Global Stories

Datacom named strategic partner for Windows 11 in ANZ region

Datacom has been named a strategic partner for Windows 11 in Australia and New Zealand, aiming to help organisations transition before Windows 10 support ends.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 29th Aug 2024

Digital Transformation

Deloitte Digital wins top prize at Adobe ANZ Partner Awards

Deloitte Digital clinches top honour at Adobe ANZ Partner Awards 2024 for stellar performance and innovation. Datacom and Anchora also receive accolades.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Wed, 29th May 2024

Breach Prevention

Gigamon celebrates partner excellence at ANZ awards ceremony

Gigamon hosted its prestigious ANZ Partner Awards at W Hotel Melbourne, honouring achievements in cybersecurity and networking, and forging stronger industry ties.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 15th May 2024

Large Language Models

Copilot is a powerful workspace tool – if you have your data house in order

From helping craft a memo in minutes instead of days to summarising emails and video transcripts, Copilot is proving a valuable tool, but organisations need to be strategic about its use and remember that good quality content – or information – is still king.

By Pat Brogan • 6 min read • Wed, 15th May 2024

Human Capital Management

Workday launches integrated payroll software in Australia

Workday launches its seamless payroll system in Australia, marrying payroll, HR, and financial data to automate workflows, decrease errors and ensure compliance with local regulations.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 13th Mar 2024

EduTech

IWD 2024: Why real equity needs to be the goal in emerging tech

IWD 2024: Datacom's Tracey Cotter-Martin underlines the importance of equity and diverse representation for the successful use of emerging technologies.

By Tracey Cotter-Martin • 4 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2024

Generative AI

Five AI trends for 2024 - and how to set projects up for success

Here are five trends we expect to see in AI in 2024 and some tips on how to make the most of the investment you put into your organisation's AI efforts.

By Jeff Wagner • 6 min read • Wed, 20th Dec 2023

Dicker Data

HP Inc reveals winners of annual HP Partner Awards 2023

HP Inc celebrated top-performing partners in its annual awards, honouring industry contribution and sustainable impact.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 24th Nov 2023

Storage

Hitachi Vantara crowns 2023 ANZ Partner Award winners

Hitachi Vantara has announced the winners of its 2023 ANZ Partner Awards at the company's regional partner conference held in Canberra last week.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Mon, 4th Sep 2023

Stories from Other Regions

EduTech

Australian councils urged to invest in tech for trust boost

New Datacom research reveals that 70% of Australians would increase their confidence in local councils through tech investments, yet only 37% see councils as tech-savvy.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 20th Sep 2024

Financial Systems

Take2 helps parolees & ex-offenders enter tech industry

New Zealand-based Take2 empowers parolees and ex-offenders by teaching web coding and software development, securing an 88% employment success rate within six months.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Wed, 28th Aug 2024

Data Analytics

AI adoption surges among New Zealand businesses – report

New Zealand businesses are rapidly embracing AI, with 67% now utilising the technology, up from 48% in 2023, according to Datacom's latest research.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Mon, 26th Aug 2024

Artificial Intelligence

AI project to expand te reo Māori initiated by Microsoft

Microsoft and Straker partner with Stuff to use AI for translating content into te reo Māori. Trailblazing tech supports language preservation and cultural practices.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Tue, 9th Jul 2024

Risk & Compliance

Datacom returns to profit, unveils strategic transformation plan

Datacom rebounds to NZD $41 million pre-tax profit, unveiling a strategic transformation plan to bolster future growth and AI adoption across its operations.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 27th Jun 2024

Data Protection

NZ businesses struggle with data quality for AI adoption

New research from Datacom reveals only 9% of New Zealand businesses consider their data completely clean, posing significant risks as AI adoption grows.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Mon, 10th Jun 2024

Firewalls

Datacom opens new tech integration centre in South Australia

Datacom, Australasia's largest tech firm, is set to deepen its presence in South Australia, opening a bespoke integration centre that will boost service for regional customers and substantially increase national processing capacity.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 12th Apr 2024