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Right work, right place: cloud rebalancing holds potential for every enterprise
Private Cloud

Right work, right place: cloud rebalancing holds potential for every enterprise

Four in five businesses plan to rebalance cloud workloads, aiming to cut costs, boost compliance, and sharpen their competitive edge by shifting to the right platforms.

By Chris Weber • 4 min read • Wed, 28th May 2025
Exclusive: How Dell's infrastructure promises simplified data centres
Data Protection

Exclusive: How Dell's infrastructure promises simplified data centres

Dell Technologies pioneers disaggregated infrastructure, blending flexibility and simplicity for efficient, automated data centres amid rising AI demands.

By Moritz Florian • 5 min read • Tue, 27th May 2025
Barracuda names Michelle Hodges as head of global channels
Firewalls

Barracuda names Michelle Hodges as head of global channels

Barracuda Networks has appointed Michelle Hodges as Senior VP of Global Channels to expand its partner ecosystem and drive global growth.

By Melvin Hipolito • 2 min read • Fri, 16th May 2025
Okta names Mike Reddie to lead Australia & New Zealand region
Data Protection

Okta names Mike Reddie to lead Australia & New Zealand region

Okta has named Mike Reddie as VP and GM for Australia and New Zealand to lead growth and enhance cybersecurity amid rising AI threats.

By Melvin Hipolito • 2 min read • Thu, 15th May 2025
Broadcom forces VMware clients to roll back crucial updates
Firewalls

Broadcom forces VMware clients to roll back crucial updates

Broadcom forces VMware customers on expired support to roll back security updates, risking exposure to known vulnerabilities and increased cyberattack threats.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 5 min read • Sat, 10th May 2025
Nutanix & Pure Storage team up for flexible virtual workloads
Storage

Nutanix & Pure Storage team up for flexible virtual workloads

Nutanix and Pure Storage partner to launch a scalable infrastructure solution integrating cloud and storage tech, targeting mission-critical virtual workloads in 2025.

By Moritz Florian • 4 min read • Thu, 8th May 2025
Barracuda appoints Dan McLean to drive ANZ channel growth
Firewalls

Barracuda appoints Dan McLean to drive ANZ channel growth

Barracuda Networks appoints Dan McLean as ANZ Country Manager to drive sales growth and strengthen partner relations in cybersecurity market.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Tue, 6th May 2025
Waratek names Rimini Street exclusive Pinnacle Partner globally
Application Security

Waratek names Rimini Street exclusive Pinnacle Partner globally

Waratek names Rimini Street its sole Pinnacle Partner after eight years, recognising Rimini's exclusive expertise in global implementation of Waratek solutions.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 29th Apr 2025
Rimini Street appoints Joe Locandro as executive Vice President
Digital Transformation

Rimini Street appoints Joe Locandro as executive Vice President

Rimini Street appoints Joe Locandro as EVP and CIO to lead global IT and innovation, boosting resilient solutions for its worldwide clients.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Mon, 28th Apr 2025
Riverbed unveils new AI-driven observability solutions
Virtualisation

Riverbed unveils new AI-driven observability solutions

Riverbed has unveiled an expansion of its platform, introducing AI-driven observability tools aimed at transforming IT operations, with a focus on enhanced data insights.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 11th Apr 2025
Portworx unveils enterprise data platform for KubeVirt VMs
Storage

Portworx unveils enterprise data platform for KubeVirt VMs

Portworx has launched an enterprise data management platform aimed at KubeVirt virtual machines, promising cost savings amid rising cloud infrastructure demands.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 4th Apr 2025
Portworx Enterprise 3.3 offers VMs on Kubernetes upgrade
Storage

Portworx Enterprise 3.3 offers VMs on Kubernetes upgrade

Portworx by Pure Storage has unveiled Enterprise 3.3, a container data management platform optimised for KubeVirt VMs, promising cost savings of 30%-50%.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Thu, 3rd Apr 2025
Platform9 launches partner program to aid VMware migration
Storage

Platform9 launches partner program to aid VMware migration

Platform9 has launched its Partner Program aimed at helping VMware customers transition to Private Cloud Director, optimising existing infrastructure.

By Kaleah Salmon • 2 min read • Fri, 28th Mar 2025
LogicMonitor partners with AWS to support VMware migrations
Software-as-a-Service

LogicMonitor partners with AWS to support VMware migrations

LogicMonitor has partnered with Amazon Web Services to enhance cloud migration for global enterprises, offering a hybrid observability platform that strengthens VMware transitions.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Mar 2025
VMware Explore 2025 expands with global on tour series & new passes
Private Cloud

VMware Explore 2025 expands with global on tour series & new passes

Broadcom's VMware Explore 2025 returns to Las Vegas, expanding globally with a new series visiting cities including Sydney, London, and Tokyo.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 18th Mar 2025

Stories from Other Regions

NetApp unveils post-quantum encryption & AI for data defence
Virtualisation

NetApp unveils post-quantum encryption & AI for data defence

NetApp launches new data security features including post-quantum cryptography and enhanced ransomware protection to improve cyber resilience for customers.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 30th Apr 2025
Aussie Broadband sees 30% gains with SUSE open platform
Virtualisation

Aussie Broadband sees 30% gains with SUSE open platform

Aussie Broadband has boosted operational efficiency by up to 30% with a new SUSE Rancher Prime cloud platform, enhancing service reliability for 780,000 users.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 22nd Apr 2025