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Jonathan Cotton
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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...
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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...
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Global privacy regulation juggernaut rolls on
It’s an increasingly complex regulatory environment but there’s more to come, says Forrester… read more...
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Paying the ransomware price
As some public sector victims give in to hackers’ demands, organisations downunder should take note… read more...
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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...
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Edge computing: IT’s next big thing
Is this the final piece of the IoT/cloud tech puzzle?… read more...
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Aussie forex disruptor one to watch
The Melbourne-founded fintech has big expansion plans following its US$1b valuation… read more...
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Facebook’s new ‘independent’ oversight board
Why is content moderation being driven by Facebook? (Where’s the UN, the G20?)… read more...
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AfterPay faces AU watchdogs and NZ regulators
Buy now, pay later company’s dramas reveals an industry in upheaval… read more...
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QR codes open gateway to EFTPOS-less payments
The new way to pay. No it’s not Facebook’s Libra… read more...
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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...
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Melbourne secures Uber Air trial for 2020
The publicity-prone ride-share company vows it will debut flying taxis next year… read more...
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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...
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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...
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The elephant in the boardroom
IT governance is way more than a cybersecurity check list… read more...
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Canva fronts up to massive breach…kind of
It was all going so well… read more...
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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...
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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...
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The People vs Apple’s dodgy logic
When is an Apple App store customer not an Apple customer?… read more...
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The real cost of data mismanagement
Sloppy data management continues to hinder productivity and profitability. So what’s to be done?… read more...