IT Management

Australia ranks low on global innovation chart

25 January, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

A technology policy think tank has found that Australia ranked just 22nd out of the 56 major economies in terms of how effectively its domestic policies support global innovation.


Rapid and efficient big data analytics

25 January, 2016 | Supplied by: Information Builders

With 9 TB of raw data needing to be loaded and processed daily, containing a rolling 25 months' worth of information, Yellow Pages needed a strong analytics system to serve its customers.


Australia's two largest solar plants open in NSW

21 January, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

AGL Energy and First Solar have officially launched the two largest solar plants in the Southern Hemisphere, more than doubling Australia's large-scale solar capacity.


Young Australians underprepared for digital revolution

19 January, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

Young Australians are the least confident in their job skills and career prospects in the digital era among respondents to a nine-nation survey conducted by Infosys.


Chromebase recruited to improve workforce efficiency

18 January, 2016

Randstad Australia is rolling out LG Chromebase devices throughout Australia and New Zealand, leading the global company's worldwide IT initiative.


Aussie IT pros support mandatory data breach notification

13 January, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

Australian IT professionals nearly universally support rules requiring organisations to disclose data breaches within 30 days of their discovery, according to ISACA.


Build versus buy: why the best IT choice could be both

13 January, 2016 by Caroline Falkiner | Supplied by: ComOps Pty Ltd

A build-and-buy software strategy can support an organisation's unique competitive advantages, ensuring it can continue to improve its offerings and meet changes that occur in the wider market.


Retailer gets boost from a managed IT provider

11 January, 2016

Outsourcing many of its IT functions to a managed provider has proved a profitable move for Queensland's largest standalone kitchen retailer.


Data retention grants now open to industry

11 January, 2016

A government grants program worth nearly $130 million is now available to telecommunications providers to meet new data retention obligations.


Which company had the first dot-com domain?

17 December, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

Check out this list of the first 10 companies to register for a commercial dot-com domain, with now-defunct computer manufacturer Symbolics taking the top spot.


Govt to pay $37m over laptop snafu; Aussie ransomware attacks quadruple; Facebook at Work launch looms

17 December, 2015 by Andrew Collins

Education Department to repay $37m over forced laptop leases, ransomware attacks on Australian businesses surge, and a Facebook business version expected to launch soon.


Tech leaders found $1bn OpenAI organisation

15 December, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

A group of technology innovators and companies has founded an organisation dedicated to researching ways to use AI and machine learning to benefit the whole of humanity.


Urban hubs — workplaces of the future

14 December, 2015 by Sue Johnston, IBRS

Organisations that fully harness the potential of providing highly flexible and creative workplaces early will be able to attract and retain the best talent for their workforce.


Judge bins Qld's IBM lawsuit; Toshiba faces $82m fine over scandal; Mind-controlled car

10 December, 2015 by Andrew Collins

Queensland's lawsuit against IBM thrown out, regulators want to fine Toshiba $82m over accounting violations, and controlling a car with your mind.


Half of businesses lack an IT incident response team

10 December, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

Even though businesses in markets including Australia acknowledge that IT outages are a fact of business life, only around 52% have an incident response team, a survey indicates.


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