https://itbrief.co.nz/story/the-ai-challenge-balancing-governance-and-innovation IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-05-20T11:00:00+12:00 The AI challenge - balancing governance and innovation Productivity, Digital Transformation, IT Department, Hyperscale, Data Quality, Data Privacy, Cloud, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, Chinese, Cybersecurity, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Logistics, National Security, IT Governance, Data management, AI Security, Cloudera, Data governance, United States (US), C-Suite, Big Data, Automation, Data Security, Data Localisation, Data Protection, Risk Management, Transport, Shipping, Defence, Data sovereignty, Climate change, Hybrid Cloud, AI Safety, Editor interview 2026-05-20T11:00:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/tower-cuts-call-times-with-amazon-connect-ai-pilot IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-05-19T09:58:00+12:00 Tower cuts call times with Amazon Connect AI pilot Deloitte, New Zealand (NZ), Productivity, Contact Centre, Digital Transformation, Financial Services, Australia & New Zealand, Cloud, Customer Experience (CX), InsurTech, AI Adoption, Customer service, Customer Success, Cloud migration, Call centre, Customer retention, Customer Interactions, Workflow Automation, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Tower Insurance 2026-05-19T10:00:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/company-x-wins-defence-award-for-navy-vr-diver-training IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-05-19T09:30:00+12:00 Company-X wins defence award for Navy VR diver training New Zealand (NZ), Mixed Reality (MR), Ministry of Defence (MOD), Simulation, Virtual Reality (VR), Company-X, Defence, EdTech, Health and safety 2026-05-19T09:30:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/gentrack-buys-factor-in-nz-24m-energy-software-deal IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-05-19T08:30:00+12:00 Gentrack buys Factor in NZ$24m energy software deal New Zealand (NZ), Digital Transformation, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Electric vehicles (EVs), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Clean technologies, Flick Electric, K1W1, Venture Capital, Angel HQ, Electrification, Utilities, Digitisation, Decarbonisation, Gentrack, Flux Federation, Wellington 2026-05-19T08:30:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/author-it-launches-aion-json-format-for-enterprise-ai IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-05-15T15:19:00+12:00 Author-it launches AION JSON format for enterprise AI Digital Transformation, Risk & Compliance, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Large Language Models (LLMs), Cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Chatbots, Knowledge Management, AI Adoption, Enterprise Content Management (ECM), Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), Information Governance, Content Management System (CMS), Risk Management, Cloud Deployment, Information Management, Vector Search, Metadata, Document Management, Prompt Engineering, AI Safety 2026-05-15T15:30:07+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/christchurch-startup-seeo-launches-ai-workplace-safety-tool IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-05-15T12:52:00+12:00 Christchurch startup seeo launches AI workplace safety tool New Zealand (NZ), Manufacturing, Digital Transformation, Industry 4.0, Real time data, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Construction, United States (US), Coretex, Australasia, Health and safety, Computer vision, Telematics, EROAD, Risk Management, Video analytics, Christchurch 2026-05-15T13:00:06+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/uk-agritech-firms-join-new-zealand-incubator-scheme IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-05-15T09:00:00+12:00 UK agritech firms join New Zealand incubator scheme New Zealand (NZ), Agricultural Technology, Project Management, Global expansion, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Waste Management, Startups, Fonterra, Precision agriculture, Venture Capital, United Kingdom (UK), Farming, Solar power, Sensors, Decarbonisation, Zespri, Automation, Food security, Silver Fern Farms, Renewable energy, Climate change, Net Zero, Gallagher 2026-05-15T09:00:07+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/edge-modular-launches-global-containerised-data-centres IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-05-15T08:30:00+12:00 EDGE Modular launches global containerised data centres New Zealand (NZ), Disaster Recovery (DR), Smart Cities, Digital Transformation, Internet of Things (IoT), Data centers (DC), IT Infrastructure, Energy sector, Digital Infrastructure, Oil and Gas, Capex, BESS, Resilience, Edge Computing, Data center maintenance, Edge Infrastructure, Industrial IoT (IIoT), Prefabricated data centers (Prefab data centers) 2026-05-15T08:30:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/bossit-launches-start-up-navigator-for-nz-small-firms IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-05-14T09:29:00+12:00 Bossit launches Start-up Navigator for NZ small firms New Zealand (NZ), Marketing, Taxation (Tax), Small Business (SMB), Planning, Consultancy, Risk & Compliance, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Professional services, Startups, Branding, Startup ecosystem, Cash flow, Founders, Financial Planning, Fintech, Entrepreneurship 2026-05-14T09:30:06+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/tamaki-health-cuts-hiring-time-with-oracle-cloud-hcm IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-05-13T10:45:00+12:00 Tāmaki Health cuts hiring time with Oracle cloud HCM Deloitte, New Zealand (NZ), Recruitment, Workforce Technology, Digital Transformation, IT Department, Human Capital Management (HCM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Human Resources (HR), Oracle, Cloud migration, Oracle Cloud, Employee Experience (EX), Capital Management, Onboarding, Hiring 2026-05-13T10:45:04+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/ai-is-outpacing-your-data-platform-what-cios-need-to-understand IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-05-12T15:42:00+12:00 AI is outpacing your data platform - what CIOs need to understand Microsoft, New Zealand (NZ), Data Analytics, Digital Transformation, Microsoft Azure, Data Quality, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Orchestration, Data Privacy, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Chief Information Officer (CIO), Business Intelligence (BI), Inde Technology, AI observability, Data ownership, Data Strategy, Knowledge Management, Data governance, United States (US), Generative AI (GenAI), Automation, Access Control, Microsoft Fabric, Process automation, Risk Management, Data Platform, Cloud data, Change Management, Unstructured data, AI Safety, Opinion, Indira Bandari 2026-05-12T15:45:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/smudge-warns-ai-chatbots-flatter-users-not-tell-truth IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-05-12T08:00:00+12:00 Smudge warns AI chatbots flatter users, not tell truth Large Language Models (LLMs), Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, Software Development, Anthropic, Digital Literacy, Chatbots, Customer Experience (CX), United Kingdom (UK), Conversational AI, Generative AI (GenAI), Online Safety, Christchurch, Claude, Smudge, AI Safety 2026-05-12T08:15:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/humankind-buys-the-mintable-in-management-training-deal IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-05-11T09:30:00+12:00 Humankind buys The Mintable in management training deal New Zealand (NZ), Education, Learning & Training, Small Business (SMB), Sharesies, Startup ecosystem, Venture Capital, Workplace culture, Humankind, Food and Beverage, Australian, Blackbird Ventures, Human Resources (HR), Hybrid & Remote Work, Projectworks, Performance management, Acquisition, Professional Development (PD), Employee Experience (EX), Change Management, Human Capital Management (HCM) 2026-05-11T09:30:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/deloitte-warns-nz-firms-to-redesign-work-for-ai-era IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-05-11T08:45:00+12:00 Deloitte warns NZ firms to redesign work for AI era IoT Security, Marketing Technologies (MarTech), Trends & Predictions, Deloitte, New Zealand (NZ), Robotics (Robots), Productivity, Business Continuity, Silicon Valley, Drones, Digital Transformation, IT Department, Cyber Risk, Utilities, Cyber resilience, OT security, Automation, Operational Technologies (OT), Digital Trust, Digital Infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Digital Skills, AI Ethics & Governance, Cybersecurity, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Edge AI, Physical AI, Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO), Generative AI (GenAI), Change Management 2026-05-11T08:45:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/energy-for-ai-ai-for-energy-designing-ai-ready-data-centres IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-05-06T14:04:00+12:00 Energy for AI, AI for energy: designing AI-ready data centres Farokh Ghadially, Virtualisation, Schneider Electric, Sustainability, Energy efficient, Green ICT, Green IT, Climate change, DataCentre infrastructure, Renewable energy, Solar power, Edge Computing, Utilities, Data Centre Cooling, Bloomberg, Data centers (DC), Wind power, Virtualization, Carbon footprint, Predictive analytics, Load balancing, Cloud, Digital Infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Carbon emissions, Decarbonisation, Liquid cooling, Accelerated Computing, Resilience, Power usage effectiveness (PUE), Generative AI (GenAI), Machine learning (ML), Opinion, Data Analytics, Hyperscale, Power / Energy, Clean technologies 2026-05-10T18:45:14+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/cloudera-launches-zero-copy-connector-for-servicenow IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-05-06T11:44:00+12:00 Cloudera launches zero-copy connector for ServiceNow New Zealand (NZ), Data Protection, Chief Data Officer, IT service management (ITSM), ServiceNow, Public Sector, Hybrid Cloud, Service management, Digital Transformation, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Data management, Hybrid IT, Cloudera, Public Cloud, On-premise, Data governance, Data Platform, Data Fabric, Workflow Automation, Data sovereignty, Risk & Compliance, Automation, Data residency, Data Security, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Data Privacy, Financial Services, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Explainable AI, AI Adoption, Personally Identifiable Information (PII), Enterprise Automation, AI Ethics & Governance, Risk Management, Cybersecurity, Partnerships, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Healthcare, Cloud Services, Robotic Process Automation (RPA) 2026-05-10T19:00:46+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/gaze-launches-workplace-intelligence-tool-in-new-zealand IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-05-06T09:30:00+12:00 Gaze launches workplace intelligence tool in New