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Case study: Kemp load balancers resolve issues for Now IT

Now IT faced a problem when its load balancer was unable to share information with AWS’ relational database, or access Microsoft Exchange.More

Yesterday

Global banks fail to keep up with application security

One bank had an unpatched vulnerability that has existed since at least 2011.More

Yesterday

92% of businesses experience identity challenges - LastPass

Data from the report reveals IT professionals overwhelmingly (82%) agree that poor identity practices have exposed their business to risks.More

12 Jul

Kyckr signs agreement to expand into new platform

The agreement with Demyst will allow the Kyckr API to be accessible by existing and future Demyst API customers.More

Pegasystems now ten-time Leader in CRM Magic Quadrant

Homegrown risk management firm woos US investors

Riding the frictionless wave with cloud-based apps – Talend

Why finance and IT must work together to implement RPA

Govt shift to digital could save Australians up to 14 hours every year

Whitepaper: An all-in-one guide on cloud migration planning

Ambit accelerates expansion in Australia with Sydney office launch

“We look forward to partnering with Australian companies to ensure that they are well placed to be resilient to future change."More

Gartner: CRM makes up 1/4 of global enterprise software spend

Worldwide enterprise application software revenue totalled more than $193.6 billion in 2018, a 12.5% increase from 2017 revenue of $172.1 billion.More

Alibaba Cloud becomes first public cloud provider to secure OSPAR validation

OSPAR is designed to support the financial services industry in reducing compliance-associated costs when outsourcing the management.More

SUSE launches offering to securely manage cloud infrastructure

SUSE Manager manages physical, virtual and containerised systems across edge, core and cloud environments from a single centralised console.More

Finance execs struggle with lack of real-time data, says Workday

A new report from Workday suggests that large enterprises are increasingly looking to move their finance systems to the cloud.More

Why holding back from cloud adoption is holding your business up

The study surveys more than 950 IT decision-makers and IT pros from across the globe to better understand the barriers to increasing cloud usage.More

Security risks of neglecting the workforce experience – Avaya

Government departments and enterprises are wasting millions of dollars every year on cybersecurity because they fail to also invest in the user experience.More

Forrester names Pega leader in digital process automation

“Pega has created a powerful platform for driving digital transformation across a wide array of use cases, from complex to relatively simple.”More

Brother releases ink-free colour label printer

The app-controlled VC-500W label printer with ZINK technology prints labels with customised size, length and design.More

Dynata marketplace streamlines first-party consumer data research

Enables researchers to blend first-party consumer data with third-party data providers, within a single platform, to conduct research studies.More

Experts discuss VMware Cloud on AWS use cases

Key issues were included ageing applications, the risk of moving inappropriate workloads to the cloud and the complexity of multi-cloud, hybrid cloud architectures.More

Malware and malicious Office documents on the rise in 2019 - WatchGuard

Hackers are doubling down on well-known tactics like credential theft and ransomware by utilising fake Office documents and other attack avenues.More

Critical lessons businesses can learn from Huawei - Memset

“Data sovereignty is important and should not just be an afterthought."More

Manufacturers will double multicloud use in next two years

Manufacturing industry gears up to outpace average adoption of hybrid cloud by 2020, reports Nutanix.More

Aspect Software announces workforce management offering for Azure

Companies have unique requirements for deployability and migration, driven by security, privacy, regulatory and other internal factors. More

HSBC announces new digital accounts receivable tool

“Developing HSBC DART with Identitii has helped us solve a key pain point in receivables."More

Wandera reports on the state of mobile security in financial services

“In the financial services industry, as in many sectors, the security of client information is the most important asset."More

HPE to offer entire portfolio as-a-Service by 2022

HPE GreenLake aims to reset the digital opportunity for customers by providing a robust as-a-Service portfolio.More

Infor: Future-proofing the supply chain

Technology can help provide the necessary insights to make smart decisions and take proactive stances.More

Retail study challenges myth that digital natives only shop online

Despite beliefs that the younger generation prefers to shop online, they’re actually the most likely to do more shopping in physical stores.More

