Podcast: Managed Services gets you the cloud environment you wanted

It's easy to move into the cloud but what about ongoing management? Who's got the time or the experience for that? Short answer - Umbrellar.

Podcast: Umbrellar have joined the Pax8 family

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.

Who is 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.

Umbrellar joins the Pax8 whānau

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.

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.

Webinar: Microsoft NCE – more opportunities to grow your CSP business

Microsoft's new commerce experience is not just offering more flexible subscription terms for customers - there are also competitive pricing deals for monthly and annual terms available until June 30, 2022.

Microsoft’s new commerce experience in simple terms

Microsoft's roll-out of its new commerce experience for Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, Power Platform and Windows 365 has begun. We unpack what this means, both for Cloud Service Providers and the customers they serve.

Who is Nadia Phillips? Women in ICT Awards finalist

Finalist in the Reseller News Women in ICT Awards and Head of Partner Success at Umbrellar, Nadia Phillips, discusses her journey into the IT industry, battling the glass ceiling and the influence a few kind words can have.

The Transformation of Umbrellar / Freeparking

Delving into the business transformation story of NZ company Umbrellar - from a domain name and hosting provider (including Freeparking, Webdrive and other brands) to a dramatically different business. In this NZ Tech Podcast episode, host Paul Spain talks with Michael Foley (Executive Chairman, Umbrellar) and Dave Howden (General Manager & Head of Cloud, Umbrellar).

Umbrellar appoints Dave Howden CEO

‘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.

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.

‘Interactive sessions, expanded collaborative aims, big keyword push’ – a cloud engineer’s take on Microsoft’s Ignite 2019

At this year’s Microsoft Ignite conference, industry experts shared the latest and greatest in cloud and business development technology.

LIC chooses Umbrellar, ETP & Microsoft Azure to future-proof technology platform

With 183 servers, and more than 120 terabytes of data from three different data centres, supporting 20 applications, including essential legacy software described as the crown jewels of the New Zealand dairy industry, Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC) needed state of the art providers to host and manage its IT systems.

Delivering innovative patient care with Microsoft Azure Stack

MercyAscot Hospital has reduced some cancer diagnosis times from weeks to less than an hour with its new cloud-based tools. Rather than patients needing to go to separate appointments, its first-of-its-kind value-based appointment system brings medical staff together in one room.