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Interactive Intelligence and Google

Google runs insight platform on Amazon cloud

April 27, 2016 | Beverley Head
The fact that Google has bought Interactive Intelligence’s customer engagement solution, which runs on Amazon’s cloud, signals the growing IT spending power of business units… read more...
secure banking

Machine learning and AI for more secure banking

April 26, 2016 | Donovan Jackson
Turning data into real-time decisions to fight financial fraud… read more...

Australia unveils $230M cyber security strategy

April 22, 2016 | Beverley Head
The Federal Government has unveiled its cyber security strategy which features 33 new initiatives at a cost of $230 million over the next four years… read more...
Gartner cloud

Gartner dampens cloud enthusiasm

April 21, 2016 | Donovan Jackson
Settle down about the cloud already. That’s the message coming from a Gartner A/NZ analyst who reckons local companies are a bit overly excited about the whole notion… read more...

Clarity emerges for Gov.au and govCMS

April 21, 2016 | Beverley Head
After months of speculation it appears that the Government’s central online site, Gov.au, currently under development, won’t reinvent the wheel… read more...

Automation, robots signal Alsbridge entrance

April 20, 2016 | Donovan Jackson
Consulting company sets up shop in ANZ, punts ‘robotic process automation’… read more...
SAP private cloud

SAP establishes Canberra-based (and -centric) private cloud

April 20, 2016 | Newsdesk
Onshore deployment of cloud services for Australian public sector aimed at solving data residency dilemma… read more...

Wanted: part time data scientists

April 19, 2016 | Beverley Head
As organisational demand for data analytics increases, every organisation needs to hire or create a part time data scientist… read more...

Long journey looms for cloud in the regions

April 18, 2016 | Beverley Head
When IDC quizzed 200 mid-tier organisations in Australia it found that only about 15 per cent were truly optimised for cloud – and few of them are in regional areas… read more...
cybercrime

Is it time to turn the tables on cyber-crime?

April 15, 2016 | Beverley Head
Large enterprises could benefit from playing cyber criminals at their own game – but there are major risks for smaller organisations attempting any form of cyber vigilantism… read more...
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WiseTech lists as latest tech unicorn

April 13, 2016 | Beverley Head
The successful float of Sydney based logistics software company, WiseTech Global, this week signals continued investor appetite for local tech stocks… read more...
competition watchdog

Competition watchdog strains Nbn leash

April 12, 2016 | Beverley Head
The $1.6 billion deal between Nbn Co and Telstra, intended to speed the rollout of the national broadband network has raised concerns from the competition watchdog… read more...
HR transformation

Lifting the lid on HR transformation

April 12, 2016 | Donovan Jackson
From transactional processes to increased value-adding activities… read more...
department queue

A fraction too much friction

April 11, 2016 | Beverley Head
Anyone who has ever stood in a department store queue knows that stripping friction out of the retail process helps the consumer – but it turns out it also helps the retailer… read more...
Greentree in cloud

Greentree boots up in the cloud

April 8, 2016 | Donovan Jackson
From disparaging ‘sandal-waving zealots’ to members of the congregation… read more...
IT spend

IT spend victim of fluctuating economy

April 8, 2016 | Newsdesk
Investment in business process optimisation needed to make digital businesses fly is proving a hard sell for CIOs… read more...
Microsoft graphs

Develop on Office: Microsoft further lowers proprietary walls

April 7, 2016 | Donovan Jackson
The Microsoft Graph is a recent addition to the vendor’s portfolio which it said ‘offers developers access to insights about how workers can be more productive’… read more...
digital customer

Digital customer experience misses the human touch

April 5, 2016 | Newsdesk
Confusion around operational responsibility impacts success of new digital contact channels… read more...

NZ cloud management company seeks ASX listing

April 5, 2016 | Newsdesk
Startup that eases cloud service selection and management readies for the big time… read more...
online advertising

Online advertising and digital disruption on a massive scale

April 5, 2016 | Donovan Jackson
Research confirms ads damage consumer experiences, quantifies popularity of ad blockers… read more...

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