Actionable insights are key for 2017
02 February, 2017 by Wayne Harper, CTO APAC, Zebra TechnologiesAsset intelligence and visibility must be as smart as the world we live in to help enterprises be more productive.
Uber makes data available to city planners
11 January, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingUber plans to release its trove of GPS transport data from the thousands of Uber drivers on the roads, to help transport planners in cities including Sydney and Melbourne make smarter decisions.
Tech Insight: Rado Kotorov, Information Builders
10 January, 2017In our Tech Insights series, we ask ICT leaders what the year ahead holds. Today we talk analytics and AI with Information Builders' Rado Kotorov.
Data collaboration key to Australian innovation and growth
15 December, 2016The BigInsights Data Innovation Awards have been held, with both federal and state ministers using the occasion to outline Australia's innovation plan.
PC seeks to give consumers more control over data
03 November, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Productivity Commission has proposed a new data sharing framework that would allow consumers to view the data collected about them, and request edits or the sharing of that data with another organisation.
Algorithmic patent applications surging
28 October, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe number of algorithm-based patent applications has surged thirty-fold over the past 15 years as companies seek to protect their information assets and analytic models.
Esri brings global location analytics experts to Australia
11 October, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingLocation analytics company Esri has invited its global start-up program manager to Australia to help mentor local start-ups, and its smart transport specialist to discuss using big data to transform transport network planning.
Big data key to improving transport systems, says expert
04 October, 2016Australian transport agencies are under-utilising the big data collected from GPS devices and smartphone apps, as well as losing an opportunity to transform network planning, according to global transport expert Terry Bills.
SAP invests in IoT to help business
29 September, 2016SAP will invest €2 billion over five years to help business and government entities benefit from the Internet of Things (IoT), including the proliferation of sensors, smart devices and big data.
Prescriptive analytics company lists on ASX
28 September, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingVeriluma, an emerging prescriptive analytics company, has commenced trading on the ASX after completing the reverse takeover of Parmelia Resources.
Sitback to commercialise CSIRO's web analytics tool
14 July, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingSydney's Sitback has secured an exclusive three-year deal to bring to market a web optimisation tool, designed to provide analytics based on the entire user journey, developed by CSIRO's Data61.
KPMG Australia calls on IBM's Watson
29 June, 2016KPMG Australia will apply IBM Watson cognitive computing technology to its audit and assurance services.
UQ researchers get $7m grant for big data medicine research
03 March, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingResearchers from the University of Queensland have secured $7m in grant funding for a five-year project to apply big data to the use of personalised medicine.
Changing mindsets the key to competitiveness
24 February, 2016 by Branko Bugarski, General Manager, HPE Software, HPE South PacificWith big data analytics, the trick is to persuade as well as predict, in order to deliver real-time, holistic intelligence that can influence a customer's next action.
Rapid and efficient big data analytics
25 January, 2016With 9 TB of raw data needing to be loaded and processed daily, containing a rolling 25 months' worth of information, Yellow Pages needed a strong analytics system to serve its customers.
