Keep track of the ever-changing Cloud technology landscape with Umbrellar's podcast featuring the latest in tech news and views from partners across New Zealand.
We uncover how our comprehensive partner network of resellers and affiliates are driving forward the NZ Cloud Economy, find out what's keeping them up at night, and the technology transformations that have them excited about building the tech for tomorrow's world.
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.
Adrian and Rob explain how to get the cloud environment you were 'sold' on the brochure and the advantages of having a crack team of cloud specialists at your beck and call.
29 Aug 2022
Vanessa Sorenson - Growing businesses and creating industry depth with Microsoft
Umbrellar CEO Dave Howden and Vanessa Sorenson, Chief Partner Officer A/NZ and Managing Director Microsoft NZ, catch up on all the dramatic changes since their last podcast chat - her roles, the pandemic, new data centres for the region and the integration of Australia and New Zealand in the Microsoft world. There's a lot to unpack!
They discuss how Microsoft is increasingly focused on making it easier for partners to grow their business through improvements to Marketplace, IP Co-Sell and the April 2022 launch of Microsoft Founders Hub (https://news.microsoft.com/en-au/features/microsoft-takes-startups-in-anz-from-idea-to-unicorn-with-new-microsoft-for-startups-founders-hub-platform/), bringing people, knowledge and benefits together at every stage to solve startup challenges.
Vanessa also shares her passion for corporate citizenship initiatives such as 10K Wahine (https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/business/10kwahine/), Global Skills Training Initiatives (https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/business/learn/global-skills-initiative/), growing Maori and Pacific Leaders (https://tuputoa.org.nz/) through partnering with TupaToa.
Vanessa says New Zealand punches way above its weight - but we're not so great at sharing our success stories. With the creation of A/NZ and the soon-to-be-online regional data centre, now is the time to get louder, take more risks and build our industry depth. Take a listen.
16 Aug 2022
Endless possibilities - how the cloud empowers us to do more
Umbrellar's Rob Farnell (Head of Cloud Technology) and Adrian Venter (Head of Cloud Operations ... aka Supreme Overlord 😎) talk tech with Head of Business Operations Nadia Phillips. This engaging conversation covers everything from AI art, Machine Learning, SaaS, Automation and Managed Services.
Uncover how AI is exciting people that wouldn't otherwise have used tech and understand why it won't 'take over' our jobs but rather free us to do more (they even mention the 30 - 40 hour work week could become a thing of the past!).
Get the details on what Umbrellar's Managed Service offering really entails and how it has evolved from a "fix things that break" type of service to an economical insurance policy, continually fine-tuning and future-proofing your cloud environment.
Learn more about Azure Virtual Desktop and how it securely gives you the power to work from literally anywhere with anything.
Finally, find out what excites Umbrellar's tech gurus about the future of the cloud. Here's a hint: gaming subscriptions and endless possibilities!
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