Akamai introduces solution designed to secure and simplify IoT devices

Akamai unveiled Edge Cloud, a solution that leverages the power of the Akamai edge platform to streamline the delivery of data to connected devices.More

Australian Govt & AWS strike cloud services deal

Australia’s Federal, State and Territory government agencies will now access all AWS Cloud services, after AWS struck a deal with Whole-of-Government Australia to deploy AWS.More

The rise of document databases - MongoDB

one of the most popular and flexible ways of storing data is via a document data model, where each record and its associated data is thought of as a “document”More

A quick overview of Microsoft Dynamics in 2019

We quickly explain where Microsoft's business applications unit is at in 2019.More

How to navigate the innovation versus security dilemma

Australian organisations place the highest importance on improving employee productivity and enhancing business resilience.More

Marriott, British Airways fines highlight critical need for security investment

The last week has brought heavy fines against the likes of global hotel chain Marriott and airline British Airways, casting a harsh spotlight on the price of cyber attacks.More

Wipro partners with Moogsoft to deliver AIOps

“The combined might of Moogsoft and Wipro will transform the economics of IT."More

ANZ hurting after former CEO’s life of excess at the bank's expense

ANZ did the right thing by going public about former CEO David Hisco's life of excess, but management's attempts to downplay his misconduct will only worsen the damage to the bank’s internal culture.More

Using data to drive decision-making in the digital era – BOARD International

Business intelligence tools can be useful aids for executives weighing up their options and deciding which way to jump. More

Financial institutions' websites most frequently attacked – report

Positive Technologies found that the majority of all web attacks in 2018 targeted sites of financial institutions, transportation companies, hospitality and entertainment companies.More

Overcoming security gaps with people, process, and technology

One of the largest inhibitors to cloud adoption is concern around the security of leveraging a service provider in a multi-cloud world.More

Key threats businesses must be vigilant against – LogRhythm

At home and abroad, companies anticipate cyber-crime will be the most disruptive economic crime of 2019 and 2020.More

How Oracle Exadata aims to accelerate machine learning

The new Oracle Exadata Database Machine X8 features hardware and software enhancements, as well as unique machine learning capabilities.More

How big data is enhancing the worlds food chain

We explain how one German firm is using big data to feed the worlds growing population.More

What you should know about the public cloud - Cohesity

Respondents expressed concerns about using multiple products to move data between on-premises and public cloud environments.More

Sales 'deceptively shiny' as poor performance bites

While many Asia Pacific organisations have been able to increase their revenue plan and quota attainment in the past two years, they are also struggling to adhere to sales best practices.More

IBM & partners launch blockchain platform for retail leasing

ANZ, Commonwealth Bank, IBM, and Scentre Group and Westpac have launched a new pilot program that will bring blockchain into the retail property lease system.More

Financial organisations plagued by spear phishing attacks

Finance department employees are most heavily targeted by these attacks, because they are most likely to deal with banks and other financial institutions.More

Seven mistakes to avoid in blockchain projects – Gartner

To successfully conduct a blockchain project, it is necessary to understand the root causes of failure.More

Why next-gen CRMs need real-time data for forecasting

The problem is that many finance departments are still stuck making important business decisions based on last quarters’ numbers.More

Cloud infrastructure revenue rises, despite spending drop

Dell, HPE, Cisco, Lenovo, and Inspur are just some of the cloud IT vendors that have taken a slice of rapidly expanding cloud infrastructure revenue, despite cloud IT infrastructure spending on the decline.More

How process automation improves efficiency for Parks Victoria

Microsoft brings new efficiency to Parks Victoria with ParkConnect, a centralised management system for employees and stakeholders.More

Interview: Adobe's Keith Eadie on advertising - past, present, and future

“The last 20 years of programmatic has been about the combination of data and inventory available. Our vision at Adobe is making advertising part of that experience.”More

Caution needed in AI implementation for A/NZ businesses

Moving slowly and prudently towards the adoption of AI solutions is a strategy that’s likely to serve an organisation better than a fast-paced embrace of AI-centric architecture.More