KPMG and Umbrellar partner to simplify cloud transformation

KPMG New Zealand and Umbrellar Powered by Pax8 have today announced a partnership to provide end-to-end delivery of cloud transformation for New Zealand organisations.

CodeHQ harnesses the power of ‘product-mode’

When it comes to digital transformation, we're all familiar with the project-style engagement of a team selected from a specialised pool of talent. The team works for a specified time, building or enhancing software and achieving great things. Then, after all the celebrations of a job well done are over, what happens? They move on to the next job (or client). CodeHQ asks "what if there is another way?"

Do you feel disrupted? Ten tech trends that defined 2021

Before we flop onto a beach towel to recover from another exhausting year living in the shadow of Covid, it's worth reflecting on a remarkable year in the world of technology.

What Amazon’s $7.5 billion investment means for NZ’s cloud computing market

It’s a rare event to see a multinational tech company announce a multibillion-dollar investment in New Zealand.

Legacy tech is dragging down our mid-sized businesses – Forrester

We’ve heard it so many times over the course of the last 18 months - the pandemic has sparked a wave of digital transformation in businesses, the likes of which we’ve never seen before.

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.

App modernisation: Everyone is doing it but how do you do it well?

Every organisation has its own unique story of digital transformation undertaken in the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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.

Open-source: the missing piece in your digital transformation puzzle

Rapidly shifting business conditions are compelling organisations to rethink how they operate.

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.

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 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.

Five human truths changing the way we live and work, from Accenture

Global professional services firm Accenture has defined some key areas that businesses should focus on as part of their response to COVID-19. We spoke to New Zealand Managing Director, Ben Morgan, to ask, what are the deep experience implications Accenture identifies, and what is the reasoning behind them?

Election 2020: Where the political parties stand on innovation

An opportunity to showcase their plans to foster the knowledge economy sees few big new ideas but unity around the need for an innovation-driven recovery.

Business resilience and community with David Downs and Scott Arrol

In this episode David Howden (Head of Cloud, Umbrellar) is joined by David Downs (Task Force Lead, MBIE) and Scott Arrol (CEO, NZHIT) as they discuss resiliency and community within New Zealand businesses