Monthly Archives: March 2011

Video: Playing in position for Christchurch

Posted on 20/03/2011 by

In his latest video blog, Gen-i CEO Chris Quin reflects on his most recent visit to earthquake stricken Christchurch, and shares his reaction to the disaster in Japan.

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Privacy and the People

Posted on 20/03/2011 by

I attended a very informative talk hosted by NZCS last week, where NZ Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff outlined current Government thinking around privacy and the global cloud.

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Does a common ICT policy separate New Zealand and the US?

Posted on 06/03/2011 by

In December, US CIO Vivek Kundra issued his 25 Point Implementation Plan to Reform Federal Information Technology. It’s effects rattled through the blogsphere as organisations, vendors, and ICT professionals pored over the impact of the ‘choose Cloud First’ mantra – … Continue reading →

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My $100 cake with an amazing story

Posted on 03/03/2011 by

   Today I bought a cake for $100 in a Bake Sale held at Gen-i & Telecom to raise funds for the Red Cross to support the people of Canterbury following last week’s tragic and devastating earthquake. Little did I … Continue reading →

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