Alex (Yiming) Ji, PhD

Two different ways that data is driving the cloud FinOps conversation - ChannelLife Australia: By consolidating data, improving data quality, and enabling data-driven decision-making, data platforms empower organisations to optimise cloud ...

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Two decades ago TIN began collecting data on NZ’s tech sector. In the build-up to this year’s 20th edition of the TIN report, we’re leveraging some of that historical data to tell NZ’s tech growth story. In this, our first of the series, we visit the topic of age with our Head of Research, Alex Dickson. “When discussing tech exports there seems to be a misconception about how long it takes to grow a ‘big’ tech firm in little New Zealand. A common opinion being: the sector (and most of its revenue) is comprised of a handful of large, family-owned, legacy companies. But is this really the case? When you look at the data from 2006, this seems to be a pretty fair statement. At the time, our 12 biggest (NZ$100m+ revenue) firms had an average DOB of 1968 and the majority were manufacturers: F&P Appliances (1934), F&P Healthcare (1969), Tait (1969), Gallagher (1938), PDL Industries (1957), and Dynamic Controls (1971), to name a few. Revenue for this group of 12, which also included Navman (1986), Weta Workshop/Wingnut (1993) and Datacom (1965), totaled $2.0B. Fast forward to 2023 and that opinion no longer holds true. There are 34 firms are in the $100m+ club, with combined revenue of $10.5B. Noteworthy are the 15 ICT companies – distinguished by their light blue titles and steep growth trajectories in the visualisation below. With an average DOB of 2000, this group achieved $3.9B of revenue in 2023. By comparison, 15 high-tech manufacturing firms (in navy blue) achieved revenues of $5.8B with an average birthdate of 1971. Biotech firms (in red) accounted for the remaining $800m with an average DOB of 1989. What conclusions can we draw from this? 💰 Yes, the majority of revenue is still captured by well established manufacturers; 📈 but younger ICT firms are the primary growth driver of the sector and feature heavily in the country’s pipeline of emerging firms; 🚀 more important than age, however, is the fact that the NZ’s tech sector is realising critical mass as larger firms (old and new) unlock recurring revenue.” Find your company in the graph! Chris Devoy Hartley Atkinson Will Downie Arron Sands Greg Davidson Rod De Spong Mark Heine Peter Leece Daniel Witten-Hannah Kahl Betham Gary Miles John Scott David Chin Chris Warhurst GREG O'CONNELL Mark Eglinton Brad Porter Molly Matthews Sinan Altug Peter Beck John Kippenberger Graham Grant Les Kendall Paul Slupecki Stuart Dickinson Anna Naudé (Davis) Sukhinder Singh Cassidy Floris de Kort

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Discover the latest trends in ANZ commerce with the BigCommerce 2024 Online Shopping Report! Gain valuable insights into consumer preferences, including: 🛍 Top products being purchased online  💳 Preferred payment methods  🚚 Key conveniences shoppers prioritise  ✖ Reasons behind cart abandonment Stay ahead in the e-commerce game by understanding the data driving today's online shopping behaviour. Download the report now!

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Interest in how AI could benefit policy and decision-making has grown rapidly over the past decade. Debates have emerged about how AI should (or should not) be developed and applied with some governments creating national AI strategies to describe their intentions for development, use, and regulation of AI. An article in Policy Design and Practice, summarised by ANZSOG's The Bridge, examines how governments are using and adapting AI tools for policy and public sector decision-making. While there are positive expectations about AI and how it could be used to address a wide range of policy challenges, there is much less evidence of how public decision makers are actually using AI tools or detailed insight into the outcomes of its use. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/g2zPqR_f

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Cloud security is crucial for successful digital transformation, yet ensuring data protection can be complex.  API Connects, Your local Auckland based IT company shares key FAQs to help you hire the right cloud security consultant. From industry experience to certifications & best practices—find all the right questions to ask! Learn more in our latest blog. #CloudSecurity #DigitalTransformation #CloudConsulting #DataProtection #NewZealand https://lnkd.in/gp3UrCT3

