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Outsmarting storms
Data Analytics

Outsmarting storms

Customers in Auckland could face shorter outages as Vector and IBM use weather forecasts and AI to spot storm and vegetation risks up to 72 hours ahead.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 21st Oct 2019
Spark New Zealand shakes up leadership squad
Chief Financial Officer

Spark New Zealand shakes up leadership squad

Spark New Zealand appoints Stefan Knight as CFO and Leela Gantman as corporate relations director, marking significant leadership shifts effective early 2020.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 18th Oct 2019
Emerging challenges in Australia’s infrastructure
Smart Cities

Emerging challenges in Australia’s infrastructure

Australia faces a 1 percent of GDP infrastructure gap as rapid city growth, labour shortages and slower productivity strain new projects.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Tue, 15th Oct 2019

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Australian stories

Interview: Catalyst Cloud on the second wave of cloud innovation
Software-as-a-Service

Interview: Catalyst Cloud on the second wave of cloud innovation

The demand and use of containers and Kubernetes come from a deep realisation that there is a better way to package, deploy and run applications.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Tue, 22nd Oct 2019
Deliveroo takes rider safety seriously with new advisory panel
Food

Deliveroo takes rider safety seriously with new advisory panel

Deliveroo forms a Rider Advisory Panel, with 10 riders from across the country, to enhance safety measures and address road safety issues for its delivery team.

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Tue, 22nd Oct 2019
HPE rolls out 26 weeks' paid parental leave for ANZ employees
Health Technologies

HPE rolls out 26 weeks' paid parental leave for ANZ employees

HPE now offers 26 weeks' paid parental leave for ANZ employees, as part of a new suite of health and wellness programs aimed at fostering work-life balance.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 21st Oct 2019
Hitachi vows to improve DX in Asia's real estate sector
Digital Transformation

Hitachi vows to improve DX in Asia's real estate sector

Hitachi and Frasers Property invest SGD $50 million each to fuel digital transformation in Asia-Pacific's real estate, eyeing a USD $82 billion market by 2025.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 21st Oct 2019
Aussie landlines becoming extinct earlier than expected
Unified Communications

Aussie landlines becoming extinct earlier than expected

Landline phone usage in Australia is declining rapidly, with just 56% of Australians owning one, according to Finder.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 18th Oct 2019
Wakeup call: NZ and Aussie SMBs rate highest globally in ransomware attacks
Malware

Wakeup call: NZ and Aussie SMBs rate highest globally in ransomware attacks

New Zealand and Australian SMBs face a cybersecurity crisis, leading the world in reported ransomware attacks, reveals a survey by Datto.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 18th Oct 2019
Workday unveils strategic new products, customer win and appointment for APAC operations
Fintech

Workday unveils strategic new products, customer win and appointment for APAC operations

Workday unveils new financial and HR cloud innovations, names David Webster president for APAC, and secures Aurecon as its first engineering customer in ANZ.

By Kai Ping Lew • 4 min read • Fri, 18th Oct 2019
Boomi and Fujitsu ally to provide integrated data, applications and devices
Partner Programmes

Boomi and Fujitsu ally to provide integrated data, applications and devices

The agreement will see Boomi's fully-scalable, cloud-native integration capabilities added to Fujitsu's stable of data and applications solutions.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 17th Oct 2019
How SD-WAN is transforming IT departments - Zscaler
Network Infrastructure

How SD-WAN is transforming IT departments - Zscaler

The rise of SD-WAN technology will be the catalyst for significant change in IT departments around the country.

By Budd Ilic • 3 min read • Thu, 17th Oct 2019
Exclusive: How metrics are becoming everything in marketing
Isentia

Exclusive: How metrics are becoming everything in marketing

Businesses in Australia and New Zealand are rapidly shifting towards data-driven marketing, driven by technological advancements and evolving client demands.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Thu, 17th Oct 2019
Asia Pacific economies poised for public cloud boom, says Google Cloud
Hyperscale

Asia Pacific economies poised for public cloud boom, says Google Cloud

Public cloud will create more than 1.6 million jobs and contribute US$450 billion to global economies, according to a new Google Cloud report.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 17th Oct 2019
Private connectivity at the edge to experience explosive growth in Sydney
DataCentre infrastructure

Private connectivity at the edge to experience explosive growth in Sydney

According to the latest GXI, cloud and IT is the largest industry leveraging interconnection as data explosion gets further distributed at the edge.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Wed, 16th Oct 2019
Buy Now Pay Later users ditching their credit cards
Buy Now Pay Later

Buy Now Pay Later users ditching their credit cards

Almost 50% of Australian Buy Now Pay Later users have cancelled or stopped using their credit cards, according to new research by Mozo.com.au.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 16th Oct 2019
Record number of enterprises integrating IoT devices - Zebra
Marketing Technologies

Record number of enterprises integrating IoT devices - Zebra

Global enterprises surge towards 'intelligent' status, with 61% embarking on IoT-driven innovation, Zebra reports.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Tue, 15th Oct 2019

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