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.

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.

Big data: Why we shouldn’t be afraid

What's the status of big data in 2020?

How can we meet customer concerns with facial and body recognition?

New Zealand's contact-tracing app is one of the first national tech efforts against COVID-19. As with other facial and body recognition tech though, questions of privacy will inevitably arise.

How luxury labels are fashioning the future

Keeping their finger on the pulse, traditional fashion brands and innovative creators alike are setting a new kind of trend.

Four trends to get up to speed with the changed marketing role

In our digital world, we must respond to our customers more directly - and more frequently - than before. Luckily, conversational and AI-led marketing is on the rise. Here’s what to do.

Global survey finds clear evidence that data works for business. What about New Zealand?

There's global evidence of the value of data, and New Zealand government has set out the world's first public sector standards on algorithm use - but will kiwi businesses follow suit?

What’s on the cards for AI of the future? We ask Damon Kelly, CEO of Enlighten Designs

A podcast discussion with Damon Kelly on the tech solutions to build a sustainable future.

Data and analytics for 2020 and beyond – Gartner’s top 10 trends

‘New patterns and relationships in data’ – the global research firm has some suggestions for your data and analytics approach.

SPACETIME, entrepreneurship and technology – a chat with Alex Bartley Catt

Alex Bartley Catt and Dave Howden speaking on customer experiences, the cloud, and obstacles and opportunities of starting up in New Zealand.

Situational awareness in uncertain times

As retailers and property owners adapt to living with the presence of Covid-19, one artificial intelligence company is offering new ways to help them keep their people safe. 

Soul Machines and the future of AI

Paul speaks with Greg Cross, Chief Executive at Soul Machines - and winner of NZ Hi-Tech Flying Kiwi award 2019 - on digital humans, artificial Intelligence, and boosting NZ innovation.

AI can simulate a fairer economy. Where to from here?

Deep reinforcement-learning has trained AIs to simulate economies millions of times over, and the results are revealing fairer tax policies.

A business intelligence leader on what retailers can do now, to last in the future

John Saywell, Retail Scientist and CEO at leading local AI company, Montage RPM Retail, comments on how retail's next opportunities are in collaboration, cloud-technology and branding

How Facebook’s using data to inform the climate debate

Facebook is partnering with climate advocacy groups to reveal where climate change-related links are most talked about on Facebook.

Vanessa Sorenson on Microsoft New Zealand’s ‘Why?’

Meet with Vanessa Sorenson and you instantly get a sense of why she’s helping lead one of the biggest companies in the world.

Helping government make the right decisions – Dot Loves Data’s Government Director on what’s behind their Covid-19 Response Dashboard

I asked Government Director of Dot Loves Data, Justin Lester, about their Covid-19 Response Dashboard that’s being used by ACC, MBIE and other decision makers in their agenda setting amid the disruption.

Where to next for Microsoft? A conversation with Vanessa Sorenson

"Everything and everyone connected" - Vanessa Sorenson on the future of NZ’s tech industry, as she steps up to Managing Director role

Vanessa Sorenson leads the way at Microsoft New Zealand

In this episode host podcaster Hamish Webber sits down with the new MD of Microsoft New Zealand Vanessa Sorenson. They talk about her new role within Microsoft, Initiatives she has been involved with during her time in the company and the future of AI and HoloLens.

Creative Technologist’s interactive map shows pandemic’s clusters across New Zealand

The app aims to make Covid-19 updates more easily accessible for New Zealanders.

LIC chooses Umbrellar, ETP & Microsoft Azure to future-proof technology platform

With 183 servers, and more than 120 terabytes of data from three different data centres, supporting 20 applications, including essential legacy software described as the crown jewels of the New Zealand dairy industry, Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC) needed state of the art providers to host and manage its IT systems.

A chat with Walkerscott – Finding meaningful data

Join Blair Scott and Paul Knox as they talk to Dave Howden about the changes Walkerscott have seen since their inception: IOT and the collection of future looking data, getting your organizational data in order, and the buzz around bees.

Learn the business value of Microsoft Azure

Rising to meet the AI opportunity