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Providing practical, emotional support after a disaster
Disaster Recovery

Providing practical, emotional support after a disaster

Training aims to equip communities with psychological first aid skills to calm survivors, reduce distress and speed recovery after disasters.

By Lewis Hurst • 4 min read • Sat, 1st Jul 2017
Massey Uni's new ecentre chief wants to “walk the talk'
Massey University

Massey Uni's new ecentre chief wants to “walk the talk'

Massey University ecentre's new CEO plans to expand and innovate the business incubator's services to reach more people in the entrepreneurial community.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Fri, 30th Jun 2017
New Zealand homes gradually going green
Auckland Council

New Zealand homes gradually going green

More homebuyers are seeking healthier, more efficient houses, with Homestar registrations rising tenfold in three years to 6,700.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 29th Jun 2017
Future-focused infrastructure plan needed, LGNZ says
Productivity

Future-focused infrastructure plan needed, LGNZ says

Rising housing pressure and ageing assets are forcing councils to seek new funding tools as LGNZ urges election contenders to back infrastructure renewal.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Sun, 25th Jun 2017
Broad range of local government awards finalists
Chorus

Broad range of local government awards finalists

Seventeen council projects have made the cut for LGNZ's Excellence Awards, highlighting work that is already improving services, the environment and jobs.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Tue, 20th Jun 2017
Innovative Kiwi roading software wins national award
Software Development

Innovative Kiwi roading software wins national award

The tool delivers a score of reports on different safety, resilience, amenity, accessibility and cost efficiency measures on roads.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Wed, 14th Jun 2017
Gisborne port to invest in region’s economic growth
Supply Chain

Gisborne port to invest in region’s economic growth

Forestry-driven log volumes are set to outgrow current capacity, prompting Eastland Port to seek consent for a twin-berth expansion.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 13th Jun 2017
Lives of rural New Zealanders at risk?
Agricultural Technology

Lives of rural New Zealanders at risk?

Poor connectivity and patchy health care are leaving 600,000 rural New Zealanders exposed, a health leader says.

By Geoff • 3 min read • Tue, 30th May 2017

Global Stories

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Schneider Electric: What is Infrastructure Management as a Service?
DataCentre infrastructure

Schneider Electric: What is Infrastructure Management as a Service?

Schneider Electric revolutionises data centres with Infrastructure Management as a Service, paving the way for a nimbler IT future.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 13th Jul 2017
Infor announces AI assistant Coleman for CloudSuite applications
Supply Chain

Infor announces AI assistant Coleman for CloudSuite applications

Infor unveils Coleman, an AI platform enhancing CloudSuite apps with smarter, faster decision-making and efficiency boosts.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Wed, 12th Jul 2017
Organisations should test-drive business plans for continuity and cyber-resilience
Disaster Recovery

Organisations should test-drive business plans for continuity and cyber-resilience

Testing, and particularly crisis simulations and penetration testing, help identify weaknesses and also help to refine the business continuity plan.

By Vusi Melane • 2 min read • Wed, 5th Jul 2017
Exclusive: OtterBox ultimate destruction test!
Samsung

Exclusive: OtterBox ultimate destruction test!

OtterBox cases undergo extreme durability tests, from knife attacks to fire, revealing astonishing resilience.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 4 min read • Sun, 2nd Jul 2017
Case Study: How Volta and Next Connex's partnership has progressed one year on
Hyperscale

Case Study: How Volta and Next Connex's partnership has progressed one year on

In January 2016, Volta and Next Connex entered a partnership- now the companies have released a case study on how things have progressed.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 16th Jun 2017
On a mission for transparency - Switch introduces Tier 5 data center standard
Network Infrastructure

On a mission for transparency - Switch introduces Tier 5 data center standard

Switch rolls out Tier 5 standard, aiming to redefine data centre transparency and resilience, addressing key industry oversights.

By Julia Gabel • 4 min read • Mon, 12th Jun 2017
The road to an all-flash data centre: Exclusive interview with HPE's product manager
Storage

The road to an all-flash data centre: Exclusive interview with HPE's product manager

With the scale and speed of flash storage becoming pervasive it's critical that customers re-think data protection to eliminate bottlenecks.

By Julia Gabel • 5 min read • Thu, 8th Jun 2017
Take advantage of network function virtualisation & be more responsive in Asia
Virtualisation

Take advantage of network function virtualisation & be more responsive in Asia

Revolutionise your Asia business network with the resilience and adaptability of NFV and SDN, and outpace the competition.

By Martin Creighan • 4 min read • Fri, 2nd Jun 2017
Schneider Electric: The impact of the cloud on hybrid data center designs
DataCentre infrastructure

Schneider Electric: The impact of the cloud on hybrid data center designs

Cloud adoption is driving the need to rethink the redundancy requirements of edge data centers, says Kevin Brown of Schneider Electric.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Thu, 1st Jun 2017

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