Collaborate Disseminate
In spite of being in the midst of a pandemic sowing economic uncertainty, one area that continues to thrive is cloud computing. Perhaps that explains why Microsoft, which saw Azure grow 59% in its most recent earnings report, announced plans to open a new data center in New Zealand once it receives approval from the […] Continue reading Microsoft to open first data center in New Zealand as cloud usage grows
Australia and New Zealand – America’s Steadfast Allies, in Peace and in Conflict; take a moment to honor the Aussies and Kiwis on their day of remembrance – ANZAC Day. And a small bit of advice if I may, in the chance you can visit Australia and New Z… Continue reading ANZAC Day Dawn Service, Official Broadcast
The natural beauty of New Zealand is no secret these days, partially thanks to Peter Jackson’s incredible Lord of the Rings movies. But back in the 1800s, there was a site so breathtaking, even compared to the rest of NZ, that it was spoken of as the 8… Continue reading Lost wonders: New Zealand’s spectacular Pink and White Terraces
Data management company Datastax, one of the largest contributors to the Apache Cassandra project, today announced that it has acquired The Last Pickle (and no, I don’t know what’s up with that name either), a New Zealand-based Cassandra consulting and services firm that’s behind a number of popular open-source tools for the distributed NoSQL database. […] Continue reading Datastax acquires The Last Pickle
New Zealand was not only home to prehistoric giant parrots, but monster penguins as well. A set of bones found by amateur paleontologist Leigh Love in 2018 at the Waipara Greensand fossil site in North Canterbury in 2018 have been confirmed a… Continue reading Early "monster" penguin found in New Zealand
While most parrots today are small enough to perch on your shoulder, you probably wouldn’t want to do that with a newly discovered ancient ancestor of the bird. Palaeontologists in New Zealand have now uncovered the remains of Heracles inexpe… Continue reading Remains of extinct giant parrot found in New Zealand
The alliance wants tech companies to build backdoor access to users’ encrypted data, by force if necessary. Continue reading Five Eyes nations demand access to encrypted messaging
People subscribed to Google Trends in New Zealand were emailed the murder suspect’s name in violation of a New Zealand court’s order. Continue reading Google suspends Trends emails after revealing murder suspect’s name
“… these men came here – British and our Allies, and Americans – to storm these beaches for one purpose only, not to gain anything for ourselves, not to fulfill any ambitions that America had for conquest, but just to preserve … Continue reading D-D, June 6, 1944, 75 Years On
Earlier this week, the New Zealand government was claiming that it had suffered a “deliberate and systematic” hacking attack that resulted in budget details ending up in the hands of its political opponents.
But that’s not what had re… Continue reading New Zealand budget details leaked due to website sloppiness, not hackers