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Exabeam appoints new regional sales manager for ANZ

Exabeam has appointed Andrew Balestrieri as Regional Sales Manager for Australia and New Zealand, bringing 30 years of IT and cybersecurity experience.

By Imee Dequito • 2 min read • Wed, 29th Jan 2025

Unified Communications

How Omicron-proof technology helped businesses traverse the 'Big Sick'

When businesses were battling through Covid disruptions, contact centres were utilising innovative technology solutions.

By Leon Sheehan • 5 min read • Mon, 3rd Oct 2022

Unified Communications

Spark buys Auckland telco company in small but tactical move

Ed Hyde, CEO Spark ventures & wholesale, says the acquisition, while relatively small for Spark, is a smart, tactical investment.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Wed, 15th Nov 2017

Microsoft Windows

Windows 10 upgrade causing UFB congestion

The Windows 10 upgrade is having a severe impact of local UFB, with network traffic increasing by up to 100% in New Zealand.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 10th Aug 2015

Unified Communications

Fibre - What does it mean for your business?

Imagine, an employee on average spends nine minutes every day waiting for files and websites to download. That is more than 53 hours a year!.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 22nd Jul 2013

Cloud Services

Join the cloud rush

UK businesses race to the cloud as Digital Island reports a 65% surge in firms adopting cloud services to stay competitive.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Mon, 29th Apr 2013

Unified Communications

Telecom to wholesale XT

Telecom has brought forward plans to offer wholesale services on its XT Network by a year, it's been announced today.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Thu, 12th Nov 2009

Unified Communications

Farmside in Fast 50

Rural ISP Farmside ranks 18th in Deloitte's Fast 50, winning the fastest-growing tech, media, and telecoms business for Canterbury and Upper South Island.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Tue, 3rd Nov 2009

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Unified Communications

Andrew Crawford joins Digital Island as General Manager of Business Development

Andrew Crawford joins Digital Island as General Manager of Business Development to drive growth and AI-enabled customer solutions from September 2025.

By Melvin Hipolito • 2 min read • Mon, 1st Sep 2025

Unified Communications

Susannah Redstone appointed as General Manager at Digital Island

Susannah Redstone, with over two decades of telecoms experience, has been named General Manager at Digital Island.

By Imee Dequito • 2 min read • Mon, 18th Dec 2023

Unified Communications

Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - An update from Digital Island

Leon Sheehan, CEO of Digital Island, joins us today to tell us more about Digital Island, its new workshop offering, and what the company expects for 2023.

By Zach Thompson • 1 min read • Tue, 16th May 2023

Unified Communications

Digital Island's new workshop for superior contact centres

Digital Island has launched Customer Experience Accelerator Lab to help businesses get the most out of their contact centre operations.

By Zach Thompson • 4 min read • Tue, 9th May 2023

Agricultural Technology

Answering to the hands-free farmer: How Farmlands pioneered Amazon Connect for Kiwi agritech

Hands-free, Bluetooth-savvy and constantly on-the-go, New Zealand's farming community is demanding a 'digital touch' as part of the services they seek out.

By Farmlands • 3 min read • Mon, 20th Feb 2023

Hyperscale

Digital Island announces AWS Service Delivery designation for Amazon Connect

The achievement recognises that Digital Island follows best practices and has proven success in delivering AWS services to end customers.

By Mitchell Hageman • 2 min read • Tue, 20th Dec 2022

Unified Communications

Digital Island appoints Grant Sweeney as customer & sales general manager

Digital Island appoints Grant Sweeney as Customer and Sales General Manager to enhance its role as a specialty cloud communications provider in New Zealand.

By Zach Thompson • 2 min read • Tue, 26th Apr 2022