Recent articles by Chris Player

Nextgen’s cyber chief jumps to Palo Alto

Nextgen’s cyber chief jumps to Palo Alto

Gabe Marzano joins the vendor as NSW business manager.
Chris Player Mar 22 2022, 10:59AM Security
HPE’s OEM boss jumps to Lenovo

HPE’s OEM boss jumps to Lenovo

Andrew Susa departs after more than eight years.
Chris Player Mar 18 2022, 12:16PM Hardware
Crayon’s rhipe names new cloud sales lead

Crayon’s rhipe names new cloud sales lead

Andre Carpenter joins from Runecast.
Chris Player Mar 18 2022, 12:03PM Distribution
Queensland's Pulse DC signs deal with Megaport

Queensland's Pulse DC signs deal with Megaport

Adding DC to DC and cloud direct connects to offerings.
Chris Player Mar 15 2022, 10:26AM Data centre
Cisco names new ANZ CTO

Cisco names new ANZ CTO

Carl Solder returns from the US to take up the role.
Chris Player Mar 15 2022, 8:46AM Strategy
Schneider Electric snaps up Brisbane's Aurtra

Schneider Electric snaps up Brisbane's Aurtra

For power monitoring tech developed at the University of Queensland.
Chris Player Mar 15 2022, 7:08AM Data centre
Tesserent names new head of training division

Tesserent names new head of training division

John Barnett takes charge of Tesserent Academy.
Chris Player Mar 14 2022, 11:41AM Security
Ingram adds CT4 to cloud marketplace

Ingram adds CT4 to cloud marketplace

Brings Microsoft 365 backup from Melbourne.
Chris Player Mar 8 2022, 10:38AM Cloud
Interactive taps SoftwareOne boss as new CTO

Interactive taps SoftwareOne boss as new CTO

Stuart Hogben takes on the newly created role.
Chris Player Mar 7 2022, 11:46AM Services
Wiise unveils new partner program

Wiise unveils new partner program

Adds ‘full support model’ for partners and ISVs.
Chris Player Mar 7 2022, 10:59AM Software
Harry Guy swaps ConnectWise for Okta

Harry Guy swaps ConnectWise for Okta

Joins security vendor to lead channel and direct sales in ANZ.
Chris Player Mar 4 2022, 11:26AM Security
Microsoft passes the buck to Dicker Data over D365 Group scandal

Microsoft passes the buck to Dicker Data over D365 Group scandal

Has also launched an investigation into the Gold partner.
Nico Arboleda , Chris Player Mar 3 2022, 1:44PM Services
Sophos names new APJ channel chief

Sophos names new APJ channel chief

Chad Cleevely replaces John Fox.
Chris Player Mar 3 2022, 12:15PM Security
Westcon-Comstor becomes sole distributor for Tenable

Westcon-Comstor becomes sole distributor for Tenable

Vendor also cuts ties with Arrow.
Chris Player Mar 1 2022, 11:22AM Distribution
Tesserent's revenue gets a boost

Tesserent's revenue gets a boost

Sees 116 percent increase following a swathe of acquisitions.
Chris Player Mar 1 2022, 10:36AM Services
Fair Work says Sydney’s D365 Group underpaid staff

Fair Work says Sydney’s D365 Group underpaid staff

Former staff claim they are owed as much as $20,000 in unpaid entitlements.
Nico Arboleda , Chris Player , Andrew Birmingham Feb 28 2022, 7:05AM Services
Dell dumps Tech Data as Aussie distributor

Dell dumps Tech Data as Aussie distributor

Consolidates distribution with Dicker Data and Ingram Micro.
Chris Player Feb 24 2022, 2:05PM Distribution
Kyndryl signs AWS deal but Microsoft still top priority

Kyndryl signs AWS deal but Microsoft still top priority

Local strategy still focused on Azure.
Chris Player Feb 24 2022, 1:52PM Cloud
Tradewinds signs master agent deal with Data Canopy

Tradewinds signs master agent deal with Data Canopy

Adds colocation and cloud to offerings for the first time.
Chris Player Feb 23 2022, 12:55PM Collaboration
Dell names new local storage boss

Dell names new local storage boss

Jamie Humphrey returns after seven years.
Chris Player Feb 23 2022, 6:53AM Servers & Storage

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