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Posted on September 19, 2018
The rise of digital-first shopping creates opportunities for retailers to redefine the way their bricks and mortar stores engage shoppers, yet many still aren’t ready to take full advantage. Retailers that view digital trends only as a challenge may be failing to embrace the strategies, technologies…
Posted on September 10, 2018
Remember latency? Around five years ago, as improvements to WordPress and other blogging platforms led to a mini-explosion in website numbers, latency was all the rage. The speed at which your website loaded was crucial to your online presence, businesses were told. This was old news for many larger…
Posted on August 29, 2018
Gone are the days where dialling into businesses meant going through a large switchboard, hoping the person you wanted to speak to wasn’t already busy talking on the phone to someone else. Nowadays people want video calling and collaboration, particularly in the era of remote working and fragmented organisations. Since…
Posted on August 27, 2018
Glass comes in many forms—glassware, mirrors, windows. But did you know it also comes in cables? And one cable in particular is going to dramatically increase data capacity flowing in and out of Australia. What is the ASC?The Australia Singapore Cable (ASC) is a 4600km submarine cable system…
Posted on August 24, 2018
Artificial intelligence was once the domain of science fiction movies, but in the modern world AI applications are rapidly becoming fact. Technology is evolving to the point where self-driving cars and smart digital assistants are becoming a reality, with many applications being designed to assist business…
Posted on August 22, 2018
It’s no secret that Cloud services are rapidly being adopted in Australia. From 2016 to 2017, the volume of domestic businesses adopting cloud computing services rose 19 per cent with almost one-third of enterprises moving to the cloud.This means there has also been a rise in the volume of cloud…
Posted on August 20, 2018
Malware, ransomware and other cyber security threats dominate the headlines while other regulatory deadlines, such as the Mandatory Data Breach Reporting Scheme are keeping CISOs up at night. So how can a CISO prioritise what to address first? The answer is different from most other IT projects,…
Posted on August 13, 2018
Cloud solutions are becoming more and more essential for modern businesses, which means demand is high. And for good reason. Australian Bureau of Statistics data has revealed that 31 per cent of Australian businesses are already using paid cloud solutions, which rises to 60 per cent when dealing with…
Posted on August 10, 2018
Transporting data isn't just essential for modern business; it can also provide the competitive edge SMEs need to rise to the top of their industry. Custom solutions can deliver greater efficiencies, productivity and boost your revenue by providing seamless data transfers with no downtime. This…
Posted on August 08, 2018
What makes a good firewall? The obvious answer is one that stops what you want to stop and allows what you need to allow. But does it need to be more complicated than that and should enterprises be looking beyond their network boundary for protection? We look at what makes a good firewall and how to…