Opinion

Opinion

Information technology (IT) in Australia & New Zealand

• Reimagining outsourcing after Covid-19

  Covid-19 has changed how businesses interact with their suppliers. Here are five steps companies can take to manage their outsourcing ecosystem in the post-pandemic world  Continue Reading

• Using AI to automate business processes and create revenue streams

  We look at how a utility company in Australia is using artificial intelligence to automate at scale, improve the planet and reshape the Australian energy market  Continue Reading

• The path towards sustainable sustainability

  More enterprises need to build sustainability ecosystems, incorporate sustainability into their business strategy and develop sustainability policies  Continue Reading

• Australian government has failed on cyber security

  The federal government’s current approach of allowing each agency to make its own cyber decisions is not working and more needs to be done to hunt down adversaries  Continue Reading

• Why trust is the new currency

  Businesses need to engender trust with customers amid the complexity of digital transactions involving multiple third parties, even as consumers are not fully cognizant of the importance of data privacy  Continue Reading

• Can we live without passwords?

  Can you imagine a future in which we can be secure online without having to remember an unwieldly list of passwords? Solutions are emerging that could make passwords redundant, but there will be other security problems to resolve  Continue Reading

• Hacking the internet of things just got easier – it’s time to look at your security

  Are you taking security for internet-connected devices seriously enough?  Continue Reading

• Can Huawei untangle the AI mess?

  Huawei is building a digital platform with “device-cloud synergy” to support artificial intelligence applications, but enterprises should be wary of being locked into a single AI stack  Continue Reading

• Blockchain: Paving the way for broad adoption

  The foundations have been laid for organisations to begin standardising on the technology, talent and platforms that will drive future blockchain initiatives  Continue Reading

• Protecting your intellectual property in a digital world

  Your business is creating innovative computer code, slick user interfaces, and is using digital technology to solve new problems. How do you protect your investment?  Continue Reading

• Australian firms need to move faster in the digital age

  Just over a tenth of IT professionals in Australia say their companies can roll out a new product in less than three months, despite operating in fast-moving markets with digitally savvy customers  Continue Reading

• Mobile biometrics set to be game-changer in APAC

  Telcos, financial institutions and other industry players risk losing market share if they do not keep up with the demand for security, convenience and mobility  Continue Reading

• How to attract investors for your enterprise software startup

  Are you looking to find an investor for your enterprise software company? This expert advice explains what investors will be looking to find in an innovative software business seeking backing  Continue Reading

• How artificial intelligence and digitisation is transforming Australia

  Australia is being transformed by artificial intelligence and digitisation, particularly in areas such as education and public safety  Continue Reading

• More hospitals in APAC adopting IT to bolster patient care

  Healthcare providers in the APAC region are looking to the cloud and big data analytics to enhance services and lower cost  Continue Reading

• IoT is good news for hackers

  Technology companies, governments and the insurance industry need to band together to counter the mounting cyber threats from the internet of things  Continue Reading

• Is regtech the new fintech?

  Machine learning, big data and cloud computing are helping governments and financial institutions transform regulatory practices  Continue Reading

• Finance firms are vulnerable to cyber attacks, so why do customers think they are secure?

  The public are overly confident in the ability of banks and financial institutions to protect their data, but that will change when mandatory reporting comes in next year under the General Data Protection Regulation  Continue Reading

• Building business value with IT4IT

  To reinvent IT, CIOs must go beyond current process-based approaches and equip their teams with the right information and tools, completely automate end-to-end workflows, and provide the business with the controls to govern IT  Continue Reading

• New Zealand reaps fibre benefits as copper-choked UK risks digital exclusion

  Telecoms and technology consultant, futurist and ex-BT CTO Peter Cochrane highlights the urgency for the UK to consider FTTP if it wants to maintain its place in the world economy  Continue Reading