https://itbrief.co.nz/story/beyond-automation-why-ai-is-forcing-us-to-rethink-how-work-gets-done IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-07-21T13:35:00+12:00 Beyond automation: Why AI is forcing us to rethink how work gets done New Zealand (NZ), Digital Transformation, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, Telcos, Software Development, AI Agents (Agentic AI), AI Coding, Explainable AI, One NZ, Customer Experience (CX), AI Adoption, Automation, Data Security, Employee Experience (EX), Business Transformation, Copenhagen, AI Strategy, Software engineering, Change Management, Connectivity, Security, One New Zealand, AI Safety, Opinion, Neeharika Chowdhary 2026-07-21T13:45:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/use-ai-in-ways-you-can-clearly-explain-key-tips-on-maintaining-trust-with-ai-use IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-07-20T14:30:00+12:00 'Use AI in ways you can clearly explain': key tips on maintaining trust with AI use New Zealand (NZ), Education, Learning & Training, Chief Technology Officers (CTO), Data sovereignty, Risk & Compliance, Data Privacy, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, Chief Information Officer (CIO), Data literacy, Public Sector, Explainable AI, Energy sector, AI Adoption, CIO Summit, Data governance, Trust, Information Governance, Data Security, Contact Energy, Digital Trust, Digital Sovereignty, Data Protection, Risk Management, Change Management, Auckland, Opinion, Kate Kolich 2026-07-20T14:30:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/sharon-ai-seals-usd-1-32-billion-cloud-deal-in-nz IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-07-20T13:50:00+12:00 Sharon AI seals USD $1.32 billion cloud deal in NZ New Zealand (NZ), DataCentre infrastructure, IT Department, ICT sector, Data centers (DC), Application infrastructure, Data sovereignty, Cloud, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Infrastructure, Accelerated Computing, Digital Infrastructure, Data Hosting, APAC, Edge Computing, NVIDIA, High Performance Computing (HPC) 2026-07-20T14:00:06+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/dentsu-aotearoa-launches-technology-practice-with-knox IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-07-20T10:48:00+12:00 Dentsu Aotearoa launches technology practice with Knox New Zealand (NZ), Digital Transformation, Advertising Technologies (Adtech), Personalisation, Australia & New Zealand, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Customer Experience (CX), Data Strategy, AI Adoption, Emerging Technology, C-Suite, Digital Media, Automation, Machine learning (ML), Digital Experience (DX), Marketing Technologies (MarTech), Change Management, Experience Design, Auckland, Dentsu, Aotearoa, Job moves 2026-07-20T11:00:07+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/catalyst-urges-new-zealand-to-back-local-tech-suppliers IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-07-17T09:15:00+12:00 Catalyst urges New Zealand to back local tech suppliers New Zealand (NZ), IT Industry, Outsourcing, IT Budget, New Zealand Government, Data sovereignty, Cloud, Cybersecurity, National Security, Digital Strategy, IT Governance, Shared services, Public Sector, Data ownership, United Kingdom (UK), Digital Infrastructure, Open Standards, Information Governance, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Data Hosting, Resilience, Big Tech, Digital Sovereignty, UK Government, France, Interoperability, Wellington, Business Continuity, Open source, European Union (EU) 2026-07-17T09:15:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/atlassian-adds-jira-tools-for-ai-native-software-teams IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-07-17T09:00:00+12:00 Atlassian adds Jira tools for AI-native software teams Digital Transformation, IT Department, International Data Corporation (IDC), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Large Language Models (LLMs), Cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Hybrid & Remote Work, AI Ethics & Governance, Software Development, AI Agents (Agentic AI), AI Coding, DevSecOps, Knowledge Management, Reddit, DevOps, Cursor, Atlassian, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Automation, Machine learning (ML), Software engineering, Slack, Analyst report 2026-07-17T09:00:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/kpmg-nlb-launch-ai-ready-reading-programme-in-singapore IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-07-15T11:47:00+12:00 KPMG, NLB launch AI-ready reading programme in Singapore Education, Learning & Training, KPMG, Digital Transformation, Skills shortage, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Digital Literacy, AI Adoption, Professional Development (PD), Generative AI (GenAI), Singapore, Misinformation, Search engines, Risk Management 2026-07-15T12:00:07+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/tuanz-urges-trust-rules-for-new-zealand-generative-ai IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-07-15T08:30:00+12:00 Tuanz urges trust rules for New Zealand generative AI New Zealand (NZ), Productivity, Small Business (SMB), Digital Transformation, New Zealand Government, Research and Development (R&D), Data Privacy, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, Digital Skills, Business support, Public Sector, Explainable AI, AI Adoption, Data governance, Digital Economy, Generative AI (GenAI), Digital adoption, AI Strategy, Data Protection, Risk Management, TUANZ, AI Safety 2026-07-15T08:30:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/southpac-group-sees-rise-in-us-tech-founders-seeking-offshore-asset-protection IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-07-14T12:30:00+12:00 Southpac Group sees rise in US tech founders seeking