10 big developments that defined cloud computing in 2020

6 curly questions to ask now – Your digital innovation strategy

Digital business transformation is an up-to-the-moment phenomenon, with leadership at different points of the digital maturity scale – if one exists.

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

Farming for the Future

Expanding into APAC: Advice for Kiwi startups

Wherever you stand on international technology policy, its innovators and investment experts agree there’s a bright future on the cards for New Zealand.

Automation will affect kiwis’ lives – how we handle it is critical

Predictions are that New Zealanders will soon be storing most of their data on the Cloud. Will there be trade-offs?

Privacy 101 – what every Kiwi needs to know

Customers will be more protected, and non-compliant businesses will be exposed. With 1 December less than three weeks away, here’s a rundown of the new Privacy Act's key features, and why action is long overdue.

Data dumps and security breaches: Watch Dogs: Legion is a hack-load of fun

Fancy leading a cyber-rebellion through the streets of London? Then Watch Dogs: Legion is the game for you.

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.

When remote working is in your DNA

Some businesses struggled through the many challenges wrought by Covid-19 – and who can blame them? Here, Megaport Vice President APAC Josh Munro explains how the Australian headquartered tech company found they’d been built for a crisis like this all along – and were ready to service their clients better and faster, as a result.

“One bizarre year” – Inside the health tech response to Covid

The health sector wasn't prepared for a major pandemic. But it managed to mount a response to Covid-19 that has laid the groundwork for a new approach to public health.

Wine o’clock? How a clever algorithm called Bacchus takes the guesswork out of what to drink

This month, New Zealand subscription service WineFriend turns five. What started as a simple plan to deliver tasty wines to customers based on what they said they liked, WineFriend has evolved into a data-rich platform that fine-tunes and personalises selections with each bottle you try.

What do we need from the Labour government for innovation to thrive?

Government’s innovation approach won’t change overnight - at least not the way things are now, says Aware Group’s CEO.

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.

Port Otago – The seaport steering its way to high-tech noise containment

Strict noise regulations restrict noises in seaports above a certain decibel level – but for Port Otago, it was the noises it didn’t make that were causing a headache. Hundreds of man hours were being wasted simply listening back to recordings to check whether the noise came from inside or outside the port. Fortunately Aware Group brought real relief with its automated solution combining Microsoft’s Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI) and Azure technology, so both neighbours and port workers can enjoy total peace.

The New Zealand government’s AI partnership with the World Economic Forum

The New Zealand government is joining a cohort of leaders in regulating AI.

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.

New Zealand’s proposed health reforms are focused on big data – what’s the business opportunity?

If its recommendations are adopted, the government commissioned review of the health sector would be groundbreaking.

The role of the state in technological leadership – a New Zealand perspective

As we enter what the World Economic Forum has termed the Fourth Economic Revolution, New Zealand’s future prosperity is highly dependent on its ability to adopt technology and engage with technological solutions. Government doesn’t tend to be as agile as business, but future government is being pressured to keep up.

How does the cloud influence election processes?

Global shocks such as the Covid-19 pandemic have escalated calls for sensor-led, as opposed to shovel-ready, projects.

Tech support for HR in the Covid-19 crisis

HR leaders are facing challenges, act now to resolve them.

All businesses are data businesses

What ways can we use data for business?

Partnering for profitability: How partnerships bring business in from the margins

A hyperconnected world calls for rethinking the marketplace.

From legacy to cloud – the latest in the world of data

The reasons for going cloud with your data really do stack up.

The future of intelligent storage

Don't let your company fall into the data swamp.

VMware and Microsoft team up to smooth your cloud transition

An upcoming live webinar will introduce you to Azure VMware Solution and outline how the offering can simplify your journey to the cloud, by enabling you to seamlessly extend or completely migrate your existing on-premises VMware applications to Azure.

NZX’s connectivity attacks: Implications for NZ business

The question hot on everyone's lips: Why weren’t we prepared?

Pairing robots with AI: The story of robot dog, Spot

It's set to be a New Zealand first – a walking robot for commercial purchase that’s being used to perform real-world jobs. Equipped with advanced sensing capabilities, Spot is designed to help perform the many unsafe and arduous jobs in the workplace. Here’s Jourdan Templeton, of Aware Group, on how they've led AI for Spot here in New Zealand.