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Kiwi Stories

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NZ's $3.45bil IT services market fueled by competitive advantage
Migration

NZ's $3.45bil IT services market fueled by competitive advantage

The IT services market in New Zealand is set for steady growth, with a forecasted CAGR of 2.8% by 2023, according to IDC's latest report.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 18th Jan 2019
Startup launches online marketplace for lending items in AU
Online shopping

Startup launches online marketplace for lending items in AU

Think TradeMe, eBay, Amazon, except instead of buying products, you're renting spare items from everyday consumers.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 17th Jan 2019
iPhone XS Max costs average Kiwi 11.6 work days – world comparison
Apple

iPhone XS Max costs average Kiwi 11.6 work days – world comparison

A new study has compared how long it will take the average worker in 42 countries to purchase Apple's newest iPhone - NZ doesn't do too bad.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 17th Jan 2019

Global Stories

Written by Ashton

New Bosch tech can turn your home into a touchscreen
Internet of Things

New Bosch tech can turn your home into a touchscreen

This incredible projector the size of a credit card can beam interactive virtual touchscreens onto any surface in your home to make them 'smart'.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 22nd Jan 2019
Top risk facing organisations? Why, it's an IT talent famine
Data Privacy

Top risk facing organisations? Why, it's an IT talent famine

The IT industry is experiencing a severe talent shortage, now the top risk for organisations, up from third place, per Gartner's latest report.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Mon, 21st Jan 2019
Palo Alto says supply chain is cybersecurity's weakest link
Malware

Palo Alto says supply chain is cybersecurity's weakest link

Palo Alto Networks warns that supply chains are the weakest link in cybersecurity, urging firms to evaluate partners' defences to prevent breaches.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 18th Jan 2019
London's pricy data centres allow Frankfurt to overtake
DataCentre infrastructure

London's pricy data centres allow Frankfurt to overtake

According to a new report, data centre pricing in the UK is among the highest in Europe, which is seeing other countries prosper.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 17th Jan 2019
Rubrik welcomes $261m funding for new market expansion
Data management

Rubrik welcomes $261m funding for new market expansion

The company intends to use the funds from new investor Bain Capital Ventures will go toward future innovation and expansion.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 16th Jan 2019
IoT breaches: Nearly half of businesses still can't detect them
Blockchain

IoT breaches: Nearly half of businesses still can't detect them

The Internet of Thing's (IoT's) rapid rise to prominence may have compromised its security, if a new report from Gemalto is anything to go by.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 16th Jan 2019
Survey finds retailers 'bullish' on hybrid cloud adoption
Hybrid Cloud

Survey finds retailers 'bullish' on hybrid cloud adoption

The retail industry takes no prisoners and that's made clear in its 'on the pulse' adoption of new technologies.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 16th Jan 2019
New research shows data centre acquisition upsurge
Hyperscale

New research shows data centre acquisition upsurge

Data centre acquisitions surged in 2018 with 68 deals worth USD $16 billion, despite falling below 2017's peak, Synergy Research reports.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 15th Jan 2019
NZ companies ill-prepared for new digital marketing era
Marketing Technologies

NZ companies ill-prepared for new digital marketing era

Kim Voon claims New Zealand companies need to get off their bums and get on with adopting new marketing tech or face being left behind by their global peers.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 15th Jan 2019
IoT's rapid rise fuelling an explosion of data
Hyperscale

IoT's rapid rise fuelling an explosion of data

IDC expects global annual spending on IoT to exceed US$1 trillion by 2022, driving huge demand for data centres.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 15th Jan 2019
Equinix unveils ANOTHER data centre – this time in South Korea
Unified Communications

Equinix unveils ANOTHER data centre – this time in South Korea

This will be the company's third data centre revealed thus far this year - and we've barely scratched the surface of 2019.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Tue, 15th Jan 2019
A photo still enough to defeat face unlock of many phones
Surveillance

A photo still enough to defeat face unlock of many phones

A new study by Consumentenbond reveals that 42 out of 110 smartphones tested can be unlocked using just a photo, challenging manufacturers' security claims.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Sat, 12th Jan 2019

Stories from Other Regions

Written by Ashton

Inspur's server delivery to Baidu claims new record
DataCentre infrastructure

Inspur's server delivery to Baidu claims new record

Inspur sets speed record delivering over 10,000 servers to Baidu's Beijing Shunyi data centre, achieving one server every 2.88 seconds amid surging demand.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Sat, 19th Jan 2019
Alibaba Cloud showcases commitment to Hong Kong
Hyperscale

Alibaba Cloud showcases commitment to Hong Kong

The company's service capability in Hong Kong has doubled since it established its first data centre in the city in 2014.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 18th Jan 2019