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Global Stories

Productivity stories

Case study: Kiwi business adopts IaaS from leading provider, enables growth

Together with Softsource, Chester's Plumbing and Bathroom was able to complete an overhaul of its IT infrastructure and enable business expansion.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Tue, 31st May 2016

Robotics

Need something? Get your Messenger bot to help you

There is one thing for certain – it is an exciting time to be a consumer, as bots that exist within your Messenger app are soon to become the norm.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 27th May 2016

Cybersecurity

Preparing for cyber crime crucial for businesses of today

Forward planning is crucial in combating cyber crime, says Liam Rowland, head of incident response and forensics at Dell SecureWorks.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 25th May 2016

Storage

Businesses look to improve data centre performance with All Flash Arrays

Violin Memory has announced it has experienced widespread adoption of its All Flash Arrays in the Asia-Pacific region in the span of just a year.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 20th May 2016

Virtualisation

Software-defined data centre technology taking the world by storm

Sophisticated security technologies are boosting interest in software-defined data centers, with 93% of executives recognizing their benefits.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 5th May 2016

Health Technologies

Workload scheduling software: the latest enterprise craze

Workload scheduling software is having its time to shine, as businesses look to increase efficiency and productivity.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd May 2016

DevOps

Want to deliver successful DevOps? Here's a few points to remember

DevOps is often seen as a goal, The Next Big Thing, something we 'need'. I see this as putting the cart before the horse. Here's what you should do.

By Chris Pollard • 5 min read • Tue, 3rd May 2016

Unified Communications

Red Hat backs modern customer with launch of Open Innovation Labs

Red Hat launches Open Innovation Labs to help businesses accelerate innovation and software development initiatives.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Mon, 2nd May 2016

Application Performance Monitoring

Application Performance Management software in hot demand

The rising demand for cloud-based APM software is boosting the performance and availability of management software, according to Technavio.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Tue, 26th Apr 2016

Data Analytics

Big data and workforce analytics: Powerful and underutilised

Workforce data analytics can drive business performance and give companies a competitive advantage, says WFS Australia.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 20th Apr 2016

Productivity

Meet a CIO with fabulous talent management skills and you'll meet a successful business

Without inspiring lead supported from above, even the best business, the best enterprise, will disappear entirely and without much of a trace.

By Michael Maoz • 3 min read • Fri, 15th Apr 2016

Customer Relationship Management

Have you heard? Customer experience is where it's at

Companies must champion customer experience to prevail, says Qualtrics MD Bill McMurray, outlining a vital six-step strategy for success.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 22nd Mar 2016

Converged Infrastructure

Why converged infrastructure is relevant to every business

It's easy to dismiss data centre technology as something for the technologists to worry about, but that's not the way it should be.

By Andrew Foot • 3 min read • Tue, 22nd Mar 2016

Data Analytics

Employee engagement more important than ever

Employee engagement programmes are crucial to improve productivity, says REFFIND, and must be implemented correctly from the start.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 18th Mar 2016

Stories from Other Regions

Productivity stories

IT Automation

Unpaid overtime impacting Australian businesses

Unpaid overtime costing Aussie firms $71.2bn leads to lower productivity, dissatisfaction: Randstad & WFS Australia.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 19th May 2016

Software Development

Pivotal ends latest funding round with $253 million, looks to expand

Pivotal's Series C funding round is set to end with $253m, led by new investor Ford Motor Company, Microsoft and previous investors.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 6th May 2016

IT services

Landesk looks to boost productivity with latest Service Desk offering

Landesk's Service Desk 2016.1 aims to turbocharge IT productivity with custom dashboards and enhanced workspaces.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Thu, 14th Apr 2016

Government

Kiwi productivity at an all time low... Is technology the answer?

New Zealand's low productivity may be solved by technology, says NZTech CEO. ICT is key to transforming government services. #NewZealand #Productivity.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 12th Apr 2016

Digital Signage

2016 the year of digital signage, integrators urged to get onboard

Digital signage will become a dominant force in 2016 as businesses invest in technologies to engage customers, according to Mike Killian of Mvix.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 1st Apr 2016