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The evolving role of the CPO
Talent worries, digi-tech fear and the collaboration imperative are the issues facing modern CPOs, says Deloitte. And something’s got to give… read more...
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Welcome to the New Intelligence Era (courtesy of SAP)
SAP continues to target APAC with new Singapore Leonardo Centre launch. iStart was there to check it out… read more...
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Report: The NZ tourism industry undergoes its big tech transformation
According to research by MYOB, technology is the trend du jour reshaping the local tourism sector… read more...
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ServiceNow takes on next least popular department
IT service management provider has HR in its sights to extend footprint… read more...
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Gartner: Blockchain “massively hyped”
Despite the hype, most CIOs have no interest in the tech, nor any plans to develop it… read more...
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Auckland Uni air sensor tech signs deal with EPA
Project will investigate new ways of providing low-cost measurement of outside air pollutants… read more...
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The end of ownership: The subs economy booms
It’s not new, but then again, it kind of is. Goodbye pay-per-product – the subscription economy has come of age… read more...
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Qrious buys Ubiquity. Ubiquity takes over.
Spark’s foray into big data analytics takes turn after CEO steps down… read more...
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Breaking down the biggest worries of tech managers
The numbers are in: Complexity, lack of skills and lack of cloud visibility are the biggest headaches for those on the front line… read more...
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NZ needs to address its lack of tech marketing savvy
The Number 8 Wire approach just doesn’t cut it in the modern world says new tech marketing group… read more...
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Cloud migration: Why ‘lift and shift’ is not enough
With Amazon, MS and Google all upping their enterprise cloud game, why do businesses so often fail in their great migrations?… read more...
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Forthcoming public cloud boom to be owned by the few
Latest Gartner forecast predicts public cloud revenue to surge, shared among a handful of major players… read more...
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Rave about the machine: Auckland to host AI conference
Auckland has won the bid to host a top international artificial intelligence get-together in 2020… read more...
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This week in Kiwi telcos
Sporty Spark also extends into infosec-as-a-service and ComCom lays charges against Vodafone – it’s just another week in telco 2.0… read more...
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IoT and the transformation of the pharmaceutical industry
Clinical trials to manufacturing, supply chain to remote monitoring, IoT is dragging the pharma industry into the 21st century… read more...
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Digi-tech provides fertile ground for developing nations
EU Commissioner Mariya Gabriel says Europe is dedicated to helping Africa build a single digital market, paving the way to better jobs on the continent… read more...
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Is CRM the largest software market in the world?
According to Gartner it is, but it’s more about the rise of martech and CX than core CRM rollouts… read more...
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Youth in revolt: Google employees protest Pentagon drone work
Brave stand or naive youth grandstanding? 3,000 Google employees say ‘no’ to military drone tech… read more...
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Tech and disruption lead agenda for 2018 CIO Summit
Top international tech experts will descend on Auckland this June to show just how CIOs can drive digi-tech disruption… read more...
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The stalled Oracle DHB ERP project: Time to review the review?
Yes, there’s a conflict of interest but no, nothing to see here, says Minister for Health David Clark… read more...