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Six steps to extracting real business value from artificial intelligence

Mon, 23rd Apr 2018
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Enterprises can unlock AI's value by harnessing all data, relying less on intuition, fostering experimentation, and using chosen metrics wisely.
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Profiting from IoT: How to effectively monetise software

Thu, 19th Apr 2018
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software development
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Flexera outlines three crucial sales techniques for IoT software offerings that facilitate recurring revenues.
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Anatomy of an outage: Understanding the lifecycle of downtime

Thu, 19th Apr 2018
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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.
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6 ways your manual payroll system could be increasing your risk profile

Thu, 19th Apr 2018
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Using a manual payroll system? You're likely boosting your risk profile. Here are six reasons why an automated, cloud-based system is essential.
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Data for good: Using data to help preserve our world

Thu, 19th Apr 2018
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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.
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3 common mistakes companies make when adopting cloud

Thu, 19th Apr 2018
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As businesses increasingly turn to cloud computing, they often stumble on security, inefficient 'lift-n-shift' migrations, and overhyped serverless solutions.
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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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sdn
An Ovum analyst reports that enterprises are confused today by the multiple messages and promotions surrounding managed SD-WAN services.
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Security capabilities of SD-WAN encouraging rapid adoption

Wed, 18th Apr 2018
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network infrastructure
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Ovum chief analyst Mike Sapien says security has gone from a major concern to a major advantage with SD-WAN service deployment.
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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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An Ovum analyst says service providers must develop broader differentiated managed SD-WAN service portfolios to cover the expanding customer segments.
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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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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.
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With the GDPR clock ticking, how ready is your organisation?

Mon, 16th Apr 2018
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data privacy
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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.
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The trick to unified comms deployments in a VDI environment

Mon, 16th Apr 2018
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Rolling telephony, video conferencing, messaging and other comms services into the one package is a smart way to take control of business tools.
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7 best practices of successful managed service providers

Mon, 16th Apr 2018
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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.
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StatusToday's Ankur Modi on what drove him to build a business

Sun, 15th Apr 2018
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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.
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The importance of MSPs for cybersecurity

Fri, 13th Apr 2018
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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.
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The benefits and challenges of adopting a multi-cloud strategy

Thu, 12th Apr 2018
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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.
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IoT security: prioritise, practice, and predict

Wed, 11th Apr 2018
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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.
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Former Internet Australia CEO weighs in on FTTC rollout

Tue, 10th Apr 2018
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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.
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Getting ahead of the NBN special services switch-off

Mon, 9th Apr 2018
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uc
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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.
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Businesses must focus on prevention, not rely on backup - emt

Mon, 9th Apr 2018
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The Cyber Security Industry is shifting focus from prevention to backup and recovery, leaving businesses vulnerable.