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Profits Eat Innovation For Breakfast

This article from Forbes magazine ties in with our feature article this month Forget About Disrupting and Just Get on with it. It discusses striking the important balance between ensuring you make short term profits while also experimenting with new and innovative technologies, processes and ideas to allow for longer term growth and evolution. While … Continued

That’s a Wrap for CompTIA in 2017

The last ANZ CompTIA Community meeting for 2017 has just been held in Sydney. Focused on ‘Technology of the Future’ there were three excellent key note speakers discussing IoT and VR, the Blockchain and digital transformation powered by the nbn. With over 130 community members attending to learn all about the opportunities these new technologies … Continued

Don’t Trust Your Partners? Trade Places

I’ve been in more than a few meetings with vendors where the question of trust has come up. Typically it sounds like this… “I’ve got an opportunity, and I want to give it to a partner, but I’m concerned they’ll make a mess of it or sell something else, so I’ll hold on to it … Continued

In Blockchain We Trust? Not Yet Says Consumers

The word ‘disruption’ is frequently used when it comes to industry, business and technology. For the IT channel, business and technology go hand in hand as one drives the other, yet the role that technology plays from one industry to the next can be very different. Blockchain is being touted as the next big technology … Continued

November CompTIA Community Meeting

The November CompTIA Community meeting is fast approaching and shaping up to be an event you don’t want to miss. Not only is it our last meeting of 2017 but also our Christmas community get together.  Having covered ‘The Future of Partnering in the Channel’ at the July meeting, the theme for this meeting is … Continued

Getting Annuity fit – What a Gym Can Teach The IT Industry

As the IT industry moves further towards an annuity, subscription based model, it is worth having a look at other industries where this business model is more mature as an insight to a possible future landscape for MSPs. One such industry is surprisingly the gym and fitness industry. There are many similarities between the two … Continued

CompTIA September Webinar and November Community Meeting

CompTIA are continuing to host high quality and informative events to support their Community here in ANZ. The next webinar is scheduled for September 21st and the next community meeting is being held on November 8th. The September 21st Webinar is being delivered by Steve Martin of NextDC, who was a key note speaker at … Continued

Success With IoT Requires More Than Chasing The Cool Factor

The Internet of Things (IoT) and Digital Transformation (DT) are very hot topics that are on the radar for the vast majority of businesses. The interesting thing however is that successfully implementing or embarking on an IoT or DT journey, and obtaining an ROI that will positively impact a business, requires more than the technology … Continued