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    Enlighten Designs has Joined the AI Forum of New Zealand

    Enlighten Designs joins AI Forum NZ, collaborating to drive ethical, human-centred AI innovation and amplify impact across Aotearoa's businesses & communities.

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    Navigating the Retirement of Visual Studio App Center: Next Steps for Developers

    Visual Studio App Center officially retired, marking the end of an era for many developers who depended on its comprehensive suite of services. As we move beyond this date, developers may find themselves facing new challenges in managing app development and releases. Here's a guide to help you navigate this transition smoothly and efficiently.

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    Look what happens when the creator of the Enlighten Aquarium gets a 3d printer!

    Sharks are next on the production line… If you want to create truly memorable and highly engaging data reporting, you need to check out our award-winning PowerBI data visual.

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    Performance of PHP Web Applications migrated to Azure PaaS

    What happens if you migrate to Azure and encounter worse performance? Our AppDev Practice Lead, Betty, dives into why a PHP app did just this

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    Azure Static Web Apps - Performance

    While doing some performance profiling of an app made for Azure SWA we noticed a rather large discrepency between the client times we were seeing and what our server side logging was outputting.

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    Legacy Application Decomposition Patterns: A Key to Successful Application Modernisation

    Our marketing and sales team at Enlighten Designs challenged us to explain in simple terms what our Application Development Practice actually does.

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    Google's Gemini 1.0 - A Formidable New Player in AI

    The AI world is abuzz with the launch of Google's revolutionary Gemini 1.0 models, positioned as direct competitors to OpenAI's dominant GPT-4 system. Tech commentator Wes Roth hails this as a potential turning point, stating "this is the real deal, the first real competitor to GPT-4."

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    The AI Shift: How the Landscape is Changing According to Wes Roth and Goldman Sachs

    As 2023 nears its end, we're witnessing a significant shift in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector. This transition, from AI being a mere buzzword to becoming a practical, deployable technology

  9. Can technology improve the way humans interact

    Can technology create truly meaningful connections? How can we use technology to help groups like the NWŌ achieve their goal effectively and foster the sense of belonging they are missing?

  10. How Technology Can Lift your Change Management Game

    In 2022, issues like sustainability, resource traceability and inclusivity are no longer just buzzwords but key requirements for business growth. In other words, change is inevitable and the tools you use to manage it are critical.

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    We are Proud to Announce a New Strategic Partnership with Powell Software

    With our new strategic partnership with Powell Software, we are ready to further transform your Digital Workplace based on SharePoint and Microsoft Teams environments, sharpen your business processes, build a strong corporate culture, improve employee experiences, and better governance of your Microsoft Teams tenancy.

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    How to Avoid the Traps of Low Code Apps

    Learn what Rhys Glidden has to say about how the popularity of and the increasing interest in low code apps has a hidden cost, and what we can do to mitigate the risks.

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