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Exclusive interview: Kordia CEO tackles one of tech's biggest issues

Wed, 14th Mar 2018
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Kordia's CEO Scott Bartlett discusses the need for action, not just talk, on diversity in New Zealand's tech sector.
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Exclusive interview: The story of Lenovo's data center business

Tue, 13th Mar 2018
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Lenovo is a multinational company with a diverse leadership team, debunking misconceptions that it is just a Chinese manufacturing company.
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Datacom takes data center services to Australia with AirTrunk

Tue, 13th Mar 2018
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Datacom Group CEO Greg Davidson calls the deal a game changer for Datacom's offerings in Australia and a key part of the organization's strategy.
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ComCom blocks Trade Me's move to acquire Motorcentral

Mon, 12th Mar 2018
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Berry argues that the merger could also entrench the market power Trade Me holds for online classified advertising to motor vehicle dealers.
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How would you complete this sentence: What is Edge?

Mon, 12th Mar 2018
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Consumers are accessing data via wireline and wireless infrastructure at ever increasing rates, with ever higher expectations.
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Cloudera expands machine learning & data analytics footprint

Mon, 12th Mar 2018
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Cloudera has launched Cloudera Altus with SDX, a PaaS with a shared data catalog for machine learning and analytics.
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10 key facts from Gartner on women in technology

Mon, 12th Mar 2018
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Gartner reveals grim statistics on gender diversity in boardrooms and the IT sector, highlighting a lack of women in leadership roles.
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Channel giants get behind MEF's global networking event

Mon, 12th Mar 2018
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Taking place in Los Angeles, California, the event will bring together over 1000 senior level professionals from over 275 companies around the world.
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Auckland: AI experts discuss what to do when a robot takes your job

Fri, 9th Mar 2018
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AI-DAY, New Zealand's premier AI event, will take place on March 28th, offering businesses a deep dive into the impact of AI on their industry.
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Amazon and Facebook make 2017 the year of hyperscale

Fri, 9th Mar 2018
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Hyperscale operators' capex surged 19% in Q4 2017, hitting $22bn. Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple and Facebook are the five biggest spenders.
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AI for everyone: Exclusive interview with Lenovo's data center CTO

Fri, 9th Mar 2018
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Lenovo is serious about AI, with plans to open three innovation centers around the world specifically focused on AI.
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Grant Thornton on gender diverse leadership: 'NZ has hit rock bottom'

Fri, 9th Mar 2018
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Gender balance in senior leadership roles in New Zealand has reached an all-time low of 18%, according to a report by Grant Thornton.
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How the digital economy is shifting the workforce playing field for women

Thu, 8th Mar 2018
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It's no secret that there is a big gender gap in tech / engineering fields, and especially in the data center industry.
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Exclusive: Air NZ's CEO on creating a 50% female senior leadership team by 2020

Thu, 8th Mar 2018
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On International Women's Day, Air New Zealand's CEO, Christopher Luxon, unveils their ambitious goal of achieving a 50% female Senior Leadership Team by 2020.
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Exclusive: Here's what NZ's top CEOs are doing to improve gender diversity

Thu, 8th Mar 2018
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You need to understand what's going on in your own business and do something to fix it because if you don't, all this talk –it's just PR bollocks.
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Interview: Vodafone's Kirstin Te Wao on workplace diversity & inclusion

Thu, 8th Mar 2018
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Vodafone's Kirstin Te Wao shares how the company's focus on workplace diversity and inclusion fosters a sense of belonging and empowers all employees.
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Spark's robot wins big in Sydney

Wed, 7th Mar 2018
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Spark's innovative bot wins Best Robotic Process Automation Bot award in Sydney, revolutionising fibre order processing and reducing error rates.
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Waikato execs discuss how the #MeToo movement impacts Kiwi businesses

Wed, 7th Mar 2018
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Waikato business leaders are calling on Kiwi companies to address sexual harassment allegations in the workplace following the #MeToo movement.
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New document reveals Apple uses Google's public cloud for iCloud

Tue, 6th Mar 2018
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Rumours that Apple stores its iCloud data on Google's public cloud have been around for a while but with never any confirmation from Apple.
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DXC Technology rolls out new automated IT services platform

Tue, 6th Mar 2018
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DXC claims the platform can offer companies a 65% reduction in business process transaction time with assisted Robotic Process Automation (RPA).