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‘When I grow up I want to work in IT’
Said the young girl never… 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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‘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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Field service at the sharp end of digital transformation
Doing the same thing again and expecting a different result is, apparently, at least one definition of insanity… read more...
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Technology no panacea in delivering education
Much has been said about the use of technology in schools, writes Anthony Caruana, but some principles just don’t change… read more...
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Automation and the death of work
The end of the world will arrive through sheer indolence… read more...
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Chatbots hit the perfect pitch
With bots taking over the world, isn’t it a good thing they are so friendly… read more...
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Data science gets automated, but the devil is still in the detail
More than 40 percent of data science tasks will be automated by 2020 reckons Gartner… read more...
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Patterns in toast: How algorithms make machine learning work
Ever seen Jesus in a piece of toast? How algorithms and machine learning mimic the mind… read more...
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Digital transformation and the practice of law
Here’s a transformation for you. Instead of scribbled bits of paper into a jar for Christmas suggestions, how about a digital version… read more...
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The subscription gig gets new tooling
The complexities of selling ‘as-a-service’ has driven a new category of software – the subscription billing engine… read more...
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Why hype is necessary to drive big data, analytics and AI
Analytics, business intelligence, machine learning and artificial intelligence are all ‘exciting’ aspects of the technology industry… read more...
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Transformation efforts should focus on digital onramps
Smooth entry and exit needed onto the digitisation highway… read more...
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Say hello to Dell Technologies
After doing the biggest deal ever done in tech, the combined ‘Dell EMC’ looks to the future… read more...
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BI taking flight at Auckland International
Why customer experience matters at New Zealand’s major air transport hub… read more...
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The fun and games of sales gamification
Making a game of your sales effort is not something to be toyed with… read more...
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Microsoft’s giant step forward for enterprise SaaS
Big reveal for ‘as-a-service’ applications with built-in intelligence… read more...
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Having a crack at the ‘ERP for IT’ challenge
Of all the major business disciplines, only IT lacks comprehensive management and automation software… read more...
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Netflix tax: Why digital goods belong in the IRD’s net
Taxing cloud computing is a problem which has long occupied the minds of tax consultants and those in government tasked with collections… read more...
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Postmodern ERP: Still not sunshine and roses
Beyond the hype and marketing schpiel, turns out enterprise software is still bloody difficult… read more...