New Zealand’s cloud adoption curve

Want to understand the trends that are shaping New Zealand's cloud transformation? CCL commissioned independent research firm Perceptive to conduct a direct primary research survey of 425 leading technology decision-makers across New Zealand.

Mobile Mentor’s award-winning Zero-touch provisioning

Mobile Mentor beat out dozens of entries from around the world to win the end-point management category at last year's Microsoft Partner Awards.

Vend founder backs young Kiwi startup for international expansion

EasyRent, a New Zealand-based, double-sided and completely digital rental marketplace, is about to cross the ditch to Australia to build product loyalty with Gen Z.

You Do You: showcase your dream and be in to win!

Know someone aged between 16 and 24 with an entrepreneurial dream? Introduce them to Manaaki.io and the opportunity to win $1000.

Wellington Water delivers difficult infrastructure with the help of Mooven

Wellington Water and GHD worked together to get an in-depth understanding of what was happening around their projects and the impact on their community.

A collaboration with Toyota to continually improve their enterprise data warehouse

Stellar and Toyota New Zealand have collaborated for more than five years to build, maintain and upgrade Toyota’s enterprise data warehouse.

Umbrellar wins Reseller News NZ Partner Innovation Collaboration award

Winning the 2021 Reseller News NZ Partner Innovation - Collaboration award is just the icing on the cake for Umbrellar. They're more excited about the successful partnership with Medtech and Augen that has led to building a New Zealand healthcare solution platform that's saving lives by empowering doctors to focus on diagnosing and curing their patients. Built in the cloud, the ALEX platform is already proving its worth in the NZ health sector and is readily available to other countries such as Australia, Ireland and the UK.

Meshing together – Microsoft’s plans for the Metaverse take shape

ANALYSIS: With its pedigree in augmented reality with HoloLens and strength in workplace collaboration tools, Microsoft is well placed to lay claim to its own slice of the Metaverse.

Microsoft cloud agreement aims to boost NZ health service equity

Microsoft New Zealand has welcomed the signing of a three-year cloud services agreement that will see the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) do more with data to help prevent re-injuries and address inequities of care around New Zealand.

APEC countries make sluggish progress on digital trade and regulations

With APEC member countries representing 2.8 billion citizens and accounting for nearly 75% of New Zealand exports, the multilateral institution is an important club for us to belong to.

The hybrid dilemma – navigating Delta and the great work reshuffle

When you are the biggest software company in the world, employing 180,000 employees and touting a product line-up of hybrid working tools, the pandemic is a perfect opportunity to eat your own dog food.

NTT New Zealand appoints Umbrellar as their in-country cloud partner

Umbrellar, New Zealand's leading Microsoft Cloud Solutions Provider to business, government, healthcare and CSP resellers, announced today that they have signed a 3-year partnership agreement with global technology provider, NTT New Zealand.

Big Tech just got much bigger – what to learn from their record profits

Microsoft’s Cloud PC and other big news from Inspire 2021 – what it all means for partners

Microsoft always likes to have something big and exciting to wow its partners and it was no different at Inspire 2021 as the software giant revealed an intriguing twist on its flagship operating system, Windows.

Ransomware attacks are causing real damage – how to avoid the worst-case scenario

No one should give in to criminals’ ransomware demands. Investing upfront in security and employee education to avoid facing that awful dilemma will serve you well.

It’s not all about the public cloud – Chorus eyes up market for edge computing services

The Courtenay Place telephone exchange in central Wellington is like a living museum charting the history of telecommunications in our country.

How Kubernetes is leveling the tech playing field

It’s no secret that the technology industry is in the midst of a serious skills shortage. For example, researchers estimate that Australia will need another 156,000 new technology workers by 2025 to capitalise on a $10b economic growth opportunity, and New Zealand is in a comparable position.

Accelerate change on the Platform Centre of Excellence (CoE)

Forget your double-clicking or drag-and-dropping. The Platform Centre of Excellence (CoE) empowers and accelerates engagements across the Deloitte and Red Hat customer networks.

Spark subsidiary taps Amazon Connect to help deliver contact centres in the cloud

Digital Island will draw on the scalability and attractive cost structure of Amazon Connect as it helps customers set up "omnichannel" cloud-based contact centres.

HPE’s top tips for digital transformation for SMBs

The old motto of “doing more with less” has never been more important, as the pandemic shifts the business world towards a more mobile workforce and forces companies to rapidly increase their focus on digital transformation.

From mussel buoys to rubbish bins – Spark’s ambitions for its IoT network

Spark's new innovation studio serves as a showcase of technology harnessing IoT and mobile networks to collect data in real-time to inform better decision making.

How The IT Team made Pencarrow’s day

Their IT system was in desperate need of an update, but Pencarrow didn't want to risk its security. That's when The IT Team stepped in to help.

Microsoft Ignite: Five key developments from the world’s largest software maker

Microsoft’s holographic video system Azure Mesh provided the sizzle at Microsoft’s virtual developer conference, but the underlying message was all about the accelerating power of working in the cloud.

Overcoming Covid technical debt: If it doesn’t bring you joy, ditch it!

With half of IT managers across Australasia admitting they are struggling with the legacy of IT systems hastily assembled during the pandemic, it's time to get out of the shadow of Covid technical debt.

Expectations versus reality – why some Cloud projects don’t realise their full potential

Why do some Cloud projects fail to achieve their expected outcomes? Accenture's latest research looks at the barriers to success in cloud migration projects and what Kiwi companies can do to overcome them.

Who is… Andy Jassy, Amazon’s new CEO

Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest man, is relinquishing his grip on day to day oversight of the e-commerce giant he created. His replacement has big shoes to fill and a background steeped in cloud computing.

Resolving workplace culture problems – 11 quotes from business leaders

To change, or to stay the same? 11 tips on workplace culture that wins.

New Zealand’s tech exports – A 2020 success story

We've come a long way. With technology, we can go further.

Why you should become Azure certified and how to do it for less

Did you know an Azure Certification can help you lead digital transformation in your organisation? However, it's not the only reason to become Azure certified ...

7 Azure Cloud benefits for SMEs

There are well established rationales for moving to the Cloud, the benefits of which vary based on organisation size or objectives.