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Ben Moore
News Editor - Channel
Ben was born in the UK and was promptly shuffled across the universe to Auckland at a young age. He is a total geek but tries to be pretty casual about it. He was sucked into theatre in his teens, which led to a lot of time on stage, as well as writing and directing when he could. After spending four years as high-school Drama teacher, Ben decided that it was about time for him to move on and see what else the world has to offer. However, wherever he goes he will always be sure to return home to his best-friends/cats.
Former TechDay team member.

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Data fabric company making waves with global awards

Fri, 16th Feb 2018
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Five-year-old storage company ioFABRIC has been awarded two Tech Trailblazers Awards for their data fabric offerings and CTO.
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AWS and SUSE expand collab to boost SAP migration to cloud

Thu, 15th Feb 2018
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SUSE has expanded their collaboration with Amazon Web Services to further accelerate SAP migrations to Linux on AWS.
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Dell EMC forge deal to deliver Ruckus' wireless solutions

Thu, 15th Feb 2018
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Ruckus Networks and Dell EMC have signed a deal that will allow the delivery of Ruckus wireless solutions as Dell-branded solutions.
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Interview - New opportunities as Cohesity expands into ANZ

Thu, 15th Feb 2018
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Cohesity expanded their secondary storage solutions into ANZ this year. The CMO and new ANZ MD describe the opportunity this brings to the channel.
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IGEL attribute growth to demand for a better user experience

Thu, 15th Feb 2018
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IGEL say that their transition to a focus on end-user software has driven their growth both globally and in the ANZ market.
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Don't get left behind - cloud and the dangers of feet-dragging

Wed, 14th Feb 2018
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New Relic's Jill Macmurchy explains exactly how putting off the move to the cloud could negatively impact an organisation's bottom-line.
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LPWAN market about to boom, hand-in-hand with IoT - IDC NZ

Wed, 14th Feb 2018
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The low power WAN market is about to get competitive thanks to the rise of IoT, according to a new IDC NZ report.
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Stellar consulting brings ex-pat talent back home to NZ

Tue, 13th Feb 2018
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South Islander Luke Turnbull has returned to his homeland to take a position as a consulting director with Stellar Consulting Group.
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Got a spare Zuckerbuck? Social networks may give cryptos weight

Tue, 13th Feb 2018
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Social networks like Kik and Telegram delve into cryptocurrencies, aiming to boost revenue and user engagement while facilitating self-sustaining economies.
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The future of contact centres - 4 key trends identified

Tue, 13th Feb 2018
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NICE has identified four key trends to watch in 2018 in order to create or maintain a successful contact centre.
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End-users have spoken - Gartner Customers' Choices announced

Tue, 13th Feb 2018
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Gartner has announced the 2018 Peer Insights Customers' Choice for Enterprise Network Firewall, and Data Center Backup and Recovery Software.
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Opportunities as IOT, Cloud & ML keep growing, says Kiwi research

Tue, 13th Feb 2018
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New Zealand businesses are predicted to reach NZD$65 billion in capital formation in 2017, and set a new record of $70 billion in 2018.
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Kiwi online retail giant Mighty Ape finds fitting new home

Tue, 13th Feb 2018
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Mighty Ape scales up with a new eco-friendly HQ in Silverdale, doubling capacity for its growing online empire.
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Qualcomm not convinced by Broadcom's offer despite $8b safety-net

Mon, 12th Feb 2018
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Qualcomm say regulatory and revenue risks are too high as billion-dollar customers threaten to take business elsewhere.
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Exclusive - What's ahead for Dicker Data NZ? GM talks past, present and future

Mon, 12th Feb 2018
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distributors
Enterprise GM Lisa Tierney talks about Dicker's kiwi journey so far, the changes she has seen, and the changes to come in 2018.
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NZ Exclusive - Veeam enhanced partner programme now in ANZ

Thu, 8th Feb 2018
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Veeam's ProPartner programme gives additional margins to partners who sell to new customers and Veeam alliance partners.
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CrowdStrike to triple investment in APJ channel due to local growth

Thu, 8th Feb 2018
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CrowdStrike will be tripling its funding for channel marketing initiatives, as well as its channel team headcount.
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Apple Watch 2017 shipments up by over 50% - Canalys

Wed, 7th Feb 2018
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Q4 2017 shipments grew by more than 32% over Q4 2016, the highest ever number of shipments in a single quarter for any wearable vendor.
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Full tech takeover not the answer for retail - analyst.

Wed, 7th Feb 2018
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A digital retail analyst says it is important to look at specific needs, rather than rushing into a completely digital solution.
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Xerox and Fujifilm Xerox join forces after 56 year partnership

Mon, 5th Feb 2018
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The combined company is expected to deliver at least $1.7 billion in total cost savings, with $1.2 billion to be achieved by 2020.