Monthly Archives: March 2012

Cisco’s Dr Pepper offers glimpse into the zettabyte age


If there was ever any doubt that we are entering the age of the ‘zettabyte’, then Dr Robert Pepper’s presentation at the recent Future with High Speed Broadband conference dispelled it. Pepper is Cisco’s vice-president of Global Technology Policy, and … Continue reading

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Gen-i ICT Conference rolls into Auckland on 2 April


After travelling to 11 locations across New Zealand, the Gen-i ICT Conference 2012 arrives in Auckland on Monday, 2 April. The event aims to share the latest in ICT with Gen-i’s corporate clients.

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Future broadband event round-up


Good morning, great to see you all here! #futurebb So began the recent Commerce Commission event on the future of fibre and broadband in NZ. The conference ran over two days, starting with a lineup of international speakers, who talked … Continue reading

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CloudU – grow your cloud knowledge free


I have the pleasure of sitting alongside cloud commentator Ben Kepes on the creation of the NZ Cloud Code of Practice steering group. Whilst on this, he told me about the cloud education programme, called CloudU, that he curates online … Continue reading

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NZ Cloud Code of Practice draft released


Cloud computing is a major growth area in New Zealand and represents a significant opportunity for users and providers of technology both domestically and globally. It is good for NZ Inc, enabling businesses to cut costs, and be more competitive … Continue reading

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