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  Dicker Data delves deep into digital transformation as TechX 2017 unlocks IoT opportunities

  Dicker Data welcomed over 1,000 partners to TechX 2017 in Sydney, with leading vendors - Cisco, HP, Microsoft, Dell EMC, Lenovo and Hewlett Packard Enterprise - outlining the future opportunities around digital transformation and the Internet of Things. Photos by Maria Stefina.

  Dicker Data delves deep into digital transformation as TechX 2017 unlocks IoT opportunities
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  Examining the changing job scene in the Aussie channel

  Typically, the New Year brings new opportunities for personnel within the Australian channel. 2017 started no differently, with a host of appointments, departures and reshuffles across vendor, distributor and reseller businesses. As a result, the job scene across Australia has changed - here’s a run down of who is working where in the year ahead…

  Examining the changing job scene in the Aussie channel
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  ​Top 15 Aussie tech storylines to follow in 2017

  The New Year brings the usual new round of humdrum technology predictions, glaringly general, unashamedly safe and perpetually predictable. But while the industry no longer sees value in “cloud is now the norm” type projections, value can be found in following developments of the year previous, analysing behaviours and patterns to formulate a plan for the 12 months ahead. Consequently, here’s the top tech storylines to follow in Australia during 2017.

  ​Top 15 Aussie tech storylines to follow in 2017
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  Top 50 defining moments of the Australian channel in 2016

  ARN looks back on a tumultuous 12 months for the Australian channel, assessing the fallout from a year of sizeable industry change. Whether it be local or global mergers and acquisitions, public splits or job changes, the channel that started the year differs somewhat to the one set to finish it - ARN assesses the key moments that made 2016.

  Top 50 defining moments of the Australian channel in 2016
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  IN PICTURES: Meet Microsoft's leading Aussie partners of 2016...

  ​Microsoft recognised its top performing Australian partners in 2016, revealed on the opening day of the tech giant’s Australia Partner Conference in Gold Coast.

  IN PICTURES: Meet Microsoft's leading Aussie partners of 2016...
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  IN PICTURES: Channel converges on the Gold Coast as Microsoft kicks off APC 2016

  Over 1,300 delegates descended on the Gold Coast as Microsoft kicked off its 2016 Australia Partner Conference, honouring its top performing partners ahead of four days of conferencing.

  IN PICTURES: Channel converges on the Gold Coast as Microsoft kicks off APC 2016

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News about Microsoft

• Why Microsoft will drive serious Linux innovation

  Microsoft makes necessary steps to not merely run on Linux but to help shape the future of Linux

• Salesforce to pump $62M into AI start-ups

  The software vendor has been increasing its use of AI since launching its 'Einstein' technology a year ago

• Apple in the enterprise? It’s already there

  Apple for years pushed, without much success, to get its hardware and software into the office

• Billions of devices at risk as Bluetooth-bourne vulnerability exposed

  Vendors take months to issue updates while users are unaware of the problem

• How A/NZ partners can help Google win the cloud war

  Tech giant outlines blueprint for partner success as channel plans become reality on both sides of the Tasman

• Google taps Telstra enterprise expertise to lead A/NZ cloud charge

  Tech giant recruits enterprise experience to drive Google Cloud Platform adoption locally

Interviews about Microsoft

• Google gunning for Aussie channel as Melbourne cloud partner signs up

  Tech giant fires warning shots at AWS and Microsoft Azure as cloud channel war heats up in Australia

• ​The Yield - Inside the mind of Mother Nature

  As organisations begin to experiment with intelligent apps, The Yield founder and CEO, Ros Harvey, explains how the Australian start-up is racing ahead in agriculture.

• ​Inside AtlasPlato, Australia’s newest BI-focused start-up

  Andrew Thomas returns to tap into a surge in big data analytics spending across Australia.

• ​How Datacom cracked a billion dollars

  Reseller News examines the books of New Zealand’s largest IT services provider.

• SixPivot - ​Finding the ISV sweet spot

  As the industry edges towards cloud, ARN uncovers an emerging Brisbane business playing a pivotal role in enabling channel success.

• ​KPMG - An enterprise approach to education

  “Education establishments are now asking - how can we keep a customer for life?”

Features about Microsoft

• 5 top ways to run Windows on a Mac

  With options ranging from Boot Camp to Parallels to VirtualBox and others, the big question is which one makes it easy to manage Windows-running Macs ...

• FAQ: Microsoft gives away Windows 10, Office 365 in try-before-you-buy deal for enterprise

  The invitation-only 'Windows Insider Lab for Enterprise' lets users, most of them IT pros, test-drive services and features targeting the largest Windows customers.

• Microsoft patch alert: Outstanding problems with recent updates

  Get the latest up-to-date information about problematic Windows and Office patches, and what you need to do (or avoid!) to keep everything running smoothly.

• Mingis on Tech: The death of Microsoft's GigJam

  The collaboration tool offers some forward-thinking ways of sharing information from various sources, but never gained traction. Although it's being sunsetted, some of those features ...

• Microsoft puts the kibosh on its GigJam work collaboration app

  After piloting the collaboration tool for more than a year, Microsoft pulled the plug this week, saying it has learned from the project and plans ...

• New Windows 10 Pro edition reveals Microsoft's inconsistency

  The latest version of Windows 10 is aimed at workstations and offers support for up to four processors, Resilient File System and NVDIMM-N memory. It ...