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Jonathan Cotton
Lower costs and happier customers? Can RPA live up to its promise?
A new report on robotic process automation looks at the opportunities and shortcomings of the emerging tech… read more...
Sweeping reform recommended to reign in social giants
ACCC digital platforms inquiry report makes plenty of suggestions, but what does the Govt intend to do about them? read more...
Global privacy regulation juggernaut rolls on
It’s an increasingly complex regulatory environment but there’s more to come, says Forrester… read more...
Paying the ransomware price
As some public sector victims give in to hackers’ demands, organisations downunder should take note… read more...
The perilous state of customer trust in digital services
Customers aren’t trusting business to protect their data – and they’re prepared to punish companies for failing to do so… read more...
Edge computing: IT’s next big thing
Is this the final piece of the IoT/cloud tech puzzle?… read more...
Aussie forex disruptor one to watch
The Melbourne-founded fintech has big expansion plans following its US$1b valuation… read more...
Facebook’s new ‘independent’ oversight board
Why is content moderation being driven by Facebook? (Where’s the UN, the G20?)… read more...
AfterPay faces AU watchdogs and NZ regulators
Buy now, pay later company’s dramas reveals an industry in upheaval… read more...
QR codes open gateway to EFTPOS-less payments
The new way to pay. No it’s not Facebook’s Libra… read more...
Who dares wins: A/NZ leads on global cloud adoption
According to a new report, New Zealand and Australia are world leaders in enterprise cloud adoption… read more...
Melbourne secures Uber Air trial for 2020
The publicity-prone ride-share company vows it will debut flying taxis next year… read more...
Challenging the boundaries of digital identity
In the age of identity theft, deep fakes and endless security breaches, proving you’re you – and keeping your data private – is new Catch 22… read more...
Best of both clouds: Microsoft and Oracle announce multi-cloud deal
The new direct connectivity between public clouds lets users combine the technology of both services seamlessly… read more...
The elephant in the boardroom
IT governance is way more than a cybersecurity check list… read more...
Canva fronts up to massive breach…kind of
It was all going so well… read more...
Dirty pretty things: Can blockchain end the conflict diamond trade?
The end of conflict diamonds? Or just more blockchain fever? The race to track diamonds from mine to matrimonial token… read more...
Combating the dark side of extending reality
It’s all fun and games at the moment but the the risks of VR, AR and all the rest are real says a new report… read more...
The People vs Apple’s dodgy logic
When is an Apple App store customer not an Apple customer?… read more...
The real cost of data mismanagement
Sloppy data management continues to hinder productivity and profitability. So what’s to be done?… read more...