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March 12, 2026
Strengthening Theta’s AI Capability with Two New Specialists
As organisations increasingly look to AI to unlock efficiency, insight, and innovation, the demand for practical, scalable AI solutions continues to grow. To support our customers on this journey, we’re pleased to welcome two new AI specialists to Theta, who will also contribute to our existing GenAI Centre of Excellence.
March 4, 2026
Tech Trends Shaping Business in 2026
Businesses are navigating a rapidly evolving tech landscape. At Theta, we explored these trends in a two-part podcast series, drawing on insights from a series of executive events held across the country. Attendees used a custom web app to swipe right for trends they see as relevant in the next 12 months, giving us a real-time snapshot of what business leaders are prioritising. Here’s a summary of the key tech trends for 2026 identified by New Zealand business leaders.
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.
December 4, 2018
#HackMini: MiniDevs, Microsoft, Mixiply & Minecraft
3-7 December 2018 is Computer Science Education Week. What better way to participate than with a hackathon, taking place over three days at Microsoft’s Wellington offices?
November 28, 2018
The real world of artificial intelligence in New Zealand
What’s the artificial intelligence opportunity for New Zealand organisations and are you ready to make the most of it? Louise Francis of IDC presented a real-world update at a recent series of Theta executive briefings in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.
October 29, 2018
Blockworks conference shows off the present and future of blockchain
Rose McColl recently attended Blockworks, a one-day gathering of national and international blockchain experts and trailblazers, talking about how blockchain is being used to change the way we do things in business, government, and society, and shares her reflections on the day in this post.
September 7, 2018
Reflections on Southern SaaS: building a connected, collaborative tech community
Rose McColl, from Theta’s innovation lab, attended the inaugural Southern SaaS event in Auckland last week. Here are her reflections on the event.
September 4, 2018
Predicting student outcomes with machine learning
This August, Theta led a machine learning hackathon with flexible online learning service TANZ eCampus. This involved a mixed team of nine participants including IT and business stakeholders from TANZ, along with Theta Analytics consultants Peter George, Konrad Jarocinski and Willem Pelser.
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September 4, 2018
Blockchain, Smart Contracts and Ethereum
Blockchain is another of those “suitcase words” – like artificial intelligence or UX, a term stuffed with multiple meanings. It’s often held up as a signifier of innovation, and is seen by many as the door to a distributed, decentralised internet, and a solution to almost any technological problem. What ‘blockchain’ actually is can be harder to decipher.
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August 14, 2018
Invitation to our cyber security update. Learn how hackers are constantly changing their attack methods and how you can stop them.
Hackers are constantly adapting their attack techniques to get through your cyber defences. Legacy approaches and technologies are no longer adequate and no organisation is entirely safe from attack. How do you ensure your defences evolve with current and future attack methods and what options do you have if you are breached?
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July 20, 2018
NAVigate – your guide to harnessing the power of the cloud through Dynamics 365 Business Central
Save time, money and resources by harnessing the power of a Microsoft finance and ERP solution in the cloud. The features and versatility of Microsoft Dynamics NAV are now available on a fully hosted monthly subscription through newly released Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. Whether you’re an existing Dynamics NAV user or you are considering replacing your existing finance and ERP system, this event is for you.
July 6, 2018
2017-18 Annual Report Published
We have just published our latest annual report - an overview of our activity, performance and highlights for the financial year ending 31 March 2018.
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July 2, 2018
Dynamics 365 Business Central vs Dynamics NAV: Key Differences
On 6 July 2018 Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central will be available in New Zealand. What does this mean for New Zealand organisations already using Microsoft Dynamics NAV, or looking to make the shift?