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Gold Coast launches Australia's largest city LoRaWAN network

The City of Gold Coast has launched Australia's largest LoRaWAN network, supporting over 600,000 sensors, furthering its vision to be a leading digital city.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Mon, 20th May 2019

Elections

Voter vulnerabilities: Cybersecurity risks impact national elections

The outcome of elections have an enormous impact on the political and cultural landscape of any democratic society.

By Jim Cook • 5 min read • Fri, 17th May 2019

DevOps

Why CTOs need to stop being overly-apologetic about Agile

Australia's companies on an Agile transformation journey need to find the right balance, as a one-size-fits-all approach doesn't guarantee success.

By Michael Devlin and Simo Popovac • 4 min read • Fri, 17th May 2019

Multi-factor authentication

NDB report: Stronger authentication practices needed

The Australian Information Commissioner (OIAC) has released the latest quarterly report on the notifications under the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Tue, 14th May 2019

Digital Transformation

Accenture: Young Aussies driving digital healthcare market

Millennial and Gen Z Aussies lead the charge in digital healthcare, embracing virtual services and disrupting traditional models, an Accenture survey reveals.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Tue, 14th May 2019

Supply Chain

Risk readiness at an all-time low as Australian businesses face increasing market volatility

Global economic slowdown and volatile market conditions have led to the lowest levels of global risk readiness in 12 years, says Aon's biennial survey.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Mon, 13th May 2019

Global Stories

Australian stories

Disaster Recovery

Datto expands ANZ presence with Sydney office

This investment will enable Datto and its partners to continue to grow and address the IT needs of small and medium businesses (SMBs) in the region.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Mon, 20th May 2019

Data Analytics

Deakin Uni scores double win with Exabeam partnership

Deakin University partners with Exabeam to enhance cybersecurity degree program and strengthen network security using Exabeam's Advanced Analytics.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 20th May 2019

Gaming

Hands-on PSVR preview: Blood & Truth

PlayStation VR fans who picked up a copy of VR Worlds with their headset will have had a taster of SIE London Studio's Blood & Truth.

By Darren Price • 5 min read • Mon, 20th May 2019

Unified Communications

Zoom Phone beta announced for local customers

Zoom has launched a beta version of its Zoom Phone service in Australia, introducing BYOC and certifying new desk phone devices from Poly and Yealink.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Thu, 16th May 2019

Unified Communications

Study finds NZ mobile services in good stead due to competition

The study found indicators such as pricing, coverage and choice of mobile services were trending in a positive direction for consumers.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 16th May 2019

Smart Cities

Seven Aussie projects shortlisted in IDC's Smart Cities Awards

The nominated projects include three from Newcastle alone and span smart water metering, solar farms, virtualization and transport.

By Ben Moore • 7 min read • Wed, 15th May 2019

Data Analytics

How digital transformation will increase revenue for the Australian construction industry

Procore Technologies and ACA Research have released a report on technology usage and skills in the Australian construction industry.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 15th May 2019

Cybersecurity

Infoblox appoints channels head for ANZ

Kenneth Cartwright's appointment extends Infoblox's position in secure cloud-managed network services throughout the region.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Wed, 15th May 2019

Data Analytics

Analytics8 brings trusted insights to Australia's health professionals

Analytics8, Snowflake and Talend are on a mission to improve trusted insights for Australia's GPs and health professionals.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 15th May 2019

Unified Communications

CIOs in ANZ are slowly making digital business progress

Despite 30% of ANZ organisations scaling digital investments, 70% lag in evolving digital foundations amid flat IT budgets, says Gartner survey.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Wed, 15th May 2019

Human Capital Management

How HR leaders can capitalise on their moment in the spotlight

HR leaders in Australia are seizing the moment as they gain influence in key business decisions, but must now prove the value of their strategies.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 14th May 2019

Hyperscale

Vertiv to capitalise on AU government IoT with SRA partnership

Vertiv says this deal is an attempt to increase its footprint with Australian government and telecommunications providers.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 14th May 2019

Customer Relationship Management

How customer service directly impacts company revenue

Poor customer service can drastically impact company revenue, with 42% of Australians ceasing to buy after a bad experience, a Zendesk report reveals.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 14th May 2019

Stories from Other Regions

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Bank of New Zealand

What the Reserve Bank’s official cash rate cut means for property

Borrowers could see lower mortgage rates after the Reserve Bank cut the official cash rate to 1.5% and hinted at another fall this year.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Wed, 15th May 2019

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