Recent articles by Simon Sharwood

Spirit Telecom in talks for ‘multiple’ new acquisitions

Spirit Telecom in talks for ‘multiple’ new acquisitions

And targets retailers in trial JV with mall monster Vicinity Centres.
Simon Sharwood Feb 3 2020, 12:15PM Services
Tablets sales trickle for all but Apple, Amazon

Tablets sales trickle for all but Apple, Amazon

Shipments shrinks, detachables don't excite.
Simon Sharwood Feb 3 2020, 5:41AM Hardware
Ericom acquires MSP M2K technology Solutions

Ericom acquires MSP M2K technology Solutions

To improve mobility mojo and grow managed services portfolio.
Simon Sharwood Jan 31 2020, 5:05PM Finance
DXC turns to Australia’s Bigtincan for sales improvements

DXC turns to Australia’s Bigtincan for sales improvements

Signs for $6.2 million of SaaS-y sales enablement.
Simon Sharwood Jan 31 2020, 11:25AM Sales & Marketing
Insentra signs to re-activate IGEL in Australia

Insentra signs to re-activate IGEL in Australia

To tap Microsoft-driven demand for virtual desktops.
Simon Sharwood Jan 31 2020, 11:25AM Cloud
DTA makes life easier AND harder for channel

DTA makes life easier AND harder for channel

New rules make contract extensions longer, after you prove value.
Simon Sharwood Jan 31 2020, 8:53AM Sales & Marketing
Cloud is starting to smell a lot like legacy tech

Cloud is starting to smell a lot like legacy tech

AWS has been politely asked to extend support for its first Linux.
Simon Sharwood Jan 30 2020, 9:11AM Cloud
Microsoft flags major certification changes

Microsoft flags major certification changes

Aims to stop duplicating material across exams and certifications.
Simon Sharwood Jan 29 2020, 9:00AM Training & Development
Channel fears sluggish economy - CRN poll

Channel fears sluggish economy - CRN poll

And when will you find time to work ON the business, not just in it?
Simon Sharwood Jan 28 2020, 12:30PM Strategy
JCurve rides NetSuite rocket, signals partner push

JCurve rides NetSuite rocket, signals partner push

But Asia operations disappoint.
Simon Sharwood Jan 28 2020, 9:04AM Cloud
Smartsheet seeks local partners

Smartsheet seeks local partners

Former Tableau chief signs to lead APAC push into finance, government.
Simon Sharwood Jan 28 2020, 9:00AM Software
G Suite hit the Snooze button this morning

G Suite hit the Snooze button this morning

15 minute outage just as Australia gets back to work.
Simon Sharwood Jan 28 2020, 8:54AM Cloud
Andrew Tridgell and Genevieve Bell win Australia Day honors

Andrew Tridgell and Genevieve Bell win Australia Day honors

Along with internet pioneer Geoff Huston, UXC's Peter Fritz, and more.
Simon Sharwood Jan 27 2020, 8:32AM Training & Development
Double 'delight' awaits VMware upgraders

Double 'delight' awaits VMware upgraders

If you’d kept up with patches, this wouldn’t be a problem.
Simon Sharwood Jan 24 2020, 11:44AM Security
AWS reveals rollback required to restore Sydney outage

AWS reveals rollback required to restore Sydney outage

And one channel player used it to drum up business.
Simon Sharwood Jan 24 2020, 8:27AM Cloud
Citrix changing some channel incentives

Citrix changing some channel incentives

Chasing active users and sorting out Microsoft overlaps.
Simon Sharwood Jan 23 2020, 5:46PM Cloud
Tradewinds teams with Network Solutions Group

Tradewinds teams with Network Solutions Group

For voice and data across business and clouds.
Simon Sharwood Jan 23 2020, 11:27AM Networking
UPDATE: Citrix delivers more security fixes, urges instant deployment

UPDATE: Citrix delivers more security fixes, urges instant deployment

Previously offered only mitigation for dangerous ADC and SD-WAN flaws.
Simon Sharwood Jan 23 2020, 11:08AM Security
Tech Data signs video collaboration vendor Lifesize

Tech Data signs video collaboration vendor Lifesize

The choice is simple: integrated cloud and hardware, or DIY.
Simon Sharwood Jan 22 2020, 8:21AM Cloud
Check Point to guarantee margin for clients on hit-list

Check Point to guarantee margin for clients on hit-list

Partner program refresh coming next week, inc. help with services and more.
Simon Sharwood Jan 21 2020, 5:54PM Sales & Marketing

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