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Death by meeting and how to avoid it
Meetings: the modern workplace’s favourite way to avoid doing real work. If yours feel like time-wasting marathons, you’re not alone. Here’s how to make them actually useful or skip them altogether.
CIO Studio
5 days ago6 min read
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A breath of fresh air: Reflections on the Collaborative Care Aotearoa Conference
Reflections on the Collaborative Care Aotearoa Conference, 2025
Eric van der Sluis
Apr 212 min read
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Ngā Hononga Ora 2025: a conference that met the moment
In a time of real challenge for Aotearoa’s health sector, Ngā Hononga Ora 2025 delivered. This two-day hui brought together bold ideas, deep connection and values-led leadership in service of a more equitable, whānau-centred future.
Angela Whittle
Apr 162 min read
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The business dinosaur - why your legacy system is going extinct
Is Your Legacy System Going Extinct?
What was once cutting-edge is now holding your business back. Outages, rising costs, and security gaps are signs it's time to evolve. Discover how CIO Studio helps you modernise without the meteor strike.
Eric van der Sluis
Apr 152 min read
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The IT identity crisis: Why defining technology is a leadership challenge
Tech has an identity crisis. Splitting IT, digital and apps creates confusion. Leaders need a unified view to make smarter decisions.
Ray Delany
Mar 293 min read
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Case study: CIO Studio supports Healthify.nz in cost-effective digital transformation
CIO Studio cut costs and boosted performance for Healthify.nz with a smooth CMS upgrade.
Ray Delany
Mar 292 min read
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Case study: From fragmented systems to fertility tech success — Repromed’s digital transformation journey
Repromed, one of New Zealand's leading fertility clinics, helps clients fulfil their dreams of parenthood.
Ray Delany
Mar 44 min read
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The IT governance imperative: Avoiding the uniqueness trap in IT projects
For medium-sized enterprises, strong IT governance is the antidote to the uniqueness trap.
Ray Delany
Feb 203 min read
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Taming the techosaurus: Simplifying your IT complexity
Like ancient creatures that grew too large for their own good, our healthcare IT ecosystems often become victims of their own complexity.
Eric van der Sluis
Feb 172 min read
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Looking back to look forward: What 1925 can teach us about 2025’s technology trends
I’ve never been one for New Year’s resolutions. To me, the idea of tying a commitment to a specific date feels arbitrary.
Ray Delany
Feb 175 min read
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Digital identity and trust: where is NZ going and what does it mean for business?
An obscure piece of legislation passed into law in April could allow New Zealanders to finally achieve some level of self-sovereignty...
Ray Delany
Oct 8, 20244 min read
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Digital transformation in NZ healthcare: How CIO Studio is driving success amidst challenges
The healthcare sector in New Zealand (and worldwide) is under immense pressure. From resource constraints to inefficiencies,...
Ray Delany
Oct 8, 20242 min read
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Trust in the digital world: Balancing trust and vigilance
Trust is a cornerstone of human interaction, and nowhere is it more critical or complicated than in the digital world. Recently, I’ve...
Ray Delany
Oct 8, 20243 min read
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Avoiding the blame game: How to avoid vendor finger-pointing when things go wrong
When things go wrong in business operations, especially when external vendors are involved, a blame game can often ensue. This can delay...
Ray Delany
Oct 8, 20242 min read
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On Air with Jamie Jermain | The CIO Studio Podcast
In this Podcast episode, Ray Delany sat down with Jamie Jermain, Co-Founder of fintech startup Emerge, at the CIO Studio Podcast. With a...
team9587
Oct 8, 20241 min read
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Reflections from PMAANZ 2024
Practice Managers in family doctors (GP) clinics in New Zealand are facing an increasingly complex and demanding landscape, with...
Ray Delany
Sep 20, 20242 min read
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Do you need new software, or just a data spring clean?
In today’s fast-paced business environment, it's easy to get caught up in the allure of new technology and shiny systems. But before you...
Ray Delany
Sep 3, 20243 min read
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Modern solutions for modern problems: Carers NZ's digital evolution
Carers NZ is a national not-for-profit organisation established in the mid 1990s to support New Zealand’s 1m+ family carers – those...
Ray Delany
Aug 8, 20244 min read
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NZ health system's digital infrastructure is as important as the bricks-and-mortar hospitals
In our rapidly evolving landscape of healthcare, digital infrastructure has emerged as a cornerstone of modern medical systems and is...
CIO Studio
Aug 8, 20243 min read
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Cloud on the ground: Nothing is perfect
On Friday 19 July, the world witnessed chaos unfold across essential services due to a major bug in a software update designed to...
Ray Delany
Jul 22, 20244 min read
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