Recent articles by Simon Sharwood

Microsoft expands Azure reserved instance discounts

Microsoft expands Azure reserved instance discounts

Approaching-legacy bits of Azure get "the longer you stay, the less you pay" treatment.
Simon Sharwood Feb 12 2019, 7:00AM Cloud
Channel plays at Bluechip's 2019 launch lunch

Channel plays at Bluechip's 2019 launch lunch

[Photos] Who stepped out for lunch at Quay in Sydney?
Simon Sharwood Feb 11 2019, 7:30AM Photos
Carbonite to acquire Webroot in US$618m deal

Carbonite to acquire Webroot in US$618m deal

Announces integrated backup-plus-security plan, which hasn't ended well in the past.
Simon Sharwood Feb 8 2019, 10:48AM Security
Pure Storage ANZ boss departs, regional boss to take over

Pure Storage ANZ boss departs, regional boss to take over

Michael Sakalas leaves, Michael Alp steps in and will cover ANZ plus Asia.
Simon Sharwood Feb 8 2019, 10:05AM Sales & Marketing
Oracle closes doors to cloud MSP program

Oracle closes doors to cloud MSP program

Don’t panic, Big Red’s reasons are probably good news for the channel.
Simon Sharwood Feb 7 2019, 12:00PM Cloud
Bluechip signs LogMeIn, ESET and ITglue

Bluechip signs LogMeIn, ESET and ITglue

Automated renewals and contracts platform to debut within weeks.
Simon Sharwood Feb 5 2019, 12:47PM Distribution
MYOB ponders selling software at the petrol pump

MYOB ponders selling software at the petrol pump

Channel meets tradies at the point-of-sale.
Simon Sharwood Feb 5 2019, 7:39AM Cloud
HPE Australia channel chief reveals 2019 priorities

HPE Australia channel chief reveals 2019 priorities

GM for channels and alliances Marina Fronek speaks to CRN.
Simon Sharwood Feb 4 2019, 6:51AM Servers & Storage
John Brumby bails from Huawei Australia board

John Brumby bails from Huawei Australia board

Takes gig as chancellor of La Trobe University, defends company as he leaves.
Simon Sharwood Feb 1 2019, 12:18PM Networking
NSW asks devs for an app to blow up the pokies

NSW asks devs for an app to blow up the pokies

Dangles $2.5m in grants for those willing to take a gamble on harm reduction ideas.
Simon Sharwood Jan 31 2019, 7:00AM Software
VMware cloud storage scales super-high with mysterious new AWS instance type

VMware cloud storage scales super-high with mysterious new AWS instance type

It’s like network storage all over again, with added cloud.
Simon Sharwood Jan 30 2019, 11:02AM Servers & Storage
Cisco to boost software rebates

Cisco to boost software rebates

Exec says ‘As you sell software you will be rewarded better'.
Simon Sharwood Jan 29 2019, 7:31PM Networking
Cost-optimiser Densify lands down under, seeks partners

Cost-optimiser Densify lands down under, seeks partners

Already has heavyweight users thanks to pre-cloud products.
Simon Sharwood Jan 25 2019, 6:49AM Sales & Marketing
Nutanix accuses VMware of bullying partner

Nutanix accuses VMware of bullying partner

CEO blog paints VMware as unjust colonial power, but reality is rather different.
Simon Sharwood Jan 23 2019, 10:56AM Software
Dell EMC appoints new ANZ channel chief

Dell EMC appoints new ANZ channel chief

Shant Soghomonian beats external applicants to score permanent gig.
Simon Sharwood Jan 23 2019, 6:35AM Servers & Storage
Tesserent wins Geoff Lord investment, plans acquisitions

Tesserent wins Geoff Lord investment, plans acquisitions

UXC founder to advise security-centric MSP on accelerated growth plans.
Simon Sharwood Jan 22 2019, 6:52AM Security
Dell EMC APAC CTO bails

Dell EMC APAC CTO bails

Matthew Oostveen plans to board another ‘rocketship’.
Simon Sharwood Jan 21 2019, 11:56AM Data centre
‘Ripper beauty’ quarter sees Atlassian crack $1bn annual revenue

‘Ripper beauty’ quarter sees Atlassian crack $1bn annual revenue

Thanks to some ‘pull forward’, but there’s plenty of growth to come.
Simon Sharwood Jan 18 2019, 3:09PM Finance
Google extends Android enterprise partner program

Google extends Android enterprise partner program

Names nine mobility management vendors for mass ‘droid deployments.
Simon Sharwood Jan 18 2019, 10:43AM Mobility
Intel to auction new CPU to channel

Intel to auction new CPU to channel

Super-fast desktop chip will be in short supply, so Intel’s letting integrators set the price .
Simon Sharwood Jan 18 2019, 7:00AM Hardware

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