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April 28, 2026
Why GenAI Proof of Concepts Fail in Production and How to Fix It
Moving from the early success of a promising GenAI demo/proof of concept to a reliable, scalable solution used every day across the business is often where the real challenge begins.
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April 15, 2026
Theta Adventure Racers Take on Kaikōura for Cure Kids
Our Theta Adventure Racers were back in action this month as they tackled the Kaikoura Adventure Race. This epic multisport challenge featured hiking, mountain biking, pack rafting, and navigation through the stunning Kaikōura region.
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April 15, 2026
Can Your People Spot a Vishing Attack in Real Time?
Attackers are increasingly targeting service desk and contact centre teams with convincing phone-based social engineering attacks designed to bypass security controls. Would your people recognise a vishing (phone-based phishing) attempt and respond correctly in the moment?
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March 26, 2026
Educating Whānau on Cyber Security: A New Weekly Series
Introducing Kiisha-Rose Woodhouse’s weekly Cyber Series, launched as part of her internship and the Theta Te Ao Māori Technology Scholarship.
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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November 26, 2019
Enhancing Digital Twins Part 2: Setting up Azure Databricks for Predictive Maintenance
In this post, we will elaborate upon Azure Databricks, and explain how we set it up to prepare for Predictive Maintenance of our digital twin’s corresponding real-life assets.
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November 25, 2019
Enhancing Digital Twins Part 1: Harnessing Data and Predictive Maintenance to Enhance Digital Twins
Part 1 of a 4-part series about displaying Predictive Maintenance insights in Digital Twins, using Azure Databricks. Before we get into the setup details, we’ll introduce the concept of Predictive Maintenance and the tools we used to make predictions.
October 31, 2019
Event wrap up: MicroStrategy user group conference 2019
One of Auckland’s most iconic buildings, The ClockTower at the University of Auckland, was the impressive venue for this year’s MicroStrategy NZ User Group Conference.
October 10, 2019
Directions EMEA 2019
I’m on my way to Directions EMEA with my colleague Wagner Silveira. This is my first time in Vienna and also to Directions EMEA. Wagner and I presented in the last two Directions ASIA conferences, but I’m sure the vibe is totally different in Directions EMEA.
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September 19, 2019
2019 Microsoft NZ Partner Award Finalists
Theta has been named a finalist in the 2019 Microsoft New Zealand Partner Awards in 4 categories; Engaging Customers, Business Applications, Azure Migrate and Optimising Operations.
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September 6, 2019
Adventuring into 2020
You may already know that we’ve been avid supporters of the Cure Kids Great Adventure Races over the past few years and have competed in them since 2012. Unfortunately, these Great Adventure races came to an end in 2018. While this could have been a perfect opportunity to get a bit of rest & relaxation, our adventurers didn’t want to stop (and chief adventurer, Alan Moore, simply wouldn’t have allowed it!)
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August 28, 2019
Self-Service Analytics: is it about to self-destruct?
Self-service analytics is a growing trend. It’s easy to see why companies are jumping on board with this, but there is an inherent risk to be aware of before going full steam ahead.
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August 23, 2019
On the road with 365 Saturday
Wagner Silveira, Tharanga Chandrasekara and Steve Gichure have been busy presenting at the recent 365 Saturday events, where you can learn more about Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform. Here's an update from Wagner to give us an insight into what they've been up to. Watch this space for another update once they've finished the series.
August 22, 2019
2018-19 Theta Annual Report Published
We've just published our latest annual report - an overview of our activity, performance and highlights for the financial year ending 31 March 2019.
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August 13, 2019
Microsoft Endpoint Manager: Keeping Your Company Devices Secure
Many of us work from different locations, at various times of the day and use an array of devices including laptops, mobile phones and tablets. Mobility has become a necessity, but what are the security vulnerabilities?