Tech Talk: Business analysis is like photography
Being a senior business analyst is like being an accomplished photographer. You get to see the big picture and focus in…
Think Pieces
Tech Talk: The Waikato has surpassed its reputation as the Silicon Valley of New Zealand
Silicon Valley-based technology multinationals and their like, wherever they are headquartered, have been turning to…
Tech Talk: Digital Twins
The creation of a digital twin is usually bad news in science fiction. A human is replaced with an unhinged and…
Tech Talk: Augmented Reality (AR) is a great marketing and sales tool
Augmented Reality (AR) technology has gained a lot of traction with marketing and sales teams. The pairing of AR…
Tech Talk: Multiple Metaverses are open for business
Facebook created a media flurry when it announced that it was rebranding to Meta last year and was creating its own…
Tech Talk: An introduction to Agile software development
The Agile development methodology is both a very popular and an effective method for developing software. Agile first…
Tech Talk: Product owners vital for software development partnership
People often see software development as a dark art. There is a view that software is developed by smart, anti-social…
Tech Talk: Company-X clients will benefit from New Zealand cloud computing services
Company-X clients stand to benefit from a series of data centres being built in Auckland by big tech players Amazon…
Tech Talk: Hands-free head-mounted tablet computers are all the rage
Remote experts are supporting clients across the world using hands-free head-mounted tablet computers. Company-X…
Tech Talk: A new environment for digital start-ups
New Zealand software specialist Company-X was asked to help IT Professionals New Zealand mark its diamond anniversary…
Tech Talk: Technology creates a better future
What inspires you to do what you do, and wake up every day? The question came from Wayver general manager Ezel Kokcu…
Tech Talk: Tech industry collaboration is essential
Company-X owes its existence to the Digital Industry Forum. I first met fellow Company-X co-founder and director Jeremy…
Tech Talk: Why use serverless computing?
Serverless. It’s a buzzword. Love em’ or hate em’, buzzwords give us crucial clues into what is trending, and this one…
Tech Talk: Net worth
Imagine a world where someone outside of your organisation gets to decide just how important your business-critical…
Tech Talk: In defense
New Zealanders got a rude awakening to emergency mobile alert notifications from Civil Defense, writes New Zealand…
Tech Talk: Tech up or check out
Tech up or check out. That’s the challenge facing the world’s farmers as the wave of digital disruption laps at their…
Tech Talk: Future tech envisaged by Trek
The future of The Internet of Things looks like Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek. Roddenberry’s vision of humankind served…
Tech Talk: What’s the story?
The launch of a new toolkit to help drive economic growth in the Waikato builds on the excellent work already being…
Tech Talk: Fraudsters target Waikato firms
Some may assume that working in a Waikato-based business would mean the risks of international fraud are negligible.…
Tech Talk: Video conferencing enabled osteopathy
Company-X is celebrating how people are using technology to keep their business moving and support their community…
Tech Talk: Great teachers inspire great students
“No such thing as bad student, only bad teacher,” said karate master Mr Miyagi in the popular 1984 film The Karate Kid.…
Tech Talk: Big data centre news
Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) plans for a group of at least three data centres in Auckland is great news for New Zealand…
Tech Talk: Back up your claims with data
The New Zealand agricultural sector is coming under ever-increasing scrutiny from consumers, with producers unable to…
Tech Talk: Kiwis ready to dump passwords
Most Kiwis are ready to replace passwords and pin codes with biometrics, according to a recent survey by Visa.
Tech Talk: Hamilton is a significant contributor to tech sector growth
Hamilton is contributing significantly to helping New Zealand’s technology sector grow bigger than the dairy sector in…
Tech Talk: The return of Clippy
Microsoft Office virtual assistant Clippy made a brief return to computer screens last month.
Tech Talk: Facebook wants to read your mind
Facebook wants to read your mind. The social networking giant is developing an interface between the human brain and a…
Tech Talk: The Waikato River needs SeaBubbles’ Bubble
Hamilton might not be as congested as London, Paris, New York or Toronto, but we would definitely benefit much from a…