Opinion stories - Page 245
Six steps to extracting real business value from artificial intelligence
Mon, 23rd Apr 2018
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data analytics
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martech
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cdp
Enterprises can unlock AI's value by harnessing all data, relying less on intuition, fostering experimentation, and using chosen metrics wisely.
Profiting from IoT: How to effectively monetise software
Thu, 19th Apr 2018
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iot
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software development
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flexera
Flexera outlines three crucial sales techniques for IoT software offerings that facilitate recurring revenues.
Anatomy of an outage: Understanding the lifecycle of downtime
Thu, 19th Apr 2018
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dr
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cloud services
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business continuity
Businesses face high costs and risks with outages, impacting operations and reputation; understanding all stages is key.
6 ways your manual payroll system could be increasing your risk profile
Thu, 19th Apr 2018
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hcm
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cloud services
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oracle
Using a manual payroll system? You're likely boosting your risk profile. Here are six reasons why an automated, cloud-based system is essential.
Data for good: Using data to help preserve our world
Thu, 19th Apr 2018
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
If you are tracking the evolution of data, it is easy to see that we are fast approaching a time when data will be considered life-critical.
3 common mistakes companies make when adopting cloud
Thu, 19th Apr 2018
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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iaas
As businesses increasingly turn to cloud computing, they often stumble on security, inefficient 'lift-n-shift' migrations, and overhyped serverless solutions.
MSPs have crucial role in SD-WAN services, but do customers know it?
Thu, 19th Apr 2018
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network infrastructure
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sd-wan
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sdn
An Ovum analyst reports that enterprises are confused today by the multiple messages and promotions surrounding managed SD-WAN services.
Security capabilities of SD-WAN encouraging rapid adoption
Wed, 18th Apr 2018
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network infrastructure
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sd-wan
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sdn
Ovum chief analyst Mike Sapien says security has gone from a major concern to a major advantage with SD-WAN service deployment.
Service providers need more than one option for managed SD-WAN
Wed, 18th Apr 2018
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network infrastructure
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sd-wan
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sdn
An Ovum analyst says service providers must develop broader differentiated managed SD-WAN service portfolios to cover the expanding customer segments.
Expert says deploying an SD-WAN is about chip shots, not moon shots
Wed, 18th Apr 2018
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network infrastructure
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sd-wan
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hyperscale
ZK Research's founder provides his ten steps on deploying an SD-WAN - a series of chip shots rather than one big drive to the moon.
With the GDPR clock ticking, how ready is your organisation?
Mon, 16th Apr 2018
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data privacy
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cybersecurity
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cloud services
With only weeks to go before the European Union's new GDPR regulations come into force, many Australian organisations are still scrambling.
The trick to unified comms deployments in a VDI environment
Mon, 16th Apr 2018
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uc
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daas
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iaas
Rolling telephony, video conferencing, messaging and other comms services into the one package is a smart way to take control of business tools.
7 best practices of successful managed service providers
Mon, 16th Apr 2018
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partner programmes
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healthtech
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managed services
As more channel partners are transitioning into the MSP model, it is important to get started on the right foot and continue strong from there.
StatusToday's Ankur Modi on what drove him to build a business
Sun, 15th Apr 2018
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cybersecurity
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microsoft
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investment
Ankur Modi left a prestigious job at Microsoft to found StatusToday, a cybersecurity company that has pushed Modi into Forbes' 30 under 30 in tech.
The importance of MSPs for cybersecurity
Fri, 13th Apr 2018
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partner programmes
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
As the importance of security rises, SMBs will need to find a way to keep their organisations safe. Suhail Ismail thinks MSPs are the key.
The benefits and challenges of adopting a multi-cloud strategy
Thu, 12th Apr 2018
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saas
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paas
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hybrid cloud
In the Asia-Pacific region, research company IDC predicts that more than 70% of enterprises will have a multi-cloud strategy by the end of this year.
IoT security: prioritise, practice, and predict
Wed, 11th Apr 2018
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siem
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iot security
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iot
Splunk ANZ area vice president Simon Eid gives advice on how to ensure that you and your clients IoT network is kept safe and secure.
Former Internet Australia CEO weighs in on FTTC rollout
Tue, 10th Apr 2018
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uc
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nbn
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wireless broadband
Former Internet Australia CEO calls the NBN Co's Fibre-to-the-Curb rollout a belated but necessary upgrade amid ongoing broadband issues in Australia.
Getting ahead of the NBN special services switch-off
Mon, 9th Apr 2018
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uc
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eftpos
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nbn
NBN's planned switch-off of 200,000 copper-based business services is set for November 12, yet many Australian businesses remain unprepared for the disruption.
Businesses must focus on prevention, not rely on backup - emt
Mon, 9th Apr 2018
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dr
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endpoint protection
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edr
The Cyber Security Industry is shifting focus from prevention to backup and recovery, leaving businesses vulnerable.