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Automation Anywhere advances IQ Bot to extend Intelligent Document Processing

“IQ Bot’s latest release further simplifies the automation journey by empowering business users to easily harness AI and machine learning to rapidly automate document-centric processes by themselves."More

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Fintech investment to surge in 2020

“Fintech is poised to have a much greater impact in 2020 than many people realise.”More

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Compliance and cloud making SME security more complex

As compliance requirements continue to filter through the supply chain, they can come as a rude shock to a small business, says Ecosystm.More

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NTT nabs two global partner awards at Cisco Summit

Asia Pacific won five regional awards in addition to APJC Partner of the YearMore

DXC looks to accelerate IT modernisation with Virtual Clarity acquisition

You’re invited: Rethinking your hybrid cloud approach

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Natterbox launches solution to improve customer service efficiency

You’re invited: Forrester, Oracle, and Equinix discuss hybrid cloud

Google Cloud sets sights on network intelligence automation

Google Cloud’s new network intelligence platform could potentially automate thousands of networking jobs and speed up cloud migrations to new levels of efficiency.More

Trust essential to business-driven SD-WAN deployment

Navigating the options for SD-WAN can be a bit like walking through a minefield of unknowns.More

Harcourts chooses Nintex to advance business operations

“Nintex Promapp is the perfect process management solution, enabling us to leverage the best-practice knowledge we have captured, allowing for real-time feedback, and helping us to create and maintain a high-performance work environment to the benefit of our team and, ultimately, our customers.”More

Dynatrace doubles cluster capacity and adds more options for enterprise

Dynatrace has doubled the capacity of a Dynatrace cluster enabling it to scale up to 50K hosts while maintaining system performance. More

Aussie teens empowered by tech but held back by career options

35% of Australian teenagers are of the opinion that they lack the preparation and exposure to technology in high school or college that would prepare them for a career.More

Whitepaper: Businesses attracted to hybrid cloud, but conscious of risks

Discussion participants cited ageing applications, the risk of moving inappropriate workloads to the cloud and the complexity of multi-cloud, hybrid cloud architectures as key issues to address.More

Tensions are high: Innovation or cybersecurity?

This research uncovers tensions, concerns, and how to solve them.More

Splunk in the wild: the ‘data to everything’ platform in action

With a platform offering that professes to ‘do everything with your data’, Splunk’s solutions come alive in its use cases and with customers who are taking the technology and using it to solve specific pain points or to extend capabilities.More

Whitepaper: How advanced persistent threats are making threat prevention obsolete

The ability to persist has made the whole idea of prevention obsolete.More

Big Tech firms dominating internet choices

"While people benefit from big tech's products and services, they are clearly concerned about associated security and privacy threats, and they also want more choice."More

MacTel works with mental health not-for-profit Open Minds

Macquarie Telecom will provide critical mobile, voice, NBN and SD-WAN services to mental health and disability support for not-for-profit organisation Open Minds.More

G2 ranks the best software from A/NZ

The team at G2 evaluated 22,500 global reviews for Australian and Kiwi vendors to determine the Best 25.More

Whitepaper: Gartner highlights the 12 frontiers of edge computing

By year-end 2023, more than 50% of large enterprises will deploy at least six edge computing use cases deployed for IoT or immersive experience.More

Shut down: HP rejects Xerox acquisition proposal

"We note the decline of Xerox’s revenue from $10.2 billion to $9.2 billion since June 2018, which raises significant questions for us regarding the trajectory of your business and future prospects."More

Predictions: How process and workflow automation will evolve in 2020

Those who have started the journey with workflow automation will expand their efforts while some businesses who have yet to begin will get to work.More

OpenText to drop US$1.4B to acquire Carbonite

“This acquisition will further strengthen OpenText as a leader in cloud platforms, complete end-point security and protection.”More

Whitepaper: Gartner’s take on creating a pragmatic cloud strategy

Get Gartner's seven best-practice examples to help inform enterprise architecture and technology innovation leaders.More

In focus: Real-world stories about security automation

"That’s the path you have to go take, because without automation, you’re an easy target.”More

Microsoft showcases innovations in new Asia Pacific HQ

Almost 145,000 metres of cabling, 200 display screens, 179 Bluetooth beacons and 900 sensors make up Microsoft’s new Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore, which is now home to the region’s first Microsoft Experience Centre.More

Lack of PCI DSS compliance putting payment security at risk

Organisations across Asia Pacific are demonstrating stronger payments security compliance compared to other parts of the world, however global trends indicate that payments security compliance has dropped for the second year in a row.More

Venafi uncovers suspicious retail lookalike domains using valid certificates

The total number of certificates using lookalike domains is more than 400% greater than the number of authentic retail domains.More

Why zero trust is the best security strategy for mobile computing - Zscaler

Zero trust network access is helping organisations address the protection problem posed by mobile computing and cloud-based applications.More

Time to give your security setup an end-of-year clean?

