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Microsoft underwater server_Natick project

Data centres under water? Project Natick goes deep

June 13, 2018 | Pat Pilcher
Data centres are the unsung heroes of our age. Every time we use cloud apps or utter “OK Google” a data centre is doing all the legwork… read more...
Productivity paradox_McKinsey report

Digital reinvention, business and the productivity paradox

June 12, 2018 | Newsdesk
While the digital revolution can indeed improve productivity, we’re not there yet suggests new research from McKinsey… read more...
Amazon Australia

Amazon pokes the Koala

June 8, 2018 | Pat Pilcher
Amazon takes exception to Aussie tax changes, are Kiwis next?… read more...
Digital workplace_Gartner survey

Survey: Senior managers just don’t get tech

June 8, 2018 | Newsdesk
Think you’re digitally dexterous? Think again. Most digital workers think their CIO is out of touch with their tech needs… read more...
Mary Meeker internet report

Top 4 takeaways from the Mary Meeker internet report

June 7, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton
It’s Silicon Valley’s favourite slide deck, but at a whopping 294 slides, Mary Meeker’s 2018 Trend Report is well and truly death by Powerpoint. But despair not: we’ve separated the wheat from the chaff on your behalf… read more...
Visa_PayWave_PayMark study

Touch and grow: Visa claims sales growth

June 6, 2018 | Pat Pilcher
Data analysis points to payment method helping increase sales for merchants… read more...
Financialforce deal with Appirio

FinancialForce expands partner ecosystem with Appirio deal

June 6, 2018 | Newsdesk
ERP cloud vendor FinancialForce has announced a new sales and implementation partnership with Indianapolis-based CX company Appirio… read more...
My Health Record_patient data privacy

The fight over patient data: What we can learn from the My Health Record fracas

June 1, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton
Forget AI, Industry 4.0 and the chatbot hordes, data privacy is the tech issue of the moment. But when does the privacy imperative slip into paranoia?… read more...
Australia finally spending in space race

We have lift off: Australia finally joins the space race

June 1, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton
Things finally take off with the government pledging dollars and sense being pledged to the country’s space capabilities – including a $26 million space agency… read more...
Self-driving uber hazard_Rand research

The bleeding edge: Why driverless auto-tech must recover from its PR nightmare

May 31, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton
Self-driving Ubers may be a hazard to pedestrians but the wheels are still turning for the driverless future – and that’s a good thing… read more...
Soltius_Farmers digital platform_Ballance Agri-Nutrients

Ballance Agri-Nutrients wins global innovation award

May 30, 2018 | Newsdesk
The new tech lets farmers order and manage their nutrients online, turning raw data into useful information… read more...
Ethics and artificial intelligence_Human Rights commission

Too smart for our own good: Tackling the thorny issues of ethics and AI

May 25, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton
AI keeps getting smarter and governments find themselves asking: Just where is the boundary that makes AI ethical?… read more...
Fusion5_Jemini_Chris Radley

Fusion5 think outside the box with Jemini

May 25, 2018 | Pat Pilcher
The power of nine helps bring three years of HCM software development to market… read more...
Local government app_datacom

Datacom’s local govt/community engagement app goes live

May 24, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton
Citizens can now report potholes, offer suggestions and complain at will – all digitally – thanks to Datacom’s new app… read more...
Deloitte privacy index

Data, privacy, transparency and trust: The Deloitte Privacy Index 2018

May 23, 2018 | Hayden McCall
Deloitte’s assessment of the privacy practices of the top 100 brands reveals that consumers choose brands transparent about data… read more...
Open banking in Australia

Open banking comes to Australasia: Why it matters

May 18, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton
Fintechs are delighted – the big banks, not so much – as open banking arrives downunder… read more...
FinancialForce cuts deal with Agilyx

FinancialForce and Agilyx deal brings more cloud ERP down under

May 16, 2018 | Newsdesk
Agreement will add local partner to deliver financial management solutions in A/NZ… read more...
Automated apple packing_Robotics Plus

Robotics Plus signs global deal for automated apple packing tech

May 16, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton
What seasonal worker shortage? New robotic tech may help ease agricultural labour woes… read more...

Welcome to the New Intelligence Era (courtesy of SAP)

May 10, 2018 | Jonathan Cotton
SAP continues to target APAC with new Singapore Leonardo Centre launch. iStart was there to check it out… read more...
knowledge18_john_donahoe_keynote2

ServiceNow takes on next least popular department

May 10, 2018 | Hayden McCall
IT service management provider has HR in its sights to extend footprint… read more...

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