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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.
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October 13, 2015
Cortana Analytics Suite: first look
In 2011 Marc Andresson said “software is eating the world.” We’re now on the brink of a new and profound change. Half of all connected data is now stored in the cloud. Cloud is eating not just software but data too. Cortana Analytics is Microsoft’s response to that change. Last month Theta’s product technical architect Jim Taylor headed to Redmond, Microsoft’s HQ, to learn about the new Cortana Analytics Suite, and the opportunities it offers to connect, integrate and learn from data, to automate that process and do it at scale.
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October 6, 2015
Challenge us for the IT Cup!
We've participated in the Cure Kids Great Adventure Race for the past four years, and we would love to see you join us next year.
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October 6, 2015
NAVtip #3: Move from Header to Lines
If, like me, you are a fan of keyboard shortcuts to move around Microsoft Dynamics NAV quickly then you have probably asked yourself how you get quickly from header fields to the lines?
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September 29, 2015
Cloud capabilities showcased
Two recent Theta projects are featured in the Microsoft publication, Kiwi Companies in the Cloud.
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September 29, 2015
NAVtip #2: Standard Journals
Today's timesaving #NAVtip is “Standard Journals”. Finance teams use G/L journals on a daily basis and I see them entering the same journal lines over and over again. Luckily there are a couple of functions that help us automate the use of the journals and save some time.
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September 28, 2015
New partners in Africa and the US for Six Degrees Planning
We have signed our fourth and fifth partners for Six Degrees Planning, further extending the global partnership for our enterprise budgeting, planning and forecasting system.
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September 22, 2015
NAVtip #1: the calculator
On visits to customers I often get astonished and surprised faces while showing something in Microsoft Dynamics NAV. Although some users have already worked for years in NAV, they may not know, or have forgotten, some of the small things that make life easier. So in this new "NAVtip" series we’ll share some of our favourite time-savers.
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September 15, 2015
Planning your SAP BusinessObjects upgrade: best practice
With the release of the new version 4.1 of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI), many users of version 3.1 are now considering upgrading. Here we share some tips and tricks to help an upgrade run smoothly.
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September 11, 2015
Growing capital customer base prompts Wellington move
Theta has recently marked twenty years in business, and a move to bigger and brighter premises on The Terrace reflects ongoing success in the Wellington region.
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September 2, 2015
Kicking off Ignite NZ: what's next in tech?
Ignite NZ is a huge event and one of the highlights of the year for those of us who work with Microsoft products. It’s a chance to see what’s next in tech, and how to plan for it. Or in the words of our product technical architect Jim Taylor: