Web version No Images? Click here Dear , The manufacturin’ times they are a changin’ and this time the buzzword du jour is ‘Industry 4.0’, the marriage of physical and digital technologies that will revolutionise, well, everything in the coming decades. It’s exciting stuff, but also a lot to take in, with the vast majority of CIOs optimistic but also a little bewildered as to the best way to prepare for the big changes ahead - as always. Not to worry. If you’re looking to get up to speed with the next big thing (and all the other things too) you’re in the right place. And there’s certainly lots to catch up on:
And check out the case study from Jiwa who helped engineering firm NC Technologies overhaul their problematic inventory, e-commerce and service functions in one fell swoop. Fill your boots! Jonathan Cotton Don’t panic: Here comes ‘Industry 4.0’We’re on the cusp of a new technological revolution and we’re woefully unprepared, says Deloitte. But that’s okay... ‘Industry 4.0’ – surely the buzzword of the early ‘18s – is a concept sweeping in scope and something of a contemporary tech-business ‘philosophy of everything’. “With so much social and economic change afoot, how ready are organisations and their leaders to embrace/exploit what’s coming next?” Data-centric culture and the democratisation of BINebulous though the term may be, the benefits of a ‘data-centric culture’ are manifold. But just how do businesses empower their data-savvy workers?... In 2018 data is power, but data alone isn’t enough. It's all about how it's used. “Welcome to the ‘data-driven culture’, making it easy for non-technical users to access and act on collected data.” Top achievers to judge talent at NZ Hi-Tech AwardsBill Reichert, Dr Rosie Bosworth and Rebekah Campbell join international judging panel… New Zealand’s premier awards for the technology industry has announced a stacked international judging panel for the 2018 edition of the event. “Any business awards, domestic or international, would be lucky to have such a line-up of global stars.” By the numbers: Cybercrime in 2017What happened, what’s coming next and what you can do about it... Given the exceptional circumstances, iStart takes a look back at the year of cyber-security disasters that was 2017. “Simply put, 2017 was a horrorshow for security, and these breaches – plus the many like them – didn’t come cheap.” Goodbye legacy systems, hello ‘Composable IT’Remember how much fun it was to build stuff with Lego blocks? HPE CTO Paul Haverfield does… What if constructing - and deconstructing - your IT infrastructure was just as simple? “If data is the new currency, businesses must make a digital transformation to use it.” NC Technologies takes a laser to accounting accuracyJiwa delivers benefits across the board for engineering equipment and services supplier… Melbourne-based NC Technologies needed a way to handle inventory control, job costing, landed cost and multi-currency. “If we need to sharpen the pencil we know how much to sharpen it by before it eats into our bottom line.” This week's sponsor: Latest articles by this vendor: - Accounting for the regions Upcoming events: > MYOB INCITE | Feb 15 | 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
|