The Ultimate Guide to Data Analytics
A curated Kiwi edition of IndustrialDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Data Analytics.
What to know about Data Analytics
Data Analytics is a rapidly evolving field that empowers organizations to extract meaningful insights from vast volumes of data. It encompasses a broad range of techniques, including natural language processing, predictive analytics, AI integration, and real-time data processing, all aimed at driving better decision-making across industries.
Recent advancements highlight its applications in numerous sectors, such as healthcare, logistics, finance, retail, and education. From enhancing customer experience and operational efficiency to supporting sustainability initiatives and mitigating risks, data analytics is becoming an indispensable tool in today’s digital landscape.
Exploring stories tagged with Data Analytics provides readers a window into emerging trends, partnerships, sophisticated technology implementations, and strategic approaches to harnessing data effectively. It offers practical insights into how analytics tools evolve and how businesses and institutions are leveraging these to navigate challenges and capitalize on new opportunities.
Click through to discover how data analytics is transforming industries, influencing upcoming technology innovations, and shaping future workforce skills. Stay informed on expert perspectives, case studies, and solutions that can inspire your own data-driven strategies.
Kiwi Data Analytics News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
New Zealand firms race ahead with AI despite data gaps
Despite weak data foundations, 65 per cent of local organisations are already running AI projects, while many cannot measure success effectively.
WitFoo offers UC student first Christchurch role
Christchurch's tech ecosystem gets a boost as WitFoo turns a sponsored UC project into a job offer and expands its local footprint.
Enlighten Designs named OpenAI Select Partner in NZ
The Hamilton software firm gains access to OpenAI support as it helps clients move AI projects from pilots into everyday use.
Securecom goes live on Snowflake's New Zealand instance
The local launch gives New Zealand customers in regulated sectors in-country hosting, faster AI queries and tighter governance over sensitive data.
Xero wins Canstar small business award for eighth year
Customer backing for Xero's software stayed strong as it secured Canstar's 2026 small business accounting award in New Zealand for an eighth year.
New Zealand health manufacturing revenue rises 55%
Yet a steep drop in purchase orders suggests New Zealand health manufacturers are still cautious about inventory despite stronger sales and margins.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Data Analytics
Kantata launches AI business intelligence for services
Zoho Analytics adds agentic AI layer for business data
The Real Data Transformation Challenge is Changing How People Work
Boomi named Gartner leader in API management for AI
Iron Mountain wins first-time analyst nods for InSight DXP
Featured News
Interview: Cloudera says AI agents reshape zero trust
Enterprises must update identity controls as software agents generate more requests and need tightly time-limited access to sensitive systems.
Workiva: The secret compliance and reporting arms race
Driven by improved tooling, finance teams are meeting higher standards as regulators and analysts scrutinise disclosures faster.
ABB: Renewables usage puts NZ in data centre sweet spot
Renewables are leaving New Zealand well placed for data centres, but ABB says grid upgrades and smarter use of existing assets are needed.
Why businesses need more than technology to scale AI
Only 19 per cent of enterprise AI use cases hit most or all goals, as Infosys urges firms to pair technology with data, training and governance.
AI transforming physical security into enterprise data solution
AI and cloud tools are turning cameras into live operational data sources, helping firms cut costs, spot errors and manage fleets centrally.
Exclusive: Cloudera builds Hadoop-free future platform
Existing customers get six years of support as Cloudera shifts new AI and analytics workloads to a Hadoop-free platform due in November.
Expert Columns
AI Investment in Australia and New Zealand Drives Data Focus
Experts discuss key tech learnings from BIGSOUND
Data Governance in the AI Era: Why One-Off Projects Fail
Designing for data sovereignty: Building architectures that keep control where it belongs
Private 5G in Australia and New Zealand: a guide for industrial organisations
AI in Retail is Only as Good as its Data Foundation
From Clean to Trusted: Rethinking Healthcare Data Quality
How to Choose the Right Email Verification API: A Buyer's Guide
The Top Cool Intelligence Trends of 2027
Are you still panning? There is a better way to extract mainframe gold
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Data Analytics News
SugarAI launches AI tools to sharpen sales actions
Sales teams in manufacturing and distribution will get clearer next-step prompts as SugarAI folds CRM and ERP data into its new tools.
