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Windows 10 ushers in OS-as-a-service
Implied annuity payments won’t happen with this iteration, but what comes next?… read more...
Post-PC Windows 10 eyes up Internet of Things
The timing has never been more challenging for the launch of a new version of Microsoft’s flagship operating system… read more...
Two thirds of IT roles face the chop
The IT shop floor faces the sort of radical overhaul that factory floors endured two decades ago – and about two thirds of current IT roles will disappear as enterprises disrupt themselves… read more...
Complexity causing data centre blues? Hyperconvergence to the rescue
The physical contents of data centres tend to stealthily expand, becoming increasingly difficult to manage… read more...
IoT and enterprise expectations fuel the data firehose
Without a radical rethink of enterprise IT, the data that emerges from sensors and consumer focused services will become a burden on the organisation rather than a valuable commodity… read more...
Technology comes to le Tour de France
198 riders form mesh network broadcasting data to the world… read more...
Australia Post looks to NZ’s ShipIT for better ecommerce service
Under pressure postal service looks to capitalise on online retail boom… read more...
Data management platforms ‘key to future of programmatic advertising’
Automated advertising requires a specialised data warehouse… read more...
Cloud costs come down, but there is no price war
On-demand cloud pricing has fallen 2.25 percent, while the cost for customers that commit has dropped 12 percent… read more...
Microsoft’s Muckleston heading to Seattle
Former Microsoft NZ MD to take up worldwide role as GM for Surface channel sales… read more...
Enterprise cloud works best with feet on the ground
Cloud solutions only as good as local support is… read more...
Social media set to boost online trade to US$1.7 trillion
Juniper says Facebook, Twitter retail activities will drive web purchases… read more...
The three top technology concerns for SMBs
As companies of all sizes begin to view technology as a strategic imperative, SMBs are changing their relationship with IT… read more...
Five signs you need to rethink accounts payable systems
Think your accounts payable systems are automated? Think again… read more...
HP and Intel to ease High Performance Computing access
Purpose-built solutions and Centres of Excellence to help use data more effectively… read more...
Microsoft charts its future at WPC
A raft of announcements coming out of Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference point to a bright future… read more...
Managed global services the sweet spot for telco operators
A new forecast from analyst firm Ovum, says telecoms service providers will grow revenues from global services to enterprise customers to over US$297 billion by 2020… read more...
Managing big data: HP introduces File Analysis software
One of the biggest issues with big data isn’t so much the physical volume of information but rather its classification: what’s valuable, and what isn’t, and where is the best place to store it… read more...
The end of an error as Microsoft nukes Nokia handsets
Nokia handsets are dead and Microsoft killed them. Where to for the Surface… read more...
Semble adds Snapper to mobile wallet
Commuters in Whangarei and Wellington can tag on to public transport using smartphones… read more...