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Donovan Jackson
Big data after the hype
Big data is perhaps another of those IT industry things that makes you go ‘oh, really, show me the money’. But while a little hype fatigue can be expected, the use cases are steadily appearing… read more...
Why (and how) your company has to become a talent magnet
In advice which Lotharios everywhere have made a part of their DNA, Greg Savage says talent acquisition is the art of seduction… read more...
Dynamics market gets shakeup
The Microsoft Dynamics partner environment is in flux as Australian operators look to strengthen their presence in the New Zealand market… read more...
All go for omnichannel?
It’s hardly like the internet, ecommerce or even m-commerce are new things, yet the concept of omnichannel retail is grabbing business headlines. Donovan Jackson investigates and finds that omni really is all… read more...
Why SAP is not an ERP company
When big organisations undergo significant change, the impact on customers has to be carefully handled… read more...
Digitising the boardroom: What took you so long?
While companies have generally focused digitisation efforts on line of business processes, there is one rather significant level to which automation hasn’t yet reached: the boardroom… read more...
HANA Vora to stimulate appetite for big data?
With the launch of a new software product, SAP sets out to help harness big data… read more...
A top ten peek into the digital future
Gartner’s top strategic predictions for 2018 and beyond… read more...
Inbound marketing: (Not yet) All the rage
Inbound marketing software vendor HubSpot is pushing an APAC campaign to drive its solutions deeper into what it believes is a willing market… read more...
The perils of premature IPO
The allure of money for nothing from a stock exchange listing should be balanced by proper consideration of the very public demands of shareholders and regulators. Donovan Jackson explores… read more...
Salesforce.com in its sights as SAP looks beyond CRM?
SAP is working on future technologies intended to transform the relationships companies have with their customers… read more...
Industry needs to communicate cloud better
Cloud computing isn’t a technology discussion, it’s a business driver… read more...
Shamelessly hyping hyperconvergence (backed by guarantees)
Hyperconvergence infrastructure provider Simplivity has released new software with a slew of hyperbole… read more...
How Microsoft’s Azure is commoditising the leading edge
It’s almost hard to believe that Microsoft’ Australian Azure data centres have only been in place for around a year… read more...
All-flash data centres around the corner, says HP
Faster enterprise storage means better business results read more...
Artificial intelligence: Solving the little big problems
Call centres are practically a defining feature of the modern world. They are also routinely a source of frustration, but AI could change that… read more...
Air New Zealand: The tech company with planes
Think Air New Zealand is an airline? Well, yes it is, but according to CIO Julia Raue, it needs to be an experience-led digital social company to get the competitive edge… read more...
Microsoft Dynamics CRM users beware: Not supported on Windows 10
While Windows 10 upgrades are available for business users, those using Dynamics CRM should exercise caution… read more...
SAP: Just 20% in the cloud is good news for growth
The first fifth is the hardest, says partner operations veep… read more...
Subscription economy? I’ll take that as a service, thanks
The subscription economy means almost anything can be delivered as a service… read more...
