In light of recent data breaches that have now (unfortunately) become commonplace, last week’s International Fraud Awareness Week 2022 couldn’t have come at a better time. Business that are custodians of customer and employee data must take important and practical…
According to Gartner, a cloud strategy is a concise viewpoint on the role of cloud computing in the organisation; however, business and IT leaders continue to make 10 common mistakes when crafting their cloud strategy. Releasing a new study into…
Simply disconnecting a computer from all networks has been a reliable, if inconvenient, method of securing data. Now, it’s possibly just inconvenient. Completely disconnecting a computer from the rest of the world is a disadvantage for everything except security. Only…
As a reminder for all the members and industry professionals who attended the BICSI Australian conference and exhibition, held on Monday 14 to Wednesday 16 November at Randwick Racecourse, we have posted phots from the conference, exhibition and Awards Dinner.…
According to the Wi-Fi Alliance, the 6 GHz band is satisfying growing demand for higher-bandwidth services and more immersive experiences as Wi-Fi 6E increases in delivering value to users, enterprises, and service providers. Since its introduction, Wi-Fi 6E has gained…
According to recent IDC research, the New Zealand telco market is continuing to lift itself out of the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2022 IDC Telecommunications Market Analysis and Forecast Report noted that the overall market is relatively…
The New Zealand Government has granted final approval for a new 80-bed acute mental health facility at the Hillmorton Hospital campus in Canterbury. Commenting on the announcement, Health Minister, Andrew Little said: “This is the second stage of Hillmorton’s major…
Foundry’s ‘2022 Customer Engagement Study’ provides insight into the engagement preferences of IT decision-makers (ITDMs) when it comes to technology vendor follow-up and relationships. IT decision-makers have increased pressure on them to provide technology solutions for economic disruptions. Because of…
The Industry IoT Consortium (IIC) recently updated its Industrial Internet Reference Architecture (IIRA) to address the challenges of current industrial IoT systems and industry trends, such as the convergence of IT and OT, digital-twins, systems comprised of independent systems, and…
According to a recent Dell’Oro Group, the global Ethernet controller and adapter market surpassed US$1 billion for the third consecutive quarter, driven largely by the shift of product mix to higher-speed ports and rising prices. Commenting on the report, Research…
According to recent report from technology research and advisory firm ISG, businesses are pivoting to ‘living digital’ through consistent, ongoing digital transformations powered by growing investments in customer, workforce and collaboration capabilities. The report found that enterprise investments in the…
According to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the Wage Price Index rose 1.0% in Q3 2022 and 3.1% annually. Commenting on the figures, Program Manager of Prices at ABS, Michelle Marquardt said: “This is the…
According to a recent Deloitte Access Economics report, Australia’s rapid post-COVID recovery of 2022 is nearing its end, with the slowing global and national economy likely to take some further steam out of the domestic labour market. The recent pace…
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the total number of dwellings approved in Australia fell a further 6.0% in October, following an 8.1% decrease in September, primarily due to a drop in residential building approvals. The result was…
In the face of a looming global recession, IDC recently reiterated its previous predictions for worldwide IT and business services revenue to grow 5.7% this year and 5.2% in 2023. Factoring out exchange-rate variations, the market will grow by 2%…