"Organisations around the world have learnt at a cost that while agile DevOps methodologies can result in improved outcomes within teams and projects, they have a propensity to fail miserably."

"Mobile computing, artificial intelligence and the cloud are collectively redefining the relationships between companies and customers."

"Adopting innovative planning models and tools makes it possible for enterprises to respond flexibly and quickly to changing market conditions."

Australian businesses have been forecast to spend almost $5.6 billion on public cloud services in 2019.

"As the builders and users of autonomous systems, it’s important that we consider what ethical automation should look like."

"A truly resilient organisation will invest in building strong relationships while the sun shines so they can draw on goodwill when it rains."

"Given the enormous potential of IoT, any companies that don’t act will risk falling behind."

"SD-WAN is doing to enterprise networks what virtualisation did to enterprise data centres almost a decade ago, but it's happening much faster."

"Exponential IT must be a way of life, not just an endpoint."

"Research suggests that a significant proportion of Australian executives still rely on old-fashioned gut feeling rather than data."

"Large enterprises that have higher corporate data literacy experience US$320-$534 million in higher enterprise value."

"If organisations are going to benefit from using open source components, they need to use the right tools to keep their product and customers safe from hackers."

"The public cloud is becoming the natural destination for application development initiatives central to digital transformation."

"With the way we consume and interact with data changing daily, the number of innovations to enhance business agility and operational efficiency are also plentiful."

"It is somewhat of an understatement to say that organisations today are facing a complex data landscape, so organisations need new ways to work with data more efficiently."

Clive Hogg talks about data centre interconnectivity and what needs to take place to cater for the relentless demand for bandwidth.

"Organisations using cognitive ergonomics and system design in new AI projects will achieve long-term success four times more often than others.” 

"A mobility strategy is now more important than ever before, that said, selecting the right one is often no small task."

"Traditional VPN software solutions are obsolete for the new IT reality of hybrid and multi-cloud."

"75% of VPN users said they are seeking a better solution for cloud networks."

"Many providers limit their uptime to pure hardware system availability, but not to service or process availability."

"Industry research suggests that deploying and managing networking infrastructure consumes a whopping 36% of IT budgets."

"By 2020 it’s estimated there will be more than 20 billion connected devices in use."

"IoT cyber attacks are already a frighting reality, with 20% of companies reporting breaches."