Google brings multimodal BigQuery analytics into GA
Teams can now analyse images, video and documents in BigQuery without moving them out of Cloud Storage, cutting context loss and extra pipelines.
AoFrio marks 40 years with 3.7 million coolers linked
Its software now monitors more than 3.7 million commercial coolers worldwide, underscoring a shift from motors to connected fleet management.
Honeywell AI to cut cooling demand at Singapore resort
The trial could trim energy use at a site that welcomes about 17 million visitors a year, while helping meet its 2030 carbon-neutrality target.
Snowflake launches free AI data training for users
Companies can now tap free, role-based AI and data training from Snowflake, with 30 days of hands-on labs included worldwide.
Snowflake adds always-on AI bots for CoCo & CoWork
The update widens enterprise access to background automation, with recurring AI tasks now able to run continuously and seek approval only when needed.
Snowflake launches autonomous data tools & live analytics
Businesses using AI agents can now automate pipeline checks and query live data in one governed Snowflake platform, cutting manual work.
Mistral releases open-weight ML4 for coding & cyber
The open model is aimed at regulated sectors needing on-premise control over code and cyber work, while benchmarking atop open rivals.
NUS Law joins Legora's legal AI scholars programme
Students at NUS Law will be trained to use AI only after mastering core legal skills, as the faculty joins Legora's scholars programme.
Oracle NetSuite launches SuiteSkills AI tools for customers
More than 13,000 customers can now use the new tools to analyse data and trigger actions in NetSuite while keeping permissions unchanged.
Oracle NetSuite unveils new AI tools for cloud ERP
Businesses could automate more finance and operations work as NetSuite adds AI Workspaces, agents and wider access to external models.
IDeaS expands Accor tie with Optix business intelligence
The deal gives Accor hotels a single view of performance data, helping teams cut manual reporting and react faster to demand shifts.
ECB & NV Play use live data to spot cricket talent
England's talent pathway is now sharing live match footage and data across hundreds of games, helping staff spot players they might otherwise miss.
Google adds AI & partner tools to air-gapped cloud
Defence and intelligence users can now query local text, audio and video with Gemini, without moving sensitive data outside their air-gapped perimeter.
Oracle adds semantic layer to Autonomous AI Lakehouse
The update aims to help firms and AI agents make better decisions from enterprise data by adding shared definitions, governance and planning tools.
Oracle unveils 25 agentic AI apps across Fusion Cloud
The update lets finance, HR and supply chain teams delegate more complex tasks to AI agents while keeping approvals and controls in place.
AtScale named OpenAI Select Partner to boost AI accuracy
Enterprise users may get more reliable AI answers as AtScale joins OpenAI's partner network to impose shared business definitions on metrics.
Oracle & Snowflake launch native OCI AI as a new service
Customers will be able to buy Snowflake through Oracle's cloud, simplifying billing and data access for AI and analytics workloads.
Google adds token quotas for BigQuery AI functions
Analysts can now cap BigQuery AI spend before it runs away, as Google adds daily token quotas for generative functions across projects and users.
NetSuite rolls out AI suite tools in Australia & NZ
Some tools are already reaching Australian and New Zealand users as the ERP vendor expands AI features for finance, inventory and approvals.
Job Moves
Equinox IT appoints Victoria MacLennan as director
Inde appoints Matthew Flatt as Technical Director of Data
EY New Zealand appoints Willett & Bremner to tech roles
Tower appoints new technology leaders to drive digital strategy
Gallagher Security appoints Sean Pathak to lead Upper North Island
Tim Dacombe-Bird appointed Head of Google Cloud New Zealand
Avec appoints Alex Gray as new General Manager for NZ
Nathan Marston joins FIRN as Business Development Manager
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One New Zealand appoints Summer Collins as Chief AI & Data Director
