https://itbrief.co.nz/story/girls-shaping-the-future-of-ai-why-inclusivity-matters-now IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-04-23T12:30:00+12:00 Girls shaping the future of AI: Why inclusivity matters now Lisa Pfahlert, New Zealand (NZ), Digital Literacy, Online Safety, Online fraud, Gender diversity, Girls in STEM, Gender equality, Inde, Data Privacy, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cybersecurity, AI Safety, Women in Technology, Corporate social responsibility (CSR), Opinion 2026-04-23T12:35:06+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/xero-unveils-ai-business-health-scorecards-for-users IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-04-22T16:16:00+12:00 Xero unveils AI business health scorecards for users Unified Communications (UC), Xero, New Zealand (NZ), Whatsapp, Small Business (SMB), Capital Management, Data Analytics, Digital Transformation, Fintech, Slack, Visual Analytics, Microsoft Teams, Data Visualisation, User Interface, Financial Systems, Predictive analytics, Automation, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cash flow, Forecasting, Performance management, Cloud Accounting, Business Intelligence (BI), Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Machine learning (ML) 2026-04-22T16:30:07+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/kia-ora-new-zealand-microsoft-ai-tour-delivers-a-dose-of-he-tangata IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-04-22T14:01:00+12:00 Kia Ora New Zealand: Microsoft AI Tour delivers a dose of He Tangata Microsoft, New Zealand (NZ), Productivity, Skynet, Shadow IT, Digital Transformation, Automation, Industrial Revolution, ROI, Cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Adoption, Digital Skills, AI Ethics & Governance, Aotearoa, Upskilling, Change Management, Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), Editor interview 2026-04-22T14:10:09+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/inde-appoints-matthew-flatt-as-technical-director-of-data IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-04-22T12:29:00+12:00 Inde appoints Matthew Flatt as Technical Director of Data New Zealand (NZ), IT Industry, Christchurch, PGG Wrightson, Data Analytics, Digital Transformation, Data management, ICT sector, Systems integration, Data ownership, Integration, Data governance, NZ Tech, Data Quality, Data Platform, IT Governance, Automation, Inde, Cloud data, Data Strategy, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business Transformation, Hiring, Information Governance, Business Intelligence (BI), Machine learning (ML), Job moves, Partner Programmes 2026-04-22T12:35:06+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/schneider-electric-deloitte-launch-ai-industrial-tie-up IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-04-22T10:50:00+12:00 Schneider Electric & Deloitte launch AI industrial tie-up Deloitte, Schneider Electric, Productivity, Energy efficient, Digitalisation, Manufacturing, Digital Transformation, IT Department, Systems integration, Business strategy, Industrial software, Data centers (DC), Industry 4.0, Supply Chain, Operational Technologies (OT), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), IT Infrastructure, Industrial Automation, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Partnerships, Machine learning (ML), Change Management, Hyperscale, Partner Programmes, Power / Energy 2026-04-22T11:05:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/fortanix-hires-duo-to-boost-anz-data-security-push IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-04-22T09:00:00+12:00 Fortanix hires duo to boost ANZ data security push Job moves, New Zealand (NZ), Data Protection, Data sharing, Hybrid Cloud, Data encryption, Digital Transformation, Encryption, Enterprise security, Cloud Security, Key management, APAC, Auckland, Melbourne, Regulation, Sydney, Multi-cloud, Security Operations Centres (SOCs), Quantum Computing, Access Control, AI Security, Cloud migration, Infosec, Data Security, Data Privacy, Australia & New Zealand, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Adoption, Risk Management, Cybersecurity, GRC, Physical Security, Risk & Compliance 2026-04-22T09:00:12+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/ideally-raises-aud-13-4m-to-expand-us-market-research IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-04-21T13:26:00+12:00 Ideally raises AUD $13.4m to expand US market research Google Cloud Next, Google, Telstra, Data Analytics, Digital