The benefits of fostering a data culture
02 December, 2015 by Poornima Ramaswamy, AVP, Enterprise Information Management, CognizantBy educating the workforce on novel ways to identify and use data, CDOs can help their organisations to manage it as a strategic asset.
ME Bank appoints GM for data
18 November, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingIndustry super-fund-owned bank ME has selected analytics expert Annie South as its new GM for data as part of a technology-focused leadership overhaul.
Big data expert to present lecture for UTS
02 November, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingOxford academic and big data expert Viktor Mayer-Schönberger will deliver a lecture at the Powerhouse Museum on 5 November about the expected impact of the technology on Australian businesses.
Harmonise amorphic data and tame the deluge
26 October, 2015 by Ganesh Moorthy, Apprentice Leader, Mu SigmaBusinesses can benefit tremendously by harmonising the myriad structured and unstructured data in their purview by garnering the right ecosystem of people, processes and platforms.
Data analytics to drive Myer's $600m transformation
02 September, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMyer is using data analytics to address the major challenges facing brick-and-mortar retailers, embarking on a $600m transformation drive focused on productivity, omni-channel retailing and the customer experience.
Big data software market to grow sixfold by 2019
07 July, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingBig data and business intelligence are among the fastest-growing segments of the overall information management software market, Ovum estimates.
WA government releases Open Data Policy
07 July, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe WA cabinet has used GovHack 2015, the nationwide competition to design innovative apps and services using public sector data, to announce a whole-of-government Open Data Policy.
Big data reaches tipping point in Australia
22 June, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingOne in four Australian companies are planning to increase their big data investments this year, with the technology gaining traction across verticals, research shows.
Melbourne hosts international big data conference
27 May, 2015More than 600 academics and professionals from across the globe, with expertise in areas such as big data, data mining, social networks and databases, are expected at the five-day 2015 ACM SIGMOD/PODS conference.
XENON Systems to build research HPC for UQ
29 April, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingXENON Systems has secured a contract to build a high-performance research computer designed by a University of Queensland professor.
Will 2015 bring pervasive data analytics?
01 April, 2015 by Rado Kotorov, Vice President of Product Marketing, Information BuildersCEOs and CIOs need to recognise that the explosion of data demands the development of an analytical business culture if they're to stay ahead of the competition, argues Rado Kotorov from Information Builders.
Fast data in logistics and supply chains
18 March, 2015 by Kevin Pool, CTO, TIBCO AsiaGone are the days where business can be run and decisions made based on legacy policies, ridged approaches or even intuition. The logistics and supply chain enterprises that will thrive are the ones that innovate to use every available advantage and opportunity.
Tech Insights: Interview with Grant Christian, Information Builders
13 March, 2015In our new Tech Insights series, we quiz industry leaders to get their views of what the year ahead holds for the IT world. Today we speak with Grant Christian, Country Manager, Information Builders.
Conquer your data problems with a master management approach
26 February, 2015In many enterprises, data is not consolidated or standardised - it is scattered throughout many disparate silos and systems, with a lot of inconsistency and duplication, as well as missing, inaccurate and outdated information.
Tech Insights: Interview with Andy Farquharson, LogMeIn Asia Pacific
20 February, 2015In our new Tech Insights series, we quiz industry leaders to get their views of what the year ahead holds for the IT world. Today we speak with Andy Farquharson, Vice President, LogMeIn Asia Pacific.