Kiwi Stories

Ministry of Health data breach 'inexcusable'

Labour is slamming a recent privacy breach that has seen the unauthorised release of confidential birth and death details of over 24,000 people.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 5th Oct 2015

EduTech

New online tool to make NZ school boards more accountable

A new online self-assessment tool will measure New Zealand school boards' governance and identify where they can improve.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Mon, 13th Apr 2015

Board of Trustees

Self assessment tool on the way for Board of Trustrees

The NZSTA is developing an online self-assessment tool that allows individual boards of trustees to measure e governance in their schools.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 10th Apr 2015

DevOps

Business rules analysis for CIOs

Jayesh Jain exemplifies business rules for CIOs, elucidating their collection and deployment to bolster business strategy.

By Jayesh Jain • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2015

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

Microsoft

How to turn your top 5 enterprise mobility challenges into opportunities

Whether to help mobilise teams or to make the most of customer opportunities, an enterprise mobility strategy is a must.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Mon, 17th Nov 2014

Ingram Micro

Ingram Micro: Consolidated financials 'not a true view'

Ingram Micro NZ sees beyond $13.3m loss, with local boss Bigwood highlighting growth and positive operating profit within their IT distribution.

By Heather Wright • 5 min read • Thu, 17th Jul 2014

Global Stories

Identity and Access Management

Deloitte boosts IAM capability with Qubit deal

Deloitte Australia snaps up Oracle specialist Qubit Consulting to bulk up its identity access management capability.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 22nd Sep 2015

Firewalls

Wireless networks major security weakness for enterprises

Wireless network security is causing sleepless nights for CIOs and IT managers, with many 'fessing up that their networks are, in fact, insecure.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Jun 2015

Cloud Services

Boom times for cloud services as NZ businesses jump onboard

Cloud-based services in NZ are expected to record a staggering 15-27% CAGR out to 2019 according to a new IDC report, with IT budgets also on the up.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 18th May 2015

Hyperscale

Fujitsu set for Australian data centre overhaul

Data Centre vision to 2025 addresses the challenges of digital transformation and the evolving data needs of an increasingly hyperconnected world.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 12th May 2015

Gaming

Life on the Edge: Hands-on review with Samsung's Galaxy Edge

Samsung generate truckloads of hype when launching new Galaxy devices, but I'd wager that even they weren't prepared for sheer amount of hype...

By Patrick Pilcher • 7 min read • Mon, 13th Apr 2015

Unified Communications

Resellers should take a chance on UC

Jabra Asia Pacific Pres. Mark Leigh insists resellers not only sell UC but also adopt it to transform company culture and collaboration.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2015

Skycity

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise; SkyCity gains on Key's hint of convention funding

New Zealand shares rose, paced by Sky City Entertainment Group after Prime Minister John Key said he wouldn't rule out government funding to help i.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2015

Semiconductors

Are holographic co-workers and embedded chips the way of the future?

NZ's MYOB projects a future with holographic teams and chip implants; urges businesses to adapt now for a data-driven 2040.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd Jan 2015

Firewalls

Improve productivity with BYOD

Access versus security - it shouldn't be a trade-off, says Fortinet's Scott Cowen. He offers some security tips for the mobile workforce.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 30th Dec 2014

Data Analytics

Paging Dr Watson: Cognitive computing with a twist

IBM's Watson is revamping industries with its natural language processing power, making complex analytics accessible to all.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Tue, 21st Oct 2014

Gaming

REVEALED: Dirty deal between NZ telcos and the GCSB...

We explain the legislative act that governs relations between the New Zealand telecommunications industry and surveillance agencies.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 18th Sep 2014

Data Analytics

Gartner: Beware of the Data Lake Fallacy...

Gartner warns against the data lake hype, highlighting risks from lack of governance to security concerns in the information management sphere.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Thu, 31st Jul 2014

Microsoft

Gartner: Microsoft turns the 'Scope on SaaS...

Microsoft launches a tool to tackle the surge of ungoverned SaaS apps in businesses, promising enhanced control and security.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 18th Jul 2014