Upscaling your ideas – Advice from the big players

Whether you’re a developer or business owner, today’s innovation is much more than just updating a piece of software. Here are four tips from Google, Yahoo! and Amazon leaders on building a more holistic programme.

3 examples of proven R&D value add to the start-up lifecycle

A formal R&D function adds great value to any aspirational organisation.

Reimagining ways of working and collaboration – Deptive launches its Modern Workplace practice

A track record of enabling digital transformation and a deep experience of Microsoft’s productivity and collaboration applications will underpin a new Modern Workplace practice at digital workspace specialist, Deptive.

Can we find middle ground? The role of tech in bringing people together

The Cloud is influencing new means of interfacing, integrating and collaborating. Strengthening relationships with your team in this new world is a whole different kettle of fish. Here’s some background.

10 big developments that defined cloud computing in 2020

Taking our Kiwi SaaS companies to the next level – we need to build capability

The Covid-19 pandemic may have presented major challenges for our tech companies, particularly when it comes to securing funding to grow. 

Microsoft partners reflect on a ‘crazy’ year as awards season wraps up

As Microsoft Partners gathered in Auckland to celebrate the best tech projects of the year, it was also a time reflect on what the industry learnt from the Covid-19 crisis - and how to apply it to 'business as usual' in 2021.

PlaceMakers’ bid to bring building supplies into the digital age

PlaceMakers set out to fully digitise the process of buying building supplies. But that required a major transformation of its own systems and culture first.

A taxing year: How IRD responded to the pandemic while keeping its massive tax system upgrade on track

4 tips to clean up your digital history now

Digital hoards, email sprawls, amassing photos of unknown origin – sound like you? Here’s how to get that social long-tail under control.

Live, virtual, experiential – where is video streaming headed to for 2021?

Video streaming is booming. Here's the latest outlook.

How Countdown re-engineered its business to keep the groceries flowing during Covid lockdown

It was three weeks before New Zealand went into lockdown and the world was starting to go crazy.

3 tricks to secure your businesses’ global appeal

1st Party, 3rd Party, Your Party. Why the Microsoft Dynamics Platform is a game changer

It’s finance but not as we know it – the Kiwi fintech startup taking the hassle out of getting a loan

Yes, the PowerDollar is yet another digital currency, but PowerFinance plans to use it to let any business embed finance into their product offerings.

Trello v Asana: An entrepreneur’s review

In our various efforts to organise our working lives, digital applications are no longer an optional add-on, they are must-haves for successful, timely project management.

Windows 10 is a mobile operating system – manage it like one

Managing Window 10 like a smartphone reduces the time spent setting up end users by 90%.

What’s behind the cloud giants’ local infrastructure push?

Investments by Amazon and Microsoft point to a market with strong growth potential in the digital space, pandemic resilience and faith in our local networking infrastructure.

Post-Covid innovations on the Cloud – Enlighten Designs on supporting social re-emergence

On the other side of COVID-19, wellbeing and connection to public sector resources will be increasingly programmed into integrated tools.

Count your beanies: A clever, tech-based solution for small business accounting

Beany sets out to disrupt the tried and true accountancy model by taking insights and adding a layer of very human interpretation, all at a low cost to clients.

A good fit: Kitchen Mania reinvents sales and customer service with Salesforce

The kitchen is the heart of the home, so investing in a new one designed to last you the next 20 - 30 years is a decision not to be taken lightly.

Ignite 2020: Five key takeaways from Microsoft’s annual geekfest

Microsoft went fully virtual for Ignite 2020 which didn't stop the Redmond giant from releasing a stack of new product updates for everything from Azure to Teams to Power BI.

Chatbots in HR: ‘Digital Employees’ connected to your brand

“Hi! If you have questions, I’m here to help.”

Can tech help us self-motivate? These five evidence-based apps suggest yes.

Use these evidence-based hacks if you're at a loss for what's coming next.

Eight quickfire ways gamification’s being used with impact

Gamify your operations to instantly convert, or let your audience come to you? The new issues of digital transformation on the business agenda.

Why reinvent the wheel? Low and no-code approaches and the rise of citizen developers

The urgency to speed up application development and a software development skills-shortage is fueling the rise of low and no-code platforms. New Zealand companies are taking notice.

The virtual scout hall powered by Salesforce

Adopting Salesforce during the pandemic, SCOUTS New Zealand was able to take scout meetings virtual for thousands of young people and volunteers and lay the groundwork for a data-driven approach to scouting.

Five ways to rock working-from-home, and some tools to help

Here we are again: locked down and restricted with travel and social time - but we need not let our mental health and work-life be sacrificed... Tune in to these pointers on how to be productive and healthy while WFH.

Forecast: Cloudy with a high chance of growth

The past decade has seen encompassing growth in cloud computing - both at consumer and enterprise levels.

SAP explained: ‘Speed up data-intensive process’

– What does SAP/S4HANA really mean for Enterprise Resource Planning? To get a clear picture, I spoke with one of Australasia’s Microsoft SAP partners, Realtech.