Transformation, Marketing strategy, APAC, Rémy Cointreau, Melbourne, US expansion, Customer Feedback, Customer Centricity, Sydney, Venture Capital, Market research, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), CPG, United States (US), Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Machine learning (ML), Customer Experience (CX), Partner Programmes, Marketing Technologies (MarTech) 2026-04-21T13:35:06+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/nextro-wins-fortinet-sase-specialisation-in-new-zealand IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-04-20T09:30:00+12:00 Nextro wins Fortinet SASE specialisation in New Zealand New Zealand (NZ), Fortinet, Network Management, Work from Home (WFH), Managed Services, Auckland Airport, Digital Transformation, Managed IT, Software Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN), Network Security, Enterprise security, Cloud Security, Auckland, IT Procurement, Eden Park, Security Operations Centres (SOCs), Partner Programmes, Physical Security, Critical Infrastructure, Identity and Access Management (IAM), Security Integrator, Electronic Security, Access Control, OT security, IT Governance, Cloud migration, Operational Technologies (OT), Zero Trust Security, Cloud First, Australian, Hybrid & Remote Work, Cybersecurity, Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), Firewalls, Network Infrastructure, IoT Security, Software-defined Networking (SDN), Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), Breach Prevention 2026-04-20T09:40:10+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/schneider-electric-microsoft-unveil-azure-ai-factory-tools IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-04-17T13:50:00+12:00 Schneider Electric & Microsoft unveil Azure AI factory tools Microsoft, Schneider Electric, Hybrid Cloud, Digital Transformation, Edge Computing, Microsoft Azure, Industrial IoT (IIoT), Industrial software, Industry 4.0, Supply Chain, Interoperability, Industrial Automation, India, Decarbonisation, Manufacturing, Internet of Things (IoT), Power / Energy 2026-04-17T13:55:06+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/ey-new-zealand-appoints-willett-bremner-to-tech-roles IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-04-17T09:35:00+12:00 EY New Zealand appoints Willett & Bremner to tech roles Microsoft, New Zealand (NZ), SAP, NVIDIA, ServiceNow, Fonterra, Data Analytics, Digital Transformation, IT Department, Ernst & Young (EY), Digital Strategy, IT Strategy, Information Management, Professional services, Databricks, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Snowflake, Cloud, Data Strategy, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business Transformation, Aotearoa, Management Consulting, Job moves, Customer Data Platforms (CDP), Marketing Technologies (MarTech) 2026-04-17T09:40:06+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/the-hidden-risk-in-new-zealand-s-digital-transformation IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-04-15T15:10:00+12:00 The hidden risk in New Zealand's digital transformation New Zealand (NZ), Fortinet, Business Continuity, Outsourcing, Digitisation, Public Sector, Digital Transformation, Network Security, Privileged Access Management (PAM), Cloud Security, IT Strategy, Data governance, Cyber Risk, Critical Infrastructure, Identity and Access Management (IAM), Supply Chain, Access Control, IT Governance, Incident Response, Data Security, Zero Trust Security, Data Privacy, Remote Access, Financial Services, Australia & New Zealand, Cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Hybrid & Remote Work, Risk Management, Cybersecurity, Health Technologies (HealthTech), Security by Design, Supply Chain Security, Resilience, Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), Dr. Steven Woodhouse, Opinion, Firewalls, Physical Security, Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), Risk & Compliance, Breach Prevention 2026-04-15T16:45:06+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/what-organisations-need-to-know-about-microsoft-ea-licensing-heading-into-2026 IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-04-15T13:06:00+12:00 What organisations need to know about Microsoft EA licensing heading into 2026 Fran Smaller, Microsoft, New Zealand (NZ), Public Sector, Managed Services, Digital Transformation, IT Department, IT Strategy, Microsoft Cloud, Microsoft Azure, IT Procurement, Dynamics 365, Partner Programmes, Microsoft 365, Cloud solution provider, IT Governance, Inde, Cloud, Asset