KPMG and Umbrellar partner to simplify cloud transformation

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.

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.

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.

Riding the Digital Wave with CodeHQ

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.

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.

Four essential tips for Azure Virtual Machine protection

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are gravitating to Microsoft Azure in ever-greater numbers. Azure offers high degrees of scalability, coding flexibility, ease of access to Microsoft’s vast app ecosystem, sophisticated automation, and AI readiness, giving it numerous advantages in the cloud infrastructure space.

The Kiwi tech consulting company extending Power BI’s reach

Organisations all over the world are now using Microsoft’s popular business analytics service, Power BI. 

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.

The deluge of Covid-related data and the AI helping doctors make sense of it

Last February, as the world woke up to the fact it was dealing with a deadly pandemic, something else was starting to go viral - misinformation.

How The IT Team made Pencarrow’s day

Their IT system was in desperate need of an update, but Pencarrow didn't want to risk its security. That's when The IT Team stepped in to help.

Microsoft New Zealand cloud business lead appointed to regional role

Microsoft New Zealand cloud business lead appointed to regional role

An Introduction to Cloud Adoption Framework

Perpetual software now available for the CSP program

As Microsoft announced in September, they are continuing to expand opportunities for partners in the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program and improve commerce capabilities to support customers and partners with a streamlined buying experience.

The New Azure Stack HCI – Partner Readiness Bootcamp

Intel and Microsoft invite you to attend this virtual event focused on partner readiness for the new Azure Stack HCI.

You live by your code, now it’s time to level up

Accelerate web development with Azure and GitHub

Start your technical consulting for: Azure, Business App, Modern Workplace

Request TP&D Technical Consultations

Azure Hybrid Benefit now generally available for Linux

Coinciding with this week’s Kubecon and Open Azure Day virtual events, today Microsoft have announced the general availability of Azure Hybrid Benefit functionality for Linux customers, allowing you to bring both your on-premises Windows Server and SQL Server licenses, as well as Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) subscriptions to Azure.

Microsoft Azure Security Deep-Dive | FY21Q2 | REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

The Microsoft Security Partner Development team would like to invite you to their Partner Azure Security Deep-Dive, 14-17 December, 15:00–20:00 GMT+13.

Join Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella: Shape Your Future with Azure Data and Analytics

Explore the future of data and analytics with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and other industry experts. We’ll show you how to create a flowing continuum of trusted, accurate data and timely, actionable insights.

Achieve more with Azure cloud – Download eBook

Migrating to a cloud platform like Azure is no longer an option, but a must to build resilience in the face of constant change.

Azure Webinar: Cloud Adoption Framework

17 November 2020 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | (GMT+08:00) Kuala Lumpur, Singapore

Azure Immersion Workshop: AI

19 November 2020 | 10:00 AM - 01:30 PM | (GMT+08:00) Kuala Lumpur, Singapore

‘We’re obsessed’ – Why Umbrellar is going all in with Microsoft

A new SaaS platform being launched this week promises to shave months off business set-up times for aspiring Cloud Service providers - and save customers thousands of dollars as well.

MSP Azure Day (Partner Training event)

You are invited to a virtual bootcamp: Managed Service Provider (MSP) Azure Day, where we will be offering insights and resources to help MSP’s build and grow a successful cloud practice in Azure.

Microsoft Azure Virtual Training Days October

Get the information you need to understand the cloud.

Microsoft Sales Plays On-Ramp Program

Evolve your go-to-market plans and offerings and gain clarity on the end-to-end connections between sales and marketing efforts and a prioritised plan to stay on track to completion.

Microsoft Azure-in-a-Day workshops

Help your customers develop their skills and uncover business growth opportunities by hosting one-day workshops on specific Azure products and workflows.

What is cloud computing?

Cloud Computing has been an ever-present buzzword for about the last decade, and the growth of hyper-scale cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Service (AWS) and Microsoft Azure have revolutionised Public Cloud standards. In fact, a new IBM study of more than 3,000 global CIOs shows that 60 percent of organisations see embracing cloud computing as a major component of growing their businesses as well as achieving and maintaining competitive advantage.