Global Stories

COVID-19 accelerating rapid growth of Asia Pacific regtech sector

Regulatory technology in the Asia Pacific is facing a difficult challenge of bridging the divide between developed and developing economies in the region.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 23rd Jun 2021

Distributed Denial of Service

The most common attack surface trends by company location, size, and industry

A new report identifies the most common attack surface trends by geography and company size and highlights industries most vulnerable.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 3 min read • Tue, 22nd Jun 2021

SAP

APAC invest in tech to build resiliency during uncertain times

APAC businesses turn to intelligent technology to combat stress over competition and employee safety, according to SAP Concur study.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Tue, 22nd Jun 2021

Unified Communications

Poly ANZ explores hybrid working and how to provide equality of experience

Many businesses are on a journey to understanding how they can best provide and manage a hybrid workplace for their employees.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 22nd Jun 2021

Application Performance Monitoring

IT leaders identify technical debt as main barrier to innovation following COVID-19

IT leaders see technical debt as a major threat to innovation, hindering companies' ability to rebuild and innovate post-COVID, a report by OutSystems reveals.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 17th Jun 2021

Digital Transformation

Risk management frameworks key to resiliency for banks, survey finds

Modernising and automating risk management frameworks is crucial for business resiliency, says survey by SAS and Longitude.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 16th Jun 2021

Hybrid & Remote Work

Salary, benefits gap growing between employers and employees

Employees dissatisfied with working benefits as minimal salary increases predicted in 2021, says Hays Salary Guide.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 15th Jun 2021

Virtualisation

Fujitsu awarded VMware's 2021 Global Partner of Social Impact for COVID-19 response

Fujitsu wins VMware's 2021 Global Partner Social Impact Partner of the Year Award for its positive impact during the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 3 min read • Fri, 11th Jun 2021

Hyperscale

AWS: Cloud usage surges amongst enterprise post pandemic

Cloud usage in Australia has increased from 42% to 55% following the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 8th Jun 2021

COVID-19

Old headaches return for SMEs as pandemic pressure subsides

Past business pressures are returning to small and medium sized enterprises as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic begin to subside.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 8th Jun 2021

Health Technologies

Microsoft and Avanade join forces with WHO to develop a World Health Data Hub

The World Health Organization, Microsoft, and Avanade are partnering to develop a World Health Data Hub to streamline global health data.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 4 min read • Tue, 8th Jun 2021

Unified Communications

The NZ smartphone market reaches new heights due to pandemic

New Zealand's smartphone market experiences highest annual growth in 7 years, with a 30.1% increase in Q1 2021, according to IDC.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 3 min read • Fri, 4th Jun 2021

Disaster Recovery

Remote working success will depend on how business embraces flexibility

Organisations' success in remote working post-COVID-19 will depend on how they transition to the new environment, says CRS Technologies.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 2nd Jun 2021

Hybrid & Remote Work

70% of companies will shift to a hybrid work model post-pandemic - Forrester

Forrester has released a new report predicting that 70% of US and European companies will shift to a hybrid work model post-pandemic.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 3 min read • Mon, 31st May 2021

Firewalls

Rapid DX and record-high threat exposure sees security as greatest revenue opportunity for MSPs

Security remains the biggest concern for customers and the greatest revenue opportunity for MSPs, according to a report by Barracuda.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 28th May 2021

Malware

APAC organisations turn to zero trust frameworks in wake of COVID-19

Zero trust frameworks are seen as crucial by APAC organisations in the wake of COVID-19, a new study by Ivanti has found.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 27th May 2021

Marketing Technologies

Payment security vital as digital commerce resets in post-pandemic world

Visa has stressed the importance of robust payment security in a changing commerce environment post-pandemic, as fraud migrates to digital commerce.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 27th May 2021

Phishing

Surge of SMS scams impersonating meal kit delivery companies

Tessian warns of growing trend of SMS scams targeting meal kit delivery companies, as COVID-19 lockdowns increase their usage.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 2 min read • Wed, 19th May 2021

Stories from Other Regions

Partner Programmes

The trends that will define NZ business post COVID-19

New Zealand business need to consider how major shifts in the business landscape due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis can be applied to their business models.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Mon, 14th Jun 2021