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Future not so hot for Aussie small businesses
Survey shows local business owners have diminishing confidence in government, less than optimistic economic outlook… read more...
Tennis serves up the fun side of analytics
IBM and Tennis Australia introduce deeper insights and new digital experiences at the 2017 Australian Open… read more...
WA government gets $3-billion digital transformation underway
Three suppliers appointed to assist government of Western Australia to implement its whole-of-government digital transformation program… read more...
Want to get rich in IT? Here’s what to look for
Technology marches forward, but a recent salary survey has found traditional roles in system administration, logistics and project management remain the most sought after and lucrative… read more...
Does software licensing equate to theft?
Software vendors perpetuating a billion-dollar heist (or are they?)… read more...
Digital technology rendering government redundant
‘Digital’ has replaced multiple devices, industries and ways of doing things. Could it see off government, too?… read more...
Why customer intimacy is key to online business success
And not just for a company selling undies… read more...
‘Over the top’ puts a hundred billion back in your pocket
A figure is put to internet protocol gains… read more...
‘Massive opportunities’ in subscription economy
Report says Aussies and Kiwis spend around AUD$660 per month on subscription services… read more...
ATO outage: Poor planning and pathetic delivery are systemic government IT issues
The Australian Tax Office outage is just one in a litany of IT failures that dog government agencies across the country… read more...
Future BI will address multiple learning styles
Better BI depends on taking cognisance of how people think and learn… read more...
Spending cash won’t make your company secure
Organisations spend an average of 5.6 percent of the overall IT budget on IT security and risk management, but that’s no measure of security… read more...
Tech slowdown begs question ‘Where have all the buyers gone?’
Market reports from IDC and Gartner show flat or declining numbers for PC, tablet and smartphone sales… read more...
Bringing sexy back (to software testing)
Scarcely a day goes by when we don’t hear about a critical application flaw that’s led to the election of a madman to a country’s leadership or some other technology catastrophe… read more...
New tech buyers could include machines
Vendors need to incorporate new customer types into go-to-market strategies… read more...
Good people (still) hard to find
Personnel problems highlighted in MYOB Business Monitor… read more...
Kicking the predictors in their crystal balls
December – the time for putting up the Christmas tree, counting down the days till holidays and trying to be nice to your work colleagues at the office party… read more...
Expect more elephants down under
Open source big data vendor accelerates activity in Australasia… read more...
Is the 457 program being exploited?
There is little doubt we have an IT skill shortage, but are skilled workers from overseas entering the country legitimately… read more...
Better BI will decimate white collar jobs (but it won’t run your company)
Increased access to more data faster than ever before is driving a revolution that is completely changing the nature of business… read more...
