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GUEST OPINION: Managed services are proving the answer to a growing range of challenges confronting businesses, writes Tecala Group’s Managing Director, Pieter DeGunst.

Organisations are facing a dilemma of how to achieve sustainability goals while prioritising the current global business and economic landscape challenges, according to new research.

GUEST OPINION by Guilad Regev, SVP Customer Care, Claroty:  Whenever there is any discussion around cybersecurity in manufacturing facilities, some common themes emerge. The first is that operational technology (OT), once isolated from the global internet and all its cyber threats, is now increasingly interconnected with IT systems, and therefore exposed to a host of new dangers.

The number of new jobs on offer to Australian executives increased in July despite the severe and continuing lockdown in New South Wales and occasionally other states, according to a new report from human resources firm EL Consult.

GUEST OPINION by Adam Gordon, ANZ Country Manager, Varonis: The rise of cyber-attacks on Australia’s healthcare sector highlights just how important it is for organisations to have tight control over their data – this means knowing exactly who has access to what, and which data presents the highest risk if it were to be exposed.

Alibaba's global research initiative has compiled its must-read forecast of the fascinating leading trends that will shape the tech industry in the year ahead.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has directed Telstra to comply with its billing accuracy obligations after an investigation found it had overcharged more than 10,000 customers a total of almost $2.5 million over a 12-year period.

GUEST OPINION by Ashley Diffey, Ping Identity Country Manager Australia, New Zealand and Japan: Since the early days of the information technology revolution, the task of ensuring effective digital security has relied on the humble password. Used to confirm an individual’s identity, they’ve acted as the keys to vital systems and data stores.

Australian-listed bathroom, kitchen and household fittings company GWA Group has used Microsoft to support a major digital transformation of its business.

Sixty-five percent of Australian and New Zealand IT professionals have experienced disruptions or outages when working remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic, a higher number than their counterparts around the world, according to a new study.

Enterprise cloud computing vendor Nutanix has overhauled Adelaide Oval’s IT systems in a move aimed at helping to improve business operations and lower costs while reducing the organisation’s carbon footprint.

Victorian health organisation Dandenong & District Aborigines Co-operative Limited (DDACL) has ended two years of progressively worsening problems with its IT infrastructure by migrating its technology systems to Melbourne-based technology company Acurus IT.

Perth-based digital transformation provider ASG Group has secured a major new contract with the West Australian Government to provide additional specialist IT services to the State’s main roads authority.

Wholesale distribution group Countrywide Food Service Distributors has selected Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform as part of its strategy to streamline its IT systems.

Enterprise software provider Rimini Street has been selected as the software support services provider to global auto manufacturer Hyundai-Kia Motors.

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It’s that time of year again, Christmas is just around the corner and retailers are in a race to deliver an integrated omnichannel experience. Most are already offering Click & Collect, alongside a multitude of other fulfilment options - but just as Click & Collect has been rapidly embraced, it has also grown in popularity faster than retailers can keep up with.

Adelaide Airport is deploying a fully automated airport management system from Amadeus as part of its strategic plans to meet growth demands of its business and expansion of airport operations.

With Christmas and the year’s end there’s always a swag of reports about festive season spending. In a new report from EFTPOS payments provider Tyro, Australians are forecast to make 1.5 billion transactions between now and the end of the January post-Christmas sales – peaking at an estimated 85,000 transactions per minute - and amounting to a six week $100 billion spending spree.

Medibank has assured its customers it is working around the clock to fix a problem with its systems, but has warned the problems are likely to prevent it providing annual tax statements to a majority of its customers by 15 July.

Small businesses are particularly vulnerable to breaches of IT security, according to a newly published survey which finds that security of data and IT systems is a growing concern for business leaders across Australia.