IT Brief New Zealand - Tech news for NZ's largest enterprises

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Technical challenges of expanding edge networks closer to end-users

"In the not so distant future, it is highly probable that customers will choose to host with multiple data centre providers, or types, simultaneously."

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Rackspace becomes Google Cloud’s first A/NZ MSP

As Google Cloud’s popularity has been steadily climbing across the region, Google has named their first A/NZ MSP.

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New AI and mixed reality business applications for Dynamics 365

"We live in a connected world where companies are challenged every day to innovate so they can stay ahead of emerging trends."

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Whitepaper: How to explain why IT security needs more budget

Do you want to convince your higher-ups that IT and security need more budget?

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A step-by-step guide to starting the security discussion with your executives

Your organisation has “jewels” in your servers and critical endpoints: Data.

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Infographic: Why an outdated unified comms solution hurts your business

Seventy-one percent of IT professionals say their organisations use multiple communication or collaboration solutions unnecessarily.

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The features that should be front and centre when evaluating SIEMs

According to Frost & Sullivan, SIEM can either be an enabler or a retardant and there's a thin line between the two - here's the key attributes.

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Review: Cut through the noise with AI-driven threat analytics

SANS has provided an independent review of a new AI analytics solution designed to rescue businesses 'drowning in data' from SIEM platforms.

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Google marks 20th anniversary with glimpse of what's ahead

This Friday marks Google’s 20th anniversary – and to celebrate the company has taken a trip down memory lane - as well as a trip into the future of Search.

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How Microsoft aims to bring AI to the masses

At Microsoft, more than 3,500 full-time security professionals work with AI tools.

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The path towards DX: Learn from SAP Innovation Award Winners

The path towards digital transformation: Learn from SAP Innovation Award Winners

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Micro-credentials could be answer to NZ's cybersecurity skills shortage

micro-credentials have been successful worldwide thanks to partnerships between tertiary institutions and industry.

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Ten new ways for everyone to achieve more in the modern workplace

Microsoft is introducing new capabilities in Microsoft 365 that make it possible for every person to do their best work.

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New open data initiative from Microsoft, Adobe & SAP

The three tech titans have made a major announcement reflecting their view of data inter-operability in the future.

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Azure used to ‘learn’ when epilepsy patients will have a seizure

A new project is using data analytics and machine learning to predict when a patient will have a seizure and warn them in advance.

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Microsoft makes security offerings available to nation states and law enforcement

Microsoft aims to empower IT to unlock the security capabilities of the intelligent cloud to tip the scales in the cyber war.

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Testing technology: Why Australia is the perfect sandbox for innovation

"With 25 million residents, the Australian market is ripe for experimentation and is representative of some of the world’s most competitive markets."

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It’s an active buyer’s market for DDoS-as-a-Service - NETSCOUT

DDoS attacks are cheaper than ever for attackers, lucrative for the attack service provider and financially and operationally crippling for the victim.

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Spark's new IoT network offers 'huge potential' for Kiwi businesses

Spark’s second Internet of Things (IoT) network has now officially launched in New Zealand’s main centres, with a wider rollout coming in the coming months.

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Exclusive: What the workplace of the future looks like

"The workplace of the future is designed to focus on employee engagement, creativity and collaboration."

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Gartner names Sophos leader in Unified Threat Management

“We develop our cybersecurity products to work together as a system, enabling our defences to be as coordinated as cyber attacks.”

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Seeing past the complexity of a cloud-based future

"Analysts such as Gartner forecast that 41% of enterprise revenue will come from digital business by 2020."

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Are people the biggest risk to transformation success?

Is enough being done to review the impact of people on the success of a digital transformation project?

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Exclusive: Why corporate agility is crucial for success

"One of the biggest shifts in computing today is the adoption of event-driven architecture, which is all about how information is moved between systems."

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How to address Australia’s alarming cyber security shortage

"To address the cyber security skill shortages in Australia, CySCA aims to promote cyber security as a career option."

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Hitachi Vantara delivers digital evidence management solution for law enforcement

Law enforcement officials are challenged by compliance policies and procedures such as evidence disclosure rules.

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Adobe's purchase of Marketo becomes talking point for marketing cloud integration

Adobe is handing over US$4.75 billion (NZ$7.1 billion) to acquire B2B marketing cloud firm Marketo

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Remote administration tools bring unexpected threats to industrial networks

According to a report published by Kaspersky Lab ICS CERT, RATs are incredibly widespread across all industries.

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Solving the storage dilemma with open source storage

Business IT is facing storage growth that’s exceeding even the highest estimates, and there’s no sign of it slowing down anytime soon.

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Wellington adtech firm Postr goes global

A Wellington adtech startup has managed to snag contracts with three international telecommunications firms – and it’s all down to an innovative take on how consumers unlock their phones.

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Cyber threat spotlight: Kiwis report more, lose less in Q2

CERT NZ’s April-June 2018 Quarterly Report suggests that cyber threats – and the amount of people who are reporting them – are once again on the rise, and fewer people are losing money.

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Gartner: Why 28% of key enterprise IT spending will shift to cloud by 2022

Growth in enterprise IT spending on cloud-based offerings will be faster than growth in traditional, non-cloud IT offerings.

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Microsoft picks Veritec to operate modernisation factory for AU fed govts

As part of the multi-year contract, Veritec will deploy a production line, featuring fixed price and repetitive processes for validation and design of Azure infrastructure.

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How Juniper aims to overcome the challenges of edge networks

The insatiable demand for connectivity and a need to continually invent new revenue sources have driven service providers to decentralise their network architecture.

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The good and bad of Office 365 security

Let’s start with the positives. Office 365 adoption, and going cloud in general, is good for security.

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Using technology to inspire customers

"It starts with understanding what drives your existing customers."