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Amazon: A digital wake-up call for Australian retail
Unified Communications

Amazon: A digital wake-up call for Australian retail

Amazon's arrival in Australia should be a wake-up call for struggling retailers, highlighting their need to modernise and embrace new technology.

By Greg Taylor • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Apr 2018
New range of affordable Alcatel smartphones available soon
Alcatel-Lucent

New range of affordable Alcatel smartphones available soon

TCL Communication introduced its new, price-sensitive smartphone portfolio with the Alcatel 5, 3 and 1 Series at Mobile World Congress 2018.

By Ben Moore • 4 min read • Wed, 28th Feb 2018

Global Stories

Microsoft pledges to train 5,000 AU public sector workers in cloud computing by 2020
Hyperscale

Microsoft pledges to train 5,000 AU public sector workers in cloud computing by 2020

Microsoft aims to train 5,000 Aussie public sector staff in cloud skills by 2020, supporting national digitalisation.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Wed, 28th Mar 2018
IBM betting big on multi-cloud with raft of new technologies
Public Cloud

IBM betting big on multi-cloud with raft of new technologies

At its annual THINK event, IBM has made its intentions clear with the tech colossus investing heavily to bolster its multi-cloud strategy.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Fri, 23rd Mar 2018
Dell EMC pulls networking out of the past with new SD-WAN platform
Network Infrastructure

Dell EMC pulls networking out of the past with new SD-WAN platform

Dell EMC aims to modernise network operations with its new SD-WAN Virtual Edge platform, featuring Intel's latest Xeon D-2100 processor.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Thu, 22nd Mar 2018
Trends in data centres in 2018: What matters to IT managers
DataCentre infrastructure

Trends in data centres in 2018: What matters to IT managers

Rittal's Clive Partridge shares his insights on 2018 for the data centre industry, including edge computing, multi cloud and energy efficiency.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Fri, 16th Mar 2018
Aussie workers ready for paperless DX productivity gains – study
Digital Transformation

Aussie workers ready for paperless DX productivity gains – study

A third of office workers say they want to start using more digital tools to buy back time currently spent dealing with manual paper-based tasks.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Thu, 1st Mar 2018
Dell EMC announces new digital transformation certifications
Network Infrastructure

Dell EMC announces new digital transformation certifications

Dell EMC will be offering certifications for IT professionals to confirm knowledge and experience around digital transformation implementation.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Mon, 26th Feb 2018
Red Hat Enterprise Linux now available on Alibaba Cloud
Hybrid Cloud

Red Hat Enterprise Linux now available on Alibaba Cloud

Alibaba Cloud and Red Hat entered into a collaboration to leverage each other's infrastructure and solutions in October 2017.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Mon, 26th Feb 2018
5 trends ripe for the channel to leverage - Accenture
Data Analytics

5 trends ripe for the channel to leverage - Accenture

Rapidly advancing technology is fueling intelligent enterprises but requires a fundamental shift, according to Accenture Technology Vision 2018.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Tue, 20th Feb 2018
Customers can now mix four types of storage arrays with Dell EMC's new VxBlock 1000
Network Infrastructure

Customers can now mix four types of storage arrays with Dell EMC's new VxBlock 1000

Dell EMC expands its converged infrastructure system with the introduction of the Dell EMC VxBlock System 1000.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Wed, 14th Feb 2018
How cybersecurity will evolve to become part of DevOps
Firewalls

How cybersecurity will evolve to become part of DevOps

Businesses should understand the risks they face & the ways their network could be brought down, then integrate security into every application.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 14th Feb 2018
The future of contact centres - 4 key trends identified
Customer Relationship Management

The future of contact centres - 4 key trends identified

NICE has identified four key trends to watch in 2018 in order to create or maintain a successful contact centre.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Tue, 13th Feb 2018
Bank South Pacific taps Oracle to lead digital transformation project
Digital Transformation

Bank South Pacific taps Oracle to lead digital transformation project

The bank is implementing Oracle's FLEXCUBE solution and its Digital Banking Experience product in an effort to drive customer service innovation.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Thu, 8th Feb 2018
Concur explains how CIOs can gain quick wins in financial transformation
Digital Transformation

Concur explains how CIOs can gain quick wins in financial transformation

Concur has come up with three important questions (including a breakdown of each one) CIOs should ask their teams to get a quick win.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 31st Jan 2018

Stories from Other Regions

New Zealand's Privacy Bill to get first reading in Parliament
Breach Prevention

New Zealand's Privacy Bill to get first reading in Parliament

New Zealand's updated Privacy Bill is about to begin its first reading in Parliament with Andrew Little as the MP in charge.

By Sara Barker • 5 min read • Wed, 21st Mar 2018
Xero opens biggest office globally in Wellington
Fintech

Xero opens biggest office globally in Wellington

More than 650 employees will be spread over five levels with an internal atrium staircase connecting the floors.

By Kai Ping Lew • 4 min read • Fri, 2nd Feb 2018