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 2026-06-05T09:15:05+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 2026-06-03T16:45:07+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 2026-05-28T21:30:06+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 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 2026-06-01T09:15:05+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