https://itbrief.co.nz/story/tech-users-nz-calls-for-long-term-digital-strategy IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-06-19T09:30:00+12:00 Tech Users NZ calls for long-term digital strategy New Zealand (NZ), Productivity, Digital Transformation, Skills shortage, Data Privacy, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cybersecurity, Digital Skills, Digital Strategy, Digital Literacy, Data governance, Digital Economy, Generative AI (GenAI), Automation, Workforce development, Digital Trust, Renewable energy, Digital divide, Online Safety, Digital Inclusion, Aotearoa 2026-06-19T09:30:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/xero-finds-new-zealand-small-business-productivity-lags IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-06-18T12:36:00+12:00 Xero finds New Zealand small business productivity lags New Zealand (NZ), Education, Learning & Training, Productivity, Small Business (SMB), Manufacturing, Digital Transformation, Skills shortage, Real estate, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), IT Infrastructure, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Market Growth, Retail, Xero, Construction, Inflation, United Kingdom (UK), AI Adoption, Rising Costs, Digital adoption, Cloud Accounting, Automation, Australian economy, Policy, Wages, Hospitality, Digitalisation, Tourism, Business Confidence 2026-06-18T12:45:06+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/elon-musk-sells-the-future-not-the-product-founders-should-copy-the-craft-and-fear-the-rest IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-06-12T15:40:00+12:00 Elon Musk sells the future, not the product. Founders should copy the craft and fear the rest New Zealand (NZ), ICT sector, Opinion, Electric vehicles (EVs), Vehicles, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Marketing strategy, Social Media, Venture Capital, Founders, Capital Markets, Stock Market, Initial Public Offering (IPO), Tesla, Nasdaq, Storytelling, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), Reputation management, Renewable energy, Risk Management, SpaceX, BYD, Starlink, Work-life balance, Public Relations, Dwayne Alexander 2026-06-12T15:45:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/new-zealand-essential-email-open-rates-fall-to-63-6 IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-06-12T08:15:00+12:00 New Zealand essential email open rates fall to 63.6% Microsoft, New Zealand (NZ), Marketing, Real estate, Banking, Financial Services, Yahoo, Apple, Public Sector, Digital Engagement, Customer engagement, DMARC, Gmail, Marketing Technologies (MarTech), Cumulo9, Business communications, Hotmail, Local government, Insurance 2026-06-12T08:15:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/spectrum-wins-iso-27001-in-seven-months-with-spotica IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-06-11T08:15:00+12:00 Spectrum wins ISO 27001 in seven months with Spotica New Zealand (NZ), Productivity, Chief Technology Officers (CTO), Managed Services, Digital Transformation, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), IT Department, ICT sector, Cybersecurity, IT Governance, Public Sector, IT services, Evidence management, Data Security, Process automation, Information Security Management System (ISMS), Cyber resilience, Enterprise security, Data Protection, Risk Management, Critical Infrastructure, Auckland, Business Continuity, Spectrum, GRC, Software-defined Networking (SDN) 2026-06-11T14:45:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/stats-nz-s-most-valuable-source-of-official-data-to-get-58m-makeover IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-06-09T14:00:00+12:00 Stats NZ's most valuable source of official data to get $58m makeover New Zealand (NZ), Data Analytics, New Zealand Government, Integration, Data centers (DC), Data Privacy, Data sharing, Data infrastructure, Remote Access, Public Sector, Data governance, Academia, Digitisation, Modernisation, Data Security, Government Investment, Data Platform, Wellington, RNZ 2026-06-09T14:00:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/ai-could-drive-advances-that-solve-the-problems-it-brings-computer-scientist-suggests IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-06-09T13:34:00+12:00 AI could drive advances that solve the problems it brings, computer scientist suggests New Zealand (NZ), Sustainability, Semiconductors, Research and Development (R&D), Data centers (DC), Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, Carbon footprint, Solar power, Generative AI (GenAI), AI Infrastructure, Decarbonisation, United Nations, Machine learning (ML), Energy consumption, Renewable energy, Climate change, RNZ, Opinion 2026-06-09T13:45:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/gentrack-names-three-executives-to-drive-growth-strategy IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-06-09T13:13:00+12:00 Gentrack names three executives to drive growth strategy New Zealand (NZ), Chief Technology Officers (CTO), Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Global expansion, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Cloud, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Market Growth, Kaltura, Dubai, Regulation, Amdocs, United Kingdom (UK), Malaysia, NZX, Veovo, Generative AI (GenAI), Customer engagement, Systems integration, Digital Experience (DX), Israel, The Access Group, Renewable energy, Access Group, Software engineering, Gentrack, Flux Federation, Product Management, Vend, ASX, Experian, CMO, Job moves 2026-06-09T13:15:06+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/mastercard-expands-offers-network-across-asia-pacific IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-06-09T08:00:00+12:00 Mastercard expands offers network across Asia Pacific Canada, Personalisation, Banking, Australian, Payment Technologies, Loyalty programmes, Mastercard, Financial institutions, Super Apps, United States (US), Digital wallets, GoTo, Customer engagement, Grab, Open banking, Digital commerce, Hong Kong, APAC, Asia Pacific, Data Driven, Fintech 2026-06-09T08:00:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/cortell-australia-corplan-win-ibm-asia-pacific-award IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-06-05T09:15:00+12:00 Cortell Australia & CorPlan win IBM Asia Pacific award New Zealand (NZ), Productivity, Data Analytics, Digital Transformation, IT Department, Planning, Partner Programmes, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Cloud, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Performance management, Business Intelligence (BI), Public Sector, IBM THINK, Australasia, Cortell, APAC, Asia Pacific, CorPlan, IBM 2026-06-06T00:15:07+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/realestate-co-nz-launches-ai-image-search-for-homes IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-06-04T08:45:00+12:00 realestate.co.nz launches AI image search for homes New Zealand (NZ), Digital Transformation, Real estate, Snowflake, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Cloud, Machine learning (ML), Computer vision, User experience (UX), Auckland, Interior Design 2026-06-04T08:45:06+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/blind-spots-to-benchmarks-how-aofrio-inside-gives-beverage-brands-control-over-cooling-emissions IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-06-03T16:37:00+12:00 Blind spots to benchmarks: How AoFrio INSIDE gives beverage brands control over cooling emissions Productivity, Sustainability, Energy efficient, Data Analytics, Digital Transformation, Internet of Things (IoT), Industry 4.0, Risk & Compliance, Cloud, Performance management, Carbon emissions, PepsiCo, Carbon footprint, Telemetry, Decarbonisation, Cloud analytics, Coca-Cola, Latin America, Point of Sale (POS), Net Zero, Heineken, Opinion, Danielle Scott 2026-06-19T09:15:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/microsoft-unveils-majorana-2-quantum-chip-with-1-000x-gain IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-06-03T16:02:00+12:00 Microsoft unveils Majorana 2 quantum chip with 1,000x gain Microsoft, Data Analytics, Research and Development (R&D), Quantum Computing, AI Ethics & Governance, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Edge AI, Quantum error correction (QEC), Workflow Automation 2026-06-03T16:15:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/catalyst-urges-new-zealand-to-back-local-tech-in-procurement IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-06-03T09:30:00+12:00 Catalyst urges New Zealand to back local tech in procurement New Zealand (NZ), IT Industry, Outsourcing, New Zealand Government, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Cloud, Cybersecurity, Digital services, Managing Director, National Security, Public Sector, Cloud Services, United Kingdom (UK), Catalyst, Digital Infrastructure, Open Standards, Denmark, eGovernment, Civil Defence, Big Tech, Digital Sovereignty, Infosec, Critical Infrastructure, IT Procurement, Data sovereignty, France, GovTech, Interoperability, Wellington, Open source, Emergency management 2026-06-03T09:30:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/spectrum-consulting-names-darryl-van-rensburg-for-ai-drive IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-06-02T10:05:00+12:00 Spectrum Consulting names Darryl van Rensburg for AI drive New Zealand (NZ), Outsourcing, Digital Transformation, IT Department, New Zealand Government, Data Privacy, Cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, Cybersecurity, National Security, Data residency, Regulation, IT services, South