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Data backed solutions provide truly transparent and traceable large language models

COMPANY NEWS: Endava, a leading technology services company combining world-class engineering, industry expertise and a people-centric mindset, today announces the launch of its innovative agentic AI industry accelerator, internally designated as 'Morpheus'. The first of its kind, the accelerator and its AI-powered industry tools combine the power of data and multi-agent autonomous teams to tackle complex challenges across all industries, including highly regulated fields like healthcare, insurance, financial services and private equity.

Infor CloudSuite Public Sector to modernise and streamline operations with improved data governance and transparency

Infor, the industry cloud company, has announced that long-time customer Central Highlands Water will deploy Infor CloudSuite Public Sector to transform it into an agile, data-driven digital utility with streamlined budgeting and reporting.

Data reveals time is ripe for business reinvention, as HubSpot listens and develops Content Hub, Service Hub to help businesses scale and grow better

• 74 per cent of Australian businesses say they have changed more in the last four years compared with the last 20 years.
• In 2024, 62 per cent of Australian businesses agree they need to shift from reacting to growth by hiring more employees to scaling with AI and automation.
• Over two-thirds (70 per cent) of Australian businesses say the introduction of AI requires businesses to reinvent.
• 57 per cent say their approach to growth is changing significantly because of generative AI.
• Australia is most likely to feel pressure to do more with less (51 per cent) — nearly 10 per cent higher than the global average.
• 74 per cent of Australian businesses say delivering streamlined, personalised customer experiences is key to business growth and success in 2024.

GUEST RESEARCH: HubSpot, the customer platform for scaling businesses, has released new data that shows Australian companies are transforming their business models in response to global megatrends, including generative AI and changing customer expectations.

SAS has been at the forefront of statistical analysis for almost five decades and has brought its rich, deep experience to help solve industry-specific challenges through packaged AI models to facilitate rapid deployment with low overheads.

Australian SMEs eye more automation as paying staff takes up to one week 

• 73% of Australian pay runs take longer than a day, with 95% taking up to 3 days to complete
• 89% of payroll professionals would like to cut down payroll processing times with AI and automation 
• Respondents see AI as an opportunity to improve data analysis skills (51%) and enhance payroll expertise (45%) 

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• Elevation of Privilege is the top vulnerability category for the fourth year running, accounting for 40% of all Microsoft vulnerabilities in 2023
• Total vulnerabilities maintain 4-year holding pattern near record highs

GUEST OPINION by Peter White – Managing Director, APAC, Orbus Software: In an era marked by increasing environmental concerns and corporate social responsibility, enterprises are under mounting pressure to integrate sustainability into their operations.

GUEST OPINION by Peter White – Managing Director, APAC, Orbus Software: In an era marked by increasing environmental concerns and corporate social responsibility, enterprises are under mounting pressure to integrate sustainability into their operations.

Cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler has discovered and reported an "unprotected database" belonging to Smoke Alarm Solutions, Australia’s largest smoke alarm installation and service provider.

GUEST INTERVIEW: iTWire interviewed Cloudera ANZ's Keir Garett (VP) and Vini Cardoso (CTO) at AWS's recent Sydney conference.

As the business industry evolves alongside any economic changes or demographic shifts, recruiters need to keep up with talent trend changes to score the best hires and make leading decisions. To stay on top of the competitive landscape, businesses have turned to job posting analytics to help them navigate and adapt to the latest talent trends.

New research from CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, and the University of Toronto in Canada, estimates up to 11 million tonnes of plastic pollution is sitting on the ocean floor.

Microsoft 365 Suite is widely used, offering a range of applications to meet various needs. Protecting the data within Office 365 applications is important, and businesses need a robust backup plan to safeguard critical data against accidental data deletion, security threats, and ensure business continuity and compliance.

GUEST OPINION:  Decarbonisation becomes easier to achieve when digital technologies are deployed intelligently.

GUEST OPINION:  World Backup Day should serve as a timely reminder to Australian businesses about their responsibility to protect customer data, according to global cloud storage company Wasabi Technologies.

Banking and financial services company HSBC Bank Australia has paid penalties totalling $33,000 after the competition watchdog, the ACCC, issued it with two infringement notices for alleged contraventions of the Consumer Data Right (CDR) rules.

Aiven ANZ solution architect Michael Coates explains what prudential standard CPS 230 is about, what it means for APRA-regulated entities, and how Aiven can help companies ensure their data is safe from single-supplier failure risk to give you continued operations during periods of risk and disruption.

iTWireTV: Aiven ANZ solution architect Michael Coates joined iTWire to explain what prudential standard CPS 230 is about, what it means for APRA-regulated entities, and how Aiven can help companies ensure their data is managed across cloud providers, to ensure continued operations during periods of risk and disruption.

It's a common joke that for any new platform that arises someone will port Doom to it. Well, now you can even run Doom on Snowflake, the data cloud.

AI is a hot topic right now, but EXL chief digital officer Anand Logani says you need to start by looking at the outcomes you want to deliver, the value you want to get out of it, and then work backwards to the technology from there.