Global Stories

Longstanding Kiwi field service contractor Indeserve in liquidation

IndeServe, a longstanding local service contractor that has worked with companies including IBM, Fujitsu and Datacom, has voluntarily filed for liquidation.

By Zach Thompson • 3 min read • Fri, 3rd Jun 2022

Digital Transformation

Trading up: It's time to swap core systems for flexible digital applications

This year will see more oranisations planning and commencing high tech renovations that will shake up the way they operate.

By Christian Lucarelli • 3 min read • Wed, 18th May 2022

Software-as-a-Service

$20m boost for digital technologies announced

The government is spending an extra $20m over four years on its plan to transform the digital technologies industry.

By RNZ • 2 min read • Mon, 16th May 2022

Customers

CCL appoints Richard Adams as CEO

Richard Adams appointed as CEO of CCL, taking over from Heather Graham who has returned to the US for personal reasons. #leadership #CCL.

By Zach Thompson • 1 min read • Fri, 13th May 2022

Storage

Hitachi Vantara appoints Jonathan Fester as ANZ channel manager

Hitachi Vantara appoints new ANZ channel manager, Jonathan Fester and Nathan Knight as vice president and managing director for ANZ operations.

By Zach Thompson • 2 min read • Fri, 6th May 2022

DataCentre infrastructure

Raring to return: could ICT professionals who've been out of the workforce help solve the talent shortage?

Supporting rusty but willing workers to brush up on their skills can be a win-win, says Class Ltd chief technology officer, Alexis Rouch.

By Alexis Rouch • 4 min read • Thu, 14th Apr 2022

EduTech

IWD 2022: Globalization Partners on gender inequality

International Women's Day offers an opportunity for the world to step back and look at women's cultural, economic, political, and social achievements.

By Charlie Ferguson • 5 min read • Thu, 10th Mar 2022

Cybersecurity

IWD 2022: Eliminating the issues that hold women back in ICT

Since late 2020, I've worked as a pre-sales engineer for Zscaler, the cloud security company that's kicking big goals in the zero trust space.

By Sofia Merida • 3 min read • Tue, 8th Mar 2022

Information Communication & Technology

IWD 2022: Why the ICT industry needs to do more to support women with children

Giving birth is a joyful yet stressful time for women. Balancing motherhood and a career is a challenge that ICT companies must address.

By Lesley Smith • 4 min read • Tue, 8th Mar 2022

Information Communication & Technology

IWD 2022: How companies can nurture the female ICT leaders of tomorrow

Achieving a gender balanced senior leadership team won't happen by chance, says Marketplacer Jennifer Kreutzer.

By Jennifer Kreutzer • 4 min read • Tue, 8th Mar 2022

Firewalls

IWD 2022: Barracuda talks fixing the gender imbalance

Making a career in the sector more appealing would see more women applying for advertised roles, writes Barracuda's Angelina Liu.

By Angelina Liu • 4 min read • Tue, 8th Mar 2022

Information Communication & Technology

IWD 2022: It's time to eliminate the gender pay gap in the ICT industry

The gender pay gap in Australia persists across industries, including ICT, with a national gap of 14.2%. Women must negotiate for fair pay.

By Claudia Pirko • 4 min read • Tue, 8th Mar 2022

Supply Chain

Kaspersky maps out supply chain resilience plans in APAC

Asia-Pacific region experiences a surge in digitalization but weak cybersecurity measures leave ICT supply chains vulnerable to cyber attacks, says Kaspersky.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 4 min read • Mon, 24th Jan 2022

Data Analytics

ICT expenditure the key to small business growth according to new Xero research

New data by Xero reveals that higher ICT expenditure for small businesses leads to greater sales growth, with New Zealand outperforming the UK and Australia.

By Mitchell Hageman • 3 min read • Mon, 6th Dec 2021