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Innovation required to survive changing workforce
Fri, 29th Jan 2016
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cloud services
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mobility
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digital transformation
UK firms urged to innovate for future-ready workplaces, prioritising employee engagement to combat economic strains and bolster competition.
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Surfing the Crest: Top Technology Trends in 2016
Fri, 29th Jan 2016
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cloud services
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bi
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big data
The technology industry moves at a relentless pace, making it both exhilarating and unforgiving. Here are six predictions for 2016.
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The secret to good customer relationships? Successful digital change
Fri, 29th Jan 2016
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digital transformation
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forrester research
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analyst report
Businesses are failing to measure up to changing expectations when it comes to digital change, leading to deteriorating customer-brand relationships.
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Vocus M2 merger step closer following shareholder approval
Fri, 29th Jan 2016
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apple
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technology gifts
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apple m2 chip
The proposed merger of Vocus and M2 has moved a step closer with M2 shareholders voting in favour of the deal, but court approval is still required.
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Christchurch on the road to becoming a Smart City
Fri, 29th Jan 2016
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smart technologies
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christchurch city council
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ndi
Christchurch City Council invests $330,000 in new sensing technologies to make the city smarter and more sustainable. #SmartCity #Technology.
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The HPE roadshow - coming soon to a town near you
Fri, 29th Jan 2016
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partner programmes
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smb
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hpe
The Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) roadshow is soon to go on tour to outline the future of IT to Kiwi customers and partners for 2016 and beyond.
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NZTech and Canterbury Software Cluster join forces
Thu, 28th Jan 2016
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nztech
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startups
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ndi
NZTech and Canterbury Software Cluster sign agreement to boost tech sector in New Zealand. Collaboration to drive growth.
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Compass Communications to acquire Ultracom, expand UFB footprint in NZ
Thu, 28th Jan 2016
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broadband
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compass communications
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telco
Compass Communications, the NZ owned and operated internet and telecommunications service provider, has announced its intent to acquire Ultracom.
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English: Govt. infrastructure programme creating jobs for Kiwis
Thu, 28th Jan 2016
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broadband
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government
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rural broadband initiative
Kiwi jobs soar as Govt.'s infrastructure drive fuels employment - Bill English touts nationwide benefits.
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Kiwi-owned AML360 getting noticed in global AML market
Thu, 28th Jan 2016
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aml360
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technavio
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money laundering
New Zealand-owned vendor AML360 has been named a leader in the global anti-money laundering software marketplace alongside IBM and Oracle.
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Microsoft brings cloud to the company data center with Azure Stack
Wed, 27th Jan 2016
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cloud services
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microsoft
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devops
Microsoft's Azure Stack, which promises to enable organisations to deliver Azure services from within their own data center, hits technical preview.
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Is Christchurch NZ's latest IT hotspot?
Wed, 27th Jan 2016
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seek
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recruitment
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candidates
Christchurch's tech scene booms, with SEEK revealing a surge in IT jobs as the city's rebuild diversifies job opportunities.
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DX spending to surpass $2.1 billion
Wed, 27th Jan 2016
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digital transformation
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idc
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analyst report
IDC forecasts worldwide spending on DX technologies to reach $2.1bn in 2019, with enterprises as the biggest investors.
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New Zealand DHB implements Australian software
Wed, 27th Jan 2016
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it in healthcare
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district health board
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powerhealth solutions
The Taranaki DHB is the first of the five Midland DHBs to deploy the Datix safety learning system, built by Aussie company PowerHealth Solutions.
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Real-time stream analytics hops into ANZ as ExtraHop sets up office
Wed, 27th Jan 2016
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big data
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data analytics
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bi
Real-time stream analytics vendor ExtraHop is making a play for the local market, and its 'robust' industry sectors, opening an ANZ office.
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90% of all organisations to have a chief data officer, experts say
Wed, 27th Jan 2016
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gartner
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cios
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cdo
Chief data officers will be a standard role within large organisations, with 90% of large companies to have a CDO role by the end of 2019.
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Relentless threats drive demand for managed security services
Wed, 27th Jan 2016
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ddos
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arbor networks
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cios
Relentless threats drive demand for managed security services and incident response support, says latest report.
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Technology initiatives failing thanks to employees
Wed, 27th Jan 2016
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cios
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employment
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ndi
Over half of CIOs say tech initiatives fail due to employee engagement, according to a recent survey by POPin. Budget not main issue.
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What can IT professionals learn from the history of flight?
Wed, 27th Jan 2016
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storage
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colocation
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it professionals
The history of flight machines shares parallels with storage architectures, modern application storage needs and datacentres in general.
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Shadow data could cost organisations millions
Wed, 27th Jan 2016
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printing
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cloud services
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document management
The threat of shadow data in the enterprise is on the rise as cloud app usage surges, opening organisations to $1.9 million in potential losses.
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More Kiwi business accessing Govt data
Wed, 27th Jan 2016
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bi
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big data
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data analytics
More New Zealanders are accessing free government data, according to new figures from Land Information New Zealand Data Service.
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Dimension Data bringing SAP Hybris as SaaS solution
Tue, 26th Jan 2016
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dimension data
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sap
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hybris
Dimension Data has inked a deal which will see SAP’s Hybris digital commerce solution available for the first time in APAC as a SaaS service.
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New security tool to detect eavesdropping on fibre comms
Tue, 26th Jan 2016
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firewall
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encryption
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network security
Allied Telesis has announced the release of a new security measure to prevent eavesdropping on fibre communications.
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SDN from Allied Telesis providing huge benefits for enterprises
Tue, 26th Jan 2016
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network infrastructure
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network management
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sdn
The rise of SDN has seen huge changes to the cloud and data centres worldwide, but are you aware of the benefits it can have for enterprises?.