offshore asset protection New Zealand (NZ), ICT sector, Risk & Compliance, Data Privacy, Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, Cybersecurity, Professional services, Anti-money laundering (AML), Transparency, United States (US), Know your customer (KYC), Wealth management, Succession Planning, Data Protection, Philippines, Risk Management, Cyber Risk, Silicon Valley 2026-07-14T12:30:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/cloudera-mercy-corps-launch-ai-tool-for-aid-work IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-07-13T12:05:00+12:00 Cloudera & Mercy Corps launch AI tool for aid work New Zealand (NZ), Productivity, Data Analytics, Digital Transformation, Large Language Models (LLMs), Cloud, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Professional services, Anthropic, Cloudera, Generative AI (GenAI), Automation, Food security, APAC, Climate change, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Claude, Emergency services 2026-07-13T12:15:07+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/nz-workers-slow-to-adopt-ai-but-many-hide-how-much-they-use-it-report IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-07-08T10:30:00+12:00 NZ workers slow to adopt AI, but many hide how much they use it - report New Zealand (NZ), Productivity, Small Business (SMB), TechEd, Digital Transformation, Data centers (DC), Industry 4.0, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Hybrid & Remote Work, AI Ethics & Governance, Online learning, Digital Skills, Social Media, Public Sector, AI Adoption, Professional Development (PD), Digital Economy, Generative AI (GenAI), TikTok, YouTube, AI skills, Automation, Employment Hero, Upskilling, Workplace culture, Business Confidence, Aotearoa, RNZ 2026-07-08T10:30:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/cisco-mclaren-extend-partnership-across-racing-ai IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-07-07T14:32:00+12:00 Cisco & McLaren extend partnership across racing & AI Unified Communications (UC), Productivity, Data Analytics, Digital Transformation, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Hybrid & Remote Work, Cybersecurity, Partnerships, Cisco, Branding, Formula One, Telemetry, Digital Infrastructure, Sports Technology (SportsTech), McLaren, Machine learning (ML), Digital Resilience, APAC, Wireless Networks, Asia Pacific, Edge Computing, Japan, Connectivity, Observability, High Performance Computing (HPC), Motorsport 2026-07-07T14:45:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/ai-spending-races-ahead-of-revenue-warns-academyex IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-07-06T08:00:00+12:00 AI spending races ahead of revenue, warns academyEX Microsoft, Amazon, New Zealand (NZ), Semiconductors, Digital Transformation, Hyperscale, Data centers (DC), Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Data sovereignty, Data Privacy, Large Language Models (LLMs), Cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, Chinese, AI Agents (Agentic AI), AI Infrastructure, AI Models, academyEX, Venture Capital, Capex, United States (US), Alphabet, Stock Market, Google, Big Tech, AI Strategy, Data Protection, Auckland, Meta 2026-07-06T08:00:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/sir-brian-roche-says-digital-delivery-system-needs-reset IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-07-03T11:00:00+12:00 Sir Brian Roche says digital delivery system needs reset New Zealand (NZ), Digital Transformation, Digital Strategy, Public Sector, Procurement, Auckland Airport, Datacom, GovTech, Wellington 2026-07-03T11:00:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/cisco-outlines-people-first-ai-strategy-for-workforce-shift IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-07-02T13:25:00+12:00 Cisco outlines people-first AI strategy for workforce shift Education, Learning & Training, Productivity, Leadership, Digital Transformation, Skills shortage, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Data Privacy, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, Software Development, Digital Skills, Communication, Cisco, Knowledge Management, AI Adoption, Data governance, Generative AI (GenAI), AI skills, Automation, Employee Experience (EX), AI Strategy, Upskilling, Risk Management, Customer Support, Change Management, Workplace culture 2026-07-02T13:30:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/lancom-wins-microsoft-azure-migration-specialisation IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-06-30T15:33:00+12:00 Lancom wins Microsoft Azure migration specialisation Microsoft, New Zealand (NZ), Disaster Recovery (DR), Outsourcing, Managed Services, Microsoft Azure, Partner Programmes, Applications, Cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Testing and measurement, IT services, Cloud Services, SQL Server, Lancom Technology, Automation, Cloud migration, Windows Server, Auckland, Security 2026-06-30T15:45:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/quanton-marks-a-decade-with-six-million-hours-saved IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-06-29T13:46:00+12:00 Quanton marks a decade with six million hours saved New Zealand (NZ), IT Industry, Productivity, Small Business (SMB), Manufacturing, Digital Transformation, Consultancy, COVID-19, Europe (European), Banking, Financial Services, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Hybrid & Remote Work, AI Ethics & Governance, Healthcare, Government, Public Sector, Intelligent automation, AI Adoption, Utilities, Redundancies, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Automation, Australian economy, Process automation, Quanton, Business Transformation, APAC, AI Strategy, Adelaide, Management Consulting, Change Management, Workplace culture, Auckland, Workflow