Management, FinOps, IT asset management, Opinion 2026-04-15T13:20:09+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/inde-appoints-chris-beckett-as-technology-strategist IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-04-15T12:33:00+12:00 Inde appoints Chris Beckett as technology strategist New Zealand (NZ), IT services, IT Industry, Wellington, Christchurch, Chief Technology Officers (CTO), Dunedin, Digital Transformation, IT Department, Auckland, Data governance, Professional services, IT Architecture, IT Governance, Inde Technology, Inde, Data Strategy, Job moves 2026-04-15T12:40:08+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/ai-readiness-illusion-as-data-controls-lag-cloudera-says IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-04-15T11:48:00+12:00 AI readiness illusion as data controls lag, Cloudera says New Zealand (NZ), Big Data, Data Protection, Chief Technology Officers (CTO), Public Sector, Manufacturing, Hybrid Cloud, Data Analytics, Digital Transformation, Data management, IT Department, Asia Pacific, Cloudera, APAC, Integration, Data infrastructure, Data governance, Multi-cloud, Data Quality, Critical Infrastructure, Data regulation, Data lifecycle management, Access Control, Data residency, Europe (European), Data Security, IT Infrastructure, Data Privacy, Financial Services, Australia & New Zealand, Cloud, Australian, Digital Infrastructure, Data Strategy, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Adoption, AI Ethics & Governance, Risk Management, Africa, Telcos, Middle East, Chief Information Officer (CIO), Healthcare, Machine learning (ML), Physical Security, Risk & Compliance 2026-04-15T12:00:07+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/westpac-nz-launches-microsoft-ai-contact-centre-platform IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-04-14T10:48:00+12:00 Westpac NZ launches Microsoft AI contact centre platform Microsoft, Cloud Services, New Zealand (NZ), Westpac, Network Infrastructure, Customer service, Mainframe, Microsoft Dynamics, Digital Transformation, Auckland, Data centers (DC), Dynamics 365, Workflow Automation, Process automation, Data Security, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Banking, IT Infrastructure, Data Privacy, Financial Services, Cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Adoption, Customer Support, AI Ethics & Governance, Cybersecurity, Chief Information Officer (CIO), Customer Experience (CX), Generative AI (GenAI), Employee Experience (EX), Hyperscale, Marketing Technologies (MarTech), Human Capital Management (HCM), Robotic Process Automation (RPA) 2026-04-14T11:00:11+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/scentian-bio-raises-gbp-5-5-million-for-food-sensor IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-04-10T09:15:00+12:00 Scentian Bio raises GBP £5.5 million for food sensor Application Performance Monitoring (APM), Software Development, New Zealand (NZ), Agricultural Technology, Cloud analytics, Intellectual property, Auckland, Internet of Things (IoT), Food safety, K1W1, Food technology, Venture Capital, Supply Chain, Sensors, Food security, Booster, Quality assurance, Biomimicry, Biosensor, Cloud data, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Biosecurity, Clean technologies, Machine learning (ML), DevOps, Data Analytics, Physical Security 2026-04-10T09:20:07+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/genesis-energy-completes-four-month-systems-overhaul IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-04-08T10:52:00+12:00 Genesis Energy completes four-month systems overhaul New Zealand (NZ), Productivity, Oracle, Salesforce, Gentrack, Customer service, Genesis Energy, Data Analytics, Digital Transformation, Systems integration, Workday, Project Management, Utilities, Identity and Access Management (IAM), IT Transformation, Cloud migration, Coupa, Adaptiv, Conversational AI, Energy sector, Digital services, Customer Experience (CX), DevOps, Marketing Technologies (MarTech), Partner Programmes, Power / Energy, Customer Data Platforms (CDP), Cybersecurity, Application Performance Monitoring (APM), Software Development 2026-04-08T11:05:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/academyex-launches-ai-training-scheme-for-charities IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-04-07T11:52:00+12:00 AcademyEX launches AI training scheme for charities New Zealand (NZ), Education, Learning & Training, Digital Literacy, Air New Zealand, TechEd, Fonterra, CanTeen, Digital divide, MBIE, EdTech, Skills