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Agility through hyperconvergence – why businesses need to transform

Mon, 2nd Oct 2017
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Transforming a legacy IT infrastructure to an agile one is a top priority for more than 25% of Asia-Pacific enterprises.
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Cloud providers & outsourcing driving AU data center demand, report says

Mon, 25th Sep 2017
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A surge in cloud services is fuelling Australia's data centre expansion, with Sydney and Melbourne markets leading growth, finds a new report.
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IDC names top 10 fastest growing fintech companies in ANZ

Fri, 22nd Sep 2017
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The companies were evaluated across key metrics such as addressable market, customer adoption, investments, chance of survival, and innovation.
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IT jobs are emerging that never existed before but can employers keep up?

Wed, 16th Aug 2017
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New Zealand's first Digital Remuneration Report reveals high demand for digital skills in the country's job market.
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Blockchain disruption: Insurance companies must smarten up to keep up

Wed, 9th Aug 2017
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Car manufacturers that build sensors into their vehicles could identify damage resulting from a collision and trigger a claim payment.
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Sydney at the heart of Australian fintech industry – KPMG

Tue, 1st Aug 2017
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Sydney is now the epicentre of Aussie fintech, hosting over 60% of the nation's startups, per the new Committee for Sydney and KPMG report.
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Gaming Gramps: Elders across ANZ take up controllers to help ward off dementia

Mon, 24th Jul 2017
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Aussie elders join the gaming revolution, picking up controllers to boost brain health and keep dementia at bay.
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Investment in virtual advisors to increase as AI technology matures

Thu, 20th Jul 2017
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Manifested as bots embedded into specific applications, virtual assistants draw on AI engines and machine learning to respond to basic queries.
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How to be a disruptor - not the disrupted - in a changing cloud market

Thu, 13th Jul 2017
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For businesses of today, it's not a question of if cloud computing will become essential for their core businesses systems, it's a question of when.
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Cybersecurity battleground shifting to Linux and web servers - report

Wed, 5th Jul 2017
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datacentre infrastructure
WatchGuard found that despite an overall drop in general malware detection for the quarter, Linux malware made up more than 36% of the top threats.
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Open banking - Australia, behind the eight ball, report says

Fri, 23rd Jun 2017
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Australia lags in the global open banking trend, risking customer disengagement, warns a Capgemini-Efma report.
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Story Buffering 79% ... low quality video makes us sad

Thu, 22nd Jun 2017
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video
New research discovers the physical and emotional responses humans have to low-quality or buffering video content. Surprise, we don't like it at all.
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Edge computing - set to significantly impact data center planning, report says

Wed, 21st Jun 2017
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edge computing
The significance of edge to an organization depends on how much they outsource data hosting/processing needs. Understanding this is critical for data.
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Older consumers - not convinced by the idea of smart tech, report says

Wed, 21st Jun 2017
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To appeal to a wider audience including older consumers, brands need to ensure that they highlight the applicability of products in day-to-day life.
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Cultural issues number one obstacle to digital transformation - report

Fri, 9th Jun 2017
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Corporate culture is the biggest barrier to becoming a digital organisation, risking falling behind, according to Capgemini and Brian Solis.
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AU government should make 'national interest datasets' available to research - Empired

Fri, 26th May 2017
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Government and businesses urged to experiment with public and private datasets to uncover value and drive innovation.
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Large disconnect between marketing strategy vision and execution - HubSpot

Thu, 18th May 2017
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marketing strategy
The latest State of Inbound report found 77% of C-level respondents say their business' marketing strategy is effective, compared to 51% of employees.
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DSE New Zealand loss of around $100 million expected

Tue, 8th Mar 2016
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Dick Smith Electronics NZ operations have an estimated net loss of nearly $100 million in book value with Ingram Micro and Synnex among the creditors.
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Vodafone NZ stops the rot, adds 19,000 this qtr

Tue, 23rd Jul 2013
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Telco reports customer increase across New Zealand, bucking the previous trend spanning nine consecutive quarters.
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Cyber crime as big as the drugs trade

Mon, 6th Aug 2012
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education, learning & training
Cybercrime's global impact now matches drug trafficking, costing USD $388bn annually with over a million victims daily. Emerging markets most affected.