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IBM announces z15 with new data privacy capabilities

The IBM z15 is a new enterprise platform delivering the ability to manage the privacy of customer data across hybrid multicloud environments.More

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Millions wasted on poor knowledge management solutions

A survey by Ecosystm has revealed that businesses are spending over US$600,000 on average on solutions that are adding little to no value.More

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Ricoh enhances automation capabilities with Nintex partnership

The agreement will enable Ricoh to accelerate workplace collaboration, improve employee engagement and streamline process support.More

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Oracle named Leader in Magic Quadrant for Data Integration

This is the 11th consecutive year Oracle has been placed in the Leader’s sector of Gartner’s Data Integration Tools Magic Quadrant.More

Whitepaper: Cohesive overview key to extracting efficiency from any solution stack

Could robots learn to recognise human emotions? Study says yes.

TrueConf makes it into Magic Quadrant for Meeting Solutions

Fluent Commerce and AyataCommerce announce global partnership to aid retailers worldwide

ManageEngine expands ESM capabilities for on-premise environments

Four reasons managed cloud service providers are essential

Soprano Design to launch new digital and social channels

Cloud-based enterprise messaging solutions provider Soprano Design has announced new interactive digital channels designed to couple enterprise and social messaging platforms.More

Turnitin looks to AI to detect student cheaters

Turnitin is incorporating artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI and ML) to tackle the problem of contract cheating.More

Stay on top of server pain points with Site24x7 monitoring

Performance issues & outages will cost you business - here's how to monitor resources across Windows and Linux at cloud scale.More

The fourth Industrial Revolution is here and now

The fourth Industrial Revolution is underway, driven by the Softwarisation of Everything.More

From networks to clouds – automation is very much in the air right now

We look at intent-based networking which is driving significant automation.More

Lack of access to information affecting Australian productivity

"Organisations are getting more complex with people often spread across many locations and time zones, making it harder for teams to collaborate, share, and learn from each other."More

Gartner: Top 10 government tech trends

“Public sector leaders expect government CIOs to find ways technology can reduce costs, create efficiencies and improve outcomes for citizens and businesses."More

Data loss prevention: Why digital images should not be overlooked

Digital images are increasingly being used as mechanisms for cyber-attacks. What can organisations to minimise risks and mitigate against this advanced threat? More

RingCentral pays in stock to work on solutions with Avaya

RingCentral and Avaya will introduce “Avaya Cloud Office by RingCentral” and will jointly develop programmes and automated technologies.More

Avaya previews new capabilities in UC portfolio

The new intelligent workspace solution enables enterprises to leverage an open and extensible framework to bring together data from across the entire enterprise.More

How advanced threats are changing the way organisations approach cybersecurity

Effective security now requires firms to assume penetration and continually scan their environments for malicious activity.More

Gartner - The Future of Enterprise Data Centers, What’s Next?

Traditional on-premises data center models must evolve to play a role in modern enterprise information management.More

Everything you need for in-depth server monitoring

With more than 50 performance metrics included, start monitoring up to 10 servers for just $9 per month.More

Automation Anywhere makes significant step for global RPA

Automation Anywhere has launched its AI-backed RPA-as-a-Service digital workforce platform, that is entirely web based and cloud native.More

Oracle named Leader in Magic Quadrant for Cloud HCM Suites

It takes the honour for the fourth consecutive year among three other contenders.More

NetApp named a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for primary storage

"This further demonstrates recognition that our solutions deliver data-driven business outcomes across core, edge and cloud."More

You're invited: VeeamON Virtual brings the conference to you

VeeamON Virtual will look like a physical event, but it all takes place online.More

How businesses walk the line between information sharing and cyber risk exposure

Research has uncovered tension between what organisations seek to achieve through their digital transformation efforts and their concerns about the risks created by their ambitions.More

Thales: Organisations failing to protect sensitive data in the cloud

Although nearly half of corporate data is stored in the cloud, a quarter of Australian organisations admit they have not employed a security-first approach to cloud storage. More

Talend launches cloud migration automation offering

Talend has announced it is now offering automated migration from any on-premise and legacy data warehouse and ETL environment to Snowflake and Talend Cloud data integration platform.More

