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Kiwi Stories

Resilience stories

TranzAlpine service to resume

Earlier-than-expected repairs will restore freight and tourist services on the Midland Line, boosting the West Coast economy after fire damage.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Mon, 6th Mar 2017

Smart Cities

AI, collaborative consumption and climate change driving urban design

Urban planners say rising heat, driverless cars and the shared economy are reshaping New Zealand cities and infrastructure.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Thu, 2nd Mar 2017

Government

Govt launches new online employment resource for young people

Government launches online resource to help young people enter workforce with key behaviours and attitudes for employability skills.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 1st Mar 2017

Disaster Recovery

KiwiRail delivers results despite earthquake

The State-Owned Enterprise posted an underlying operating surplus of USD $23 million, even as the Kaikoura earthquake cut revenue and hit freight.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Sun, 26th Feb 2017

Fintech

MOTAT honours Kiwi innovators with latest exhibition

New Zealand's most prominent innovators are being celebrated at Auckland's MOTAT, showcasing their achievements and setbacks.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Mon, 13th Feb 2017

Global Stories

Resilience stories

DataCentre infrastructure

U.S. House of Representatives Hosts IDCA at Ford House Office Building, Washington, D.C.

IDCA and U.S. House's CIO discuss critical IT strategies in a summit aiming to align public and private sector data standards.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 7th Mar 2017

ACA Pacific

UpGuard signs exclusive distie deal for Australia and South East Asia

Hot on the heels of their new office opening in Sydney, UpGuard has announced further expansion in the Asia Pacific region.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 7th Mar 2017

SimpliVity

HPE acquisition of SimpliVity closes, what lies ahead?

HPE's US$650 million acquisition of hyperconverged infrastructure vendor SimpliVity has closed, with HPE promising the first combined offerings in May.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 21st Feb 2017

Malware

In depth: Mimecast talks email security, insider threats and human firewalls

Email security breaches continue to occur due to evolving threats and a lack of next generation security solutions, according to Mimecast's Dave Hood.

By Sara Barker • 5 min read • Mon, 20th Feb 2017

Virtualisation

Virtual environments blurring the edges for network managers

Virtual environments are causing problems for network managers, straining and distorting network edges, according to Ixia.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 16th Feb 2017

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

South Island youth set to benefit from $100k investment

The Government and Ngai Tahu Funds will each invest $50,000 to support a range of programmes, including skills development in STEM subjects.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 15th Feb 2017

Crowdfunding

Desperately seeking funding: Youth life skills programme turns to crowdfunding

Voice to Voice's lifeline dwindles with 9 days left in urgent $32k crowdfunding appeal to sustain youth upskilling.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 15th Feb 2017

Risk & Compliance

UpGuard brings cyber resilience expertise back to APAC 'where it all began'

Cyber resilience platform providers UpGuard has put down further roots in APAC with a new office in Sydney, focusing on 'where it all began'.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 7th Feb 2017

Storage

How is software-defined storage an opportunity for resellers?

Greg Wyman, ioFABRIC Asia Pacific vice president outlines why software defined storage is an opportunity for local resellers.

By Staff Writer • 8 min read • Thu, 2nd Feb 2017

Disaster Recovery

2017 to bring army of IT threats bigger than ever before: Are you prepared?

49% of businesses surveyed had a failure in 2016 that required the use of a DR solution to resume operations - here's what you can expect this year.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 1st Feb 2017

Breach Prevention

The 'wargames' are on: Unisys launches threat simulation services

Unisys introduces cutting-edge cyber resilience services using threat simulations to help enterprises and governments prepare for and respond to cyberattacks.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 31st Jan 2017