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Mind the GDAP: bulk migration tool available til October 31st
If the whole DAP/GDAP transition has you scratching your head, don’t worry. We go through what it all means, what you need to do and why this is actually a very good change of policy from Microsoft.
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Mind the GDAP: bulk migration tool available til October 31st
If the whole DAP/GDAP transition has you scratching your head, don’t worry. We go through what it all means, what you need to do and why this is actually a very good change of policy from Microsoft.
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Podcast: Endless possibilities – how the cloud empowers us to do more
Umbrellar's Rob Farnell (Head of Cloud Technology) and Adrian Venter (Head of Cloud Operations ... aka Supreme Overlord 😎) talk tech with Head of Business Operations Nadia Phillips.
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Defending against data loss
Datto shines the spotlight on data safety for Managed Service Providers (MSPs) in this piece outlining the importance on dependable backups and a purpose-built cloud.
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2degrees Fights for Fair for Kiwi Business
2degrees is once again Fighting for Fair for Kiwi Business, this time working with Microsoft and Umbrellar to deliver a streamlined ride to the cloud, with the launch of its new Cloud Navigator service.
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Enghouse Interactive Chooses Azure for Asia Pacific CCaaS Node
Enghouse Interactive, Microsoft and Umbrellar have partnered to harness the power of Azure, establishing an Australian and New Zealand node to make shifting your customer service operations to the cloud easier.
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Simplifying Cloud Management for Azure
Building a cloud practice with Microsoft Azure presents many possibilities for innovation, flexibility, and enhancements for workloads and processes. But managing cloud environments can be challenging. If you're a Managed Service Provider, you'll want to read this.
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First look: Windows 365 – Microsoft’s PC in the cloud is user-friendly but pricey
I’ll say it right upfront, Windows 365 is exactly what I’ve been seeking, for a long time.
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Umbrellar, recognised leader in Server Migrations to Azure awarded coveted Microsoft accreditation
Umbrellar, New Zealand's leading Microsoft Cloud Solutions Provider to business, government, healthcare and CSP resellers, announced today that it has earned the coveted Microsoft Windows Server and SQL Server Migration to Microsoft Azure advanced specialisation.
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Ransomware in the Cloud: What Businesses Need to Know
For any organisation using cloud-based collaboration tools like Microsoft 365 OneDrive for Business or Google Workspace, the impact of a ransomware attack can be swift and destructive.
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Why a purpose-built, private cloud is a good fit for data protection
Data protection has evolved greatly over the days of on-prem tape backup. It wasn’t long ago that organisations sent their backup tapes offsite for storage in case of a disaster. And for large organisations, synchronous or asynchronous replication between data centres allowed for failover from the primary site to a secondary site in case of disaster.
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What is Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS)?
Business downtime can be costly. For small and medium sized businesses outsourcing disaster recovery is far less expensive than managing it in-house, DRaaS may be the solution they need to reduce business risk following an outage.
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Spark subsidiary taps Amazon Connect to help deliver contact centres in the cloud
Digital Island will draw on the scalability and attractive cost structure of Amazon Connect as it helps customers set up "omnichannel" cloud-based contact centres.
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7 Azure Cloud benefits for SMEs
There are well established rationales for moving to the Cloud, the benefits of which vary based on organisation size or objectives.
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When remote working is in your DNA
Some businesses struggled through the many challenges wrought by Covid-19 – and who can blame them? Here, Megaport Vice President APAC Josh Munro explains how the Australian headquartered tech company found they’d been built for a crisis like this all along – and were ready to service their clients better and faster, as a result.
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Quantum computing is coming for business – what you need to know
It’s the technology governed by weird physics but tipped to change computing forever. But how far away are we from being able to actually use quantum computers for regular business uses?
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Cloud-based public agencies had an edge in the Covid response – AWS
Whether it is making wage subsidies available for furloughed restaurant staff or expanding hospital call centre support, time is of the essence when it comes to meeting the myriad challenges the coronavirus pandemic has created.
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What’s behind the cloud giants’ local infrastructure push?
Investments by Amazon and Microsoft point to a market with strong growth potential in the digital space, pandemic resilience and faith in our local networking infrastructure.
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The virtual scout hall powered by Salesforce
Adopting Salesforce during the pandemic, SCOUTS New Zealand was able to take scout meetings virtual for thousands of young people and volunteers and lay the groundwork for a data-driven approach to scouting.
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Built-in playfulness: What technologists can learn from game design
Xbox’s head of research and design is pushing for a new design philosophy that moves beyond the endless scroll and creates a sense of anticipation and fun.
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The hype and the hope surrounding a powerful new artificial intelligence tool
The latest version of OpenAI’s text processing engine signifies a leap forward in computers’ ability to generate coherent language, but comes with a serious risk of bias.
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Umbrellar expands its service offerings and business with the power of composable infrastructure
Leading CSP becomes the first to offer Microsoft Azure Stack Hub services hosted in New Zealand.
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Pandemic has sharpened focus on data recovery – Veeam
As organisations across Australia adapt to the 'new normal' of living with Covid-19, Veeam has been helping customers make sure their data is secure, accessible and easily recoverable if disaster strikes.
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Boost innovation, connect globally: What Microsoft has planned for NZ’s Azure cloud data region, from its local lead
This week, Dave Howden is joined by Patrick Quesnel, Microsoft Azure BG Lead, for a discussion around the new Microsoft Azure region as announced earlier this week.
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Three tech leaders on riding out the pandemic
Three New Zealand tech industry leaders share how they’ve fared during the pandemic, the realities of working from home and ideas for how the sector can bounce back.
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Engaging and empowering staff in a new work world
The question top of mind for many business leaders: how can they keep their remote employees engaged and invested? After all, as the pandemic pushes us towards new ways of working, the steps business take now could impact how they fare into the future.
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Partners make more possible
Hear from some of Umbrellar's partner companies on the critical role of the Microsoft cloud and how a collaborative approach enables them to drive real results for their outcomes.
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Creative Technologist’s interactive map shows pandemic’s clusters across New Zealand
The app aims to make Covid-19 updates more easily accessible for New Zealanders.
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Vodafone, Microsoft, Umbrellar: Digital Changemakers Event
Watch the video and get a taste of everything that was shared during the Digital Changemakers event in partnership with Vodafone New Zealand, Microsoft and TEDxAuckland back in December.
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A Vodafone NZ – Microsoft – Umbrellar partnership
Watch how Vodafone NZ, Microsoft and Umbrellar partnership is enabling digital transformation for New Zealand business.
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Infusing into the business process
We enjoyed talking to Blair so much that we just had to have him back!