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🚀 Boosting Tech Adoption: Strategies to Get Your Team on Board Invested in new tech but facing low adoption rates? Logitech ANZ’s recent roundtable with top tech decision-makers revealed strategies to overcome this challenge: 🔹 Assess Needs: Ensure new tech genuinely addresses a need or problem within your team. 🔹 Onboarding: Provide comprehensive training to highlight the value and functionality of the new solution. 🔹 Nurture Existing Tools: Track and encourage the use of tech to maximise your investments. 🔹 Reminders: Keep the tech top-of-mind to prevent old habits from taking over. 🔹 Feedback Loop: Solicit feedback to understand and address concerns, making the team feel heard and valued. Embrace these strategies to enhance tech adoption and drive successful digital transformation. 🔗 More from Logitech: https://loom.ly/5Yf3jNw #TechAdoption #DigitalTransformation #ITStrategy

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Save Time and Effort with Microsoft Power Automate Discover how automation can transform your business operations. With Microsoft Power Automate, you can reduce manual tasks, boost productivity, and achieve efficiency at scale—all with secure, low-code solutions. This month, we’re sharing our latest whitepaper, packed with insights to help your organisation embrace automation: ✅ Explore practical use cases for Power Automate. ✅ See why businesses achieve a 140% ROI with Power Platform premium capabilities (Source: Forrester, 2022). ✅ Learn how A1 Technologies can unlock automation’s full potential for your business. 📘 Download it now from our eBooks & Guides library: 👉 https://lnkd.in/gtkheHwT #MicrosoftPowerAutomate #Productivity #Automation #DigitalTransformation #PowerPlatform

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Did you know? The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) have a number of recommended configurations for Cloud Solutions that any business can implement. Small business can use these to ensure protections and best practice configuration for your cloud solution, whether you have 1 user or 100! PECyber can support these configuration implementations or Implement them directly for you - Reach out today! #cybersecurity #securecloud #cyber #pecyber #australiancyber

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The State of Cloud Security Platforms and DevSecOps: A new survey by Cisco and Enterprise Strategy Group reveals the true contours of cloud native application development and security

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It's Techweek NZ and Formant have just released the second edition of their State of the RaaS (Robots-as-a-Service 🤖) Report and we think its worth your time to take a read! What does it cover? 1. Current industry and robot operations trends  2. A glimpse into how RaaS companies monitor and manage fleets 3. Top challenges faced by robotics companies across industries  4. Opportunities for growth in the RaaS market Manufacturing is one of the leading industries adopting RaaS globally, so if you're operating robotics on your factory floor, or looking to in the near future, this report is well worth a read for best-value application and upskilling staff to work alongside robotics. Download the report for free here - https://lnkd.in/ejvVr9bZ Full NZ Tech Week programme (including our Digital Manufacturing Challenge) here - https://lnkd.in/gpvrqRDt LMAC Techweek NZ Formant Advanced Manufacturing Aotearoa Callaghan Innovation EMA #ignite4 #industry4 #NZmanufacturing #robotsasaservice #RaaS

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A new initiative will support Kiwi businesses of all sizes and stages to boost productivity and competitiveness through the transformative power of artificial intelligence. See the full story: https://hubs.li/Q02PDlJN0 #AI #artificialintelligence #business #KiwiBusiness #newzealand #fmcgbiznz

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DDD Melbourne's agenda voting opens on November 8. Anyone can take part in the voting process (though your vote counts for more if you're a ticket holder!) How does it work? Read on to find out! #DDDMelb #agenda #voting #techcommunity

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📊 We're excited to announce that we now offer Australia Post's Movers Statistics dataset, through our sub-brand The Proptech Cloud, on the Snowflake Marketplace. This powerful dataset, updated monthly, enables the analysis of migration trends and the identification of growing or declining neighborhoods to make data-driven decisions for location planning. 🗺️ 👉 Learn more about how to use this data to extract meaningful insights about Australia's migration patterns with our comprehensive technical how-to guide, a forecasting model example which uses #Snowpark to create the data pipeline and #Streamlit for the data visualisations. https://lnkd.in/gKXK8BRb #DataArmy #TheProptechCloud #AustraliaPost #MigrationTrends #DataAnalytics #Snowflake #SnowflakeMarkeplace #Proptech #RealEstate #BusinessGrowth #DataDriven

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What is the biggest software opportunity New Zealand businesses are missing right now? How can you achieve more with less effort and cost simply through software choices? How can you easily protect your software and data under NZ legislation? Learn this and more by registering for our free online and in-person seminar in Techweek24: https://lnkd.in/gQuRVNEC #NZTechWeek2024 #Event #TechCommunity #NewZealand #OpenSource

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