Recent articles by Simon Sharwood

Microsoft starts countdown to new Azure CSP plan

Microsoft starts countdown to new Azure CSP plan

You’ve got “several months” to adopt it.
Simon Sharwood Nov 4 2019, 12:00PM Cloud
ASG acquires Brisbane MSP 1ICT

ASG acquires Brisbane MSP 1ICT

Acquisition takes ASG into India and strengthens Queensland presence.
Simon Sharwood Nov 4 2019, 11:25AM Finance
Alca-Lu takes Melbourne ISV to Asian hotels

Alca-Lu takes Melbourne ISV to Asian hotels

Tapendium’s in-room tablet computers become VoIP endpoints.
Simon Sharwood Nov 4 2019, 2:01AM Cloud
Microsoft delays self-service software purchasing plan

Microsoft delays self-service software purchasing plan

Plan would have let end-users buy licences with little oversight.
Simon Sharwood Nov 4 2019, 1:48AM Finance
VMware “actively exploring” new AWS architecture

VMware “actively exploring” new AWS architecture

Considering integration with Amazon's Arm-powered instances.
Simon Sharwood Nov 1 2019, 11:59AM Cloud
Citrix offers its in-house services resources to partners

Citrix offers its in-house services resources to partners

Says it has resources that will make for better outcomes. Which is vanilla enablement, no?
Simon Sharwood Nov 1 2019, 11:59AM Services
rhipe to be big in Japan

rhipe to be big in Japan

Signed as Indirect CSP by Microsoft.
Simon Sharwood Oct 31 2019, 9:27AM Cloud
Channel Dynamics' birthday bash sees channel legends out to play

Channel Dynamics' birthday bash sees channel legends out to play

[Photos] Who partied by Sydney Harbour? And on a school night at that!
Simon Sharwood Oct 29 2019, 3:46PM Photos
Crikey! Amazon learns to speak 'strayan English

Crikey! Amazon learns to speak 'strayan English

That’s not a cloud. THAT’s a cloud.
Simon Sharwood Oct 29 2019, 12:17PM Cloud
Tquila ANZ turns Uber driver into Salesforce consultant

Tquila ANZ turns Uber driver into Salesforce consultant

Into grad program, because skills market is tight and attitude was right.
Simon Sharwood Oct 28 2019, 11:57AM Training & Development
Azure prices fixed in US$, Aussie prices to change every month

Azure prices fixed in US$, Aussie prices to change every month

Bills will be in $AUD, with monthly exchange rate tweaks.
Simon Sharwood Oct 28 2019, 5:21AM Finance
AWS vastly expands its own managed services

AWS vastly expands its own managed services

29 new services now manageable, just eight partners in play to help.
Simon Sharwood Oct 25 2019, 12:05PM Strategy
Nutanix says subs shift to boost channel

Nutanix says subs shift to boost channel

Decoupling hardware and software boosts flexibility, predictability.
Simon Sharwood Oct 25 2019, 12:02PM Finance
Ingram ANZ signs security vendor Proofpoint

Ingram ANZ signs security vendor Proofpoint

Already worked together in USA, partner portal open now.
Simon Sharwood Oct 23 2019, 9:52AM Distribution
Deloitte buys SAP and Oracle partner Presence of IT

Deloitte buys SAP and Oracle partner Presence of IT

Aims to create human capital management colossus.
Simon Sharwood Oct 23 2019, 6:27AM Services
Ingram Micro close to self-service cloud on-boarding

Ingram Micro close to self-service cloud on-boarding

Wants to help local ISVs shine.
Simon Sharwood Oct 22 2019, 11:53AM Cloud
HPE Pacific MD says MSPs leading GreenLake charge

HPE Pacific MD says MSPs leading GreenLake charge

Matures beyond storage and customers are loving it.
Simon Sharwood Oct 22 2019, 6:16AM Cloud
AWS creeps closer to on-prem ops with VMware tie-up

AWS creeps closer to on-prem ops with VMware tie-up

Cloud DBA tool RDS now runs in on-prem vSphere.
Simon Sharwood Oct 18 2019, 12:07PM Cloud
Cutting iiNet staff helps keep TPG steady

Cutting iiNet staff helps keep TPG steady

NBN revenue boost revealed in Annual Report.
Simon Sharwood Oct 18 2019, 11:13AM Finance
Ingram Micro reveals three new Cloud Marketplace tools

Ingram Micro reveals three new Cloud Marketplace tools

Also reveals new app to drive marketplace from mobile devices.
Simon Sharwood Oct 17 2019, 6:49AM Sales & Marketing

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