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Gigamon’s Simon Oliver rises through the ranks to lead its APAC channel

The security vendor is currently looking to backfill his previous A/NZ position.

Aussie Broadband retires costly proprietary cloud solutions for SUSE

A looming VMware renewal sees ISP move to a scalable cloud hosting platform.

Why Fusion5’s swift acquisition integrations are ‘critical’

Keeping the momentum going after acquiring GoCloud Systems, IntegrationWorks and Optimum.consulting last year.

Infosys spends $98M on The Missing Link

The deal will see TML tap into a global ecosystem and resources.

Nitro sees partners as key to disrupting PDF solutions market

APAC channel-driven revenue surged 58 per cent YOY.

Aveva Group sees opportunity to utilise MSPs with domain knowledge

Ericsson introduces partners to NetCloud AI evolution with ANA

MSP OneStep Group talks about leveraging NetCloud API and interest in ANA

Quanton hires Chris Wyman to accelerate Australian market growth

The future will be about AI integration, autonomous agents, enhanced customer experiences and responsible AI.

SAP brings Partner-Led Territories program to Australia

Ashley McGibbon talks about these changes and her leadership style

SMB maturity in AI and cloud sees need for external service providers

They don't have the skills internally to go further.

Cloudian promotes Anna Christensen and hires Victoria Meldrum

The appointments come as Cloudian experiences a surge in demand for its technology across the region.

blueAPACHE beating Victoria’s economic ‘winter’ with focus on agility

Move to new digs to accommodate growing current staff and potential for further growth to help customers with AI innovation.

CDC anticipates doubled earnings after milestone year

Expects earnings to double over the next two years.

CommsPlus adds SafeWeb to portfolio

To protect SMBs from cyber threats.

SME tech sector grappling with tough economic climate

SMEs with annual revenues under $2 million remain particularly cautious about borrowing

Pax8 hires Kelly Johnson as new regional sales leader

Johnson will work with A/NZ MSPs to leverage Pax8's cloud marketplace, academy and professional services.

Comms Group sees best revenue on record for March

Global revenue was also 26 per cent higher than the monthly average during the first half of its financial year for 2025.

Ericsson private 5G connects bulldozers at Newmont’s Cadia mine

Previously, the company was unable to connect more than two machines at distances of no more than 100 metres on Wi-Fi.

Ping Identity overhauls partner program

Driven by a strategic goal to expand market presence while recognising current partners

Ericsson promotes stalwart Ludvig Landgren to lead A/NZ

Succeeds Emilio Romeo who transitions to an advisory role for Southeast Asia.

RingCentral Aussie partners establish their voice with RingCX partner program

The UCaaS and CCaaS vendor saw 35 per cent growth of local partners in 2024.

Data exposed as education sector battles the dark web

A recent study of 100 independent schools across Australia found a total of 47,032 credentials leaked, 537 stealer logs and 785 dark web mentions. 

Customers going multivendor and multicloud: Think Solutions

Looking to diversify where they can and futureproof where they can’t.

EDGE 2025: The A/NZ Channel FutureScape Launch

Partner registrations are now open for EDGE 2025 taking place from 27 to 30 July 2025 at the RACV Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast.

V2 brings on board ex-Deloitte Consulting principal Alvin Oh

Almost a year into receiving its $30 million commitment from Colmubia Capital.

Zebra Technologies seeks partners with AI consulting skills in new vertical pursuit

Focused on expanding into non-traditional verticals with AI

Google Cloud honours A/NZ channel at global partner awards

Mantel Group crowned A/NZ partner of the year.

Aussie Broadband extends Optus wholesale mobile contract for 5 years

Under the extended partnership, Aussie Broadband can offer Optus’ wholesale network experience.

DyFlex Solutions on track to move customers to SAP Cloud

Ahead of stop maintenance dates for SAP ERP Central Component, DyFlex co-CEO said in an interview.

Axis Communications launches Sydney experience centre

Its second in Australia.

Orro bolsters leadership with new CTO, delivery executive

Stuart Long takes over the role of CTO from Michael van Rooyen, who is leaving Orro after two years.

Arxis marks first year in business with significant growth

The momentum positions Arxis to expand its offerings, deepen partnerships and continue driving growth into new markets.

Google Cloud focuses on advancing and securing AI at Next 25

Makes advancements in security to align with AI strategy.

Google Cloud Next 25: partner go-to-market refined, agentic AI marketplace launched

Also reveals new and upcoming features for a wide range of products.

AirTrunk taps recycled water supply for Malaysian data centres

AirTrunk is actively exploring sustainable water initiatives

Celebrating thirty years of ARN

2025 marks thirty years of Australian Reseller News (ARN) in servicing our valuable channel community.

DXC hires Ex-Connetico CEO to lead A/NZ financial services portfolio

Takes over from Stephen Wooldridge.

Justin Tye joins Chillisoft board

Will help propel Chillisoft's growth momentum in A/NZ.

Fusion5 promotes Shannon Moir as director of AI

Marks a significant step for Fusion5 in further strengthening its commitment to harnessing AI as a strategic lever.

BidFin launches One Touch flexible customer payments solution

Within 15 minutes, One Touch freely integrates with all quoting and accounting platforms such as Xero, MYOB and Microsoft Dynamics 365.

Trump tariffs in Australia could hit MSP margins

Is force majeure or change of law the saving grace in preventing the passing of rising SaaS costs onto customers due to the rising US dollar?

Macquarie nails Azure cloud services for Symal Group

Symal Group required an Azure specialist provider that could keep up with its "digital ambition and expertise".

Certis hires Dell’s Ng Tian Beng as new group CEO

Takes the role from Paul Chong, who will stay on as advisor to the chairman until his retirement in March 2026.

MSPs need to consider data and legal implications of AI

Scott Frew says AI is not magic enough to solve underlying infrastructure problems.

How Servers Australia will use NetApp for scalable cloud solutions

Chosen after a thorough three-month evaluation process.

Datacom builds funny AI tool for Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Funny Finder tool built using Microsoft’s Azure cloud infrastructure and open-source React.

Freshworks launches updated global partner program

Includes flexible sales engagement models, new offering for service delivery partners and improved partner services and support.

Oracle quietly admits data breach, days after lawsuit accused it of cover-up

A lawsuit filed Monday accused Oracle of failing to acknowledge a recent data breach — but the company has reportedly since informed some customers.

Westcon-Comstor’s Jacquie Young: Cloud vendor programs complicated

How to navigate these programs would make a good TED Talk, says Young.

Delinea partners with Microsoft for Entra Permissions Management transition

Microsoft labels Delinea’s PCCE solution a “worthy successor”.