Recent articles by Simon Sharwood

VMware cloud update combats Oracle, Microsoft

VMware cloud update combats Oracle, Microsoft

New tools for cloud partners, too.
Simon Sharwood Aug 27 2018, 10:12AM Cloud
Lenovo’s data centre business has stopped the bleeding

Lenovo’s data centre business has stopped the bleeding

Revenue’s caught up to IBM’s x86 business, but something new has emerged.
Simon Sharwood Aug 27 2018, 5:50AM Servers & Storage
IBM reveals how it broke its own cloud

IBM reveals how it broke its own cloud

Shut down servers by mistake and things got worse from there.
Simon Sharwood Aug 24 2018, 7:15AM Cloud
Who showed up when Sophos hit sunny Sydney?

Who showed up when Sophos hit sunny Sydney?

[Photos] Partners catch up with security vendor's boss at Jones Bay Wharf.
Simon Sharwood Aug 23 2018, 7:00AM Photos
Dell refreshes its modular servers

Dell refreshes its modular servers

MX chassis upgrade in case hyperconvergence isn't for you.
Simon Sharwood Aug 22 2018, 6:00AM Servers & Storage
VMware-on-AWS Australia region goes live

VMware-on-AWS Australia region goes live

56 sockets, 1008 cores, 14TB RAM and 299.6TB storage.
Simon Sharwood Aug 20 2018, 12:20PM Cloud
Non-x86 servers crawl out of a silo

Non-x86 servers crawl out of a silo

Gigabyte's new Arm servers can be managed with vCentre and Redfish.
Simon Sharwood Aug 20 2018, 5:59AM Servers & Storage
NetApp cloud services to hit Australia from September

NetApp cloud services to hit Australia from September

Local cloud NAS coming to Azure, Google cloud and AWS.
Simon Sharwood Aug 20 2018, 5:58AM Cloud
Multi-day wobble for Telstra's IP telephony

Multi-day wobble for Telstra's IP telephony

Service that promises reliability and agility is instead dropping calls.
Simon Sharwood Aug 16 2018, 2:08PM Telco
Huawei Australia makes 5G a partner issue

Huawei Australia makes 5G a partner issue

If it’s excluded from 5G, its channel suffers.
Simon Sharwood Aug 16 2018, 6:30AM Telco
AWS channel ‘charge an arm and a leg’ says Aussie SaaS provider

AWS channel ‘charge an arm and a leg’ says Aussie SaaS provider

Considered hyperscale upgrade, went with MacTel instead.
Simon Sharwood Aug 15 2018, 6:34AM Cloud
Citrix ANZ boss Les Williamson bails

Citrix ANZ boss Les Williamson bails

Surprise departure comes at time of soft revenue in APJ region.
Simon Sharwood Aug 14 2018, 12:10PM Software
Dropbox scares users by shrinking synching options

Dropbox scares users by shrinking synching options

Users fume about loss of encryption option.
Simon Sharwood Aug 14 2018, 7:15AM Cloud
BlackBerry Australia gets new MD and channel chief

BlackBerry Australia gets new MD and channel chief

David Nicol bails from Citrix, Rebecca Bradburne to lead channel.
Simon Sharwood Aug 13 2018, 2:00PM Security
IBM Australia gauges staff happiness

IBM Australia gauges staff happiness

Workers asked if they and clients will stick around.
Simon Sharwood Aug 13 2018, 7:01AM Training & Development
GitHub appoints Nextgen as first Australian distie

GitHub appoints Nextgen as first Australian distie

To git the word out about how coders collaborate.
Simon Sharwood Aug 10 2018, 12:45PM Software
Microsoft hints Windows 10 will gain software isolation

Microsoft hints Windows 10 will gain software isolation

“InPrivate Desktop” mode could make endpoint security less important.
Simon Sharwood Aug 10 2018, 12:20PM Security
Ingram's Aussie resellers hit Singapore for APAC conference

Ingram's Aussie resellers hit Singapore for APAC conference

[Photos] Who did we see at the distie's ONE APAC conference this week?
Simon Sharwood Aug 10 2018, 7:02AM Photos
Ingram Micro takes on AWS with self-service SaaS for ISVs

Ingram Micro takes on AWS with self-service SaaS for ISVs

Because it’s now a “solution aggregator” rather than an old-school distributor.
Simon Sharwood Aug 9 2018, 12:27PM Distribution
IDC says channel lags customers on digital transformation

IDC says channel lags customers on digital transformation

Are you digitally distraught or determined?
Simon Sharwood Aug 8 2018, 12:15PM Strategy

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