This week we are speaking with Extreme Networks ANZ general manager Julian Critchlow. Extreme Networks is a company that delivers end-to-end, cloud-driven networking solutions and top-rated services that support and advance customers' digital transformation. 

Datacom has been named a Workday Global Payroll Cloud (GPC) partner, allowing it to offer integrated payroll solutions to New Zealand customers.

Immigration advisers have described the first day of the country's new residence scheme as a shambles.

These days cloud security is more trusted than ever. According to a recent study in a survey of 2,000 IT leaders from around the globe, nearly 85% of respondents said that they trust cloud security practices as much as, or more than, those associated with their on-premises data infrastructures.

Reflecting on the past year, it’s clear that remote work played a significant role in maintaining business operations across ANZ.

As organisations become more data-driven, they store more data in on-prem and cloud stores that employees can access from anywhere with phones, tablets and laptops.

In a record-breaking quarter, a new Cinodes Q3 report has revealed that one-third of listed consulting companies have grown by over 20%, and the median turnover rate has had an increase of as much as 13.4% compared to last year.

Workplaces across the region are bracing themselves for the 'Great Resignation' to hit their shores, with many organisations supercharging employee retention schemes in the hope of preventing what looks like an inevitable tide.

With the rise of remote work over the past 18 months, the use of Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Teams has exploded. Microsoft reports that roughly 50% of 365’s 260 million-plus commercial users now use Teams, although some experts place the number of users closer to 300 million.

Let’s consider what OT is, its relationship with IT, and the common problems people experience in working with it.

A new study by security firm Trend Micro has revealed that 90% of IT decision-makers believe organisations compromise on cybersecurity in favour of other goals within their business.

Information technology service providers are losing thousands of hours every year due to needless cloud administration, according to SkyKick.

PI Historian on MuleSoft’s Anypoint Platform connects operational technology networks with information technology networks.

The IT industry did well in the S&P 500 index, where the industry accounted for 14.2% of the index constituents as of 31 January this year.

Gender diversity in the tech industry is a hot topic around the world, but it’s one that New Zealand is looking to tackle head on.

Tech Leaders NZ says while digitl transformation is rife among companies in NZ, there is a lack of focus on the biggest assets.

There are countless trends emerging in IT, but Virtusa xLabs has identified what it believes will be the 10 most influential.

"Businesses need to realise that the competition is already embracing digital transformation."

"Observability is becoming the norm for cloud-native businesses, unhindered by ‘legacy’ systems."

"Everyone’s pegging quantum computing as the next big thing in enterprise technology, but does the reality live up to the hype?"

"Currently, the divide between departments in many companies is enormous, for successful digital transformation, this needs to change."

Leading IT organisations are deploying SD-WAN solutions with software-based routing, displacing traditional branch router architectures.

"When you think about a team, we can all agree that people at the bottom of the hierarchy play the most important role."

The Awards recognise New Zealand’s brightest individuals and teams who have shown leadership, innovation, and foresight through their contributions.