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The transition to Pax8 is almost complete, nine months after Umbrellar announced it's acquisition by the global cloud distribution disruptor. Find out how this Colorado-based company does things differently and why SMBs are destined to grow by partnering with Pax8.
The transition to Pax8 is almost complete, nine months after Umbrellar announced it's acquisition by the global cloud distribution disruptor. Find out how this Colorado-based company does things differently and why SMBs are destined to grow by partnering with Pax8.
Umbrellar delivers a 'Microsoft lens' to propel Pax8's global growth plans, while giving MSPs access to a robust marketplace to help build their business.
Guest contributor Ben Christian, Networks and Collaboration General Manager NZ at NTT Ltd, shares the five ways networks are likely to evolve over the next decade.
Pax8, the leading cloud commerce marketplace, recently announced its inaugural partner conference, Beyond 2023. With the theme, “One Community, Infinite Innovation,” the event will be held on June 11-13, 2023, at the Gaylord Rockies Hotel in Denver, Colorado.
KPMG New Zealand and Umbrellar Powered by Pax8 have today announced a partnership to provide end-to-end delivery of cloud transformation for New Zealand organisations.
The biggest challenge for organisations today revolves around avoiding a data breach. Recent events in Australia - Optus, the second largest telecommunications company in the country, had identifying details of up to 9.8 million customers stolen from their database - only serve to highlight the importance of protecting your customer data.
Umbrellar CEO Dave Howden and Vanessa Sorenson, Chief Partner Officer A/NZ and Managing Director Microsoft NZ, catch up on all the dramatic changes since their last podcast chat - her roles, the pandemic, new data centres for the region and the integration of Australia and New Zealand in the Microsoft world.
Microsoft's datacentre region will be powered by 100% carbon free energy from Day One. Russell Craig, Microsoft New Zealand's National Technology Officer, shares what this investment in our technological and environmental future will look like.
CEO Dave Howden and Head of Business Operations Nadia Phillips share the background story behind the recently announced purchase of New Zealand company Umbrellar Cloud Ltd by US-based cloud technology distributor Pax8.
Pax8 recently announced the acquisition of Umbrellar, the New Zealand award-winning, services-led Microsoft Cloud Solutions Provider. So what does this mean for the Aotearoa New Zealand cloud ecosystem in general - and Umbrellar and their customers in particular? We go through the background and unpack why this is a win-win for everyone.
Pax8, the leading cloud commerce marketplace, today announced it has acquired Umbrellar, the services-led Microsoft cloud solutions provider currently offering cloud managed services, migration, advisory services, and cloud procurement for over 1,000 New Zealand businesses.
Rachel Bondi, Chief Partner Officer, Partner Solutions Group, Microsoft Australia & New Zealand, shares the exciting news of Microsoft's Australian and New Zealand partners celebrating their most successful wins ever at this year's Partner of the Year awards, competing against more than 3900 Microsoft partners from over 126 countries.
Binokula, created by Stellar Consulting Group, offers Power BI users important functionality that allows you to securely share Power BI reports beyond your firewalls. We highlight recent updates to the platform that make your data and analytics life even easier.
We're excited to share this episode from CodeHQ's Digital Debrief, the podcast that invites experienced New Zealand business leaders to share what they did, why and how they did it, and what they'd do differently next time.
Microsoft innovation partner Aware Group has appointed The Instillery founder Mike Jenkins to chair its board, with CEO Brandon Hutcheson keen to focus on a new three-year plan, Series A capital raise and acquisitions.
Stellar Consulting recently finalised their partnership agreement with Talend, global leader in data integration and integrity. The relationship combines Talend solutions with Stellar's expertise to enable New Zealand organisations to implement data governance strategies that balance security and access.
We're excited to share this episode from CodeHQ's Digital Debrief, the podcast that invites experienced New Zealand business leaders to share what they did, why and how they did it, and what they'd do differently next time.
When it comes to digital transformation, we're all familiar with the project-style engagement of a team selected from a specialised pool of talent. The team works for a specified time, building or enhancing software and achieving great things. Then, after all the celebrations of a job well done are over, what happens? They move on to the next job (or client). CodeHQ asks "what if there is another way?"
At NTT Ltd., we are proud to have partnered with the New Zealand Campus of Innovation and Sport (NZCIS), to deliver Smart Sport initiatives to help elevate and enable innovation within the local sporting industry, along with enhancing job prospects in the region.
We're excited to share this episode from CodeHQ's Digital Debrief, the podcast that invites experienced New Zealand business leaders to share what they did, why and how they did it, and what they'd do differently next time.
CodeHQ gives us the low-down on overcoming the uniquely New Zealand challenges of creating great software, such as smaller talent pool, an incredibly tight market, complex employment regulations and legacy systems. Find out how their smart solutions are helping CodeHQ build software destined to change the world.
“While fundamentally personal information is an asset, it’s also information about a person. The organisation that holds it doesn’t own it. They’re the guardian or kaitiaki of that information.” – Paul Holmes, Founder of INFO by Design.
Mobile Mentor rounds out their Zero Trust series with a summary of "Six pillars of Modern Endpoint Management" and a link to download the full whitepaper. It highlights why we can't continue with legacy IT operations and how disrupting the status quo will have your IT team thanking you.
As we transition into 2022, cybersecurity leaders have a lot to think about when it comes to ensuring the future protection of their organisations.
We're excited to share this episode from CodeHQ's Digital Debrief, the podcast that invites experienced New Zealand business leaders to share what they did, why and how they did it, and what they'd do differently next time.
Mobile Mentor beat out dozens of entries from around the world to win the end-point management category at last year's Microsoft Partner Awards.
EasyRent, a New Zealand-based, double-sided and completely digital rental marketplace, is about to cross the ditch to Australia to build product loyalty with Gen Z.
Microsoft’s Digital Defence Report for 2021 is a sobering read. Over its 134 pages, it catalogues the sophisticated playbook of a global network of cybercriminals.
ANALYSIS: With its pedigree in augmented reality with HoloLens and strength in workplace collaboration tools, Microsoft is well placed to lay claim to its own slice of the Metaverse.
When the world’s nations come together in Glasgow next month for the COP26 conference, there will no doubt be fierce debate as climate diplomats, including our own climate change minister James Shaw, over attempts to renew emissions reduction targets.