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How print services can improve productivity
Printing

How print services can improve productivity

Printing remains an essential element of business operations - whether employees are present in the office, working from home, or travelling between offices.

By Hyder Mohammad • 4 min read • Fri, 3rd Jul 2020
AIOps and the evolution of IT infrastructure monitoring
AIOps

AIOps and the evolution of IT infrastructure monitoring

AIOps is revolutionizing IT infrastructure monitoring, automating mundane tasks and enhancing efficiency. The future is bright for this evolving technology.

By Harry Guy • 4 min read • Thu, 2nd Jul 2020
How to make going 'back to the office' safe again
Disaster Recovery

How to make going 'back to the office' safe again

It may be 2020 but many organisations still rely on a manual call tree to disseminate accurate information to ensure staff safety.

By Graeme Orsborn • 3 min read • Mon, 29th Jun 2020
Enhancing the customer experience with data
Customer Relationship Management

Enhancing the customer experience with data

Customers don't have the time or patience for companies to figure it out; they go where they have the easiest, most satisfying experience.

By Brad Drysdale • 5 min read • Mon, 29th Jun 2020
Training is essential to build cybersecurity awareness
Firewalls

Training is essential to build cybersecurity awareness

More than ever, businesses need to ensure that all their workers have the right skills and training to protect the business from cybercrime.

By Jon McGettigan • 4 min read • Fri, 26th Jun 2020
The need for speed: What if tech could work as fast as your imagination?
Customer Relationship Management

The need for speed: What if tech could work as fast as your imagination?

COVID-19 has forced businesses to adapt quickly and embrace disruption. Speed is now crucial in this rapidly changing market. #business #COVID19.

By Peter O'Halloran • 5 min read • Thu, 25th Jun 2020
Unstructured data: Making sense of the mass and the mess
Storage

Unstructured data: Making sense of the mass and the mess

IDC forecasts data to soar 61% to 175 zettabytes by 2025. With 80-90% being unstructured, companies are striving to harness this massive data for insights.

By Sunil Chavan • 3 min read • Wed, 24th Jun 2020
Cloud migration needs to be an urgent priority for enterprises
Supply Chain

Cloud migration needs to be an urgent priority for enterprises

The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened the urgency for enterprises to prioritise cloud migration to support a sustainable remote workforce and drive innovation.

By Sharryn Napier • 4 min read • Tue, 23rd Jun 2020
How to keep true, accurate records for legal compliance
Document Management

How to keep true, accurate records for legal compliance

Failing to capture true and accurate records can lead to companies being in breach of the law, as well as the risk of breaching contracts with clients.

By James Fox • 4 min read • Tue, 23rd Jun 2020
Data analytics has changed. Is the financial sector ready?
Storage

Data analytics has changed. Is the financial sector ready?

The ANZ financial sector has data challenges a-plenty. Here's one more, and the combination of technologies that will see you through.

By Adrian Johnson • 4 min read • Tue, 23rd Jun 2020
Common misconceptions about smart homes and biometrics
Biometrics

Common misconceptions about smart homes and biometrics

The real cause of most attacks is not biometrics itself, but the storage of biometrics data in a centralised database.

By Andrew Shikiar • 5 min read • Mon, 22nd Jun 2020
Why businesses struggle to unlock value from their data
Data Protection

Why businesses struggle to unlock value from their data

Data has become a critical component for businesses in every sector, yet many struggle when it comes to extracting full value from it.

By Steve Coad • 4 min read • Mon, 22nd Jun 2020
Five tips to get security-ready for the future of remote work
Unified Communications

Five tips to get security-ready for the future of remote work

As remote work becomes permanent, companies struggle to keep data secure. Here are five crucial tips to bolster your cybersecurity defences now.

By Adam Gordon • 4 min read • Fri, 19th Jun 2020
Planning – the critical task for CFOs in unpredictable times
DevOps

Planning – the critical task for CFOs in unpredictable times

As the COVID-19 crisis continues, CFOs must juggle immediate financial stewardship with unprecedented strategic planning to ensure organisational resilience.

By James Harkin • 4 min read • Thu, 18th Jun 2020
Creating a modern data experience with virtual desktop infrastructure
Storage

Creating a modern data experience with virtual desktop infrastructure

As remote work surged globally, businesses turned to virtual desktop infrastructure for its agility, flexibility, and enhanced cybersecurity benefits.

By Matthew Oostveen • 4 min read • Thu, 18th Jun 2020
Out of the office but still on the job: Continuous accounting helps finance departments carry on
Data Analytics

Out of the office but still on the job: Continuous accounting helps finance departments carry on

Aussie finance teams pivot to 'continuous accounting' amidst COVID-driven chaos, enabling remote work success.

By Claudia Pirko • 3 min read • Thu, 18th Jun 2020
In IT security, 'good enough' is no longer good enough
Malware

In IT security, 'good enough' is no longer good enough

Cyber attackers live by the motto 'Never let a good crisis go to waste', and COVID-19 delivers a perfect storm of opportunity for them.

By Greg Wyman • 3 min read • Thu, 18th Jun 2020
Why cybersecurity challenges have become a primary driver for lifecycle management
DevOps

Why cybersecurity challenges have become a primary driver for lifecycle management

Cybersecurity concerns have thrust lifecycle management into the limelight, as organisations push for secure, accelerated DevOps application development.

By George Atrash • 3 min read • Wed, 17th Jun 2020
Security threats endanger tens of millions working from home
Network Infrastructure

Security threats endanger tens of millions working from home

Taking measures to prevent disruption to critical servers is paramount, and distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are high on the list of threats.

By Pascal Geenens • 6 min read • Wed, 17th Jun 2020