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Microsoft Exchange breach a wake-up call to ditch the server

Wed, 31st Mar 2021
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Microsoft Exchange breach prompts small and medium enterprises in New Zealand to ditch their servers, says IT services director.
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Financial services and insurance businesses survive challenges thanks to DevOps

Fri, 26th Mar 2021
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While 2020 was one of the most challenging years for every business, those in financial services and insurance have fared better than most.
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Peeling back the layers of the edge

Thu, 25th Mar 2021
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Red Hat's broad portfolio provides the connectivity, integration, and infrastructure as the basis for the platform, application, and developer services.
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Less than a quarter of digital transformation efforts in Asia Pacific are optimised - study

Fri, 19th Mar 2021
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Less than a quarter of digital transformation efforts in Asia Pacific are optimized, according to NTT's Global Managed Services Report.
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Informatica extends partner program, looks to drive cloud-first success

Fri, 19th Mar 2021
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The enterprise cloud data management company states it is looking to drive cloud-first, cloud-native success for its strategic partners and customers.
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Xero scores global partner agreement with BDO

Thu, 18th Mar 2021
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Xero and BDO have signed a global partnership agreement, making Xero the preferred accounting solution for BDO's small to medium business clients.
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Smarter AI, composable analytics, XOps amongst top data and analytics trends for 2021

Thu, 18th Mar 2021
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Smarter AI, composable analytics and XOps are among the top data and analytics technology trends for 2021, according to Gartner.
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Pure Storage and Microsoft empower businesses on their cloud journey

Wed, 17th Mar 2021
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Pure Storage has announced the general availability of Pure Cloud Block Store on Microsoft's Azure Marketplace.
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ANZ businesses increase spend on cybersecurity in wake of COVID-19

Tue, 16th Mar 2021
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Despite organisations cutting spending in many areas during 2020 due to the impact of COVID-19, security remains a consistent area of increased investment.
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Kiwi company Seequent acquired by Bentley Systems for $900 million

Mon, 15th Mar 2021
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Bentley Systems, the global infrastructure engineering software company, is set to acquire New Zealand company Seequent.
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How to achieve ransomware resilience in three steps

Fri, 12th Mar 2021
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All organisations need advanced threat protection to stop ransomware attacks and ease the impact if they do occur, writes Bitglass CTO Anurag Kahol.
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Shopify expansion fast-forwards 10 years as NZ retailers rush to go digital

Fri, 12th Mar 2021
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Shopify's rapid growth in the New Zealand market was further accelerated by the pandemic, which saw an eCommerce boom as consumers flocked to online shopping.
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Samsung launches first 5G Network in New Zealand

Thu, 11th Mar 2021
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Samsung Electronics New Zealand and Spark New Zealand have launched their first 5G network in Christchurch, offering ultra-fast connectivity to Kiwis.
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Organisations must pay off their post-pandemic cyber debt

Thu, 11th Mar 2021
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Organisations face heightened cyber attack risk due to pandemic-related budget cuts, redundancies and remote working, warns NCC Group.
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Hyperconnectivity market represents billion-dollar opportunities, analysts find

Wed, 10th Mar 2021
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Hyperconnectivity market offers billion-dollar opportunities, says Frost - Sullivan analysis. Device-to-person ratio to exceed 20 to 1 by 2030.
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APAC banks race to revitalise innovation initiatives as pandemic reveals digital gaps

Mon, 8th Mar 2021
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APAC banks rush to bolster digital transformations post-pandemic amid revelations of technological gaps, with digital banks seeing triple customer growth.
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Akamai named leader for DDoS mitigation solutions in The Forrester Wave

Mon, 8th Mar 2021
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Akamai named a leader in Forrester's DDoS Mitigation Solutions report, praised for its expertise and unique approach to defence.
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How organisations can extract value from IT investments with Living Systems

Mon, 8th Mar 2021
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Organizations are struggling to extract value from their technological investments, but Accenture's new Living Systems approach aims to change that.
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CrowdStrike names 2020 ANZ Partner Award winners

Thu, 4th Mar 2021
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CrowdStrike announces winners of its Australia and New Zealand Partner Awards, recognizing success in delivering security solutions.
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D-Link ANZ launches DXS-3610 stackable managed switches

Wed, 3rd Mar 2021
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The DXS-3610 Series boasts high-performance Switching capacity of up to 2.16 Tbps with forwarding rates of up to 1607 Mpps.