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Kiwi Stories

Trends & Predictions stories

Three big tech trends critical for Kiwis in 2018

Demand for digital skills is set to outpace graduates in New Zealand, with smarter homes and medical drone trials also set to affect daily life.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 30th Jan 2018

Drones

NZTech's top three tech trends impacting the wellbeing of Kiwis

CEO Graeme Muller says these major tech developments will significantly impact lives of New Zealanders for the better.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Wed, 24th Jan 2018

Digital Transformation

Cloud 2.0 and Open API - IDC's 10 predictions for the NZ IT industry

IDC forecasts NZ's digital economy will thrive by 2021, with major investments in Cloud 2.0 and open APIs reshaping the IT industry landscape.

By Ben Moore • 4 min read • Wed, 10th Jan 2018

Global Stories

Trends & Predictions stories

Customer Relationship Management

Forrester's 14 quick tech predictions for 2019

Forrester weighs in on 2019 predictions, looking at how organisations will shift into a more precise application of transformative technologies.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Nov 2018

Digital Transformation

IDC predicts 55% of APAC organisations will be digitally determined by 2020

By 2020, at least 55% of organisations will be digitally determined, transforming markets and reimagining the future.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 6th Nov 2018

Internet of Things

Gartner's top tips to keep relevant in the face of change

Gartner predicts that AI projects will remain alchemy, face recognition will reduce missing people, and social media scandals will have little impact.

By Ben Moore • 7 min read • Wed, 17th Oct 2018

Internet of Things

IDC - Smart home device sales up with no sign of slowing

The new IDC smart home device tracker forecasts solid growth for connected devices in key smart home categories.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd Apr 2018

Open source

IDC report: global AI spend to reach US$19 billion in 2018

Global spending on AI systems is projected to hit USD $19.1 billion in 2018, up 54.2%, as per IDC. Retail to lead, surpassing banking.

By Patrick Martlew • 4 min read • Tue, 27th Mar 2018

Software-as-a-Service

Milestone Systems predict the future of the surveillance industry - 7 key trends

The company discusses issues around IoT and automation as well as how some integrators might struggle to keep up with the market.

By Patrick Martlew • 7 min read • Tue, 27th Mar 2018

Artificial Intelligence

Expert opinion: 5 myths surrounding the 'AI Hype Train'

Digital Realty's director of engineering says while AI does represent an exciting new utility, it doesn't herald the arrival of a sci-fi future.

By William Heng • 4 min read • Mon, 12th Mar 2018

Unified Communications

5 retail technology predictions from Manhattan Associates

The trends include next-generation customer engagement, flexible checkouts and reimagined use of artificial intelligence.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Fri, 9th Mar 2018

Customer Relationship Management

Gartner says fertile ground for channel in CX tech

25% of organisations will use chatbots by 2020 and other predictions for CX tech by analysts at the Gartner Customer Experience Summit 2018 in Tokyo.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Thu, 22nd Feb 2018

Semiconductors

IBM vs Google vs Intel - The race to quantum computing

While a 300-bit quantum chip is theoretically feasible, it is not, at this time, practically possible, nor is it commercially viable.

By Ellie Martin • 4 min read • Wed, 21st Feb 2018

Data Analytics

Big data to enjoy an even bigger year in 2018

Three interwoven data-driven trends will likely occupy the energies of business leaders over the next 12 months.

By David Hope • 3 min read • Tue, 23rd Jan 2018

Marketing Technologies

Marketing and messaging trends shaping Facebook Messenger this year

Improved group chats, realtime features, and visual messaging are just a few of the features in store for messaging app.

By Kai Ping Lew • 4 min read • Mon, 22nd Jan 2018

Public Cloud

Nutanix directors forecast changes in tech and the channel for ANZ

It's only mid-January and already we have been privy to a number happenings and events - Nutanix directors share their predictions for the year ahead.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Thu, 18th Jan 2018

Marketing Technologies

GitHub reveals the global tech policies impacting 2018

Regulators in Europe, China, and elsewhere are increasingly setting the agenda on issues ranging from data protection to cybersecurity and AI.

By Julio Avalos • 3 min read • Fri, 12th Jan 2018

Disaster Recovery

3 key power quality predictions set to kick off in 2018

Australia's power grid faces instability in 2018 as coal is phased out; three key trends in renewables, IoT, and data centres anticipated to stabilise it.

By John Atherton • 4 min read • Wed, 10th Jan 2018