November 2, 2023
Microsoft Power Apps has emerged as a transformative tool, allowing businesses to craft custom applications tailored to their specific needs. However, like any technology, the success […]
September 21, 2023
By Jason Poyner It’s the challenge that organisations big and small alike face – drawing that link between big picture goals and the day to day […]
August 30, 2023
By Jason Barlow, Lead Customer Success Manager, Deptive. After lengthy stints at IBM and Vodafone in a range of account manager and service and product delivery […]
July 19, 2023
It feels like 2023 is flying by and customers and partners I talk to every day laugh in weary agreement when I mention that. We are […]
May 24, 2023
Since well before the Covid-19 pandemic closed our borders, we’ve heard the same refrain from the tech sector – there just aren’t enough skilled people to […]
May 5, 2023
Many organisations across Aotearoa are already realising the benefits of the public cloud, having adopted the likes of Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform service, which is currently […]
December 19, 2022
By Daniel Almond, General Manager, Deptive Someone famous once said that it is only when everything is uncertain that what is really important becomes clear. With […]
August 29, 2022
The Great Regeneration: Why working at Deptive is good for my soul By Louise Heeney We heard a lot during the pandemic about the Great Resignation, […]
July 26, 2022
By Jason McDougall, Modern Workplace Consultant, Deptive Microsoft Inspire 2022 was a relatively low-key and virtual affair this year. But the key theme became clear to […]
May 4, 2022
Microsoft’s Power Apps has gained significant traction in recent years, particularly as the pandemic required organisations to quickly develop new web and mobile applications and automate cumbersome business processes.
December 6, 2021
As a company with most of our staff based in Auckland, the last couple of months have been coloured by the limitations of living in lockdown.
November 17, 2021
Auckland-based Digital workspace specialist Deptive has promoted Daniel Almond to the new role of General Manager as it looks to capitalise on the booming demand for cloud-enabled work and collaboration platforms.
October 29, 2021
As country after country went into lockdown last year, the world’s largest software company faced its own monumental challenge - how to shift a large portion of its 180,000 employees to remote working.
August 6, 2021
Windows 365 - what having a PC in the cloud means for you. Microsoft recently unveiled Windows 365 Cloud PC, a new software as a service product that will deliver the Windows operating system via a simple web browser.
July 9, 2021
In this Q&A, Fidelity Life’s Chief Technology Officer, Dan Wilkinson, reflects on the changes the company has gone through to enable a better digital workplace experience for its more than 300 staff.
May 28, 2021
Power Apps can automate mundane processes and make you more productive in the process. Here’s Deptive’s top tips to get the most out of this powerful platform.
March 25, 2021
A couple of years ago, we embarked on an exercise at Deptive to clarify what our values as a company were. Together, we came up with lots of great ideas. We all agreed we had a culture that values hard work, honesty and accountability - we like to get sh*t done!
February 9, 2021
In 2020, the nature of work changed forever. The pandemic forced us into home offices, up-ended our usual ways of collaborating and required a level of flexibility and trust that existed in few workplaces previously.
December 10, 2020
A track record of enabling digital transformation and a deep experience of Microsoft’s productivity and collaboration applications will underpin a new Modern Workplace practice at digital workspace specialist, Deptive.
November 20, 2020
We are racing towards the end of the year, summer is coming and so too it seems maybe a vaccine that will help us put Covid-19 behind us once and for all. But the huge shift to remote working the pandemic lockdowns and social distancing spurred all over the world isn’t reversing itself any time soon.
July 19, 2020
The paperless office has been promised for decades but still hasn’t arrived. True, mankind’s longest-standing medium for recording information was never going to be phased out overnight. But in 2020 we’re still waiting and still printing.
June 23, 2020
After weeks of working from their bedrooms, kitchens and lounges – all the while doing their best to maintain their productivity – employees are now gradually returning to the office.
May 20, 2020
Over the past 20 years, the technology landscape has completely transformed. We’ve seen the emergence of the cloud, the digital workspace, and the increasing prevalence of a subscription-based model of software: software-as-a-service (SaaS).
April 27, 2020
Over the past 20 years, the technology landscape has completely transformed. We’ve seen the emergence of the cloud, the digital workspace, and the increasing prevalence of a subscription-based model of software: software-as-a-service (SaaS).
April 17, 2020
Dona is now the principal advocate for the Microsoft Power Platform, which empowers non-tech people to build apps and solutions to solve their everyday work problems. She was generous enough to share her time and expertise with us in a webinar recently.
March 29, 2020
People know that I’m passionate about improving employee experience, so when I was selected to present at the ALGIM Annual Conference in 2019, it’s no surprise that I chose to speak about creating an awesome employee experience.
March 19, 2020
Over the past week, we've had an influx of people contacting us to urgently discuss how to meet their business continuity (BCP) needs.
March 19, 2020
Companies are investing billions of dollars in cybersecurity every year. According to IDC, worldwide spending on security solutions is forecasted to total USD $133.8 billion in 2022.
