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Wakeup call: NZ and Aussie SMBs rate highest globally in ransomware attacks

New Zealand and Australian small to medium sized businesses are in need of a wakeup call after recording the highest rate globally of reported ransomware attacks.More

18 Oct

Three steps for a successful RPA deployment - Nintex

RPA tools operate at high speed and shave hours off processes, improve productivity and free up teams to focus on more value-adding activities.More

18 Oct

Rubicon invests in inventory management software Cin7

The funding will be used to accelerate Cin7’s global growth strategy through product innovation, sales expansion and continued investment in customer success.More

18 Oct

Spark New Zealand shakes up leadership squad

Spark New Zealand announces new chief financial officer, corporate relations director More

Quarter of a million up for grabs for charities through Vodafone NZ Foundation

Oracle named Leader in Magic Quadrant for Data Integration

IBM announces z15 with new data privacy capabilities

New marketing technology consultancy STITCH launches

Commvault launches Metallic, a next generation SaaS venture

Automation Anywhere makes significant step for global RPA

Interview: How culture drives success in DevOps

Collaboration, communication, breaking down silos, and psychological safety are key elements of the DevOps journey.More

Cybersecurity in New Zealand is not working, expert says

"Businesses and organisations must act to prevent future cyber hacks, which is now costing New Zealand vast sums annually."More

Atlassian to integrate Okta’s authentication solution in cloud products

This partnership enables Atlassian to focus on its core products while Okta solves for enterprise identity challenges, securing Atlassian customers.More

D-Link wins Officeworks Partner of the Year Award - Growth

The award recognises Officeworks partner achievements in areas such as cost management, fill rate, contribution to the company’s positive difference plan, and innovation.More

Optimising applications for the modern workplace

An organisation’s ability to combine and connect legacy and SaaS enterprise applications, clouds, mobile apps and internal processes determines whether it soars or stumbles.More

How multimodal learning is set to transform AI

“Multimodal learning consolidates disconnected, heterogeneous data from various sensors and data inputs into a single model.”More

Irish IT services company to open Auckland ops centre

Evros aims to create up to 100 IT jobs in Auckland over the next two years.More

Why big data insights and BI could mislead organisations

Few people neglect the rationale behind managing enterprise dimensions, attributes and hierarchies – if ignored, all of these result in erroneous analysis.More

How to achieve secure, flexible and scalable IaaS - Bitglass

While using IaaS brings many advantages, it also raises unique data leakage concerns that must be addressed in order to maintain robust cybersecurity.More

Slack backs automated communication workflows

Slack is rolling out a new way for users to create customised workflows that automate the most routine processes and communications.More

Symantec updates endpoint security offering

The Symantec Endpoint Security (SES) brings automated assistance with security management to evaluate risks and take action to secure their organisation.More

New solution cuts down IoT development time by 75%

A new solution from Eseye aims to reduce Internet of Things development time by more than 75%.More

TrueConf makes it into Magic Quadrant for Meeting Solutions

The video conferencing vendor has been named a Niche Player in the 2019 Quadrant for Meeting Solutions.More

Lack of IT security input in DevOps creates unnecessary risk

The lack of security involvement in DevOps projects was reportedly creating cyber risk for IT leaders. More

ESG puts Juniper Networks security solutions to the test

With a multitude of solutions on the market, ESG decided to use malware attacks to evaluate market solutions like Juniper Networks’ automated threat detection and remediation.More

Record number of enterprises integrating IoT devices - Zebra

Security remains a top priority as more enterprises start to scale IoT solutions company-wide.More

2019 Microsoft NZ Partner Awards winners named

Intergen, Datacom, Spark, and Exeed are amongst the winners at this year’s Microsoft New Zealand Partner Awards, which were announced last night in Auckland.More

Growing cities need smart tech investment to meet goals

The NZ IoT Alliance chair says that as cities grow up and out, it’s time to invest in smart city tech to keep them functioning.More

You're invited to QNAP 2020 TechDay: Leveraging digital technologies to transform your business

QNAP 2020 TechDay will demonstrate its latest technologies to help businesses succeed in digital transformation, and to help them realise the near-limitless potential of future IT trends.More

Got an old mobile phone lying around? Recycle it for free

If you’ve got an old mobile phone lying around that you know you’ll probably never use again, now’s the time to recycle it for free.More

