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A survey conducted for Hitachi Vantara has found that 76% of large Australian companies are overwhelmed by the amount of data they manage and 78% are concerned their current infrastructure will be unable to scale to meet upcoming demands.

After considering a range of products, pharmaceutical wholesaler and distributor Sigma Healthcare has selected and implemented Snowflake's data platform to help improve its data storage consolidation, access, and internal data sharing practices.

Business software provider MYOB has adopted the Snowflake Data Cloud to improve data access, management and analysis.

Data and security company Varonis has announced Data Classification Cloud for Box and Google Drive.

GUEST OPINION by Brad Newton, ANZ Managing Director at Cohesity: In an era where the pace of technological change continues to increase, one factor remains constant: data is the key ingredient for a digital business.

Australia is expected to seek an agreement with the US in order to gain access to data located there when needed upon execution of a local warrant with a US tech outfit.

The European Union is, for once, reportedly drafting legislation that would meet with approval in the US, seeking to force commercial entities to provide access to data, no matter where it is physically stored.

Consumers should have the right to access, and greater control, over data that is collected on them by government and businesses, according to the Productivity Commission.

The head of Internet Australia wants the telecommunications Universal Service Obligation (USO) to be extended to include the right to data access and has called on the Australian Government to change the USO legislation covering broadband services.

Sydney-based financial data source, Investment Link, says Australia’s fintech sector is facing major challenges due to a lack of a standardised format for accessing financial data, with the problem becoming a major limiting factor for many companies now trying to establish themselves in fintech markets.