Hardware stories - Page 10

In cost-conscious times such as these, more than ever it pays to think ahead before making those all important technology purchases. but there’s a lot to know.

VP of Channel, David Dzienciol (pictured), has told The Channel why the company's move to offer its consulting business to the channel is a win-win situation.

Wind back the clock just five or 10 years and many businesses were running their IT departments at around 10% capacity, which by today’s standards of.

Ten IT start-ups will vie for USD $85,000 in prizes during TIG’s Planet 2010 event in Auckland, with major rewards in IT and business services.

Acronis to offer free deduplication solution with new purchases of its backup software, aiming to help businesses cut storage costs.

Businesses increasingly adopt SaaS for streamlined security and operational savings, driving growth in the managed messaging security sector by over 30%.

State-owned valuation and property information company Quotable Value (QV) has signed a seven-figure contract with Revera.

ICT leasing is gaining traction as it allows businesses to stay current with tech, preserve cash flow, and offers tax perks, even amid economic downturns.

Despite a dismal year for IT spending with a 5.2% global decline, Gartner predicts a rebound in 2010 with a 3.3% increase, reaching USD $3.3 trillion.

In order to pass on the benefits of the strength of the New Zealand dollar, Sun Microsystems has dropped its prices.

Telecom CEO Paul Reynolds argues rural service is uneconomic, despite investing USD $200 million annually; Vodafone insists rural customers are crucial.

The government looks to overhaul the broken ICT procurement process, aiming for transparency, efficiency, and wider industry involvement amidst rising costs.

Revera outlines strategies for optimising data centre efficiency, stressing the importance of robust virtualisation, redundancy, and cost-effective innovation.

Sun Microsystems has launched its open storage offering, promising breakthrough economics and reducing costs by up to 90%.

IBM enhances its business partnership program to lead the midmarket, become the partner of choice, and be the top provider of integrated solutions in 2009.

As firms push for greener IT solutions, virtualisation is set to cut energy use in data centres, but careful management is crucial to maintain service levels.

Intel celebrates its 40th anniversary with insights from 20-year veteran Graham Tucker, reflecting on the tech revolution and future trends in computing.

PlateSpin has released PlateSpin Forge, an all-in-one disaster recovery appliance for physical and virtual server workloads, now shipping in Asia Pacific.

Hot new technology business, Ponoko, launched itself onto the worldwide stage in September at the TechCrunch40 conference in San Francisco.

As security becomes commoditised, New Zealand CIOs focus less on it, yet its strategic importance in IT spending and MSS rises, says IDC analyst Jenna Griffin.