Co-founder of Voco, husband of the awesomest woman, dad of three cool-as kids, done with managing, into doing life!

Joined April 2011
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So proud to have Umbrellar - A Cloud Company named by Microsoft NZ as Partner of the Year! Great reward for the whole team across the group who have enabled us to do brilliant things with brilliant customers and partners. Our thanks to all! There's much…lnkd.in/fFWjUmT

Another small step on our journey helping NZ organisations to be brilliant in their own ways.  #BeBrilliant #AzureStack #Azure  lnkd.in/gnWjZ56

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Sharing to my list as I know some of you will be interested in the opportunity to provide new capability to your customers that gives tangible substance to true hybrid local/hyperscale cloud. Click the link to register for this net net orientation or ple…lnkd.in/gXUrw-s

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Another big step in our quest to bring the power of hyperscale cloud to the doorstep of NZ businesses! Brilliant to be working with the team at Microsoft to broaden the reach of #AzureStack through our own reseller channel. This important on-ramp to publi…lnkd.in/fnAtqrn

Great to see our CIO Summit Day 2 breakfast so oversubscribed this week! At Umbrellar - A Cloud Company our goal is way beyond cool cloud tech - we exist as an ENABLER of transformative business change and having been through our own we're acutely aware o…lnkd.in/fdnAjcJ

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This punchy, no-bullshit session is for technology and business leaders grappling with culture challenges as they move to 2-speed IT.   Click the link in the post Join us on Wednesday morning with aurynn shaw at Microsoft Viaduct Ave. You won't be disapp…lnkd.in/fMcGqES

Really excited to be able to enable Umbrellar's reseller and managed service provider partners the full suite of Microsoft capability, including #AzureStack, bringing the edge of the public cloud to New Zealand.  Come speak to us at Umbrellar - A Cloud C…lnkd.in/fseByJF

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Fantastic work by our Umbrellar - A Cloud Company team and the folks at Microsoft to bring the 'edge of the cloud' to NZ businesses. Open for production workloads and packed with platform services that will enable you to get the most from your data! Get…lnkd.in/fQvDyVC

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Sharing this as we have a few slots left for the very insightful (not to mention constructively confronting!) aurynn shaw speaking on culture, choices and devops. Join us! You won't regret it! #UmbrellarCloud  lnkd.in/faCSiKs

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Culture isn't something created by 'management'... rather it is determined by the choices we make as individuals and companies. aurynn shaw has a unique and impactful perspective on what makes 'IT' tick, and how companies and people can make deliberate ch…lnkd.in/fMAYsk9

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Still reflecting on great insights from both attendees and speakers at #UmbrellarLive. The cloud is not a destination, but rather a platform for positive change. lnkd.in/fcH3zN3

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Great support from @philgoldie and the team at Microsoft NZ as we position to support New Zealand businesses in health and other sectors. Really excited about the capability we're bringing to the market at @Umbrellar - A Cloud Company! lnkd.in/fcNNT-N

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All of us here at Umbrellar - A Cloud Company are proud to be standing behind Nathan Scott, @CarmenVicelich and the team at Valocity Limited with our cloud services. Fantastic to see innovative kiwi tech companies being recognised…lnkd.in/fvqxrfU lnkd.in/fWFwfJu
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Great news for New Zealand businesses! Well done to Dave Howden, Chris Simmons, David Garrett, Shavvah Aldred, Mike Manson, @alexandrbasan and the whole team at Umbrellar - A Cloud Company lnkd.in/fvDjDjr

#UmbrellarLive is March 15th! I am proud of what our Umbrellar team have achieved along with our key partners support to bring this to life. I look forward to sharing our DX journey with you to highlight how we can help you on yours. Register today a…lnkd.in/fVHbSfA
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Her at Umbrellar - A Cloud Company we embarked on a DevOps approach to building our customer engagement portal and integrating our business systems as a matter of necessity - we needed more speed. Coming off a near zero base, and with great injections of…lnkd.in/githk4z

In less than a year, with the fantastic support of our partners Microsoft Salesforce Zuora LavaBox and others, our great team unveils the new Umbrellar - A Cloud Company! This is a great story about how accessible real business transformation is in the cl…lnkd.in/frSZ8KF

#shearer opposed to asset sales at #nethui so where do we attract investment to stimulate more and higher paying jobs?
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Yes @paulbrislen but apparently accirding to Shearer at #NetHui we have a "science & technology advantage"... que?