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Fighting climate change with AI
Semiconductors

Fighting climate change with AI

As global warming accelerates, AI emerges as a powerful tool in the fight against climate change, offering advanced analytics and energy-saving solutions.

By Brad Drysdale • 6 min read • Mon, 23rd Mar 2020
How impatience drives our digital behaviour
Customer Relationship Management

How impatience drives our digital behaviour

Research shows our digital impatience impacts consumer behaviour, with over half abandoning slow-loading sites and checkout times over 30 seconds.

By Will Barrera • 4 min read • Mon, 23rd Mar 2020
What the increasing use of HCI means for business leaders
Data Analytics

What the increasing use of HCI means for business leaders

With data fragmentation rising, business leaders must adopt hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) to streamline IT, reduce costs, and boost efficiency.

By Steve Coad • 5 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2020
New portals at ACT Revenue Office cut refund processing time by 90%
Digital Transformation

New portals at ACT Revenue Office cut refund processing time by 90%

The ACT Revenue Office, leveraging OutSystems, launched new portals reducing refund processing time by 90% and slashing paper and email use dramatically.

By OutSystems • 5 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2020
Is it time for a remote work ramp-up?
Storage

Is it time for a remote work ramp-up?

No need to panic. Look within your IT partner eco-system and leverage subject matter expertise to support increased remote work requirements.

By Chris Drieberg and Davinder Sangha. • 5 min read • Mon, 16th Mar 2020
A better way to budget for SIEM services during times of rapid growth
Security Information and Event Management

A better way to budget for SIEM services during times of rapid growth

Rapid growth can strain SIEM budgets, but an unlimited data processing SIEM model offers CISOs predictable costs and robust security, without compromise.

By Joanne Wong • 3 min read • Mon, 16th Mar 2020
Asia Pacific's accelerating need to optimise IT infrastructure
Hybrid Cloud

Asia Pacific's accelerating need to optimise IT infrastructure

Optimising data centre resources means you can use them to improve IT capacity, paving the way for new services operating at greater efficiency.

By Robert Linsdell and Peter Simon • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2020
Three trends shaping the broadcast and telecommunications industry
Unified Communications

Three trends shaping the broadcast and telecommunications industry

Australia's broadcast and telecommunications sector evolves with 5G, coexistence of VOD and terrestrial TV, and a network of networks shaping its future.

By Stephen Farrugia • 6 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2020
How a customer data platform can add value to your business
Data Analytics

How a customer data platform can add value to your business

Fed with complete and accurate data, CDPs will be able to provide insights that previously would have been impossible to achieve.

By Tido Carriero • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2020
Should we really trust those 'trusted' devices?
Mobile Device Management

Should we really trust those 'trusted' devices?

A false sense of security surrounds so-called trusted mobile devices and we need to rethink the 'trusted' device security model.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2020
Cybersecurity: why responsibility needs to extend beyond the IT department
Digital Transformation

Cybersecurity: why responsibility needs to extend beyond the IT department

In the era of digital transformation, organisations must extend cybersecurity responsibility beyond the IT department to tackle evolving threats effectively.

By Budd Ilic • 4 min read • Mon, 9th Mar 2020
Enlisting analytics and AI to contain the next pandemic
Data Analytics

Enlisting analytics and AI to contain the next pandemic

Given today's proliferation of data sources and advances in technology, we are now far better equipped to address disease outbreaks.

By Steve Bennett • 4 min read • Mon, 9th Mar 2020
IWD 2020: Why we must champion the next generation of female leaders
Marketing Technologies

IWD 2020: Why we must champion the next generation of female leaders

International Women's Day: As we've seen over and over — and as endless research supports — diversity isn't just good business, it's good for business.

By Suzanne Steele • 5 min read • Sun, 8th Mar 2020
Escaping gravity: Practical ways to support career growth paths for women in IT
Unisys

Escaping gravity: Practical ways to support career growth paths for women in IT

Tech firms can close the gender gap in leadership by setting firm targets, embracing flexible policies, and fostering female-specific mentorship and networking.

By Maria Sitaramayya • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2020
Leveling the business playing field for women
Facebook

Leveling the business playing field for women

Facebook partners with SheOwnsIt NZ to empower female entrepreneurs with free marketing training, addressing bias and enabling a fairer business landscape.

By Melinda Petrunoff • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2020
When the cloud falls to earth, it could be time for cloud repatriation
DataCentre infrastructure

When the cloud falls to earth, it could be time for cloud repatriation

As companies face rising cloud costs and performance issues, cloud repatriation is becoming a significant trend. Could it be right for you?.

By Rami Radi • 5 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2020
Transforming the future of work, one conversation at a time
Unified Communications

Transforming the future of work, one conversation at a time

As technology enables seamless communication, the work from anywhere concept is reshaping corporate landscapes, enhancing productivity, and reducing costs.

By Charles Heunemann • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2020
Tomorrow's CFO: Chief bean counter or strategic change leader?
Financial Systems

Tomorrow's CFO: Chief bean counter or strategic change leader?

In 2020, CFOs in Australia and New Zealand are evolving from traditional finance overseers to strategic change leaders, driven by RPA and data insights.

By Claudia Pirko • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2020
How organisations can take proof of delivery processes to the next level with digital visibility and control
IT Automation

How organisations can take proof of delivery processes to the next level with digital visibility and control

Automating proof of delivery (POD) processes takes a fraction of the time compared to traditional, manual methods.

By Scott Crosby • 3 min read • Fri, 28th Feb 2020