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Pipeline innovations combat drought losses
Agricultural Technology

Pipeline innovations combat drought losses

Severe drought is accelerating demand for leak detection and pipe refurbishment as Australia tries to protect water supplies across vital networks.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Fri, 1st Feb 2019
Students worldwide join forces to tackle Waikato’s waste problems
Sustainability

Students worldwide join forces to tackle Waikato’s waste problems

A global design-thinking relay has helped turn Raglan waste concerns into reusable-box ideas aimed at curbing single-use packaging in Waikato.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Wed, 23rd Jan 2019
Slashing commute time could save NZ from 900,000 tonnes of C02
Regus

Slashing commute time could save NZ from 900,000 tonnes of C02

Flexible working could save NZ 900,000 tonnes of CO2 annually and add up to NZD $18.1 billion to its economy by 2030, says a Regus study.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 21st Jan 2019
Water review needs coherent leadership
Sustainability

Water review needs coherent leadership

Contractors say New Zealand’s ageing water networks need faster decisions, after ministers deferred reforms and left regulation unresolved until late 2019.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 27th Nov 2018
Government still stuck in the past? Not on GovTech's watch
GovTech

Government still stuck in the past? Not on GovTech's watch

New Zealand's capital is pioneering GovTech, a venture to modernise public services by blending government expertise with private sector innovation.

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Wed, 14th Nov 2018
New Zealand’s largest infrastructure project coming to fruition
Sustainability

New Zealand’s largest infrastructure project coming to fruition

Auckland commuters are closer to a faster rail link as backfilling begins above a 3.45km tunnel set to ease city-centre travel.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Mon, 12th Nov 2018
Microsoft spearheads the AI revolution in NZ
Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft spearheads the AI revolution in NZ

Microsoft opens floor for Kiwis to discuss the potential impacts of AI. New Zealand's GDP could rise to 55% by 2021.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 1st Nov 2018
Microsoft demonstrates the real-life applications of AI in NZ
Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft demonstrates the real-life applications of AI in NZ

New Zealanders are being encouraged to clean up their beaches with the help of an AI-powered tool developed by Sustainable Coastlines and Microsoft.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 30th Oct 2018
Melbourne road to be built with recycled plastic waste
Smart Cities

Melbourne road to be built with recycled plastic waste

Craigieburn motorists could soon drive on a 300-metre test road made from 200,000 plastic bags and 63,000 glass bottles.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Sun, 21st Oct 2018

Global Stories

Environment stories

IBM wins multi-million dollar cloud deal
Unified Communications

IBM wins multi-million dollar cloud deal

IBM will use its cloud infrastructure to support Smart Energy Water in a multi-year, multi-million USD deal aimed at transforming global utilities.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 8th Feb 2019
Australia's first NABERS 5-star rated data centre
Hyperscale

Australia's first NABERS 5-star rated data centre

NEXTDC announced that its M1 Melbourne data centre has been officially certified as Australia's first NABERS 5-star rated DC.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 6th Feb 2019
UK security startup Barac sets sights on America
Malware

UK security startup Barac sets sights on America

British cybersecurity start-up Barac has opened its first office in Boston and appointed Peter Christou as its first EVP global sales.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 22nd Jan 2019
Fujitsu's WA data centre undergoing efficiency upgrade
Network Infrastructure

Fujitsu's WA data centre undergoing efficiency upgrade

Fujitsu's Malaga data centre in Perth has hit a four-star rating from National Australia Built Environment Rating System (NABERS).

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 12th Dec 2018
Golden opportunities for enterprise e-waste reduction
Unified Communications

Golden opportunities for enterprise e-waste reduction

As e-waste volumes surge past 50 million tonnes globally, businesses face pressure to improve technology asset management and embrace recycling efforts.

By Evan Kenty • 6 min read • Mon, 10th Dec 2018
University of Birmingham deploys UK's largest IBM POWER9 AI cluster
Hyperscale

University of Birmingham deploys UK's largest IBM POWER9 AI cluster

After originally deploying just two servers, the University realised it needed more horsepower and added another nine.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Wed, 21st Nov 2018
WatchGuard's eight (terrifying) 2019 security predictions
Malware

WatchGuard's eight (terrifying) 2019 security predictions

The next evolution of ransomware, escalating nation-state attacks, biometric hacking, Wi-Fi protocol security, and Die Hard fiction becomes reality.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Fri, 16th Nov 2018
Data centre management can learn from the Navy
DataCentre infrastructure

Data centre management can learn from the Navy

While a nuclear submarine may seem like a completely different beast from a data centre, the similarities in how they should be managed are striking and many.

By Domenic Alcaro • 3 min read • Wed, 14th Nov 2018

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