NZ private trainer swaps out Microsoft system for Tribal
English Language Partners New Zealand has deployed an education business system from Tribal, replacing the incumbent Microsoft Access system.
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Former spy chief calls for Canada to ban Huawei from 5G networks
Canada should ban Huawei from supplying equipment to Canadian 5G networks because the security risk is too great, a former spy chief said.
Commercialising IoT proves too costly for some Kiwi firms
The cost of Internet of Things applications is hampering development and deployment in New Zealand, research shows.
Strava shifts from Amazon to Snowflake, deepens data offering
Strava, the hugely popular fitness tracking app, has recently shifted its massive data lake from Amazon Redshift to cloud upstart Snowflake.
For some, the glory days of Microsoft are ending in about a year
For some, two of the best products Microsoft ever produced are Windows Mobile and Windows 7 - and support for both are ending in about a year’s time.
Eaton revamps Power Advantage partner program
Eaton has updated its Power Advantage partner program with new Certified, Authorised and Approved partner levels and a new portal for power quality partners.
MNF adds cloud call services to Microsoft Teams
Unified communications provider MNF Enterprise has revealed the addition of calling capability via its Cloud Connect service for Microsoft Teams.
Radio silence as Cryptopia shutdown continues
The fall-out impacting the Cryptopia security breach has entered the seventh day, with the Christchurch-based company still unable to operate.
Matthew Oostveen exits as APJ CTO for Dell EMC's modern data centre business
Matthew Oostveen has vacated his role as CTO across Asia Pacific and Japan at Dell EMC, exiting the vendor after five years in the role.
CIO upfront: The Internet of Things – who pays when things go wrong?
Mark Campbell of Russell McVeagh discusses what companies can do to protect themselves.
Microsoft starts auto-update of Windows 10 1809 three months late
Microsoft has finally restarted the automatic distribution of Windows 10 October 2018 Update, the problem-plagued upgrade pulled from release in October.
M&A activity in the data centre rises, tops $16B
M&A activity within the data centre market continues to increase at pace, with the number of transactions increasing during 2018.
Google ups prices for G Suite Basic and Business customers
As of early April, prices for Google's productivity and collaboration software suite are set to rise, bringing G Suite pricing closer to that of rival Office 365.
N4L's education social network Pond dries up
An award-winning social network developed for New Zealand schools is slowly dying as teachers and other users fail to engage.
Microsoft side-steps channel in direct Azure play
Microsoft will allow customers to bypass the channel and purchase Azure services direct, in a strategy aimed at increasing adoption among SMBs.
Coin mining malware can uninstall Tencent, Alibaba cloud security
A coin mining malware developed by threat actor Rocke has been found to have the ability to uninstall five different cloud security products.
NZ IT services edging towards $4B market
IT services revenue in New Zealand is expected to reach approximately $3.9 billion within four years, driven by increased cloud adoption among customers.
Microsoft expands Windows 7-to-Windows 10 app compatibility pledge
Microsoft this week announced that an application compatibility guarantee it gave to enterprises migrating from Windows 7 to Windows 10 has gone global.
Vodafone pays IBM $550M in 5G driven cloud services deal
Vodafone is teaming up with IBM to offer businesses a way to link different cloud computing systems to support the next wave of digital advances.
SAP targets counterfeit drugs with blockchain tracker
SAP has launched a supply chain tracking service based on blockchain that will enable drug wholesalers to authenticate pharmaceutical packaging.
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