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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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May 23, 2016
Understanding digital transformation
Digital transformation and “disruption” are widely discussed – often in abstract and theoretical terms. But what does digital transformation really mean for your business, and what should you be doing about it?
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May 13, 2016
Integrate 2016 - Highlights
Integrate 2016, the main Microsoft integration conference, was held from 11-13 May in London. The event had more than 380 attendees from 22 countries, representing 187 companies, with presenters from various Microsoft product teams and from the MVP Program.
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May 4, 2016
SQL tip #1: Store SQL DB files in Azure storage
Did you know that you can configure an Azure SQL VM (or on premise machine) to store SQL data (.mdf) and log (.ldf) files in Azure storage?
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May 2, 2016
Service Scheduling with Microsoft Dynamics CRM Field Service
In this post, Theta's Head of CRM, Ivor Whibley, continues his series on Microsoft Dynamics CRM Field Service.
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April 28, 2016
Marketing automation: the importance of data and process
I was recently invited to present a paper at the Marketing Automation Summit held in Auckland. This was a perfect opportunity for me to refresh myself on all the marketing automation capabilities of Microsoft Dynamics CRM. My given subject was “Tracking progress and hitting targets on time.”
April 27, 2016
SQL tip #2: Remove unnecessary SQL components from an Azure VM
Did you know that when you first request a SQL Azure VM it comes with everything installed? This includes Analysis Services, Integration Services, Reporting Services, etc, even if you don’t want to use them.
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April 13, 2016
Data Science – more than just analysis
Data science has emerged as one of the hottest professions and academic disciplines of recent years, with demand for data scientists racing ahead of supply. But what is data science, what techniques are used, and how might data science be useful in different scenarios?
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April 8, 2016
Using SOAP Services with Logic Apps
This is an extract from a post by Wagner Silveira, our Principal Integration Architect, published on Microsoft’s Azure Logic Apps blog.
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March 24, 2016
2016 Cure Kids Great Adventure Race Day Report: The Spirit of the Race
Team Theta retained the IT Cup, placed sixth overall and raised more than $17,000 for Cure Kids – our biggest total yet - in this year’s Cure Kids Great Adventure Race. Team leader Alan Moore, the driving force behind Theta’s Cure Kids fundraising and adventure race participation, was presented with the Spirit of the Race award – which we think is the best award in the race!
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March 23, 2016
Is a small one person business too small for a CRM system?
I recently bumped into an old friend who I have not seen for a number of years. He is now running a small business, a big change from his previous corporate life. Over a convivial dinner we discussed the challenges of running solo and he asked me if I thought there was any real benefit for him to use a CRM system.