Growth news stories

Customer
OfficeMax NZ sees significant growth through Seismic partnership
OfficeMax New Zealand has announced it has seen a significant increase in customer and sales confidence as a result of Seismic’s digital enablement software.

Biometrics
AU biometric security company achieves B Corp cert
Australian biometric security firm Daltrey has announced it has become the first cybersecurity vendor in AU to achieve the B Corp certification.

Healthcare
Aussie healthcare startup Coviu highlights rapid growth
Australian startup specialising in virtual healthcare is expanding its product offering and launching in the US following an era of significant growth.

Partner awards
Vertiv recognises outstanding 2021 A/NZ channel partners
Vertiv has recognised the exceptional contributions that its Australia and New Zealand channel partners made to its IT and mechanical and electrical (M&E) businesses in 2021.

Microsoft
Telstra and Microsoft sign five-year deal to support digital growth
Telstra and Microsoft have signed a five-year strategic agreement to help further support Australia's digital growth.

Insight
Gartner predicts 2022 global IT spend to reach $4.5 trillion
Gartner’s latest report forecasts worldwide IT spending to reach US$4.5 trillion in 2022, an increase of 3% compared to 2021.

Pricing solution
Choosing a billing solution that supports your consumption-based pricing model
Are you thinking of introducing a consumption-based pricing model into your business this year? For many enterprises, this is likely to prove an extremely smart move, given research shows organisations that go down this path grow 38% faster than their peers and have 50% higher revenue multiples.

Data center
Tokyo, Sydney and Seoul lead data center growth in APAC
Knight Frank’s latest report in partnership with DC Byte, which looks at centers in APAC, has found the region had an increase of 488 MW of new capacity in Q1, driven mainly by Tokyo, Sydney and Seoul.

Cloud
TradeWindow using Nintex platform amid global expansion
TradeWindow is using Nintex Promapp to support its recent expansion and to prepare for ambitious international growth.

Training
Dell Technologies reveals growth of Student TechCrew in A/NZ
Dell Student TechCrew is an initiative designed to promote future career skills through Dell’s technical certification program and hands-on experience.

SaaS
Commvault's SaaS division experiences notable growth
Commvault has revealed the global momentum that its SaaS division Metallic has experienced since its launch two years ago.

Denodo
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - An update from Denodo
We last spoke with Denodo in 2020 about the company's growth in the data virtualisation space. Today we discuss the evolution of data maturity and other new updates from the company.

Planning
How AI and ML can help significantly enhance enterprise planning
AI and ML can take much of the hassle out of these often overwhelming business processes, and Jedox's AIssisted planning solution has proven on all fronts to be a notable example of this technology.

Privileged Access Management / PAM
Delinea sees strong financial results for first quarter 2022
Delinea has announced strong results for the Q1 2022 financial quarter, with annual recurring revenue (ARR) growth exceeding 35%.

Cloud
Microsoft NZ announces initiative for local SaaS businesses
Microsoft has announced a new initiative, bringing together all of its tools to help local SaaS businesses build, sell and grow their companies at scale.

Sustainability
Aligned Data Centers increases sustainability-linked loan
Aligned Data Centers has increased its sustainability-linked loan from $375 million to $1.75 billion to speed up the next phase of its strategic growth.

Cloud
Syfe enters Hong Kong with digital investment platform
Syfe has announced its entry into Hong Kong, marking the company's first market expansion since its launch in 2019.

Safety
Voxel hits total funding of $18M following ongoing wins
Since raising its seed round in September, Voxel has grown at pace, by decreasing on-site injuries by upwards of 80% and increasing operational productivity.

Artificial Intelligence
Clear Dynamics closes $35M funding round, invests in global growth
The funding is a major milestone and speaks to Clear Dynamics’ vision for AI-enabled ‘composable’ enterprise software, the company states.

IT budget
$20m boost for digital technologies announced
The government is spending an extra $20m over four years on its plan to transform the digital technologies industry.

Cloud
Fortinet sees 34% revenue increase in latest financial results
Fortinet has released its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022, seeing a total revenue increase of 34.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Climate change
Record growth for NZ startups as conscious investment trend emerges
New Zealand has a reputation for efficiency and innovation, and has strong potential to be a leader in climate tech.

Amazon Web Services / AWS
AWS granted OIO consent for billion dollar NZ Region project
AWS has announced that the Overseas Investment Office (OIO) has granted consent for the advancement of the new billion-dollar AWS Asia Pacific (Auckland) Region project.

Cloud
Infosys delivers highest annual growth in a decade - $16.3 billion
Next-generation digital services and consulting company Infosys has delivered $16.3 billion in revenue. The highest annual growth in the last decade.