Microsoft ditches infamous employee evaluation scheme
19 November, 2013 by Andrew CollinsMicrosoft is abandoning the major elements of its infamous 'stack ranking' system of employee evaluation, a system that critics claim stifled innovation at the company.
UXC unit wins $20m deal with Melbourne Water
13 November, 2013 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingUXC Connect, the ICT infrastructure and services division of UXC, has secured a $20m deal to provide a range of services to government organisation Melbourne Water.
The human flaws influencing big data
13 November, 2013 by Elizabeth Rudd, Director, FutureNousWill big data - the collecting of vast amounts of data about nearly everything - finally help us predict the future? Humanity's cognitive biases may prevent big data from making accurate predictions, Elizabeth Rudd writes.
CIOs playing more prominent boardroom role
11 November, 2013 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingBusiness leaders may be starting to give the IT function more credit as a font of innovation, and CIOs are being given more input at the executive level, a survey suggests.
Acer CEO resigns, lay-offs to follow; BlackBerry CEO fired with US$22m payout
07 November, 2013The tech world has seen two high-profile CEOs fall in the last few days, with Acer's CEO resigning and BlackBerry's CEO being shown the door.
PCEHR under review, but is it “unfixable”?
07 November, 2013 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe government has launched a review into the personally controlled electronic health record (PCEHR) project, claiming poor take-up rates to date among Australian clinicians.
Ancient maps get a high-tech facelift
07 November, 2013 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingA National Library of Australia exhibition uses modern technology to provide insight into rare and valuable old maps, as well as the origin of the geospatial industry.
DCIS taps IBM for new mainframe
04 November, 2013 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingNT government department DCIS has contracted IBM to provide a new mainframe system, as part of its regular four-year IT refresh.
Start-ups to vie for prizes in Sydney on Friday
31 October, 2013 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingEleven teams with unique start-up ideas are finalists in this year's Sydney Genesis Entrepreneurship Challenge, competing for $13,000 in cash.
CIOs may not be enough for govt organisations
31 October, 2013 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe increasing importance of digital assets to government processes will prompt a number of state organisations to create new dedicated C-level roles, Gartner predicts.
Three risks of poor software licence management
31 October, 2013 by Susan Lang*With an increasing number of devices being used across the enterprise and the eagerness with which many individuals, departments and branches tend to pursue their own software purchasing plans, is it any wonder that few organisations are able to easily identify their true software licensing costs?
Preparing for the big data revolution
30 October, 2013 by Alan Perkins*The businesses that succeed in the future will be those that gather information for analysis today, argues Rackspace's Alan Perkins.
Up to 100 lay-offs at M2 Telecommunications
29 October, 2013M2 Telecommunications may lay off up to 100 staff in a "partial restructure" of its business, following the company's acquisitions of Dodo and Eftel earlier this year.
Understanding DevOps (Part 2) - Five best practices of deploying DevOps
28 October, 2013 by Sumal Karunanayake*In the second instalment of this DevOps series, we look at five best practices for embracing DevOps in the IT organisation.
Understanding DevOps (Part 1) - Taking the pain out of application development and delivery
24 October, 2013 by Sumal Karunanayake*The first article in this two-part series introduces the concept of DevOps, which is purported to help IT organisations deliver higher quality applications at a faster pace without having to spend more money.
