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Homegrown security startups gear up for San Francisco experience

Tue, 10th Oct 2017
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Six homegrown cybersecurity startups are gearing up to head for San Francisco as part of the Turnbull Government's Landing Pad Program.
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Ever wanted to know how Xero does incident management?

Wed, 4th Oct 2017
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DevOpsDays Auckland commenced yesterday, featuring a packed schedule of talks on incident management and the use of chatbots.
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North Korea's nefarious links to cryptocurrency theft

Mon, 18th Sep 2017
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North Korean state-sponsored actors may be behind campaigns to steal virtual currencies in order to fund the state's activities.
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Indian AWS partner BlazeClan sets sights on ANZ markets

Tue, 12th Sep 2017
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Indian AWS partner BlazeClan has turned its focus on the Australian and New Zealand markets with the opening of an office in Sydney.
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Scale or fail: Private data exchange between businesses to outpace public internet

Fri, 18th Aug 2017
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The Asia Pacific region is expected to grow more than fourfold between 2016 and 2020, making it the second fastest growing region after Latin America.
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OVH raises €400 million to accelerate global data centre growth

Wed, 12th Jul 2017
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​OVH has signalled its intentions for the future with a huge funding round to support its strategic developments & continued growth around the world.
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SafeStack snags Google, Microsoft cybersecurity experts for new advisory board

Tue, 11th Jul 2017
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New Zealand-based cybersecurity firm SafeStack has signed up major talent to its advisory board to help the company achieve further growth.
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Petya ransomworm's rapid spread: What the experts know right now

Wed, 28th Jun 2017
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The Petya ransomware uses the EternalBlue exploit to not only infect files, but an entire system's drive. We get the latest from the experts.
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Security spend accelerating: Who's spending and on what?

Mon, 3rd Apr 2017
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Global firms to up security budgets to $105bn by 2020, with banks leading spend in battle against cyber threats, says IDC report.
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LoB IT spend to nearly equal IT dept spend on back of IoT, AI

Mon, 27th Mar 2017
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LoB buyers will have almost equal IT spend as their IT departments come 2020 according to IDC, thanks in part to 'innovation accelerators' such as IoT.
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Public cloud to see growth seven times greater than IT spend growth

Wed, 22nd Feb 2017
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Public cloud services spend will grow at seven times faster than overall IT spending out to 2020 according to IDC – with APAC leading the way.
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Accenture bulks up threat intelligence offerings with iDefense acquisition

Wed, 15th Feb 2017
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Accenture is acquiring iDefense from VeriSign to ramp up its ability to help businesses better understand emerging threats and adjust protection early.
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Xero and Apple Pay unite for easier payments

Tue, 6th Dec 2016
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Xero integrates Apple Pay, speeding up invoice payments for 862k users and enhancing small business cash flows.
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Blockchain, a game-changing new technology

Tue, 29th Nov 2016
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Blockchain, the technology behind Bitcoin, is set to go mainstream and transform various aspects of everyday life, according to legal and banking experts.
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Xero takes home NZ international business award

Mon, 28th Nov 2016
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Xero wins Excellence in Leadership award at New Zealand Business Awards. CEO Rod Drury accepts and emphasizes company's commitment to social challenges.
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Launching tomorrow's young entrepreneurs

Fri, 11th Nov 2016
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It is important for students to do something real, whether this is an internship, a project for a business, or to work on their own start-up venture.
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Could Mastercard's innovation pipeline be the answer to cyber security?

Wed, 12th Oct 2016
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Kiwis urged to think about online security as Connect Smart Week begins, with 66% of New Zealanders regularly shopping online.
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Enterprise purchases of hardware driving mobility revenues, IDC says

Tue, 11th Oct 2016
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Global mobility revenues are expected to reach $1.7tn by 2020, with software revenues experiencing double-digit growth, according to IDC.
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Accountants and bookkeepers: Stereotypes remain but are they vital to business?

Thu, 6th Oct 2016
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Dated 'bean counter' labels stick to accountants and bookkeepers, yet a Xero survey confirms they're seen as business bedrocks.
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Big Data and business analytics a $200 billion industry

Wed, 5th Oct 2016
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Global market for big data and business analytics set to exceed $203bn by 2020, says IDC forecast. Banking and manufacturing driving growth.