News, views and reviews from NZ’s tech sector No Images? Click here Dear , Google celebrated its 20th birthday yesterday and boy, it’s come a long way in those 20 years. The simplicity of a search function combined with a cunning ad revenue model have propelled it to the God-like omnipresent behemoth it is today. Cloud apps, storage, email, video, navigation and 76.82 percent (thanks Google) of the world's mobile phones…Google’s tentacles are everywhere and used by everyone. As if that is not enough, its sights are now set on the the enterprise market where it has so far failed to make an impression beyond gobbling up ad revenues. Donovan Jackson suffered the G-nerds at this week’s Google Cloud Summit in Sydney to hear how it plans to catch up to AWS & Azure. In this week’s other news:
And we also take a look at how Europoean Motor Distributors accelerated their AP processing with automation gearing from Esker. Enjoy the read, Heather Wright Google cranks up enterprise cloud ambitionThe company used daily by just about every connected person on the planet steps up its play for the enterprise… With big investments, an expansion of the number of regions it operates in and the announcement of multiple new products and services, the Google Cloud means business. “You have to create an intervention and make it inconvenient to continue down the old path.” BigTech is coming for unhappy banking customersA new banking sector survey reveals low customer satisfaction levels and an industry ripe for upheaval by Google, Amazon and the like... The intrusion of non-financial services players, emerging tech and soaring customer expectations are setting a new tone for innovation and customer service in the banking industry. “Digital pure players continuously reinvent themselves by delivering simple, immediate and personalised experiences.” Are younger devs better devs?Add ageism to prickly issues to avoid in your dev team... It is an age-old debate: Are younger programmers better than their older counterparts? “We need developers who can talk in terms our clients can understand and relate to.” Stripe, Slack, Canva… Cloud’s dominance growsForbes announces top 100 private cloud companies... Stripe has retained top spot in Forbes’ list of the top privately owned cloud companies, with Australia’s Canva, also making the list. "All 25 cloud IPOs and major cloud acquisitions over the past three years have been prior members of the Cloud 100.” Anti-money laundering legislation has a few hooksNew AML requirements will place new demands on Kiwi businesses... New anti-money laundering legislation for companies including lawyers, accountants and real estate agents, is forcing regulation on the respective industries. “If your customer is the local farmer down the road, he’s hardly likely to be a Mexican cartel drugs baron, but the Act says you have to check.” Esker drives AP performance at European Motor DistributorsRelying heavily on paper-driven processes made progress difficult for EMD... European Motor Distributors (EMD) is a subsidiary of Giltrap Group Holdings, a large automotive group in New Zealand. “With the paper-based system, there was so much of the unknown.” This week's sponsor: Upcoming events: > NZ Cyber Security Summit | Oct 18 | Wellington 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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