Gender divide still exists within tech sector - ISACA report

Men and women in the global tech sector agree that women are under-represented, but they don’t always agree on why that is the case.More

Microsoft training program tackles under-representation in IT

Microsoft says that the course is suitable for those with an interest in IT including school leavers, recent graduates, those looking to change careers, women returning to work, people from cultural and linguistically diverse backgrounds, indigenous people and people living with a disability.More

SAS backs ModelOps as a new way to unleash analytics power

“The inability to put analytics into action is one of the biggest challenges across industries,” says an IDC spokesperson.More

Are Fortune 500 companies failing at cyber security?

"Lax security and its resulting breaches have long-term repercussions for organisations as well as their customers, shareholders, partners, and other stakeholders."More

The key performance metrics to monitor for perfect server visibility

Organisations need to have server monitoring tools that cover the right performance indicators that fit the applications they have running on their servers. More

You're invited to QNAP 2020 TechDay: Leveraging digital technologies to transform your business

QNAP 2020 TechDay will demonstrate its latest technologies to help businesses succeed in digital transformation, and to help them realise the near-limitless potential of future IT trends.More

Password habits still key obstacle to business’ security - LogMeIn

The report found that while more businesses are investing in security measures like multi-factor authentication (MFA), employees still have poor password habits.More

Whitepaper: Gartner’s insights on the future of data centres

Traditional data centres are now feeling the impact of disruption from the cloud, edge computing, advances in colocation and hosting services.More

Why visibility is the critical component in any MSP solutions stack

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

Drones and tech could help save quokka from extinction

“A scat drone has a little probe attached to it for DNA analysis. It can go and look for scat samples around the island, and analyse them in real-time for us."More

Phishing leading cause of data breaches across Australia

This indicates hackers are targeting the weakest link in the security chain – end users.More

NetScout's Arbor Networks cybersecurity play shows fruit

We look at the how the vendors cybersecurity strategy has come togetherMore

You’re invited: How TIBCO is bringing businesses success through interconnection

TIBCO’s Innovation Day roadshow will showcase how it’s enabling digital transformation and empowering organisations to be more innovative.More

The real cost of your organisation’s lack of cloud proficiency

38% of organisations have admitted that they struggle to keep up with the expertise required to maximise the return on investment in the cloud.More

Explosive drone market represents new business opportunities

“Drone providers must pay close attention to the shifting wants and needs of their customers. As the market matures, more businesses will view drones as devices on the network that must adhere to security, data, and operational protocols.”More

Avaya launches UC and CC subscription program

Avaya IX Subscription gives customers the flexibility to scale consumption of Avaya’s contact center and unified communications solutions based on their needs.More

8x8 wins Cloud/SaaS Gold in Golden Bridge Awards

It also received Silver in the Unified Communications (Service) Innovations category in the 2019 11th annual awards.More

Why big data insights and BI could mislead organisations

Few people neglect the rationale behind managing enterprise dimensions, attributes and hierarchies – if ignored, all of these result in erroneous analysis.More

It's time to prepare your WAN for multicloud connectivity

Gartner outlines five key topics to help you prepare for optimisation.More

Visibility, automation, completeness – why businesses expect more from MSP solutions

As the midmarket continues to leverage the power and ubiquity of business technology, businesses need features that are uniquely tailored for success in today's environment.More

Optimising applications for the modern workplace

An organisation’s ability to combine and connect legacy and SaaS enterprise applications, clouds, mobile apps and internal processes determines whether it soars or stumbles.More

Sustainability issues prevalent in the IT industry

Sustainability issues in IT are proving difficult to solve, despite growing demand for more sustainable IT products.More

Whitepaper: Australia’s path to cloud migration

A Telsyte study forecasts the total market value for public cloud infrastructure services to reach $775 million by 2019, up from $366 million in 2015.More

DIY or MSSP? How to tailor your security strategy to your needs

Cloud adoption is driving rapid IT transformation and an equally powerful change in the way we must evaluate the threat landscape.More

Fight, flight or freeze: Releasing organisational trauma

Organisational trauma can leave a business paralysed and unable to move forward.More