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Kiwi Stories

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Kiwi company paving the way to brave new AI world – PwC report

NZ at forefront of AI tech, with local firms like Soul Machines leading, reports PwC, predicting a £21.6tn global boost by 2030.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Fri, 7th Jul 2017

Hootsuite

Forrester names Hootsuite leader in social media management solutions

Hootsuite received the highest possible scores in the measurement and data functionality, planned enhancements, and pricing transparency criteria.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Wed, 14th Jun 2017

Global Stories

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Fintech

New Zealand's startup ecosystem growing up, but more can be done - MYOB

New Zealand's startup scene is thriving, but more support is needed to truly maximise its potential, says Carolyn Luey of MYOB.

By Kai Ping Lew • 4 min read • Fri, 11th Aug 2017

Blockchain

Blockchain disruption: Insurance companies must smarten up to keep up

Car manufacturers that build sensors into their vehicles could identify damage resulting from a collision and trigger a claim payment.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Wed, 9th Aug 2017

Fintech

Sydney at the heart of Australian fintech industry – KPMG

Sydney is now the epicentre of Aussie fintech, hosting over 60% of the nation's startups, per the new Committee for Sydney and KPMG report.

By Kai Ping Lew • 4 min read • Tue, 1st Aug 2017

Gaming

Gaming Gramps: Elders across ANZ take up controllers to help ward off dementia

Aussie elders join the gaming revolution, picking up controllers to boost brain health and keep dementia at bay.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Mon, 24th Jul 2017

Digital Transformation

Investment in virtual advisors to increase as AI technology matures

Manifested as bots embedded into specific applications, virtual assistants draw on AI engines and machine learning to respond to basic queries.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Thu, 20th Jul 2017

Cloud Services

How to be a disruptor - not the disrupted - in a changing cloud market

For businesses of today, it's not a question of if cloud computing will become essential for their core businesses systems, it's a question of when.

By Julia Gabel • 1 min read • Thu, 13th Jul 2017

Infrastructure-as-a-Service

Visionaries: Big Switch Networks' data center fabric recognised in Gartner report

Big Switch Networks has been included in the Visionaries Quadrant of Gartner's report - 2017 Magic Quadrant for Data Centre Networking.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Mon, 10th Jul 2017

Firewalls

Cybersecurity battleground shifting to Linux and web servers - report

WatchGuard found that despite an overall drop in general malware detection for the quarter, Linux malware made up more than 36% of the top threats.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Wed, 5th Jul 2017

EduTech

Story Buffering 79% ... low quality video makes us sad

New research discovers the physical and emotional responses humans have to low-quality or buffering video content. Surprise, we don't like it at all.

By Matthew Bain • 2 min read • Thu, 22nd Jun 2017

Data Analytics

Edge computing - set to significantly impact data center planning, report says

The significance of edge to an organization depends on how much they outsource data hosting/processing needs. Understanding this is critical for data.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Wed, 21st Jun 2017

Smart Home

Older consumers - not convinced by the idea of smart tech, report says

To appeal to a wider audience including older consumers, brands need to ensure that they highlight the applicability of products in day-to-day life.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Wed, 21st Jun 2017

Digital Transformation

Cultural issues number one obstacle to digital transformation - report

Corporate culture is the biggest barrier to becoming a digital organisation, risking falling behind, according to Capgemini and Brian Solis.

By Kai Ping Lew • 5 min read • Fri, 9th Jun 2017

Data Analytics

AU government should make 'national interest datasets' available to research - Empired

Government and businesses urged to experiment with public and private datasets to uncover value and drive innovation.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Fri, 26th May 2017

Marketing Technologies

Marketers need to catch up with changes in media consumption trends – Adobe

Adobe's latest report highlights a significant gap between Australian marketers' self-perceptions and consumer expectations in digital advertising.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Thu, 25th May 2017

Marketing Technologies

Large disconnect between marketing strategy vision and execution - HubSpot

The latest State of Inbound report found 77% of C-level respondents say their business' marketing strategy is effective, compared to 51% of employees.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Thu, 18th May 2017