Cloud stories
Banks and public services face rising disruption as attackers eye energy and water networks, with millions already lost to cyber incidents.
Patients and staff faced disrupted clinical services after hackers crippled Waikato DHB’s systems in a ransomware attack.
Construction firms are cutting call-outs and speeding up onboarding as wearable, cloud-based mentoring puts expert guidance on site in real time.
Crews can cut site visits and reduce rework as the system maps MEP points with 1/8-inch accuracy, even as buildings shift.
Better visibility into inventories and provenance could help firms cut downtime, reduce errors and recover faster as demand rebounds.
A digital product database could trim consenting costs and lift New Zealand builders' productivity, with gains to GDP estimated at up to NZD $220 million.
Residents and businesses could soon see smarter lighting, bins and parking as Spark’s 5G rollout supports IoT across Auckland’s CBD.
Remote working has widened attack surfaces, with 40% of executives reporting more cyber attacks as cloud adoption rushed ahead.
Boards are being warned that hurried digital upgrades can become costly mistakes if planning, testing and governance are left too late.
Companies may rethink desk assignments, cleaning routines and remote working as pandemic-era habits reshape office design and technology.
Enterprises using RPA could cut implementation effort and speed up automation by 30 per cent with Reveal Group’s new SaaS tools.
Sector growth is set to lift jobs and exports as smaller Kiwi tech firms tap climate, finance and 4IR demand over the next decade.
Developers can now assess sites in minutes, as new data tools cut weeks from feasibility work and simplify approvals.
Contractors are already seeing clearer project oversight and faster reporting as the new Acuite-photoSentinel link feeds live camera data into dashboards.
After earthquakes, managers could know within minutes whether buildings are safe, cutting weeks of waiting for engineering reports.
Designers can now visualise secure entrances in their own projects as HTS launches a product realisation service across New Zealand.
Automation is becoming a priority for commercial real estate firms, even as many still rely on spreadsheets and play catch-up on digital tools.
The survey cut inspection time to a day per tank and reduced scaffold-related risks, as the ship sat in Singapore for ABS checks.
TechDay debuts CFOtech, a fresh site trio for finance chiefs in Asia-Pacific, sparking tech-savvy business evolution.
Cloud computing has advantages, but security remains a concern, says Christian Mahncke, urging companies to automate data backups and implement robust DR plans.
