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March 12, 2018
MicroStrategy World 2018 - vision for the intelligent enterprise
Michael Saylor, President, Chairman and CEO of MicroStrategy presented his vision for the future Intelligent Enterprise during his key note speech at MicroStrategy World 2018 held in Las Vegas this year. Sefton Thesing attended the conference, and reports back on some of the highlights.
March 7, 2018
New white paper on cyber threats
We collaborated with other industry specialists to contribute to this new white paper on the evolution of cyber threats – one of the few authoritative documents about the impact of cyber security issues in the New Zealand context.
February 19, 2018
Tauranga Hackathon: Data Science for Financial Portfolios
Last month, consultants from our analytics and innovation lab teams were part of a hackathon at Craigs Investment Partners in Tauranga.
February 14, 2018
Know your cyber risk
What is the cyber security risk profile of New Zealand organisations? What mechanisms are needed to make businesses more digitally secure? Adam Dodds of IDC addressed these questions and more at a recent series of events in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.
February 5, 2018
Putting research into action: innovation lab interns report back
Rose McColl and Alisha Thakkar have been working in our innovation lab over the summer, as part of their Master in Information Technology Degree at Auckland University. Their internship is coming to an end soon, so we wanted to catch up to find out how the summer has gone and what they have been working on.
December 14, 2017
Gaming the digital curriculum with augmented reality
Last month we co-hosted an event, Gaming the Digital Curriculum, with Marianne Malmstrom and the MiniDevs of Newlands Intermediate School. Held at PROJECTR in Wellington, the event brought together educators, developers, AR enthusiasts and learners to hear about a project that has been designing learning opportunities based on real world challenges, using augmented reality technologies.
December 12, 2017
Information Technology Students Tackle Text Analytics
We’re delighted to welcome Rose McColl and Alisha Thakkar to our innovation lab. They are studying towards a Master in Information Technology degree at the University of Auckland and are with Theta for a 10-week summer internship.
December 5, 2017
Turn data into action: Microsoft Data Insights conference
The Microsoft Data Insights conference held in Seattle this year delivered great sessions on the Microsoft analytical stack including showcasing solutions and case studies using Azure services. Adrian Simpson, a Theta Analytics practice lead, attended the conference. Here are some of his highlights.
November 29, 2017
Foodstuffs Innovation Hackfest
Earlier this month, Jim Taylor and Daniel Tai from our innovation lab were part of the inaugural Foodstuffs innovation hackfest.