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Pioneering antipodeans have long prided themselves on being quick to embrace new technologies, with our nations becoming a popular test bed for many tech companies. A new report confirms just that, showing we’re ahead of the curve when it comes to enterprise cloud adoption – in fact, we’re ‘torchbearers’.

Even better news is that the report identifies that local businesses are embracing a ‘well-balanced' cloud model when it comes to spreading workloads between private and public cloud platforms.

But the findings aren't all rosy…

In other news:

Down-on-the-farm with CIO of the Year Paul Littlefair
Salesforce lays stakes on Tableau
Uber Air trials to lift off in Melbourne
Internet 2019: Mary Meeker report lands with a new thud

When it comes to administrative necessities you can't go past the accounts payable function – it's a cost double-whammy. The good news is you can contain costs by monitoring, tracking and managing efficiency metrics. We’ve got a practical guide, courtesy of Esker, that rounds up the most important accounts payable KPIs.

Enjoy the read,

Heather Wright
Editor
editor@istart.co.nz

CLOUD

Who dares wins: A/NZ leads on global cloud adoption

According to a new report, New Zealand and Australia are world leaders in enterprise cloud adoption…

A new report from Infosys seeks to separate the cloud leaders from the also-rans and finds Downunder well ahead of the curve when it comes to enterprise cloud adoption.

“Handling legacy systems will require significant investments from enterprises as they work out how to migrate them to the cloud.”

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DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

Switched on CIO: Paul Littlefair NZ CIO of the Year

A down-on-the-farm focus on execution has changed the role of technology for LIC…

Paul Littlefair has a vision for LIC’s digital future. And it’s a winning vision, with Littlefair being named New Zealand’s CIO of the Year last week.

Digital is a great buzz word. But like agile, it’s not just about a bunch of tools. It’s a mindset.

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ACQUISITIONS

Salesforce takes on Tableau

On the back of Google lapping up Looker, the power plays are under way in data and analytics land…

Salesforce and Google are betting big on analytics, snapping up Tableau and Looker, respectively, in a game changing week for the modern analytics and BI market.

Salesforce and Google are capitalising on the market momentum and also responding to Microsoft’s success with Power BI.

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TRANSPORTATION

Melbourne secures Uber Air trial for 2020

The publicity-prone ride-share company vows it will debut flying taxis next year…

It might sound pie-in-the-sky but Uber says it will conduct trials of its Uber Air service in Australia as early as next year, with plans to launch a full fledged air taxi service by 2023.

“We have convened leaders across industry and government to build this future of urban aviation and begin testing in cities as early as 2020.”

[Read more]

INTERNET ECONOMY

Winning on the internet: Mary Meeker’s 2019 insights

Pictures, pricing and privacy key takeaways from latest Internet report…

It’s that time of the year again – Mary Meeker’s annual internet report, now in its 24th year has dropped.

“Effective + efficient marketing = one’s own product + happy customers + recommendations.”

[Read more]

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

Five Accounts Payable KPIs worth tracking

WIth infinite KPI's to track, which ones are the most important to track?...

Is your accounts payable (AP) department being tasked to better monitor, track and improve key performance indicators (KPIs)?

These KPIs are a great place to start.

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