https://itbrief.co.nz/story/schneider-electric-reports-3-69-sustainability-impact-score IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-07-31T16:34:00+12:00 Schneider Electric reports 3.69 sustainability Impact score Schneider Electric, Energy efficient, World Economic Forum (WEF), Supply Chain, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Clean technologies, Carbon emissions, Biodiversity, Southeast Asia, Industrial Automation, Asia, Carbon footprint, Corporate social responsibility (CSR), Africa, Electrification, Decarbonisation, India, Workforce development, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), Renewable energy, Upskilling, France, Climate change, Net Zero 2026-07-31T16:34:38+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/revolut-partners-openai-to-add-chatgpt-go-to-plans IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-07-31T13:15:00+12:00 Revolut partners OpenAI to add ChatGPT Go to plans New Zealand (NZ), Digital Transformation, Global expansion, Personalisation, OpenAI, Europe (European), Banking, Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Partnerships, Consumer tech, Freemium, Revolut, United Kingdom (UK), AI Adoption, Generative AI (GenAI), Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Machine learning (ML), ChatGPT, Subscription Economy, NZD, Customer retention, Fintech, AI Assistant 2026-07-31T13:15:06+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/schneider-electric-warns-ai-data-centres-face-power-squeeze IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-07-29T13:28:00+12:00 Schneider Electric warns AI data centres face power squeeze Schneider Electric, Energy efficient, DataCentre infrastructure, Modular data centre, Data Centre Cooling, Data centers (DC), AI Infrastructure, OCP, Digital Infrastructure, Liquid cooling, Labour Shortage, Uptime Institute, Global Data Center, Open Compute Project, Cloud data, AI Data, NVIDIA, Prefabricated data centers (Prefab data centers) 2026-07-29T13:30:21+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/new-zealanders-worry-about-ai-s-environmental-impact IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-07-29T11:26:00+12:00 New Zealanders worry about AI's environmental impact New Zealand (NZ), Sustainability, ICT sector, e-waste & Recycling, Data centers (DC), Data Privacy, Cloud, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, Clean technologies, Carbon emissions, Transparency, Explainable AI, Carbon footprint, Corporate social responsibility (CSR), Digital Infrastructure, Customer service, Green IT, Australian Government, United States (US), Gen Z, Salesforce, Australasia, Consumer Trust, Energy consumption, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), Renewable energy, Data Protection, Risk Management, Personal data, Climate change, One New Zealand, Consumer expectations, AI Safety 2026-07-29T11:30:07+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/ngati-whatua-names-first-tech-scholarship-recipients IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-07-28T11:56:00+12:00 Ngāti Whātua names first tech scholarship recipients New Zealand (NZ), Marketing, IT Industry, ICT sector, Content Creation, Photography, Digital Skills, Startups, Social Media, Iwi, Mentorship, Digital Economy, Media Design School, Digital Media, Tertiary education, Māori, Software engineering, Digital divide, Career Pathways, Rangatahi, Maori Education, Auckland, Entrepreneurship, Aotearoa 2026-07-28T12:00:06+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/massey-researcher-backs-ai-for-low-resource-languages IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-07-27T09:00:00+12:00 Massey researcher backs AI for low-resource languages Data sovereignty, Large Language Models (LLMs), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Online learning, Massey University, Google Translate, United Kingdom (UK), Open Data, EdTech, Generative AI (GenAI), Natural language processing (NLP), Machine learning (ML), India, Optical Character Recognition (OCR), Synthetic Data, Digital divide, Digital Inclusion 2026-07-27T09:00:06+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/cisco-s-galaxy-mode-shows-ai-assistant-for-it-teams IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-07-22T13:35:00+12:00 Cisco's Galaxy Mode shows AI assistant for IT teams Robotics (Robots), IT service management (ITSM), Digital Transformation, IT Department, IT Strategy, Security Operations Centres (SOCs), Orchestration, Risk & Compliance, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), IT Infrastructure, Large Language Models (LLMs), AI Ethics & Governance, Cybersecurity, AI Agents (Agentic AI), AIOps, Cisco, IT Governance, Network Security, Network Management, Explainable AI, Chatbots, DevOps, Generative AI (GenAI), Service management, Automation, Systems integration, Machine learning (ML), Access Control, Process automation, User experience (UX), IT operations management, Enterprise security, Enterprise Automation, Risk Management, Change Management, Incident management, AI Assistant, Workflow Automation, Business Continuity, IT support, Observability, AI Safety 2026-07-22T13:45:06+12:00 https://itbrief.co.nz/story/ibm-upgrades-bob-with-multi-agent-tools-analytics IT Brief New Zealand en 2026-07-22T08:00:00+12:00 IBM upgrades Bob with multi-agent tools & analytics Productivity, IT Department, Financial Services, Cloud, AI Ethics & Governance, Software Development, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Multi-Agent, DevSecOps, Java, AI observability, Software engineering, Risk Management, IBM, Workflow Automation 2026-07-22T08:00:06+12:00 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 2026-07-30T09:15:05+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