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Kiwi Stories

Forrester Research stories

Social Media

Convert social data into social intelligence

Kiwi businesses are being urged to learn how use data insights gained from social media marketing to their advantage.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 2nd Apr 2015

Turnstone

Exclusive: What the Turnstone acquisition means for Plan B

Plan B acquires Turnstone for business continuity services, will expand offering to customers. No layoffs, potential for more acquisitions.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 1st Apr 2015

Turnstone

Plan B broadens services with Turnstone buyout

Plan B has reached an agreement with voice, video and data network provider Turnstone to acquire the business and assets of the company.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 1st Apr 2015

Disaster Recovery

Backup: changing consumption, changing solutions

New Zealand companies adopting cloud backup must prioritise recovery solutions to avoid costly delays and data losses, industry experts warn.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Mon, 29th Dec 2014

Disaster Recovery

Keep your cloud close for critical recovery

Ian Forrester of Plan B highlights the importance of carefully choosing a cloud backup provider for critical data recovery needs.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 24th Dec 2014

Global Stories

Forrester Research stories

Distributed Denial of Service

The current threat landscape, according to Dell

Dell warns of surging POS malware and cyber threats against payment systems in its latest threat landscape analysis.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Wed, 15th Apr 2015

Unified Communications

Applications continue to dominate the enterprise space

Enterprise apps surge as key business drivers, with focus on user experience and heavy reliance on mobile technologies for growth.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2015

Health Technologies

Why CIOs need to consider wearable tech in the enterprise

As wearables surge, CIOs must embrace the $18bn enterprise tech revolution for efficiency and innovation, says Cognizant VP Sowri Krishnan.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 9th Feb 2015

Cloud Services

OpenText responds to demand for cloud services with two initiatives

OpenText unveils subscription-based EIM services and its OpenText Core for flexible cloud solutions, meeting the rising market demand.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 28th Jan 2015

DataCentre infrastructure

Why CIOs need to start caring about Windows Server 2003 End of Support

CIOs must act swiftly as Microsoft ends support for Windows Server 2003 on July 14, 2015, a move posing significant security and compliance risks.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2015

Internet of Things

Will the Internet of Things transform retail as we know it?

The Internet of Things (IoT) could transform retail, providing such access to in-store analytics and enabling interactive consumer engagement.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2015

Fintech

Xero widens first-half loss, concedes US did not execute to plan

Xero, the cloud-based accounting software firm, widened its first-half loss after spending more on staff and marketing.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2014

Storage

It's not all about back up - recovery top priority

Resellers urged to focus on data recovery, not just backup, amid warnings from specialists about cloud storage pitfalls and recovery time implications.

By Heather Wright • 6 min read • Mon, 3rd Nov 2014

DataCentre infrastructure

Getting back to the future with Windows Server 2003

It's a little startling then to realise that there are still many businesses using a piece of technology that first appeared in 2003 – Windows Server 2003/R2.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 29th Oct 2014

Disaster Recovery

Boost for resellers with Plan B's 'pay as you grow' NZ Cloud Backup

Plan B's 'pay as you grow' NZ Cloud Backup offers a no upfront investment boon for resellers, enabling flexible, scalable services.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Tue, 28th Oct 2014

Firewalls

Fortinet's next-generation firewall platforms unveiled

Specialising in high-performance network security, Fortinet has unveiled two next-generation firewall platforms.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 24th Oct 2014

Cisco

Taking a Mini approach to simplification

Westcon Imagine 2014 - Just as companies come in all sizes, so do the IT needs of business, but one thing remains fairly consistent: a desire for simplicity.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Tue, 21st Oct 2014