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DigitalOcean expanding presence with Sydney data centre

DigitalOcean expands its global presence with a new data centre in Sydney, offering low-latency links to North America and Asia.

By Zach Thompson • 3 min read • Wed, 16th Nov 2022

Ransomware

OpenText survey finds SMBs sweet spot for ransomware attacks

Findings show growing concern about ransomware attacks, the impact of geopolitical tensions and rising inflation rates.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Thu, 10th Nov 2022

Multi-factor authentication

Xero gives small business updates and reveals new enhancements

Xero unveils new updates including small business insights and additions to the app store, as small business sales growth slows in 2022.

By Mitchell Hageman • 2 min read • Thu, 3rd Nov 2022

Firewalls

A dangerous game of hide and seek

A recent report by Sophos shows that cybercrooks are hiding (or dwelling) in the networks of smaller businesses for much longer than their larger counterparts.

By John Donovan • 4 min read • Mon, 31st Oct 2022

Small Business

Kaspersky highlights worrying security trend with SMBs

24% of companies with 50-999 employees are considering using pirated software to cut IT costs, warns Kaspersky report.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 27th Oct 2022

Supply Chain

SMBs embrace new tech but fail to invest in security - study

The survey revealed that, while SMBs understand the need to invest in technology in the world of hybrid working, many fail to prioritise security.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 12th Oct 2022

eCommerce

New FedEx report reveals biggest trends in eCommerce

The report shows that SMEs and consumers agree that there's room for further growth in the already booming eCommerce sector.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Tue, 4th Oct 2022

Fintech

MYOB provides efficiency boost with new inventory solution

Premium Inventory is an integrated solution that helps goods-based businesses improve efficiency, reduce costs and increase cashflow.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 4th Oct 2022

Virtualisation

Denodo targets mid-market with new subscription models

These new subscriptions will help mid-market companies to streamline data integration and accelerate speed to insights.

By Gaurav Sharma • 3 min read • Fri, 30th Sep 2022

Fintech

MYOB reveals gender wage gap in SMEs across Australia and NZ

The gender wage gap among employees of SMEs is sitting at 7.5% in favour of men, when comparing median hourly wages.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Sep 2022

Government

Digital Boost Alliance celebrates one year of digital acceleration in Aotearoa

The Digital Boost Alliance is a joint public-private initiative that supports the uptake of digital tools for small businesses, communities, and individuals.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 16th Sep 2022

Multi-cloud

Denodo launches subscription options for mid-sized orgs

Denodo has announced two new subscriptions of its Denodo Platform that are designed to help mid-market businesses.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Sep 2022

Stories from Other Regions

Small Business (SMB) stories

eCommerce

New Chief Product Office at TrafficGuard will focus on global growth

TrafficGuard appoints Elie Shuggi as Chief Product Officer to scale product offerings and support global growth against rampant ad fraud.

By Mitchell Hageman • 2 min read • Fri, 18th Nov 2022

Supply Chain

Skills shortage to worsen by 38% in just six years

Manufacturers risk losing contracts and output as a government report warns the labour gap could top 40,000 workers by 2028.

By Staff Writer • 7 min read • Thu, 10th Nov 2022

Digital Transformation

SME digitisation to give NZ$8.5 billion economic boost: MYOB

The modelling showed for SMEs with low digitisation levels, digitising just one or two activities could provide a benefit-cost return of 2.4 - 3.1 to 1.

By Gaurav Sharma • 3 min read • Fri, 4th Nov 2022