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The rise of Container-as-a-Service for faster app delivery
DevOps

The rise of Container-as-a-Service for faster app delivery

Containers enable software teams within enterprise or start-up organizations to develop and deploy digital business needs faster.

By Ramchandra Koty and Balasubramaniyan Kannan • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Jan 2017
Disaster recovery in 2017, according to Zerto
Disaster Recovery

Disaster recovery in 2017, according to Zerto

The IT industry can expect new predictions and challenges in 2017, with top predictions from Zerto in the disaster recovery scene.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Mon, 9th Jan 2017
Wrapping up 2016 with the best of bizEDGE
Data Analytics

Wrapping up 2016 with the best of bizEDGE

We take a look back at the year that was and the stories that interested New Zealand's entrepreneurial sector.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Fri, 16th Dec 2016
If storage were invented today, here's what it would look like
Storage

If storage were invented today, here's what it would look like

Let us picture the ideal storage platform if the technology were invented today, without limitations, pre-conceived ideas or restrictions.

By Greg Wyman • 7 min read • Wed, 7th Dec 2016
IBM ups its disaster recovery play with Sanovi acquisition
Disaster Recovery

IBM ups its disaster recovery play with Sanovi acquisition

IBM's buyout of Sanovi beefs up its disaster recovery services, promising streamlined resilience amidst rising cyber risks.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 2nd Dec 2016
Fujitsu, Osaka University & Scality embark on cold data storage trial
Storage

Fujitsu, Osaka University & Scality embark on cold data storage trial

The new project will put cold data storage field trials at the forefront of intercontinental data center coordination.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Fri, 2nd Dec 2016
Fujitsu part of joint intercontinental data center cold data storage trial
Hyperscale

Fujitsu part of joint intercontinental data center cold data storage trial

Fujitsu has teamed up with Osaka Uni & Scality to jointly execute a cold data storage-focused trial of intercontinental data center coordination.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 21st Nov 2016
Key to inline security success: 'Traffic inspection and detection', exec says
Data Analytics

Key to inline security success: 'Traffic inspection and detection', exec says

Balancing network performance and security is key, says Ixia. Successful security monitoring should enable traffic inspection without affecting availability.

By Sam Worthington • 3 min read • Tue, 15th Nov 2016
The building blocks of a confident and resilient digital government
Digital Transformation

The building blocks of a confident and resilient digital government

Digital failures or even minor setbacks may drive risk-averse govt to take a step back at the exact time it should be making bold digital investments.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 10th Nov 2016
Climate change and sustainability top of the agenda for smart city objectives
Smart Cities

Climate change and sustainability top of the agenda for smart city objectives

​Climate change, resilience and sustainability will make up half of all smart city objectives by 2020, according to the latest research from Gartner.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 10th Nov 2016
Security is important for data center operators across the globe, says exec
DataCentre infrastructure

Security is important for data center operators across the globe, says exec

Bitdefender receives VMware ready status for its GravityZone solution, enabling agentless scanning for guest VMs.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Tue, 8th Nov 2016
Civilisation infrastructure IT's most important accomplishment, says Gartner
Unified Communications

Civilisation infrastructure IT's most important accomplishment, says Gartner

Gartner hails 'civilisation infrastructure' as IT's pinnacle, poised to transform society's fabric and business ecosystems in the next decade.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Wed, 19th Oct 2016
Microsoft launches combined Transparency & Cybersecurity Center in Singapore
Cybersecurity

Microsoft launches combined Transparency & Cybersecurity Center in Singapore

Microsoft opens transparency and cybersecurity center in Singapore to serve Asia Pacific region. Plans for center in China also announced.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 12th Oct 2016
Microsoft: Data and data centers to drive fourth industrial revolution
Data Analytics

Microsoft: Data and data centers to drive fourth industrial revolution

Microsoft's chief environmental strategist, Rob Bernard, says that the cloud must be built responsibly to power a data-driven world.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Mon, 3rd Oct 2016

Stories from Other Regions

Kiwi businesses not up to scratch with cyber insurance
Symantec

Kiwi businesses not up to scratch with cyber insurance

New Zealand's small businesses lag in cyber insurance uptake, with only 6% covered and 9% considering it essential for future resilience.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Thu, 27th Oct 2016
Inspirational Kiwi web series skyrockets over 1m views
OOMPHER

Inspirational Kiwi web series skyrockets over 1m views

New Zealand-based Oompher web series achieves global acclaim with over 1 million views, spotlighting unique Kiwi successes.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Tue, 18th Oct 2016
'Pearl of the East' HKCOLO.NET data center gains Tier IV certification
Hyperscale

'Pearl of the East' HKCOLO.NET data center gains Tier IV certification

HKCOLO.NET's Telehouse Hong Kong CCC data center has achieved Tier IV certification, the first data center in the region to achieve the top rating.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 18th Oct 2016