage

IBM tops all-flash storage array vendors in 2014, shipping more petabytes and units for SSA than any of its competitors, according to Gartner report.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 13th May 2015
IBM to take Ministry of Health on cloud journey
Infrastructure-as-a-Service

IBM to take Ministry of Health on cloud journey

The IBM cloud service is to meet the Ministry's all-of-government requirements to operate an onshore Infrastructure as a Service model.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 13th May 2015
IBM leader of the pack for cloud hosting
Microsoft

IBM leader of the pack for cloud hosting

IBM is mostly likely to be win significant cloud hosting projects, according to a 451 research survey of almost 2,000 enterprise cloud users.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 29th Apr 2015
IBM takes its security intelligence tech to the cloud
Data Protection

IBM takes its security intelligence tech to the cloud

IBM is moving its Security Intelligence technology, IBM Qradar, to the cloud, to help companies fight cyberattacks.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 29th Apr 2015

Stories from Other Regions

Randal Jackson: Colourful journo with knack for great stories
Microsoft

Randal Jackson: Colourful journo with knack for great stories

Veteran IT journalist Randal Jackson has passed away. Pat Pilcher recounts his memories of one of technology journalism's legendary characters.

By Patrick Pilcher • 2 min read • Tue, 23rd Jun 2015
UXC Oxygen shoots for business support glory
Marketing Technologies

UXC Oxygen shoots for business support glory

UXC Oxygen is among the finalists vying for glory in this year's AUT Faculty of Business and Law Excellence in Business Support awards.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 12th Jun 2015
Certus brings on new country manager to aid in transformation
Partner Programmes

Certus brings on new country manager to aid in transformation

​Certus Solutions has appointed a new Australian country manager to aid in the company's transformation to a business solutions provider.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 2nd Jun 2015