November 29, 2019
Deptive Solutions Consultant Paul Warren is our resident Microsoft expert – and this year saw him speak not once, not twice, but FOUR times at Microsoft’s […]
August 30, 2019
What on earth is a digital workspace? Us IT people love our buzz words: cloud, blockchain, SaaS, big data, IoT… But even some IT people are […]
August 16, 2019
Every good organisation knows that its people are its biggest strength – and that building strong teams is vital to building a strong business. The hard […]
June 19, 2019
We’re constantly hearing from CIOs that they want their team to spend more time with the people in the business – understanding their needs, their challenges, […]
May 20, 2019
At Deptive, we like to surround ourselves with others who are experts in their fields. One of those experts is Jits Doolabh from Fr@nk, who help […]
April 15, 2019
I never thought the day would come when I’d be excited to speak about printing, or even be speaking about printing at all – and yet […]
March 20, 2019
Us IT people sure love our TLAs: CPU, DNS, LAN, WAN, SLA… The list goes on! But there’s one new acronym that’s wormed its way into […]
March 4, 2019
I speak about digital workspaces a lot. But when sitting down to craft this blog, I was curious to know how other people define a digital […]
February 15, 2019
What is a company without its people? If you’re part of a great company, look around – you’re probably surrounded by great people. The two go […]
July 11, 2018
The concept of working productively from anywhere and on any device is becoming increasingly popular – but that’s not all that the modern workplace is.
April 30, 2018
A pretty basic need of organisations (especially large ones) is for employees to be able to find others in the organisation. Whether it’s looking for who […]
October 23, 2017
Having visibility over your all IT environments, from desktop virtualisation to web apps to storage and networks, is vital for every IT team. Yet so many […]
October 16, 2017
We’ve seen already the impact that low visibility can have on a business – in terms of the frustration for the end user, time and effort […]
October 9, 2017
What visibility do you have into your IT environments? When a user calls up your IT team with an issue logging into their remote desktop, can […]
September 28, 2017
Hear how NVIDIA Grid benefits both high-end GPU intensive virtual desktop workloads, along with the benefits to standard task and knowledge workers. Now anything you need […]
September 10, 2017
In this sneak-peak interview, Roger Cao – Director of Solutions Development, Citrix reveals how a Raspberry Pi with built-in Bluetooth beacon, Citrix Receiver and HDX will give us location-aware power computing that’s good for […]
September 10, 2017
If there’s a problem, how much time do you spend locating the route cause? How much visibility do you have of your end user experience? In […]
August 10, 2017
Is this a gimmick, or the future of personal computing? Deptive Technical Director, Jason Poyner gets hands-on with the Samsung DeX at Citrix Synergy 2017. This […]
May 31, 2016
Jason Poyner, Technical Director, Deptive. Great, you’re an existing Citrix customer. Pat yourself on the back for your wise purchasing decision. You’ve got a bunch of […]
April 25, 2016
Jason Poyner, Technical Director, Deptive While not every organisation has a formal BYOD programme, every organisation should develop policies regarding the use of personal devices for […]
March 23, 2016
Jason Poyner, Technical Director, Deptive These days I find most CIOs are familiar with the benefits of desktop virtualisation (whether VDI, or otherwise), but the costs […]
March 11, 2016
Jason Poyner, Technical Director, Deptive Citrix Provisioning Services (PVS) allows you to have a single instance image management of your XenApp and/or XenDesktop VMs – otherwise known […]
September 28, 2015
Update 11 November 2015: Today, Citrix have recognised Deptive’s continued business growth and customer success by awarding them with Solution Advisor Gold Partner status. This accolade comes hot […]
September 18, 2015
Jason Poyner, Technical Director, Deptive Given my position, I’m used to hearing great feedback from Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop users, but it’s true to say myself and the […]
September 24, 2014
The following guide provides details on how to create customised logon page on the same NetScaler for different NetScaler Gateway virtual servers. Citrix currently do not […]
August 27, 2014
Citrix Insight Services is a Citrix initiative which focuses on simplifying the support of Citrix environments. Citrix has developed tools and automated online analysis capabilities to […]
August 20, 2014
When deploying a NetScaler virtual load balancer to provide reverse proxy access to a web servers, you may have a requirement to block certain URLs being […]
August 12, 2014
Citrix NetScaler is a leading and feature rich Application Delivery Controller (ADC). A recent presentation from Citrix showed the NetScaler as a Swiss Army knife which […]
March 20, 2014
I’m currently working with a client to determine the potential scope of a virtual desktop deployment, and performing an infrastructure readiness assessment. While some additional compute […]
June 27, 2013
As all of you with years (decades??) of IT experience know, users are quick to vocalise any negative experience, but providing positive feedback can be like […]
Contact Deptive
Location
Deptive - Commercial Bay
11-19 Customs Street West St
Commercial Bay Tower, Level 17, Room 1715
Auckland 1010
We also have a virtual office in Wellington.
Contact Details
0800 000 141
Postal Address
PO Box 34797,
Birkenhead, Auckland 0746
March 11, 2016
Jason Poyner, Technical Director, Deptive Citrix Provisioning Services (PVS) allows you to have a single instance image management of your XenApp and/or XenDesktop VMs – otherwise known […]
May 31, 2016
Jason Poyner, Technical Director, Deptive. Great, you’re an existing Citrix customer. Pat yourself on the back for your wise purchasing decision. You’ve got a bunch of […]
September 10, 2017
If there’s a problem, how much time do you spend locating the route cause? How much visibility do you have of your end user experience? In […]
October 9, 2017
What visibility do you have into your IT environments? When a user calls up your IT team with an issue logging into their remote desktop, can […]
October 16, 2017
We’ve seen already the impact that low visibility can have on a business – in terms of the frustration for the end user, time and effort […]
October 23, 2017
Having visibility over your all IT environments, from desktop virtualisation to web apps to storage and networks, is vital for every IT team. Yet so many […]
March 20, 2019
Us IT people sure love our TLAs: CPU, DNS, LAN, WAN, SLA… The list goes on! But there’s one new acronym that’s wormed its way into […]
Deptive’s Founder & CEO at ALGIM 2019