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Winning in a changing world: The upside of the downturn
How the Global Financial Crisis provided impetus to launch fintech industry… read more...
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Why Theta’s putting the big bucks into BI
With arguably the biggest analytics competency in New Zealand, privately held company Theta is staking its claim… read more...
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It’s just data – and given good tools, watch how people will use it
Hadoop inventor pegs ‘big data’ back to ‘modern data infrastructure’… read more...
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JUCY: How a platform approach drives digital transformation
Business innovator takes a ‘whole of stack’ approach to its use of Microsoft technology… read more...
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Now big data threatens to ‘save the planet’
Faster than a speeding bullet, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, and now capable of solving the biggest ‘challenge’ of our time… read more...
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SaaS is an intermediate step – Unit4 CEO
In time, businesses will buy outcomes, not software… read more...
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Why digital transformation matters: ‘Anyone is a competitor’
Whether in private business or the public sector, the potential threat and reward of digital transformation is a reality for every organisation… read more...
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Digital transformation is whatever you want it to be
“When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less.”… read more...
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Imported bods aren’t enough to meet rampant skills demand
Shortages demonstrate propensity for tech industry to create rather than destroy jobs… read more...
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From proof of concept to production
Is blockchain ready for prime time?… read more...
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Imagine Cup winners: Is this really the pinnacle of Kiwi innovation?
Yet another collaboration app enough to bag Microsoft’s Imagine Cup… read more...
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ITSM moves out of the basement, into the house
Service management principles apply anywhere service is delivered… read more...
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Automation: The fear is real (but there are bigger fish to fry)
Technologists and politicians face off on automation, the future of work and, err, climate change… read more...
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Dropping in on MYOB’s journey upmarket
It has been a busy time for MYOB, the onetime provider of the most popular accounting package in New Zealand and Australia… read more...
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How bizarre: Here’s how to identify DT need
These are the commonplace business processes which should kick digital transformation into gear… read more...
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Concur launches ANZ App Centre
Plug in a few of your favourite business services… read more...
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‘Every business in NZ needs world class IT’ – Winston Fong
Being competitive in NZ means being competitive anywhere… read more...
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Shades of Pets.com?
Whole world goes crazy over Visa in sunglasses… read more...
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‘Democratised data’ drives customer awareness
Customers expect to engage and receive resolution for issues from any device, anytime and anywhere… read more...
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Cognitive computing and a better customer experience for all
Chatbots can revolutionise how we interact with everyday services… read more...