About Catherine
Catherine Knowles
Journalist
Currently working as a freelance writer and content creator, Catherine has a keen interest in all areas of technology and storytelling in our digital age. Having worked with a number of businesses and people across media, education, publishing and communications, Catherine has a definite respect for common sense, great content and turning ideas into reality.
Stories by Catherine - Page 271
Aussie IT pros should be focusing on information, not infrastructure
Tue, 17th May 2016
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it professionals
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it management
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it infrastructure
Fragmented approach to cloud adoption in Australian businesses may lead to IT blind spots, warns Veritas research.
CompTIA launches customer engagement tool for MSPs
Tue, 17th May 2016
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partner programmes
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managed services
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comptia
CompTIA has launched a new tool to assist managed services providers in navigating the customer engagement process.
It's about time Australian businesses invested in cyber security
Tue, 17th May 2016
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cybersecurity
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australian government
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check point software
Cyber crime costs Australia over $1 billion annually, but many businesses fail to publicly acknowledge breaches.
FirstWave recruits ex-Microsoft enterprise service expert for local team
Tue, 17th May 2016
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microsoft
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cloud services
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jobs
FirstWave Cloud Technology has has recruited former director of Microsoft Global Practices to build professional services and local support.
New Zealand's Techweek kicks off in Auckland
Mon, 16th May 2016
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entrepreneur
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ateed
Techweek AKL 2016 has started in Auckland, featuring over 50 sessions on design, innovation and technology until 22 May.
NSW Department of Education hits new milestone with Softlink
Mon, 16th May 2016
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edutech
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digitisation
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leadership
NSW DoE celebrates halfway point of Oliver v5 roll out by Softlink, with positive feedback from students and teachers.
University of Canterbury becomes VR hub for New Zealand's next generation
Mon, 16th May 2016
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ar, vr & metaverse
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university of canterbury
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3d printing
The University of Canterbury has been named a founding site for the Crytek VR First initiative, bringing virtual reality technology to its students.
Greentree recognises top ANZ channel partners with global awards
Mon, 16th May 2016
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partner programmes
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awards
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greentree international
Greentree International lauds ANZ partners, celebrating channel success with prestigious global awards recognising excellence and collaboration.
IBM snaps up Salesforce consulting partner
Mon, 16th May 2016
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data analytics
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martech
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cdp
IBM has acquired global consulting agency Bluewolf and announced it will join IBM Interactive Experience. Financial details were not disclosed.
Technology distribution is changing - so where do channel partners stand?
Thu, 12th May 2016
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data analytics
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martech
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iot
New technologies don't mean the end for channel partners - distributions can still add value, says CompTIA director.
Dell and Aerohive launch co-branded networking solution
Thu, 12th May 2016
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network infrastructure
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wireless networks
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cloud services
Dell and Aerohive have launched a unified wired and wireless solution for networks, and says this presents a significant opportunity to partners.
It's official: 1.2 million Kiwis now have access to faster internet
Thu, 12th May 2016
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uc
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telco
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rural broadband initiative
Over 1.2 million New Zealanders can now connect to faster internet, thanks to Ultra-Fast Broadband and Rural Broadband Initiative rollouts.
MuleSoft opens Melbourne office, snags ex-Aruba sales manager for Aussie team
Thu, 12th May 2016
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partner programmes
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wireless networks
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api
MuleSoft expands in Australia, opening office in Melbourne and appointing Andrew Mumford as regional sales director.
Nutanix brings on new ANZ channel director, ups SMB focus
Thu, 12th May 2016
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converged infrastructure
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partner programmes
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dimension data
Nutanix appoints new channel director for Australia and New Zealand to expand SMB presence and manage partnerships.
Aussie business and uni leaders join forces to develop ICT industry
Thu, 12th May 2016
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uc
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collaboration
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ict
Key organisations and bodies in Australia have joined forces to build productive industry-university collaboration for the advancement of ICT.
Intermedia sets up shop in Australia with new Sydney data centre
Thu, 12th May 2016
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hyperscale
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dc
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support
Intermedia expands into Australian & NZ market with new data center in Sydney & partnership with Manage Protect.
Hitachi makes tracks in the Internet of Things market
Thu, 12th May 2016
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data analytics
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martech
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iot
Hitachi forms Hitachi Insight Group to accelerate IoT business in industrial and enterprise markets #IoT #business.
Competition heats up between PaaS vendors IBM, Microsoft and Oracle
Thu, 12th May 2016
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paas
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iaas
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microsoft
Over the next few years, Platform-as-a-Service providers will significantly improve solutions available, which will lead to widespread adoption.
NZ's Public Trust puts IT system roll-out on hold
Thu, 12th May 2016
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erp
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microsoft
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it managers
Public Trust, NZ's largest Wills provider, delays new IT system to ensure quality assurance requirements are met.
SanDisk looks to transform data centres with flash-integrated solutions
Wed, 11th May 2016
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storage
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hyperscale
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dc
SanDisk has launched a new collaborative platform for SanDisk and data centre partners to work together on delivering flash based storage solutions.