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The end of an era for the NZ IT industry
IT services

The end of an era for the NZ IT industry

The first of December signals the end of a family's role in a business that has been delivering IT solutions to Kiwi businesses for almost 25 years.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 1st Dec 2015
CodeBlue gears up for Wellington growth with XWL buy
Partner Programmes

CodeBlue gears up for Wellington growth with XWL buy

CodeBlue is gearing up for accelerated growth in the Wellington market following its acquisition of Wellington IT services company XWL.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 13th Aug 2015
IRD happy with business transformation-lead Accenture
IT services

IRD happy with business transformation-lead Accenture

The Inland Revenue Department is happy with lead provider Accenture to overhaul its 30-year-old information technology system in a major transformatio.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2015
23 Kiwi schools now using N4L, 700+ forecast for 2014...
IT services

23 Kiwi schools now using N4L, 700+ forecast for 2014...

N4L teams with 12 Kiwi tech firms to connect over 700 schools to its free, high-speed internet service by 2014, boosting educational resources.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 13th Dec 2013

Global Stories

IT services stories

'Largest data migration in Queensland's history' complete
Partner Programmes

'Largest data migration in Queensland's history' complete

Interactive has taken Flight Centre on 'the largest data migration in Queensland history' as part of a new outsourcing deal.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 16th Dec 2015
Third platform driving IT services spend
IT services

Third platform driving IT services spend

ANZ is expected to record a small increase in IT services growth next year, with the overall APeJ IT services spend forecast to grow 6.5%.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 14th Dec 2015
Are information silos costing your business?
Physical Security

Are information silos costing your business?

Empired is urging organisations to cultivate a culture of sharing to prevent silos of information which can cost the business money.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 11th Nov 2015
Cloud to drive IT services spend up in 2016
Cloud Services

Cloud to drive IT services spend up in 2016

Cloud is expected to drive IT services spend up in 2016, with hosting infrastructure services a key growth area for the channel.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 4th Nov 2015
Geeks on Wheels rolls into new HQ
IT services

Geeks on Wheels rolls into new HQ

Geeks on Wheels has a new headquarters in the centre of the nation's capital, open extended hours, seven days a week.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 13th Oct 2015
CSC to acquire UXC in $428 million deal
IT services

CSC to acquire UXC in $428 million deal

CSC is in negotiations to acquire UXC in a $428 million deal which would create one of the region's largest IT services companies.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 6th Oct 2015
Datacom topples Spark as NZ's biggest IT services provider
Unified Communications

Datacom topples Spark as NZ's biggest IT services provider

Datacom, the privately-held IT services firm, surpassed Spark New Zealand as the country's biggest information technology services provider.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Aug 2015
Thriving IoT market heads towards trillion dollar mark
Storage

Thriving IoT market heads towards trillion dollar mark

The IoT market's rapid growth is set to hit USD $1.7 trillion by 2020, driven by massive investments in devices, connectivity, and IT services, says IDC.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 3rd Jun 2015
Boom times for cloud services as NZ businesses jump onboard
Cloud Services

Boom times for cloud services as NZ businesses jump onboard

Cloud-based services in NZ are expected to record a staggering 15-27% CAGR out to 2019 according to a new IDC report, with IT budgets also on the up.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 18th May 2015
Rackspace targets ANZ region with DevOps offering
DevOps

Rackspace targets ANZ region with DevOps offering

Rackspace, the managed cloud company, has announced it's launching its DevOps Automation Service in Australia and New Zealand.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 24th Feb 2015
Channel partners choose managed services over public cloud
Public Cloud

Channel partners choose managed services over public cloud

Survey finds 96% of channel partners prioritize managed services over public cloud, indicating a major shift in the tech industry's approach to ITaaS.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 10th Nov 2014

Stories from Other Regions

IT services stories

EY glory for Empired's Russell Baskerville
IT services

EY glory for Empired's Russell Baskerville

Empired managing director Russell Baskervill has won the 2015 EY Entrepreneur of the Year in the Western Region Services category.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Tue, 4th Aug 2015
Security top concern - and top investment priority
Data Loss Prevention

Security top concern - and top investment priority

Security is not only the top CIO concern across all areas of third platform technology in Australia - it's also top priority for investment says IDC.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 24th Jun 2015