Africa, AI Adoption, Data governance, Generative AI (GenAI), Data Localisation, Digital Sovereignty, Risk Management, Critical Infrastructure, IT Procurement, Data sovereignty, Change Management, Auckland, Job moves 2026-06-02T10:15:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/afterpay-nz-profit-more-than-triples-on-bnpl-growth IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-06-01T16:09:00+12:00 Afterpay NZ profit more than triples on BNPL growth New Zealand (NZ), Financial results, Financial Services, Asset Management, Payment Technologies, eCommerce, Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL), Credit risk, Cash flow, Revenue, Online shopping, Credit management, Financial Year (FY), Afterpay, Block, Fintech, Auckland, Wellington, Foreign exchange (Forex) 2026-06-01T16:15:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/iab-new-zealand-launches-wellington-industry-council IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-06-01T08:30:00+12:00 IAB New Zealand launches Wellington industry council New Zealand (NZ), Marketing, IT Industry, Advertising Technologies (Adtech), Data Privacy, Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, Public Sector, Emerging Technology, Digital Media, Google, Metservice, NZME, Data Protection, TVNZ, GovTech, Stuff 2026-06-01T14:00:06+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/blackpearl-hails-114-arr-growth-as-ai-debate-shifts IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-05-28T08:32:00+12:00 Blackpearl hails 114% ARR growth as AI debate shifts New Zealand (NZ), Advertising Technologies (Adtech), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Large Language Models (LLMs), Cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Agents (Agentic AI), Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR), Machine learning (ML), B2B Marketing, Digital commerce, Blackpearl Group, NVIDIA, ASX 2026-05-28T08:45:04+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/xero-backs-nationwide-sleep-drive-for-business-owners IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-05-27T15:15:00+12:00 Xero backs nationwide sleep drive for business owners New Zealand (NZ), Productivity, Small Business (SMB), Financial Systems, Human Resources (HR), Hybrid & Remote Work, Health Technologies (HealthTech), Xero, Mental Health, Burnout, Resilience, Health Education, Sleep, Workplace culture 2026-05-27T15:30:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/ovhcloud-launches-apac-local-zone-with-datacentre220 IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-05-25T08:53:00+12:00 OVHcloud launches APAC Local Zone with Datacentre220 New Zealand (NZ), OpenStack, Sustainability, Energy efficient, IT Department, Hyperscale, Public Cloud, Data centers (DC), Supply Chain, Application infrastructure, Compute, Banking, OVHcloud, Financial Services, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Healthcare, Data residency, Internet exchange, Cloud Services, Power usage effectiveness (PUE), Digital Infrastructure, Liquid cooling, Green IT, Colocation, Data Security, Resilience, Data Localisation, Energy consumption, Multi-cloud, Security management, APAC, Data sovereignty, Auckland, Object storage, Block storage, Availability, Editor interview 2026-06-10T09:15:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/new-zealand-businesses-ramp-up-ai-automation-push IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-05-22T10:56:00+12:00 New Zealand businesses ramp up AI & automation push New Zealand (NZ), Schneider Electric, Productivity, Sustainability, Energy efficient, Small Business (SMB), Manufacturing, Data Analytics, Digital Transformation, IT Department, ICT sector, Skills shortage, Integration, Business strategy, Data Quality, Market competition, IT Infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Professional services, Carbon emissions, ESG reporting, Construction, Industrial Automation, Australasia, Oceania, Automation, Smart Building, Energy consumption, Predictive analytics, Digitalisation, Change Management, Workflow Automation, ROI 2026-05-22T11:00:05+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/dell-technologies-hollywood-director-exposes-duality-of-ai IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-05-22T09:45:00+12:00 Dell Technologies: Hollywood director exposes duality of AI New Zealand (NZ), Ethics, Digital Transformation, Content Creation, Dell Technologies, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Xero, Film production, Kiwifruit, Workplace automation, Generative AI (GenAI), Digital Media, Automation, Storytelling, MCU, VFX, Creativity, Visual effects, Marvel, Editor interview 2026-05-22T13:15:05+12:00 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 2026-06-04T09:15:06+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