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Most indoor workers not getting enough vitamin D
Mental Health

Most indoor workers not getting enough vitamin D

A study of 53,425 people finds shift and indoor staff face the highest risk, raising calls for routine screening in at-risk jobs.

By Geoff • 3 min read • Mon, 26th Jun 2017
Commercial property returns reflect overseas trends
eCommerce

Commercial property returns reflect overseas trends

New Zealand’s office and retail markets are cooling, though returns remain above the 10-year average as overseas yields narrow.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 8th Jun 2017

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Human-machine teaming a key ingredient for success in security operations centres
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Human-machine teaming a key ingredient for success in security operations centres

71% of advanced SOCs were able to close breach incident investigations in less than a week. 37% closed investigations in fewer than 24 hours.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 1st Aug 2017
SYNNEX takes home Worldwide Microsoft Surface Partner of the Year
Partner Programmes

SYNNEX takes home Worldwide Microsoft Surface Partner of the Year

​SYNNEX Corporation has come up trumps at the recent Microsoft Inspire event in Washington D.C – formerly known as the Worldwide Partner Conference.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 27th Jul 2017
ECM market to exceed US$67 billion by 2022 – with APAC the hotspot
Enterprise Content Management

ECM market to exceed US$67 billion by 2022 – with APAC the hotspot

​A new market research report has been released, revealing a very positive forecast for the enterprise content management (ECM) market moving forward.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Sat, 22nd Jul 2017
Tencent Cloud breaks into European market with first hub in Frankfurt
Hyperscale

Tencent Cloud breaks into European market with first hub in Frankfurt

The agreement with Interxion makes Tencent the first Asian cloud provider to be launching in Europe's largest cloud hub.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 21st Jul 2017
Burgeoning data centre colocation market to double its size by 2022
Hyperscale

Burgeoning data centre colocation market to double its size by 2022

​New research from MarketsandMarkets has revealed a very positive forecast for the data centre colocation market.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 13th Jul 2017
Microsoft partners with IBM for Surface support; launches Surface Alliance
Microsoft

Microsoft partners with IBM for Surface support; launches Surface Alliance

Microsoft is ramping up its push for partner Surface sales, launching a new service and support offering, via IBM, and a Surface Reseller Alliance.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 11th Jul 2017
Mastech Digital to acquire InfoTrellis in $55 million deal
Mergers and Acquisitions

Mastech Digital to acquire InfoTrellis in $55 million deal

Mastech Digital to acquire InfoTrellis' services division for $55m, in deal that will create Mastech InfoTrellis.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Mon, 10th Jul 2017
90% of Aussie IT pros agree - IT automation is now critical
DevOps

90% of Aussie IT pros agree - IT automation is now critical

73% of IT decision makers believe businesses without IT automation will cease to exist in 10 years, according to BMC Software.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Mon, 10th Jul 2017
Social enterprise offers South Auckland mums flexible employment
Social enterprise

Social enterprise offers South Auckland mums flexible employment

The company offers mums part-time work that can be completed in their own homes producing its organic beeswax wraps.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Mon, 10th Jul 2017
Gather around the watering hole: Bronze Union attackers likely based in China
Malware

Gather around the watering hole: Bronze Union attackers likely based in China

The 'active and formidable' Bronze Union group has been responsible for a spate of targeted attacks on Turkey - how do they do it?.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 4th Jul 2017
Korea pledges commitment to APEC data privacy rules
Data Protection

Korea pledges commitment to APEC data privacy rules

Korea is now part of the APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules system, which aims to protect consumer data used in online transactions.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 3rd Jul 2017
Encryption with backdoors? Internet advocates call out Five Eyes leaders for 'shortsighted' tactics
Encryption

Encryption with backdoors? Internet advocates call out Five Eyes leaders for 'shortsighted' tactics

Even if measures to restrict strong encryption access are put in place, adversaries will switch to new tools crafted without the Five Eyes network.

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Mon, 3rd Jul 2017
Rebounding storage market pulls cloud IT infrastructure market up
DataCentre infrastructure

Rebounding storage market pulls cloud IT infrastructure market up

A strong rebound in storage sales for the cloud IT market has driven growth in overall cloud IT infrastructure in Q1, as traditional sales decline.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 3rd Jul 2017
Christchurch couple launch Kickstarter to make South Island's first cat café a reality
Crowdfunding

Christchurch couple launch Kickstarter to make South Island's first cat café a reality

Husband and wife team Alyssa O'Connor and Nate Ball have raised $13,000 towards the $25,000 they need to get the cafe off the ground.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Thu, 29th Jun 2017
Rocketlab's Peter Beck inducted into World Entrepreneur Hall of Fame
Space

Rocketlab's Peter Beck inducted into World Entrepreneur Hall of Fame

Rocketlab launched their first rocket into space last month and it's viewed around the world as a very serious player in the rocket business.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Mon, 12th Jun 2017

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