How to manage your SD-WAN without compromising security

Secure SD-WAN helps reduce risk and complexity by extending consistent security across the distributed network.More

The latest on Commvault's Hedvig acquisition: the future of data storage

“[The acquisition of Hedvig] allows us to break out of the data management conversation and start thinking more strategically with customers.”More

APAC lights the way for women in executive roles

Organisations in Asia Pacific and the United States have more women in management than organisations in Europe – and globally, female representation on boards has doubled in the space of just 10 years.More

Seven experts talk security automation & analytics

"It all comes back to understanding your capabilities, building your playbooks, and finding a tool that can help you automate. That’s the path you have to go take, because without automation, you’re an easy target.”More

Could robots learn to recognise human emotions? Study says yes.

"The aim is to create a robot that can react to human emotions in difficult situations and get itself out of trouble without having to be monitored or told what to do."More

Hitachi Vantara redefines the world of enterprise storage

Virtual Storage Platform 5000 Series and new Hitachi Ops Center software takes speed and flexibility to a new level.More

Manage Windows 10 with the most simple, intuitive toolset available

Mobile Mentor’s solution comes with built-in best practice security policies, round-the-clock employee support and bundled endpoint management.More

Ecosystm expands Auckland team with two new appointments

Peter Wise has joined as principal advisor telecommunications and Paul Gestro comes on board as principal advisor growth and expansion with a focus on the FinTech sector.More

Fight, flight or freeze: Releasing organisational trauma

Organisational trauma can leave a business paralysed and unable to move forward.More

The real cost of your organisation’s lack of cloud proficiency

38% of organisations have admitted that they struggle to keep up with the expertise required to maximise the return on investment in the cloud.More

NZ information security award finalists revealed

The iSANZ Awards were established five years ago to recognise the achievements of New Zealanders in the country’s information security (InfoSec) and cybersecurity field. More

You're invited: VeeamON Virtual brings the conference to you

VeeamON Virtual will look like a physical event, but it all takes place online.More

Kubernetes Explained! New Video - how it works and business benefits

With the rapid growth in multi-cloud use internationally, watch this video to find out why Kubernetes is becoming vital to New Zealand businesses, brought to Aotearoa by home-grown Catalyst CloudMore

Boomi and Fujitsu ally to provide integrated data, applications and devices

The agreement will see Boomi’s fully-scalable, cloud-native integration capabilities added to Fujitsu’s stable of data and applications solutions. More

Visibility, automation, completeness – why businesses expect more from MSP solutions

As the midmarket continues to leverage the power and ubiquity of business technology, businesses need features that are uniquely tailored for success in today's environment.More

NetApp named a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for primary storage

"This further demonstrates recognition that our solutions deliver data-driven business outcomes across core, edge and cloud."More

Exclusive: Aruba founder shares vision for network infrastructure

Network infrastructure continues to evolve with the latest developments in connectivity, and Aruba is positioning itself to capitalise on these trends.More

DIY or MSSP? How to tailor your security strategy to your needs

Cloud adoption is driving rapid IT transformation and an equally powerful change in the way we must evaluate the threat landscape.More

Adobe rolls out improvements to Document Cloud

Now users can turn their smartphone into a serious PDF tool, and much more.More

The powerful tech helping to uncover the universe's mysteries

“Cosmological simulations like galaxy formation and black hole creation require hundreds of thousands of cores connected to each other to run."More

E-book: Ten steps to automate network security

The modern cybersecurity landscape is continually evolving with new, sophisticated malware and attack techniques that threaten enterprises on a massive scale.More

Aura InfoSec grows Wellington team

Aura Information Security has selected Christo Gouws as its new senior security consultant.More

Okta launches offerings for threat detection and remediation

UserInsight introduces suspicious activity reporting for end users, and HealthInsight brings customised, dynamic security best practice recommendations for administrators.More

Sustainability issues prevalent in the IT industry

Sustainability issues in IT are proving difficult to solve, despite growing demand for more sustainable IT products.More

Talend Cloud launches on Microsoft Azure to meet customer demand

“We’ve built Talend Cloud on Microsoft Azure to meet growing demand from companies wanting to process data faster for better insight and customer experiences, using the same budget and skillsets."More