Zealand New Zealand (NZ), Productivity, Data Analytics, Flexible work, Facilities management, Predictive analytics, Real estate, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Hybrid & Remote Work, Landlords, Aotearoa, Property Technology (PropTech) 2026-05-10T19:15:21+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/maf-roda-nz-automation-grads-flag-careers-amid-retention-pressure IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-05-04T16:19:00+12:00 MAF Roda NZ automation grads flag careers amid retention pressure New Zealand (NZ), Robotics (Robots), Agricultural Technology, Software engineering, Tauranga, Computer Science, Skills shortage, Auckland, Optimization, Research and Development (R&D), Industrial IoT (IIoT), Career Pathways, Industrial software, Talent retention, France, Computer vision, Machine vision, Industrial Automation, Optimisation, Professional Development (PD), Brain Drain, Manufacturing, Internet of Things (IoT) 2026-05-10T19:15:27+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/affordable-cloud-backups-for-all-with-exaba-and-datacentre220 IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-05-04T12:17:00+12:00 Affordable cloud backups for all with Exaba and Datacentre220 New Zealand (NZ), Cloud Storage, Data Protection, Disaster Recovery (DR), Small Business (SMB), Business Continuity, Managed Services, Hybrid Cloud, Hybrid IT, Hyperscale, Microsoft Azure, Data centers (DC), Multi-cloud, Data sovereignty, Data residency, Cold Storage, Data Security, Data Privacy, Data Storage, Data Localisation, Cloud, Australasia, Managed Service Provider (MSP), Cybersecurity, Google Cloud, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Hidden Fees, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft, Storage, Cloud Services, Partner Programmes, Editor interview 2026-05-10T19:01:09+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/liverton-launches-sge-plus-on-nz-government-marketplace IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-05-04T09:00:00+12:00 Liverton launches SGE Plus on NZ government marketplace Microsoft, New Zealand (NZ), Public Sector, Data leak, New Zealand Government, Phishing, Cyber Risk, Microsoft Outlook, Spear Phishing, Critical Infrastructure, Email Security, Identity and Access Management (IAM), Supply Chain, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), DMARC, Business Email Compromise, Risk & Compliance, Infosec, Zero Trust Security, Risk Management, Cybersecurity, Supply Chain Security, Threat Landscape, New Zealand Information Security Manual (NZISM), Best Practice 2026-05-10T19:01:10+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/schneider-electric-s-impact-2030-score-rises-to-3-40 IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-05-01T15:11:00+12:00 Schneider Electric's Impact 2030 score rises to 3.40 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI), Power / Energy, Schneider Electric, Energy efficient, Climate change, Manufacturing, Renewable energy, Skills shortage, Supply Chain, France, Europe (European), Net Zero, Industrial Automation, Carbon emissions, Decarbonisation, Electrification, Upskilling, Clean technologies, ESG reporting, Corporate social responsibility (CSR), Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) 2026-05-10T19:01:14+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/revolut-partners-akahu-on-open-banking-credit-cards IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-04-30T15:57:00+12:00 Revolut partners Akahu on open banking credit cards New Zealand (NZ), Data sharing, Fintech, Onboarding, Credit risk, Open Data, Regulation, Data portability, Open banking, Risk & Compliance, Banking, Real time data, Application Programming Interface (API), Financial Infrastructure, Financial Services, Akahu, Revolut, Customer Experience (CX), Marketing Technologies (MarTech) 2026-05-10T19:15:35+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/ai-adoption-lifts-nz-business-revenue-study-finds IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-04-28T11:25:00+12:00 AI adoption lifts NZ business revenue, study finds Deloitte, New Zealand (NZ), Wellington, Productivity, Small Business (SMB), Data Analytics, Digital Transformation, ICT sector, Financial results, 2degrees, Research and Development (R&D), Business Confidence, Process automation, ROI, Cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Adoption, Business Transformation, Digital Skills, Aotearoa, Change Management 2026-05-10T19:15:44+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/pacific-radiology-opens-first-permanent-pet-ct-in-dunedin IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-04-27T10:15:00+12:00 Pacific Radiology opens first permanent PET-CT in Dunedin New Zealand (NZ), Wellington, Christchurch, Queenstown, Dunedin, Cancer, Southland 2026-05-10T19:02:03+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/new-zealand-mid-sized-firms-lag-on-ai-readiness-myob-finds IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-04-27T10:11:00+12:00 New Zealand mid-sized firms lag on AI readiness, MYOB finds New Zealand (NZ), MYOB, Data Protection, Small Business (SMB), Digitalisation, Digital divide, Digital Transformation, Skills shortage, Oxford Economics, Data Quality, Australian economy, Automation, Process automation, Data Security, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Data Privacy, Cloud, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Australasia, AI Adoption, AI Ethics & Governance, Risk Management, Cybersecurity, Aotearoa, GRC, Machine learning (ML), Change Management, Financial Systems, Risk & Compliance 2026-05-10T18:45:34+12:00