News, views and analysis from NZ’s tech sector No Images? Click here Dear , The tech sector's growing contribution to the national economy was again heralded at the launch of the 2018 TIN report in Auckland this week. By TIN's measures, the top 200 tech companies added over $1 billion to their revenues in the past year. TIN boss Greg Shanahan noted that the Kiwi tech sector was more about grit than technology. That grit is certainly paying off for NZ Inc, with the 'TIN200' logging an 11 percent increase in revenue, to $11.1 billion including exports of $7.8 billion (up 12.4 percent), with a firm focus on taking top spot for exports in the coming years. In other news:
And we look at how Lumino the Dentists is extracting powerful insights from its data after migrating to Microsoft's Azure cloud – and what it means for the company. Enjoy the read, Heather Wright TIN200 reports $1b+ in tech sector growthIndustry trajectory has number one in its sights… New Zealand’s top 200 tech companies logged their second year of more than $1 billion in revenue growth last year, hitting $11.1 billion in total revenue – with the growth spread across New Zealand. “TIN exports now account for 10 percent of total exports for New Zealand.” REANNZ re-groups, switches on Hawaiki capacityBigger, stronger, faster? (and cheaper)... Research and Education Advanced Network NZ (REANNZ) has fired up its capacity on the Hawaiki Cable to provide a high-speed connection to the US for Kiwi researchers. “Our members always have needs that are ahead of the consumer market.” Back to the future? E-invoicing sounds a lot like EDITrans-Tasman initiative re-invents the wheel... Governments on both sides of the Tasman have begun consultation on an e-invoicing standard they say could deliver billions in business benefits over the next decade. “Research estimates e-invoicing could result in benefits to the A/NZ economies potentially in excess of $30 billion over 10 years.” Lime’s e-scooters come to NZZero emissions, quiet and perfect for the suit-and-tie-brigade, is micro transport the future of urban transport?.. California-based Lime has rolled out 900 scooters across Auckland and Christchurch in a three month trial to see whether the GPS-enabled scooters will catch on. "Digitisation could also help connect bike sharing systems with traditional public transport.” Open office findings counter-intuitiveThe science is out: why open offices don’t foster collaboration... Open offices and face-to-face collaboration go together like peas and carrots, right? “In general, I do think the open office space ‘revolution’ has gone too far.” Drilling for value: Dental group does ‘Datability’Abano Healthcare migrates data warehouse to Azure, achieves cost savings, accelerates innovation and data value... There’s a new concept emerging in the quest to extract meaningful information from the data that companies accumulate in the course of doing business. “We’re making real savings and that’s just the initial upgrade; we haven’t even really done optimisation yet.” This week's sponsor: Upcoming events: > Cloud Innovation | Oct 31 | Auckland iStart is proudly supported by these leading Latest Buyer's Guides ERP Buyer's Guide | CRM Buyer's Guide | HR/HCM Buyer's Guide | BI Buyer's Guide Privacy statement: We have sent this weekly eNewsletter to you at your e-mail address: [email address suppressed]. iStart will never share your e-mail address, but you may from time to time receive other event invitations or partner communications from us. You can opt out of these by managing your subscription preferences, where you can also update your e-mail address and other details. Find out more about iStart | Advertise with iStart | Subscribe
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