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Beverley Head
Long journey looms for cloud in the regions
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...
Is it time to turn the tables on cyber-crime?
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...
WiseTech lists as latest tech unicorn
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 strains Nbn leash
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...
A fraction too much friction
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...
ACS places finger on Australia’s digital pulse
The Australian Computer Society has published the 2016 Digital Pulse report which provides a snapshot of the nation’s ICT sector and people… read more...
Second valley of death looms for tech sector
Australian start ups are facing a “valley of death” in terms of poor access to later stage funding which peaked at $90 million in 2007, but had halved by last year… read more...
Australia faces innovation countdown
The clock is ticking for Australian innovation with the nation’s peak ICT research body giving the nation just a three to five year innovation window… read more...
Qualtrics selects Sydney, warns about unicorns
Cloud based insight platform Qualtrics has made Sydney its Asia Pacific headquarters and slated its ambition to grow its workforce and triple local sales during 2016… read more...
ISP warns NBN model may wreck competition
Listed telecommunications business MyNetFone has warned that the economic foundations of the NBN will crumble without significant reform… read more...
Blow up the transformation blockers
For the last five years, Gary O’Brien has worked with some of the world’s largest enterprises on their digital transformation initiatives and he’s identified five key blockers… read more...
Technology takes on the catwalk
The fashion industry has already been disrupted by online commerce – the advent of 3D printers, wearable technology and mass customisation will make that seem like child’s play… read more...
Insurance sector faces mass disruption
One in four Australians would be quite happy to buy insurance products through a technology company like Google in the future; it’s a wake up call for the insurance sector… read more...
Atlassian turns teenage years into gold
Atlassian turns 14 this month, and now boasts 54,000 customers, 1,400 employees, revenues north of $US320 million and a market capitalisation of around $US5 billion… read more...
First stand up for Government’s innovation agenda
The 100 day “anniversary” of Malcolm Turnbull’s $1.1 billion innovation statement falls this month, and already questions are being asked about what has really been achieved… read more...
Dust settles on CSC/UXC merger
Of the 2,500 organisations that CSC and UXC provide services to in this region, there are apparently only about ten where there is any significant overlap… read more...
Comms giants ratchet up 5G push
Once a year the mobilerati gather in Barcelona to sketch the future of communications – this year it was all about Samsung’s new baby and the future offered by 5G – one is really important… read more...
MYOB edges closer to all-cloud business
Accounting software company MYOB has released its first set of financial results since it relisted on the sharemarket last May… read more...
Data velocity forms flash’s new frontier
Deakin University is one of the local organisations testing the veracity of the latest tech sector jargon – data velocity… read more...
Convict heritage shapes collaboration trends
Australians’ “convict heritage” could be the reason why employees are leveraging consumer grade collaboration platforms more widely than their international peers… read more...