Ex-Dell exec Barrie Sheers is new head of Microsoft NZ
Paul Muckleston moves to another role at Microsoft
Paul Muckleston moves to another role at Microsoft
Astute CIOs use contracts as ‘business enablers’ as they find themselves managing more complex supply networks.
But first, it is important to decide which metrics are key for your organisation, then measure each cloud vendor against the prioritised metrics.
The country manager of Sage Business Solutions New Zealand shares his strategy – courtesy of a mentor – for thriving through disruption and change.
Peter Yates at Spark Ventures discusses how his experiences in consumption based IT services can be transposed to his new domain – operations.
When the Ministry of Education moved ‘the heart of the organisation’ – its datacentre - to the cloud, the ICT team prepared for every possible scenario.
These partnerships, exemplified by SAP and IBM are generally “good news” for CIOs, but those whose providers are outside these agreements should carefully look at their contracts and SLAS, says Holger Mueller of Constellation Research.
ICT leaders share pointers on enterprise collaboration across mobile, digital and cloud channels at a CIO roundtable held in conjunction with Spark Digital. Photos by Tony Nyberg.
Plus, a round-up of appointments and events in the business technology sector.
In a high pressure environment, when an hour of connectivity downtime for customers can lead to a $200,000 SLA fine, Brett Hobbs of BCS Group knew finding the vendor that could meet this criteria was essential.
If your project is agile, and your contract isn’t, you may be signing up for a major dispute, writes Stuart van Rij of Wigley & Company.
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The country manager of the enterprise content management solutions provider talks about his admiration for a “flawed genius” and the best advice he has received from his over two decades in IT.
Unisys engineers will handle installations and on-site maintenance for X-IO customers in more than 100 countries, including New Zealand.
The bank’s head of customer experience, Anand Ranchord, talks about his approach to business process when tasked to create a new mobile app for home loans.
“Clients want this technology from the cloud, but they’re sensitive about data sovereignty. Revera is a safe, home soil alternative,” says CEO Robin Cockayne.