A smart city is a greener city – and our cities have to get smarter

When the world’s nations come together in Glasgow next month for the COP26 conference, there will no doubt be fierce debate as climate diplomats, including our own climate change minister James Shaw, over attempts to renew emissions reduction targets.

Technology can help us tackle the seemingly insurmountable climate challenge – here’s how

It should serve as the global wake-up call we need, a meticulously researched report from the world’s top climate scientists that suggests the world is driving towards a cliff with our foot planted firmly on the accelerator.

2021 Global tech outlook

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?

Datacom increases efficiency with Red Hat Ansible Automation

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.

The case of business automation

Replacing manual systems frees up resource for greater innovation, but it’s also important for business transparency.

A healthcare strategist on the industry’s shifting dial

“The virus and it’s spread has been described by futurists as being hyper-global and hyper-local at the same time."

Too busy to back up? Automate! Replicate!

“We don’t have time!” is the most common reason people give for not backing up their data and applications. And it’s particularly true in small-to-medium businesses, where bad IT habits can be hard to break. Yet effective backing up is one of the easiest things to automate.