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risk management

Are we over-doing Risk Management?

January 20, 2016 | Gary Nelson
For many years, New Zealand seemed oblivious to risk, notes Gary Nelson. “She’ll be right” chorused around the country as projects began, and usually succeeded… read more...

What about the small data?

January 19, 2016 | David Oakley
It’s easy to argue that big data is only getting bigger – yet, while collecting and analysing big data will remain a priority 2016, David Oakley believes organisations should also be looking more closely at small data… read more...
High tech startups

Interesting times lie ahead for New Zealand in 2016

December 18, 2015 | Robert Gosling
Particularly strong growth in high-tech startups and young entrepreneurs looking for more creative ways to generate jobs bodes well for 2016, writes Robert Gosling… read more...

MuleSoft’s five key trends for 2016

December 16, 2015 | Ross Mason
What is 2016 likely to bring? The answer, as is quite usual for the technology industry, is highly likely to be an intensification of concepts already in the market, writes Ross Mason… read more...

How application dependency maps can enhance user experience

December 16, 2015 | Pritika Ramani
In the age of users who demand flexible and responsive apps, dependency maps can enhance user experiences, writes Pritika Ramani… read more...

IoT, big data and security: Top trends for 2016

December 14, 2015 | Lasse Andresen
The technology industry moves at a relentless pace, writes Lasse Andresen, making it both exhilarating and unforgiving… read more...

Five tech trends to watch

December 9, 2015 | Arron Patterson
Rapid growth in information volume and complexity is putting data centres under pressure, accentuated by customer behaviour changes driven by mobile and social trends, writes Arron Patterson… read more...

Why accounts departments shouldn’t wait to automate

December 3, 2015 | Todd Hunt
For some reason, when it comes to finance and accounting, dated approaches persist, writes Todd Hunt – and he says it is time for Modern Finance… read more...

Mind the bumps on the Windows 10 upgrade journey

November 30, 2015 | Adam Blue
While early adopters will rush to implement Windows 10 as quickly as possible, most organisations will take a more sober ‘wait-and-see’ approach, writes Adam Blue… read more...

The growing challenge of travel industry email fraud

November 27, 2015 | Theo Noel
The popularity of internet travel bookings is attracting attention from cybercriminals keen to nab a share of the proceeds… read more...

Startups? Consider these four undervalued benefits of network monitoring

November 24, 2015 | Andrew Timms
Regardless of business size, technology is pretty important – but how many startups pay sufficient attention to network monitoring, asks Andrew Timms… read more...

How digital consumers are changing the contact centre

November 23, 2015 | Carl Price
What does it mean when digital consumers are as knowledgeable as your front-line contact centre agents, asks Carl Price… read more...

Towards 2020 in the ‘Age of the Customer’

November 18, 2015 | Mike Lord
As digital disruptions dissolve barriers to entry such as manufacturing strength, distribution momentum and information mastery, power has shifted. This, says Mike Lord, is the Age of the Customer… read more...

How to ease the four greatest business travel and expense pressures

November 9, 2015 | Matt Goss
The common business concerns relating to expense management can be solved through automation, says Matt Goss… read more...

When a disaster isn’t a disaster (and how to better deal with ERP implementation complexity)

October 28, 2015 | Owen McCall
Many years ago, writes Owen McCall, a contribution to a study on ERP implementation failures threw up a completely surprising response… read more...

Keep up! Business change accelerates

October 28, 2015 | Tim Scott
The speed of change has always been important in business, writes Tim Scott, with the ability to adapt (still) vital to success… read more...

The benefits of an open data approach

October 28, 2015 | Jonathan Stern
The rising adoption of mobile technology in the business world, says Jonathan Stern, is causing growing challenges for IT departments… read more...

Workflow: Ditch paper for the cloud

October 15, 2015 | Dave Rouse
Wrangling printers and fax machines can be infuriating, making paperless workflows an appealing option, writes Dave Rouse… read more...

Darkness in the cloud: What to consider before migrating to online storage

October 15, 2015 | Pravin Kumar C
Enterprises start enjoying their cost savings within months of their cloud adoption – but have they given sufficient thought to security, ponders Pravin Kumar C… read more...

Innovation is saying ‘no’ to old ways of managing IT

October 15, 2015 | Simon Piff
As businesses across the Asia/Pacific region name innovation as the top ICT initiative for 2015/16, Simon Piff argues that the NO in innovation is important… read more...
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