New Zealand (NZ) stories
A single workforce system is now covering more than 2,500 staff across Australia, New Zealand and the US, easing compliance and reporting.
Annual subscribers in Australia and New Zealand will get discounts of up to AUD $150 and NZD $190, as reservations open ahead of a 29 May launch.
The hire underlines Island’s channel-led APAC expansion as firms reassess VPNs, VDI and other legacy security tools amid AI adoption.
Despite widespread confidence, only 32% of firms test AI disaster recovery plans monthly, leaving identity and SaaS access exposed to outages.
Users can now track performance against targets and share AI-powered scorecards as Xero expands analytics tools to 4.6 million subscribers worldwide.
The recognition reflects tighter integration with Google Cloud as customers seek cleaner recovery, stronger backup security and AI-ready protected data.
Consolidating payments across Australia and New Zealand has cut 1Cover's costs by about AUD $35,000 in nine months, with more savings likely.
Partners across JAPAC are becoming more important to CrowdStrike’s regional sales as customers increasingly buy security through resellers and managed services.
Defence bidders risk compliance failures and lost contracts if they rely on ChatGPT for tasks that demand audit-ready, repeatable results.
Capacity limits are now behind nearly 60 per cent of AI production failures, risking outages and higher costs as usage scales.
Local customers will gain more support as Tines expands in response to rising demand from Australian and New Zealand enterprises.
Faster checkout and more local payment options helped the travel loyalty group raise product-page conversions to 9.8% across Asia Pacific.
Cost-of-living pressure has left more than two in five households stretched, with bigger festive purchases falling faster than small treats.
Greater use of two-factor authentication and password managers has helped cut the share of adults reporting cyber harm to 27% from 36%.
Australian small businesses can now make Sponsored Brands video adverts in minutes, cutting the cost and time of production to zero.
Microsoft is betting on AI training to ease workplace fears, after pledging to skill another 200,000 people in New Zealand.
The warehouse clear-out freed space for a major supply chain group while diverting 2.5 tonnes of old electronics from landfill.
The hire strengthens the New Zealand technology company's push into data and AI as clients demand tighter governance and stronger foundations for machine learning.
Pressure from regulators and Google is putting firms at risk of hefty penalties if they screen out unhappy customers before asking for public reviews.
Australian employers could cut duplicated HR costs as Employment Hero rolls out a platform to handle payroll and award compliance.