Digital Economy Stories - Page 59

Kiwi Stories

Digital Economy stories

SME digitisation to give NZ$8.5 billion economic boost: MYOB

The modelling showed for SMEs with low digitisation levels, digitising just one or two activities could provide a benefit-cost return of 2.4 - 3.1 to 1.

By Gaurav Sharma • 3 min read • Fri, 4th Nov 2022

Education, Learning & Training

New Zealand desperate for skilled tech staff

Skills shortages are slowing growth across New Zealand's $18.8 billion tech sector, despite easier visa access for overseas talent.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 6th Oct 2022

Ransomware

New Zealand 56th in the world for cyber security

Phishing and credential-harvesting attacks are rising as New Zealand climbs only to 56th globally, with 2,333 incidents reported in the quarter.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Wed, 3rd Aug 2022

Supply Chain

New Zealand falls behind on digital economic performance

New Zealand has dropped from place 16 to 20 on the NTI overall between 2020 and 2021; seven places behind Australia.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 7th Jun 2022

Information Communication & Technology

New R&D grants could boost booming tech sector

Software firms could gain easier access to funding as new grants aim to back R&D that has fuelled New Zealand's export growth.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 26th May 2022

Global Stories

Digital Economy stories

Cybersecurity

How to make your cybersecurity budget work harder

The digital economy is being disrupted by data, with an estimated 79 zettabytes of data created and consumed last year.

By Ken Mizota • 5 min read • Fri, 21st Oct 2022

Digital Transformation

Gartner says 89% directors link growth with digital strategy

According to Gartner's survey findings, only 35% of board directors have achieved or are on track to achieving digital transformation goals.

By Gaurav Sharma • 3 min read • Thu, 20th Oct 2022

Hyperscale

Gartner forecasts worldwide IT spending to grow 5.1% in 2023

Despite economic headwinds, IT spending in Australia and New Zealand is forecast to grow 6% next year as organisations push ahead with digital initiatives.

By Gaurav Sharma • 3 min read • Thu, 20th Oct 2022

Digital Transformation

NetApp appoints Anchalee Towannasoot as Country Manager

NetApp appoints Anchalee Towannasoot as Country Manager for Thailand, to drive digital transformation and cloud adoption among Thai enterprises.

By Zach Thompson • 2 min read • Fri, 14th Oct 2022

Digital Transformation

Equinix invests in Indonesia with a $74m data centre

The centre will be strategically located near the largest internet exchanges to meet the country's growing digital needs.

By Gaurav Sharma • 3 min read • Thu, 6th Oct 2022

Digital Transformation

Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - An update from BidFin

Ross Simon, CEO, BidFin joins us today to discuss how alternate funding can foster stronger digital transformations for enterprises.

By Zach Thompson • 5 min read • Tue, 20th Sep 2022

AR, VR & Metaverse

Top seven CIO disruptions highlighted by Gartner

CIOs must prepare for potential disruptions caused by social, behavioural, and technological changes, says Gartner.

By Nadine Rogers • 4 min read • Wed, 14th Sep 2022

Unified Communications

IDC research shows rise in big data and analytics adoption

According to IDC, ANZ spending on BDA solutions is expected to grow at 13.3% in the five years between 2021-2026, and hit US$8.9 billion by 2026.

By Gaurav Sharma • 4 min read • Thu, 8th Sep 2022

Data Analytics

SoftIron joins Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Alliance

SoftIron has joined the Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Alliance (SDIA), a platform designed to help the digital sector reduce its environmental impact.

By Zach Thompson • 3 min read • Mon, 25th Jul 2022

Virtualisation

Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - An update from Denodo

Denodo's regional VP, Benjamin Henshall, joins TechDay to discuss data virtualisation trends and new updates from the company in the APAC region.

By Mitchell Hageman • 5 min read • Wed, 8th Jun 2022

Digital Transformation

Akkodis joins MIT research centre for digital transformation

Modis, soon to become Akkodis, partners with MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy to collaborate on research and digital transformation.

By Zach Thompson • 3 min read • Thu, 2nd Jun 2022

Digital Transformation

Coursera appoints Sue Turk as ANZ enterprise managing director

Coursera appoints Sue Turk as ANZ enterprise managing director to deepen investment in the region, drive growth, and develop new skilling initiatives.

By Zach Thompson • 2 min read • Fri, 20th May 2022

Hybrid Cloud

VMware appoints Tan Siew as Singapore country manager

Singapore appoints Tan Siew San as VMware country manager—her 20 years of IT and team leadership experience will help drive business growth in Singapore.

By Zach Thompson • 2 min read • Fri, 20th May 2022