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GUEST OPINION by Jamie Atherton, country manager ANZ, Hyland:  As digital transformation continues to drive new solutions and services across the A/NZ region and organisations look for more flexible options, moving some, or all services to the cloud is becoming the deployment choice for many.

Australia’s competition watchdog the ACCC has called for stronger measures to be taken to keep high gas prices in check, saying there is a need to ensure businesses and households are not paying more for gas than would be expected in a well-functioning market.

The data mesh concept is similar to microservices but for data rather than code, explains ThoughtWorks data and AI practice lead Dave Colls.

With Systemology delivering business process automation and transformation since 2012, and its team experts in the field for over 20 years, the company’s expert business process skills, deep technical knowledge and commitment to customer satisfaction is what its customers say is Systemology’s most valuable differentiation in the marketplace.

Is 'collaboration' the key to surviving the pandemic? Perhaps it's the key to corporate life with or without the virus.

In the next few years, investments in Artificial Intelligence are anticipated to increase the variety and quality of AI technologies available across the economy, according to the telecommunications regulator ACMA.

VENDOR CONTRIBUTION by Ryan Trost - Co-Founder & CTO, ThreatQuotient:  Businesses continue to place more and more data in the cloud, from personal details to intellectual property. The growing adoption of cloud-based solutions by businesses, whether for greater agility, data analytics or to support employees in accessing the data, for example when they were remotely or from home, also increases the risk of cloud attacks.

VENDOR CONTRIBUTION by Ryan Trost - Co-Founder & CTO, ThreatQuotient:  Businesses continue to place more and more data in the cloud, from personal details to intellectual property. The growing adoption of cloud-based solutions by businesses, whether for greater agility, data analytics or to support employees in accessing the data, for example when they were remotely or from home, also increases the risk of cloud attacks.

We discuss security in a co-location cloud environment.

Eight in 10 businesses globally - including in Australia - believe data is one of their most valuable assets, but a high degree of data “inaccuracy” is hindering critical initiatives, according to new research which found that data debt - the cost attached to poor governance of data in a business—is a challenge for 78% of organisations, with 28% overall saying it is a significant problem.

Talend is a data-cleaning company with a billion-dollar market value. Chief executive Mike Tuchen says many companies are missing out on extracting the maximum value out of their data.

The RegTech Association has announced the appointment of leading advocacy expert Deborah Young as chief executive, charged with positioning Australia as a regtech global centre of excellence.

Security solutions firm Aura Information Security says its RedShield product is worthy of a new acronym, SwaS, and that it would have protected American credit information provider Equifax if they had it in place.

The Chief Data and Analytics Officer Conference organised by Corinium took place in Melbourne last week, and iTWire took the opportunity to interview two of the speakers.

By Barry Costin, Country Manager, MarkLogic Australia

People start the new calendar year in Australia and New Zealand with grand resolutions to drive change in their organisations. Whether it’s new initiatives, processes, projects, or technologies, legacy and digitally native companies will have differing priorities but there is some common ground.

A former ASIC chairman has predicted a grim future for bitcoin unless the original cryptocurrency changes the way it operates.

The role of chief data officer is gaining traction in organisations and proving to be a linchpin of digital business transformation, according to a new report.

Not all boards are taking IT security seriously. Perhaps surprisingly, some organisations don't have a security strategy, or don't see it in the context of a broader IT strategy, Centre for Internet Safety managing director Nigel Phair told iTWire.

Governance and change management can be challenging and confusing and internal IT departments should look to partner with external providers to enable services and platforms that improve productivity while protecting against fragmentation and security threats, a senior IT official from Bluewolf says.

All financial donations and CSR funding amounting to more than 1 billion won (approximately $1 million) will require approval from Samsung Electronics Board of Directors, the company says.