ExtraHop reminds businesses that ‘tis the season embark on the annual end of year clean: garages, closets and cybersecurity settings. More

Appian reveals organisations' DX triumphs & challenges

A recent survey from Appian found that organisations aren’t just facing technological barriers: IT cultural disconnects and slow delivery speeds are also bogging projects down.More

Threat alerts in Australia on the rise but majority are fake - Cisco

The study interviewed almost 2,000 security professionals, 209 of which were Australian CISOs.More

Rimini Street releases Application Management Services for Oracle

Provides Oracle licensees with a solution that simplifies IT operations and frees up resources for innovation and better business outcomes.More

GBG bolsters APAC leadership team with experienced trio

The new senior hires will build further growth momentum, and lead penetration into key markets including Malaysia, China, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia and Australia.More

Fujitsu to ship PRIMEHPC supercomputers in March 2020

The Fujitsu PRIMEHPC FX1000 and PRIMEHPC FX700 models both utilize technology of the Fugaku supercomputer, which was jointly developed by Fujitsu and RIKEN.More

What CFOs aren't getting from their business intelligence tools

CFOs need to be business strategists that shape the financial future. Find out why spreadsheets and BI tools just aren't enough, and what that means for your business.More

You’re invited: Veeam shares latest trends, practices in cloud data management

Headlined by key Veeam executives, VeeamON is a premier event for data managers wanting to keep their finger on the pulse of today’s cloud data management imperatives. More

How to design a secure data centre network

When considering data centre security, you will need to decide which security functions need to be deployed and where you want to deploy them.More

Whitepaper: Juniper Networks put to the test in malware attacks

With a multitude of solutions on the market, ESG decided to use malware attacks to evaluate market solutions like Juniper Networks’ automated threat detection and remediation.More

Cyxtera spins out cybersecurity business into AppGate

AppGate brings together a set of differentiated cloud- and hybrid-ready security and analytics products and services. More

Verizon rolls out new field service management solution

“Verizon Connect Field Service Dispatch provides a simplified approach to managing drivers, technicians and jobs. This enables customers to streamline business processes, efficiently schedule jobs and improve customer service - all from one pane of glass.”More

Dell Technologies' Progress Made Real plan outlines social impact goals

“Unlocking the power of data will advance humanity more than any other force over the next decade," says Michael Dell.More

Adobe & Microsoft deepen integrations across Experience Cloud & Adobe Sign

Adobe and Microsoft have teamed up to integrate several of the companies’ popular products, to help accelerate customers’ digital transformation efforts.More

Gartner names Zscaler Leader in secure web gateways

The Zscaler platform processes more than 70 billion transactions and detects approximately 100 million threats per day across 185 countries.More

How MSPs optimise solution stacks for technician efficiency

MSPs must select the right solution that provides the expertise that can be leveraged to improve efficiency, increase scalability and growth while demonstrating a positive ROI.More

Unlocking the benefits of scalability and cost-effectiveness with hybrid cloud

Markets and Markets research has predicted that the hybrid cloud market size is expected to grow from US$38.27 billion in 2017 to US$97.64 billion by 2023.More

Whitepaper: The state of play of A/NZ cybersecurity

There’s no denying the cybersecurity challenges: lack of skills, compliance and the changing threat landscape are just the tip of the iceberg.More

App modernisation: The architect for your future

Create a digital-ready application environment that incorporates leading technologies.More

Whitepaper: How AU businesses perform in cloud migration and readiness

Australia is regarded as a ‘cloud mature’ country and many CIOs know the cloud is a more agile, faster and cheaper place to be.More

How an omni solution gives unparalleled visibility into MSP functions

Most MSPs leverage products from multiple vendors, which leads to disparate systems not working together, resulting in inefficiency and lowered productivity. More

Moving to a multi-cloud environment? Eliminate security gaps with Fortinet

Multi-cloud environments are the new normal and securing them in a unified manner can be problematic – but not with Fortinet’s comprehensive multi-cloud-based Security Fabric.More

Bitglass report finds 66% of companies omit key security tool

The report found that only 34% of companies are authenticating users accessing cloud data via SSO.More