We’ve heard it before – we need more women in technology. Even though one in three IT grads are women, government figures show that only 21% of IT employees are women. It’s one thing talking about the issue but what are we, the industry, doing to change this? A couple … Read more »
A group of would-be “suitors” files into the meeting room. They pair off and sit down at designated tables face-to-face. The clock starts and there are smiles and handshakes. Business cards are swapped, laptops opened, power point decks presented, spreadsheets explained and pitches made. The clock stops 20 minutes later. … Read more »
By Mark Butterworth, Digital Advisor, Microsoft What does it mean to be the most livable city? For Auckland, New Zealand – where I live and work – our aspiration is that residents and visitors can get anywhere, easily and predictably, even as 800 additional cars drive onto its roads every … Read more »
Digital Transformation tops priorities for Kiwi IT sector as Microsoft awards programme celebrates 10th Anniversary As Microsoft New Zealand announced the finalists for the 2017 Microsoft Partner Awards today, the company has lauded the work of the Kiwi IT companies that are leading the efforts to bring digital transformation to … Read more »
Microsoft has just released a handbook for New Zealand healthcare organisations entitled “Navigating your way to the cloud in healthcare – A practical guide for the healthcare industry in New Zealand”. Designed as a practical roadmap, the manual was released at an eHealth workshop in Wellington. The event was attended … Read more »
Russell Craig, National Technology Officer for Microsoft New Zealand explains how adopting a highly secure public cloud platform for your business can provide an enticing dual benefit… Last week I had the privilege to speak at the NZ Tech Government and Technology Summit. My topic was “Protecting data and systems – … Read more »
Microsoft Asia Digital Transformation Study shows that business leaders are only starting to take digital disruption and new technologies seriously New Zealand business leaders are aware of the urgent need to transform digitally to address the changing business climate, however Microsoft’s recent study[1] found that this transformation for most organisations … Read more »
New Windows Server 2016 and System Center 2016 facilitate hybrid cloud and accelerate digital transformation New Zealand’s IT leaders need to step up with the use of hybrid cloud to enable digital transformation and to manage rapidly increasing complexity and security demands on their IT infrastructure, according to Microsoft New … Read more »
Microsoft partners with local technology and education groups to translate new ‘Hour of Code’ Minecraft coding tutorials into Māori language for Computer Science Education Week Microsoft’s annual ‘Hour of Code’ event will have a distinctly Kiwi flavour this year with new Minecraft tutorials on the popular Code.org web site being … Read more »
New wave of scam reports a “timely reminder” of the need for vigilance Microsoft New Zealand and Netsafe are today renewing their call for New Zealand internet users to be aware of a fresh wave of scammers who are targeting this country with warnings about fake viruses on their computers. … Read more »