shortage, Digital Inclusion, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Adoption, Digital Skills, AI Ethics & Governance, Risk Management, academyEX, Online learning, Corporate social responsibility (CSR), eLearning (e-Learning), Risk & Compliance 2026-04-07T12:10:09+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/datacom-buys-t4-auckland-data-centre-in-nz-expansion IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-04-02T11:46:00+13:00 Datacom buys T4 Auckland data centre in NZ expansion New Zealand (NZ), IT services, IT Industry, Datacom, Public Sector, IT Department, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), AirTrunk, Auckland, New Zealand Government, Data governance, Melbourne, Sydney, Data centers (DC), NZ Tech, Critical Infrastructure, Application infrastructure, Data residency, T4 Group, Low latency, Data Localisation, Digital Infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Australasia, Liquid cooling, Resilience, Digital services, Hyperscale 2026-04-02T11:50:09+13:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/new-zealand-to-extend-open-banking-to-sme-channels IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-04-01T15:48:00+13:00 New Zealand to extend open banking to SME channels New Zealand (NZ), Westpac, Productivity, Small Business (SMB), Kiwibank, Digitalisation, Data sharing, Digital Transformation, Fintech, Bookkeeping, New Zealand Government, Digital Inclusion, Open Data, Regulatory technology, Open banking, Consumer Data Right, Digital Identity, Data Security, Banking, Data Privacy, Financial Services, Australia & New Zealand, Cash flow, Payment Technologies, Financial Management, Authorisation, ASB Bank, Cybersecurity, Cloud Accounting, United Kingdom (UK), Risk & Compliance 2026-04-01T16:00:09+13:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/tenpeaks-appoints-whineray-as-independent-chairman IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-03-30T13:30:00+13:00 TenPeaks appoints Whineray as Independent Chairman Cloud Services, University of Canterbury, New Zealand (NZ), Fonterra, Colocation, Port of Tauranga, Digital Transformation, IT Department, Renewable energy, Cloud adoption, Data centers (DC), Data centre expansion, Data sovereignty, IT Infrastructure, Cloud, Digital Infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telcos, Digital services, Job moves, Hyperscale, Clean technologies 2026-03-30T13:45:05+13:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/billy-website-to-help-new-zealand-households-compare-power IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-03-26T16:40:00+13:00 Billy website to help New Zealand households compare power New Zealand (NZ), Online tools, New Zealand Government, Market competition, Consumer rights, Electricity Authority 2026-03-26T16:50:06+13:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/anteup-builds-mortgage-marketplace-to-let-banks-bid IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-03-26T14:30:00+13:00 Anteup builds mortgage marketplace to let banks bid New Zealand (NZ), Digital Transformation, Fintech, Auckland, Entrepreneurship, Regulation, Home loans, Ministry of Awesome, Real estate, Open banking, Lending, Banking, Aotearoa, Property Technology (PropTech), User experience (UX) 2026-03-26T14:40:10+13:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/new-zealand-opens-te-rua-archive-centre-in-wellington IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-03-26T09:30:00+13:00 New Zealand opens Te Rua archive centre in Wellington New Zealand (NZ), Wellington, Business Continuity, National Library of New Zealand, Smart Building, Public Sector, Climate change, Information Management, Public infrastructure, BIM, Information Governance, Clean technologies 2026-03-26T09:35:06+13:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/digital-twin-cuts-costs-emissions-at-te-rua-archive IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-03-26T09:21:00+13:00 Digital twin cuts costs & emissions at Te Rua archive New Zealand (NZ), Wellington, Energy efficient, Wellington Hospital, Digital Transformation, Facilities management, Data centers (DC), Critical Infrastructure, Public infrastructure, Digital twins, Hospitals, BIM, Asset Management, Digital Infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Carbon emissions, Decarbonisation, Risk Management, Augmented Reality (AR), Hyperscale, Power / Energy, Risk & Compliance, Health Technologies (HealthTech), AR, VR & Metaverse, AI Agents (Agentic AI) 2026-03-26T09:35:06+13:00