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New Zealand (NZ) stories - Page 49

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Tower Insurance appoints Greg Moore as chief digital & data officer
Fri, 10th Jun 2022
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Insurance firm Tower Insurance appoints Greg Moore, a veteran with over 20 years of experience, as chief digital and data officer.
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Qrious appoints Christopher Laing as chief technology officer
Fri, 10th Jun 2022
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Christopher Laing has been promoted to Chief Technology Officer at Spark Business Group, driving data-led transformation for New Zealand enterprise.
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Ports of Auckland ends automation project and loses $65m
Wed, 8th Jun 2022
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Ports of Auckland has decided to end the automation of the Fergusson Container Terminal, leaving NZD $65 million worth of investment down the drain.
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KnowBe4 appoints Natalie Burrows as ANZ director of sales
Fri, 3rd Jun 2022
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social engineering
Natalie Burrows appointed as ANZ director of sales to help improve overall security culture and tackle social engineering for APAC organizations.
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GroupM New Zealand appoints Manjit Singh as head of product & technology
Fri, 3rd Jun 2022
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bi
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big data
Manjit Singh appointed as Head of Product & Technology at GroupM to accelerate product, technology, and data identity solutions for clients.
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LINQ system shows University of Otago could save 10,000 hours of time
Fri, 3rd Jun 2022
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digital transformation
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university of otago
LINQ's modelling showed by consolidating five systems into one, the university could reallocate 10,000 hours of time - the equivalent of six full-time staff.
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University of Otago to be anchor tenant for new Datagrid facility
Fri, 3rd Jun 2022
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network infrastructure
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data analytics
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hyperscale
University of Otago to become anchor tenant for NZ's first carbon-neutral hyperscale data centre, built in Southland.
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Online shopping up 31% this quarter - NZ Post report
Tue, 31st May 2022
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ecommerce
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new zealand post
Online shopping spending in New Zealand for Q1 2022 is up 31% YoY and a whopping 86% YoY, according to the NZ Post eCommerce Spotlight report.
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Why how you store data could make or break your business
Mon, 30th May 2022
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storage
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Data storage can often be a low priority but the consequences can be devastating. Why is this so important and what should NZ companies be thinking about?.
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Ardern meets with Amazon Web Services CEO on US trade trip
Mon, 30th May 2022
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky has met with the New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to discuss AWS’ work in the country.
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Microsoft and Manaaki Whenua to map NZ's forest cover change
Mon, 30th May 2022
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Microsoft and Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research, are teaming up to develop improved detection of land use and forest cover change in New Zealand.
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Global Payments appoints Masseh Haidary as CEO for the Oceania region
Fri, 27th May 2022
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payment technologies
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business transformation
Global Payments appoints Masseh Haidary as payments CEO for Oceania region. He brings 20 years of experience in technology and telecom industries.
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Degreed appoints Venkat Subramaniam as APAC regional vice president
Fri, 27th May 2022
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5g & beyond
Degreed appoints Venkat Subramaniam as APAC regional VP to drive growth in India, Singapore, and Australia/New Zealand for modern learning solutions.
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Confluent appoints Gavin Jones as Australia & New Zealand sales vice president
Fri, 27th May 2022
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data analytics
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martech
Confluent has appointed Gavin Jones as Australia and New Zealand sales VP, tasked with growing the company's presence in the region.
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Nutanix appoints Matt Maw as head up the channel in Australia & New Zealand
Fri, 27th May 2022
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it automation
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vmware
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nutanix
Matt Maw has been named head of Nutanix's Australia and New Zealand channel to oversee promotion of the company's products, replacing David Gage.
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Brother New Zealand appoints Manuel Efaraimo as chief operating officer
Fri, 27th May 2022
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brother
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mana
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māori
After 2 decades in business, Manuel Efaraimo is appointed as COO. His culture and experience will drive Brother to new levels of excellence.
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Okta appoints Philip Goldie as Australia & New Zealand vice president
Fri, 27th May 2022
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microsoft
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okta
Okta has appointed Philip Goldie as new Australia and New Zealand Vice President, following Graham Sowden's retirement later this year.
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Adatree appoints Sarah Day as senior sales & strategic fintech business leader
Fri, 27th May 2022
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data analytics
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cx
Adatree appoints Sarah Day as head of alliances and partner success, responsible for facilitating future partnerships and supporting business expansion.
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SAP partners with New Zealand Rugby for digital transformation
Fri, 27th May 2022
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digital transformation
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sap
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rugby
The multi-year partnership will see SAP advance NZR with its organisational operations, team performance, fan experience and sustainability goals.
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Top data and tech challenges for APAC banks - report
Fri, 27th May 2022
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data analytics
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InterSystems’ new report finds that 87% of ANZ banks experience frustrations and concerns in using their data to drive decision-making.