1+ hour, 7+ min ago  (739+ words) Equal1 has launched Rac Q, a rack-mounted silicon-spin quantum computer designed for a standard 19-inch data centre rack. The system is intended to bring hybrid quantum-classical computing into existing data centre environments. Rac Q succeeds the company's Bell-1 system and is…...

1+ hour, 7+ min ago  (627+ words) Dataiku has launched Cobuild on Snowflake for joint customers running AI workflows on Snowflake. The product links Snowflake Cortex AI with Dataiku's orchestration software, allowing users to turn natural-language prompts into visual AI workflows, agents and applications inside Snowflake environments....

1+ hour, 22+ min ago  (508+ words) Forrester Consulting found that organisations with stronger data readiness achieve better results from large transformation programmes. The study was commissioned by SAP and Syniti, part of Capgemini. The research examined a composite global organisation with 10, 000 employees and USD $5 billion in…...

1+ hour, 37+ min ago  (555+ words) Crestchic Loadbanks has expanded into Sweden, giving it a base for Nordic operations. The UK load testing equipment manufacturer chose Sweden because of demand from the regional data centre market and its existing relationships with owners, developers and commissioning contractors…...

7+ hour, 7+ min ago  (1087+ words) Xero has published research on the use of artificial intelligence among New Zealand small and medium-sized businesses and has launched a free AI bootcamp programme with ASB. The study found that concerns about privacy, trust and time are holding back…...

11+ hour, 7+ min ago  (661+ words) Project STRIM said a letter from New Zealand's communications minister confirmed the government cannot require telecoms operators to make specific resilience investments in regional backhaul networks. The group said the response exposed a gap in emergency communications protection for remote…...

8+ hour, 37+ min ago  (732+ words) One NZ has begun selling refurbished mobile phones through a pilot programme, which it says makes it the first mobile operator in New Zealand to do so. The range is currently available through its online store and includes refurbished i…...

3+ hour, 7+ min ago  (791+ words) Optimising rostering for organisations utilising shift work can be a significant challenge at the best of times. Shift transitions, 24-hour rostering requirements, with employees calling in sick, combined with varying qualification levels, all add up to a difficult balance to…...

5+ hour, 52+ min ago  (515+ words) Let's explore what virtual and physical firewalls are, how they work, where each fits best, and how most organizations use both together under unified management. What is a virtual firewall? A virtual firewall is a'software-based network security function that runs…...

8+ hour, 37+ min ago  (757+ words) Freeview will launch Freeview Next Gen in New Zealand, giving viewers access to free-to-air television over broadband or Wi-Fi without an aerial, satellite dish or app. Built on the DVB-I standard, the platform is on course to become the first…...