Automation, Christchurch, Insurance, Economic downturn 2026-06-29T14:00:06+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/quantum-computers-aren-t-here-yet-but-the-data-threat-is-9febd54c-b0b7-4e62-a169-7d672dac13d6 IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-06-29T11:00:00+12:00 Quantum computers aren't here yet. But the data threat is New Zealand (NZ), RSA Security, Quantum Computing, Risk & Compliance, Zero Trust Security, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cybersecurity, Threat actors, Passports, Customer data, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), Hackers, Encryption, Intellectual property, Cryptography, Google, Data Security, Transport layer security, Data exfiltration, Enterprise security, Data Protection, Infosec, Data encryption, IBM, Data breach, TLS, Cloud Security, Editor interview 2026-07-15T09:15:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/aimer-farming-launches-pasture-intelligence-tech-in-uk IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-06-29T08:45:00+12:00 Aimer Farming launches pasture intelligence tech in UK New Zealand (NZ), Agricultural Technology, Global expansion, United Kingdom (UK), Computer vision, Aimer Farming 2026-06-29T08:45:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/anthropic-launches-claude-tag-for-slack-workplace-workflows IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-06-24T13:45:00+12:00 Anthropic launches Claude Tag for Slack workplace workflows Workplace, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Data Privacy, Large Language Models (LLMs), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Hybrid & Remote Work, Software Development, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Developer tools, Anthropic, Knowledge Management, DevOps, Data governance, Generative AI (GenAI), Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Migration, Software engineering, Slack, Risk Management, AI Assistant, Workflow Automation, Claude 2026-06-24T13:45:06+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/hp-new-zealand-appoints-daniel-roberts-as-head-of-enterprise IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-06-24T09:56:00+12:00 HP New Zealand appoints Daniel Roberts as head of enterprise HP, Collaboration, New Zealand (NZ), Unified Communications (UC), Productivity, Workplace, Leadership, Managed Services, Digital Transformation, IT Department, IT Strategy, Spark, Computers, Partner Programmes, Poly, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Hybrid & Remote Work, Cybersecurity, Telcos, Professional services, Ricoh, Public Sector, Flexible work, Video conferencing, AI Adoption, Management, Digital Employee, Machine learning (ML), Employee Experience (EX), Commercial Strategy, Digitalisation, IT Procurement, IT management, IBM, Auckland, Wellington, Connectivity, Security, Endpoint Management, Aotearoa, Job moves 2026-06-25T11:45:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/blackpearl-unveils-gtm-bench-for-ai-sales-evaluation IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-06-24T09:00:00+12:00 Blackpearl unveils GTM-Bench for AI sales evaluation Data Quality, Real estate, OpenAI, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), AI Ethics & Governance, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Anthropic, Public Sector, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), United Kingdom (UK), AI Adoption, Cursor, Marketing Automation, United States (US), Google, Marketing Technologies (MarTech), Blackpearl Group, Deepseek 2026-06-24T11:15:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/data-storage-gets-profitable-as-exaba-targets-us-expansion IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-06-23T08:48:00+12:00 Data storage gets profitable as Exaba targets US expansion New Zealand (NZ), Managed Services, Digital Transformation, IT Department, Hyperscale, Financial results, Microsoft Azure, Data centers (DC), Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Partner Programmes, Global expansion, IT Infrastructure, Cloud, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Managed Service Provider (MSP), AI Agents (Agentic AI), Xero, Anaplan, Data growth, Venture Capital, IT services, Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR), Cloud Storage, United States (US), Data Storage, Uber, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Waikato, Enterprise Storage, Market research, OEM, Hidden Fees, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Editor interview 2026-07-10T09:15:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/your-bottle-cooler-knows-more-than-your-data-team-here-s-how-it-unlocks-agentic-ai IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-06-22T16:35:00+12:00 Your bottle cooler knows more than your data team: Here's how it unlocks agentic AI Digital Transformation, Internet of Things (IoT), Data Quality, Industry 4.0, Supply Chain, Cloud, Asset Management, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Agents (Agentic AI), PepsiCo, Data infrastructure, Data Strategy, AI Adoption, Machine learning (ML), Fleet Management, Computer vision, Coca-Cola, Edge Computing, Latin America, CPG, AI in Supply Chain, Opinion, Rami Elbeltagi 2026-07-10T09:15:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/new-zealand-rugby-launches-all-blacks-fan-platform IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-06-22T09:15:00+12:00 New Zealand Rugby launches All Blacks fan platform New Zealand (NZ), Streaming, Digital Transformation, Personalisation, Digital Strategy, Connected TV, Data Strategy, Single Sign-On (SSO), Nexus, Sports Technology (SportsTech), Rugby Union, Fan Experience, User experience (UX), Rugby, Black Ferns, All Blacks, Deltatre, Direct to consumer (D2C) 2026-06-22T09:15:05+12:00