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Kiwi Stories

Upskilling stories

Kiwibank invests in financial future of young Banqers

Virtual economy programme, Banqer, is thriving in New Zealand schools with over 30,000 students benefiting from Kiwibank funding.

By Matthew Bain • 3 min read • Fri, 7th Apr 2017

Education, Learning & Training

CRL project to open up huge employment opportunities

About 1,600 workers could be needed at peak on Auckland's City Rail Link, with hundreds of openings for people new to work or unemployed.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 3rd Apr 2017

Robotics

Artificial intelligence set to have massive impact

New Zealand risks falling behind unless businesses and government prepare for AI-driven disruption to jobs, productivity and policy, experts warn.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 23rd Feb 2017

Unitec

The Mind Lab + NEXT Foundation award teacher for digital learning passion

Award honours Desirè Truter's dedication to digital teaching at The Mind Lab, inspiring leaders in NZ education.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Mon, 26th Sep 2016

Cisco

How IT grads are shining brightly in Summer of Tech's world

Summer of Tech CEO, Ruth McDavitt, discusses the programme's success in bridging the gap between tertiary institutions and tech employers in New Zealand.

By Sara Barker • 6 min read • Wed, 14th Sep 2016

Partner Programmes

Commvault streamlines channel; NEXTGEN becomes sole NZ distributor

Commvault has chosen NEXTGEN to serve as a single distributor for its New Zealand market as the company shifts to a value over volume model.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 7th Sep 2016

Firewalls

The network security skills shortage: Lack of trained professionals is a welcome mat for cybercriminals

Ingram Micro's Fortinet training will help you build in-house network security expertise, upskill your team and retain key staff.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Thu, 25th Aug 2016

Absolute IT

New Zealand IT jobs: do you need a qualification?

Hands on experience trumps formal qualification when it comes to hiring new staff in the ICT sector, according to new information from Absolute IT.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 24th Mar 2016

Global Stories

Upskilling stories

Cybersecurity

Exclusive: Time for reseller thought leadership in growth cybersecurity market

Duo is calling on resellers to step up to the plate and provide more thought leadership as demand for security soars locally.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Mon, 13th Mar 2017

Health Technologies

CyberArk expands partner program in privileged account security push

CyberArk has ramped up its partner program in an effort to enhance its partners' privileged account security expertise and drive new business.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 21st Feb 2017

Crowdfunding

Desperately seeking funding: Youth life skills programme turns to crowdfunding

Voice to Voice's lifeline dwindles with 9 days left in urgent $32k crowdfunding appeal to sustain youth upskilling.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 15th Feb 2017

Skills shortage

Japan cybersecurity skills shortage in a 'state of urgency' before 2020 Olympics

New cybersecurity center in Tokyo aims to address skills shortage in Japan ahead of 2020 Olympic Games. #cybersecurity #Tokyo2020.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 7th Feb 2017

Partner Programmes

SAP expands Indian partner ecosystem with new three-point strategy

SAP unveils a new three-point strategy to expand its Indian partner ecosystem, aiming to bolster digital transformation, upskill partners, and support SMBs.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Thu, 22nd Sep 2016

Wireless Networks

Exclusive: Hyper-niche markets offering shot in arm for resellers

A focus on niche markets doesn't mean small returns for resellers. Distributor Sektor tells how resellers can capitalise on some booming 'niche' plays.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Wed, 29th Jun 2016

eLearning

Businesses are recognising the power of upskilling

Online learning is quickly becoming the primary means of upskilling, providing measurable value to businesses and their tech pros.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 3rd Jun 2016

DevOps

Service vendors look to multi-skilled professionals to add depth

Multidisciplinary skills in professionals are in demand as service vendors strive to stay competitive, according to a report by Technology Business Research.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 27th Apr 2016