Agility stories

Here's why a smart city needs to be a people-first city
Tue, 4th Apr 2023
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smart cities
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cybersecurity
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data management
Advances in physical security technology are providing security professionals with enhanced situational awareness, allowing them to be more proactive than reactive.

Can software development be too Agile in an evolving industry?
Tue, 21st Mar 2023
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it industry
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contactless payments
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software development
The pace of innovation in meeting customer demand and the shifting economic environment presents a challenge when developing payment technologies.

Lockdown learning: How technology companies can remain agile in a competitive environment
Thu, 9th Mar 2023
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sustainable it
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innovation
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agility
The tech space is a crowded market. Right now, it’s the third most sought-after occupation in the UK, and as a sector, it is growing faster than the economy.

IWD 2023: Agility for the win (and how to empower people across your organisation)
Wed, 8th Mar 2023
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women in technology
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iwd
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2degrees
Here's how you can contribute and make a difference - by including the crucial component of 'purpose' to not just deal with, but welcome change.

Agility and scalability are the keys to successful enterprise IT in 2023
Wed, 1st Mar 2023
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digital transformation
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enterprise it
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skills shortage
Enterprise IT is a true challenge in 2023. CTOs and their teams are continually being asked to do more with less, and it feels like being in such teams is a thankless role at times.

Innovators and laggards separated by digital infrastructure
Fri, 30th Dec 2022
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digital transformation
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it infrastructure
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innovation
"IDC's 2023 predictions for the future of digital infrastructure identify critical shifts in governance, operations, architecture, and sourcing."

Spark partners with Infosys and Microsoft on transformation project
Wed, 2nd Nov 2022
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microsoft
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migration
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spark
Infosys and Microsoft have announced the successful migration of Spark’s corporate functions to Microsoft Dynamics 365.

Workday research finds ANZ organisations becoming leaders in digital agility
Tue, 16th Aug 2022
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bi
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big data
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data analytics
New research from Workday and IDC has revealed that Australia and New Zealand are becoming leaders in digital agility.

New Zealand & Australian businesses need to embrace cloud-based solutions
Thu, 13th Jan 2022
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cloud services
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public cloud
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accenture
Accenture's Mainframe Modernisation report shows that the need for integration and agility is driving a shift to cloud-based solutions in Australia and New Zealand.

Remote work inspires business evolution - four key steps to prolonging its success
Thu, 10th Jun 2021
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wfh
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fujitsu
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remote working
Many business leaders feared productivity would dip when workers took to their laptops in their living rooms, but instead the opposite was true.

Interview: Harnessing business agility post-pandemic
Wed, 12th May 2021
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wfh
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digital transformation
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project management
We spoke to Appnovation's Andrew Wong, who explains why businesses should continue prioritising an agile strategy, as opposed to reverting to old ways.

Can an organisation’s data achieve its full potential?
Wed, 13th Jan 2021
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bi
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data analytics
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martech
The key to innovating with data lies in integration, states Qlik.

How universities can tackle COVID-19 challenges with digital agility
Fri, 11th Sep 2020
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payroll systems
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hcm
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workday
Over the past two years, the higher education sector had endured challenging headwinds, having to cope with an environment where enrolments were down and facing planned faculty consolidations.

The winning formula for successful DataOps
Tue, 28th Jul 2020
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devops
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bi
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data analytics
Similar to DevOps, DataOps is an emerging set of practices, processes and technologies for building and enhancing data analytics pipelines to better meet the needs of the business.

Modern applications helping organisations succeed during pandemic
Mon, 6th Jul 2020
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virtualisation
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digital transformation
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project management
"For years now, businesses have been on a mission to digitally transform themselves and their operations. This year's global pandemic served as a barometer for the true state of that digital transformation."

Orange business services to transform Sony’s global network
Tue, 9th Jul 2019
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network infrastructure
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network management
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sd-wan
The SD-WAN future-proof platform will enable Sony to share IT talent and have complete end-to-end visibility for improved global service agility.

Why the future of IT infrastructure is always on and always available
Thu, 6th Dec 2018
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network infrastructure
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network management
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colocation
As more organisations embrace digital business, infrastructure and operations leaders will need to evolve their strategies and skills to keep up.

How Kiwi businesses can embrace a mobile workforce
Thu, 8th Nov 2018
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cloud services
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mobility
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hyperscale
As an early adopter of Amazon Web Services, Suncorp uses the public cloud to manage many applications and services central to its business.

Exclusive: Why corporate agility is crucial for success
Mon, 24th Sep 2018
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project management
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interview
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agility
"One of the biggest shifts in computing today is the adoption of event-driven architecture, which is all about how information is moved between systems."

A three-step guide to achieving IT resilience
Fri, 14th Sep 2018
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mobility
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dr
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multi-cloud
Ensuring that the IT infrastructure is resilient is critical for business success and completion of transformation and modernisation projects.

Opinion: Why agility matters in the war against cybercrime
Wed, 6th Jun 2018
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virtualisation
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cybersecurity
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endace
Endace's EMEA senior director shares why agility is fundamental to cybersecurity, enforcing that if it isn't top of the agenda, it should be.

Study: Focusing on risk aversion? It may be doing you more harm than good
Fri, 18th May 2018
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frost & sullivan
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risk
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pegasystems
A study carried out by Frost & Sullivan has highlighted the benefits associated with being an agile business, instead of a risk-averse one.

The big decision: Choosing which jobs to automate
Thu, 26th Oct 2017
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it automation
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cognizant
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agility
Companies taking advantage of automation are reducing costs by an average of 8%. This doesn’t mean businesses should be replacing people with robots.