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Hi there,
If you thought cloud was just business as usual these days, you might be surprised to hear AWS CEO Andy Jassy’s take on things. Jassy outlined his views, and offered up advice for companies looking to transform their business with cloud, at this week’s re:Invent in Las Vegas.
Of course, this being re:Invent, there were also plenty of announcements of new products and features – and we’ve got the local take on what those announcements mean for the Kiwi market too.
In other news:
- KPMG goes back to Origins with supply chain offering
- Gartner predicts imminent death of personalised marketing
- IT staff in the doldrums about their work
- NZ firearms buyback data breach
We also take a look at how a mining services company increased its systems reliability, availability and security and cleaned up its infrastructure with a move to cloud – despite the need to migrate a heavily modified version of Dynamics.
And, if you’re at risk of outgrowing your accounting software and want to consider a move to business management software, we’ve got a team of experts on hand to help. Our webinar next Wednesday looks at the signs to watch out for, and how your business can capitalise on having an integrated management solution.
Enjoy the read,
Heather Wright
Editor
editor@istart.co.nz
CLOUD COMPUTING
Cloud in its infancy, but AWS works to grow it up
Seems crazy, but a three-hour keynote is pretty much standard fare for an AWS conference…
That’s because AWS CEO Andy Jassy (pictured) has a lot to say.
"We remove the undifferentiated heavy lifting so customers can focus on the differentiating work."
[Read more]
BLOCKCHAIN
KPMG launches new supply chain offering
KPMG launches its own blockchain ‘track and trace’ platform to an increasingly competitive market…
Professional services company KPMG has announced the launch of its new supply chain product, KPMG Origins.
“We are exploring ways to get value back.”
[Read more]
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MARKETING
Gartner: Personalised marketing on the out
Consumers rejecting brands overtures…
It’s been a mantra for marketing, hailed as an essential strategy for every brand, and big bucks have been spent in an effort to attain personalisation in marketing.
“Consumers have developed an increasingly jaundiced eye toward marketers’ efforts to embrace them.”
[Read more]
WORKPLACE MORAL
NZ/AU tech workers much unhappier than the global average
A happy workplace is a productive workplace. So why is everyone in tech so miserable?…
New research from IT recruiter Halcyon Knights delves into the moods and morale of Australia and New Zealand’s IT and technology industry,
There’s a generational slump at play.
[Read more]
CYBERSECURITY
Cyber stocktakes, a cybersecurity minister and another data breach
Australia calls for greater govt involvement in cybersecurity, NZ govt cops another big data breach…
While Australian organisations weigh in on what government involvement is needed in cybersecurity, NZ’s government has been left red-faced after another data breach.
"We receive far more information from the international FS-ISAC than from Australian intelligence sharing arrangements.”
[Read more]
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BUSINESS INSIGHT
PYBAR migrates to the cloud with Azure solution
A need to replace its outdated on-premises infrastructure to be able to offer better redundancy and connectivity…
Working with Intergen’s parent company Empired, PYBAR migrated to Microsoft Azure, which delivered the vastly improved redundancy and reliability that the business required.
Azure was plug-and-play, as well as being very intuitive.
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