Archives
![Mobile operators_OTT](https://istart.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Mobile-operators_OTT-99x66.jpg)
‘Over the top’ puts a hundred billion back in your pocket
A figure is put to internet protocol gains… read more...
![](https://istart.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/subscription-services_Zuora-1-99x66.jpg)
‘Massive opportunities’ in subscription economy
Report says Aussies and Kiwis spend around AUD$660 per month on subscription services… read more...
![Australian Tax office_govt failures](https://istart.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Australian-Tax-office_govt-failures-99x66.jpg)
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...
![Business Intelligence_Learning styles](https://istart.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Business-Intelligence_Learning-styles-99x66.jpg)
Future BI will address multiple learning styles
Better BI depends on taking cognisance of how people think and learn… read more...
![IT security_risk management](https://istart.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/IT-security_risk-management-99x66.jpg)
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...
![Gartner_IDC report tech sales](https://istart.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Gartner_IDC-report-tech-sales-99x66.jpg)
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...
![Bugwolf software testing](https://istart.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Bugwolf-software-testing-99x66.jpg)
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...
![Tech buyers are robots](https://istart.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Tech-buyers-are-robots-99x66.jpg)
New tech buyers could include machines
Vendors need to incorporate new customer types into go-to-market strategies… read more...
![](https://istart.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/MYOB-Business-Monitor-1-99x66.jpg)
Good people (still) hard to find
Personnel problems highlighted in MYOB Business Monitor… read more...
![2017 tech predictions](https://istart.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2017-tech-predictions-1-99x66.jpg)
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...
![Hortonworks Data Platform](https://istart.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Hortonworks-Data-Platform-99x66.jpg)
Expect more elephants down under
Open source big data vendor accelerates activity in Australasia… read more...
![Australia 457 visa program](https://istart.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Australia-457-visa-program-99x66.jpg)
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...
![Business intelligence_Yellowfin](https://istart.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Business-intelligence_Yellowfin-99x66.jpg)
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...
![Tech predictions for 2017](https://istart.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Tech-predictions-for-2017-99x66.jpg)
Crystal balls come out for 2017
It’s that time of year again, so ready yourself for the prognostications of, well, everyone… read more...
![Paperless office](https://istart.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Paperless-office-99x66.jpg)
Taking a step closer to a paperless world
Since I was a boy, I’ve been hearing about the paperless office… read more...
![Oracle Cloud ERP project](https://istart.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Oracle-Cloud-ERP-project-99x66.jpg)
Wealth manager ditches on prem, accelerates information access
ClearView’s Oracle Cloud ERP project demonstrates advantages of digitally transformed business… read more...
![Kevin Mitnick](https://istart.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Kevin-Mitnick-99x66.jpg)
Kevin Mitnick and the human hacking business
Every industry has rockstars. For hackers and infosec, there’s probably no one more famous, or perhaps infamous, than Kevin Mitnick… read more...
![Information security_Landesk](https://istart.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Information-security_Landesk-99x66.jpg)
Landesk eyes the end-point
Tools vendor sets sights on the sharp bit of information security… read more...
![Saas solution FinancialForce](https://istart.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Saas-solution-FinancialForce-99x66.jpg)
Heat turned up in cloud ERP space
Growing demand, plenty of options for SaaS solutions… read more...
![Intelligent avatar BabyX](https://istart.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Intelligent-avatar_BabyX-99x66.jpg)
Intelligent avatar seeks situation vacant
‘BabyX’ leaves the lab and looks for a job as Soul Machines opens for business… read more...