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February 12, 2026
Securing your data for the age of AI: Lessons from our Microsoft Purview journey
In the latest episode of our podcast The Innovation Circuit, we unpacked what we learned from implementing Microsoft Purview sensitivity labelling and data protection, both internally and with our customers. The journey wasn’t always smooth, but the lessons were invaluable. Here’s what we learned.
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January 29, 2026
Five Power BI updates that deliver real business value
Every month, Microsoft releases Power BI updates and announcements. Some introduce new capabilities, some improve existing ones, and some are simply informative. For business users and business analysts, keeping up with all of them, and knowing which ones truly matter, is both time-consuming and unrealistic. This blog highlights my top five Power BI updates from June 2025 to January 2026 that deliver the greatest business value.
January 22, 2026
Watch Now — The Innovation Circuit EP 9: A guide to data protection with Microsoft Purview during the AI revolution
In this episode, we’ll be discussing how to ensure your organisation’s sensitive data remains secure and confidential with Microsoft Purview.
November 12, 2025
What's New in Dynamics 365 Business Central 2025: wave 2
Watch the Dynamics 365 Business Central update with Head of Dynamics 365, Joerg Rau.
October 2, 2025
Azure North Migration: FAQs answered by Theta specialists
Since December 2024, New Zealand organisations have been able to start migrating to Microsoft's Azure North Data Centre. But what questions are organisations asking first? Here are our top FAQs.
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September 14, 2023
Recession, Legacy Systems, Spreadsheets – It’s Time For a Smart CRM
Many years ago, I was dealing with an organisation that sold diggers and bulldozers. The market was crazy, and they never had enough equipment to sell. They turned down my offer of a CRM system. A couple of years later, when the country was in the grip of a downturn in the building and mining industry, I received a phone call from the sales manager - his sales team had not hit budget, and most had resigned.
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August 30, 2023
Stemming the Tide or Riding the Wave of GPT?
GenAI and tools such as ChatGPT are among the most rapidly embraced technologies in history, with their expansion showing no sign of slowing. Alongside this technological explosion are concerns about risks and the pace of change.
August 8, 2023
Theta Acquires Leading Cyber Security Firm Cybersmart; Broadens Expertise to Tackle Cyber Risks Faced by NZ Organisations
We're pleased to announce Theta's acquisition of Cybersmart, a well-respected Tauranga-based cyber security consultancy. As the ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats continues to challenge organisations across New Zealand, adding to our existing pool of talented security professionals is a significant milestone that will positively impact customers.
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July 31, 2023
Annual Report 2022-2023 Published
Theta's Annual Report 2022-2023 has been released. Read more about the exciting developments of the past year.
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July 26, 2023
Microsoft Fabric: What it Means for Businesses & Data Teams
Microsoft Fabric: the new and unified analytics platform in the cloud that integrates various data and analytics services, like Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, and Power BI, into a single product. It’s built upon the well-known Power BI platform, covering everything from data movement to data science, real-time analytics and business intelligence. Here’s my rundown of what's in store.
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July 21, 2023
The City, the Office & the Guide (SharePoint, Teams & Viva)
SharePoint, Teams and Viva can be likened to a dynamic trio working together to provide better collaboration, communication and clarity.
July 18, 2023
Power BI Governance: What Organisations Need to Know
As more organisations adopt Power BI, it becomes essential to ensure appropriate governance processes, policies, and rules are in place. This blog post explains Power BI governance and why business owners need to be conscious of it.
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July 4, 2023
Theta Earns Microsoft Security Designation, Achieves All Six Designations in Cloud Partner Program
We're proud to add Security to our existing five Microsoft Solutions Partner designations, meaning we've now achieved all six designations available in the Cloud Partner Program.
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June 28, 2023
Good Power Platform Governance Saves You Time, Money & Sanity
Microsoft’s Power Platform is a complete, low-code business toolkit that includes PowerApps, Power Automate, Power Pages, Power Virtual Agents and Power BI.
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June 20, 2023
Uncovered: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Microsoft Defender is a suite of solutions designed to help protect your business. It includes the capability to help secure your identities, cloud apps and services, email, documents and endpoints. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is an Endpoint Detection and Response solution that offers an integrated, layered approach to endpoint protection combining continuous real-time monitoring and endpoint data analytics with a rule-based automated response.