What is Kubernetes? A Practical Guide for SMEs in New Zealand
Understanding Kubernetes and Why It Matters for Modern Businesses. Kubernetes is an open-source platform designed to automate the deployment, scaling, and management of containerised applications. Originally developed by Google, Kubernetes has become the global standard for container orchestration and is now widely used by businesses of all sizes — including SMEs across New Zealand. Looking […]
BTG Launches Secure Connect – A Secure Remote Access Solution for Businesses
The modern workforce needs to work from anywhere, anytime – without compromising security. As remote and hybrid working becomes the norm, businesses are rethinking how they provide secure access to corporate systems and data. BTG Secure Connect is BTG’s new secure remote access solution for businesses, designed to replace traditional VPNs with a simpler, more […]
Enhanced Visibility Now Available in BTG Customer Portal
We’re pleased to announce the rollout of a new monitoring dashboard within the customer portal, designed to give you clearer, faster insight into the performance and health of your IT services, enhancing your real-time IT service visibility. This enhancement is part of our ongoing investment in transparency, self-service, and proactive service management — ensuring you […]
Cyber Security Insights: Key Threat Trends Affecting New Zealand Business.
Recent threat intelligence provides useful insight into the cyber security environment facing New Zealand organisations. Data from Check Point Research indicates that, on average, organisations in New Zealand are experiencing approximately 1,689 attempted cyber events per organisation per week over the past six months, reflecting the scale and persistence of modern digital threats. These findings […]
High Costs Drive Cloud Repatriation as Businesses Reassess Cloud Strategies
Cloud repatriation is rapidly emerging as a defining trend in enterprise IT strategy, as organisations reassess the true cost, performance and risk profile of large overseas public cloud for certain workloads. While cloud adoption once promised lower costs and greater agility, a growing number of New Zealand businesses are reassessing and, in some cases, moving […]
Upcoming changes to website security certificates.
From March 2026, there will be an important industry change that affects how websites and online services stay secure. The length of time that SSL/TLS security certificates are valid will be reduced. These certificates are what keep websites secure and protect customer data. From 15 March 2026, certificates will only be valid for 200 days, […]
VMware Changes Are Hitting Kiwi Businesses Hard – Here’s What You Need to Know. VMware Alternatives.
There is a continuing shift in the virtualisation space, and New Zealand businesses are feeling the impact. Since Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware, pricing models and product offerings have changed dramatically and continue to evolve – with big implications for Kiwi SMEs that rely on stable, cost-effective virtual infrastructure. What’s Changed? No more perpetual licences – […]
Speeding up business in the Bay of Plenty with a Local Cloud Tauranga.
The speed of your internet connection affects your business efficiency greatly. Local technology company BTG has just finished installing a POP in the Bay of Plenty region, boosting internet speed and branch connectivity options for local businesses. Utilizing Local Cloud Tauranga can significantly enhance your connectivity and operational efficiency. “Installing our own POP in […]
Giving school leavers a great start with BTG’s Technology cadet program.
The BTG ICT Cadet Program exists to train, inspire, and prepare future IT gurus without the hefty student loan attached.
Opinion: Bringing Cyber Crime Out Of The Shadows – Email Protection
Email Protection Like Malware on an unsuspecting server, I sat in the background of the video call and listened to Brad Moore, IT Security Manager at BTG discuss the current threat landscape, the motivations of cyber criminals and what we can do to protect ourselves from cyber attacks through effective email protection. What […]
Block Any Cyber Attack In 3 Seconds Or Less. DDos protection.
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks leverage various techniques to overwhelm internet facing services with huge volumes of traffic making them inaccessible. DDoS attacks are often carried out by groups looking to profit through ransom demands issued to victims. Other motivations include activism, masking other malicious activity being performed against a target, and personal vendettas […]
Prevent DDoS Attacks With Imperva
Imperva NZ With more than six Terabits per second (6 Tbps) of on-demand scrubbing capacity, Imperva can process more than 65 billion attack packets per second. Distributed Denial of service (DDoS) attacks come from everywhere all at once. Imperva provides globally distributed solutions that stop DDoS attacks before they reach your infrastructure. Using their global […]
Meet Brad Moore, BTG’s IT Cyber Security Expert
Cyber Security NZ Brad Moore is widely respected for his expertise in the IT security space. We recently chatted to him about his career, approach to security and how he’s settling in at BTG. What’s it like to be an IT Security Manager? It’s interesting. Security affects all aspects of IT. So there’s always […]
Helping Toi Ohomai with Extreme networking solutions Tauranga.
We recently partnered with Extreme Networks links to upgrade five campuses for the largest tertiary provider in the Bay of Plenty and the third largest regional Institute of Technology and Polytechnics (ITP) in New Zealand.
BTG – officially a 3CX platinum partner
Our relationship with VOIP solutions provider 3CX has gone from strength to strength, and to mirror that we are proud to announce that we now have Platinum Partner status.
Business Phone System Rollout, Completed by BTG, Leads to Huge Annual Savings for Hoyts
Phone systems and unified communications solutions provider, ShoreTel has implemented a Unified Communications (UC) and Enterprise Contact Center (ECC) solution for cinema business, Hoyts.
High Tech Switches Cut Network Complaints to Zero (Extreme Networks)
About three years ago, Rabindra and his team began to address serious problems affecting the network. Today downtime is zero and complaints about network speed are also zero.
Fortinet Gold Partner NZ
How key vendor partnerships + engineering know-how = unique and productive business solutions.
Citrix Upgraded BTG to Citrix Partner: Gold Solution Advisor
Congratulations BTG for achieving Gold Partner Status as a Citrix Solution Advisor!
Open Source is Taking Over the World, Survey Says
Fresh data has recently come out that suggests enterprise use of open source software in general has continued to rise. Specifically, Black Duck Software and North Bridge Venture Partners today announced the results of the seventh annual Future of Open Source Survey, which found that open source software has matured to such an extent that […]