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Soul Machines and Rocket Lab founders to be recognised at Kea Awards

Wed, 30th May 2018
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The Awards are an opportunity to recognise the very best among New Zealand's community of Kiwi innovators, entrepreneurs and business leaders.
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Gartner - Xiaomi up and Samsung down as smartphone market grows

Wed, 30th May 2018
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Global smartphone sales return to growth with Xiaomi grabbing up sales to hit over 100% year over year improvement.
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Synergy reports record-breaking Q1 capex spend for big cloud providers

Tue, 29th May 2018
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Hyperscale operators' Q1 capex soared to USD $27 billion, driven by immense outlays from Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, and Facebook, says Synergy Research.
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IM Showcase 2018 keynotes - Staring into NZ's future

Tue, 29th May 2018
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Ingram Micro's 2018 Showcase invited some of the most forward-thinking minds from the IT industry to talk, and the future they painted is fascinating.
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IDC - AR/VR next big sales opportunity in APAC

Fri, 25th May 2018
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AR/VR products and services which have gained exceptional market momentum in 2018 and are expected to achieve a five-year CAGR of 68.5%.
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HPE's latest tool for CSPs uses AI to 'automate a dynamic world'

Thu, 17th May 2018
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise unveiled its HPE Intelligent Assurance Suite for CSPs this week, hailing it as an AI that can automate a dynamic world.
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How AI is changing marketing exponentially - Gartner

Wed, 16th May 2018
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AI is set to revolutionise marketing, offering real-time personalisation and conversational experiences at scale, according to a report from Gartner.
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Ingram Micro Showcase to highlight the future of technology

Mon, 7th May 2018
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All the details for Ingram Micro Showcase 2018, which will be hitting Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland this year.
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IDC: A new market being born from struggling tablet trade

Fri, 4th May 2018
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While the market for slate tablets continues to struggle, the detachables market is starting to flourish - something the top vendors are exploiting.
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Cloud boom continues as giants threaten small operators

Tue, 1st May 2018
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public cloud
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iaas
Spending on cloud infrastructure services rose by 51% in Q1 2018, surpassing growth rates of the previous five quarters, according to Synergy Research data.
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Gartner analysts popular among cloud backup companies

Tue, 1st May 2018
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Rubrik and Veeam have recruited former Gartner analysts Pushan Rinnen and Dave Russell, respectively, to enhance their cloud backup and recovery strategies.
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2018 public cloud revenue to surge 21.4% - but then it 'will stabilise'

Tue, 17th Apr 2018
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Public cloud will continue its rapid growth in 2018 but according to Gartner there could be a tunnel coming to take the light.
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Gartner: worldwide device shipments to return to growth in 2018

Fri, 6th Apr 2018
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analyst report
Growth in end-user device spending is set to drive an overall bump in the total market for 2018, the analyst says.
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Plantronics brings management software to iOS and Android

Thu, 5th Apr 2018
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IT managers can now see, manage and gather insights from the entire line of Plantronics enterprise devices, from desktop to tablets and mobile phones.
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A glance at the future: Mind-reading AI, VR journalism & radical collaboration

Thu, 5th Apr 2018
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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martech
Purdue scientists decode brain activity, igniting AI-led mind-reading tech to revolutionise future workplaces.
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Public cloud drives double digit growth of IT infrastructure revenues

Wed, 4th Apr 2018
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private cloud
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network infrastructure
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public cloud
Public cloud growth reached new heights in the final quarter of 2017 after growing more than 34 percent year over year.
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Pure Storage announces AI-ready infrastructure

Tue, 3rd Apr 2018
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Built by Pure Storage and powered by NVIDIA, AI-ready infrastructure (AIRI) aims to make AI-at-Scale accessible.
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Pure Storage & NVIDIA unveil industry-first 'AI in a box' offering

Wed, 28th Mar 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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Pure Storage has forayed into new grounds after announcing the industry's first comprehensive AI ready infrastructure, named AIRI.
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IDC report: global AI spend to reach US$19 billion in 2018

Tue, 27th Mar 2018
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Global spending on AI systems is projected to hit USD $19.1 billion in 2018, up 54.2%, as per IDC. Retail to lead, surpassing banking.
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IDC predicts exponential growth for mobile solutions in 2018

Mon, 26th Mar 2018
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wireless networks
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cloud services
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APeJ spending on mobility solutions is expected to grow 5.3% year over year in 2018, reaching more than $540.7 billion.