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Donovan Jackson
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Heat turned up in cloud ERP space
Growing demand, plenty of options for SaaS solutions… read more...
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Microsoft CEO Nadella doesn’t whelm, he delivers
Redmond’s top man appears at Developer Days down under… read more...
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Why hype is necessary to drive big data, analytics and AI
Analytics, business intelligence, machine learning and artificial intelligence are all ‘exciting’ aspects of the technology industry… read more...
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Can service management change the way you work?
When it’s all about the experience, office applications aren’t good enough… read more...
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‘Personal automation’ – that’s a thing?
DIY integration for digital transformation at the individual level… read more...
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Say hello to Dell Technologies
After doing the biggest deal ever done in tech, the combined ‘Dell EMC’ looks to the future… read more...
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Access talent at home
Skills shortages are a problem in many fast-changing industries… read more...
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‘Consumable’ machine learning, AI a solved problem, and the home EEG
Microsoft pushes the hot buttons as Ignite NZ rolled into town last week… read more...
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Move over content, context is king
Dynamics Day serves up a smorgasbord of Microsoft… read more...
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‘People analytics’ lifts the lid on HR performance
Nascent BI discipline provides insights on a range of employee metrics… read more...
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What Workplace means for business
With Facebook’s ‘Workplace’ entering the fray for social media at work, Deloitte NZ partner and digital specialist Grant Frear shares his perspectives… read more...
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HoloLens soon to be available to local developers
But what will you do with augmented reality… read more...
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Microsoft’s giant step forward for enterprise SaaS
Big reveal for ‘as-a-service’ applications with built-in intelligence… read more...
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Productivity boon (or bust) as Facebook launches Workplace
Once a dirty word on the job, world’s biggest social network makes a play for the office… read more...
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Having a crack at the ‘ERP for IT’ challenge
Of all the major business disciplines, only IT lacks comprehensive management and automation software… read more...
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Ahead of the curve, Orion Health looks to introduce machine learning
Machine learning just starting Hype Cycle journey… read more...
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Postmodern ERP: Still not sunshine and roses
Beyond the hype and marketing schpiel, turns out enterprise software is still bloody difficult… read more...
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Machine learning pushes new AI frontiers
Cognitive computing depends on big data automation… read more...
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Infrastructure hampering digital performance
Forget about innovation on the way to a digitally transformed organisation, because unless the infrastructure’s sorted, it isn’t going to happen… read more...
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Technological development and a future of no-cost living
Here’s an interesting idea: the cost of living is coming down so rapidly that it might become zero… read more...