New South Wales, Australia local govt improves accountability and reporting Ballina Shire Council is one of the fastest growing regions in Australia. The Council employs and manages a diverse workforce of over 350 employees and contractors in a variety of professions and working arrangements. In 2019, Ballina Shire Council approached Pulse Software for…
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DHL Asia Pacific meets COVID challenges with tech
Maintains its 2025 digital transformation strategy, despite pandemic. Global logistics company DHL Asia Pacific was recently awarded the IDC the 2020 Special Award for Resiliency at this year’s IDC Digital Transformation Awards (DX Awards). DHL Express’ digital transformation program was selected from over 1,200 entries received from organizations across Asia…
Read MoreAustralia’s Department of Defence hires new CISO
Announces new A$18M National Intelligence and Security Discovery Research Grants The Department of Defence has selected Jonathan Dean as its new CISO. He already has 17 years of service experience with Defence, having worked within the Defence Science and Technology Group and the Chief Information Office Group. During his time, Dean…
Read MoreNew data centre planned for Japan
Sixth for AirTrunk in the region. AirTrunk, a hyperscale data centre specialist, plans to construct a new 300+ megawatt (MW) hyperscale data centre campus in Inzai, Tokyo. The initial ~60 MW phase of the campus is targeted to open in late 2021 to support anchor customer demand. Set to be…
Read MoreDigital adoption patterns change dramatically
APAC businesses still feeling effect of COVID-19, as it impacts IT infrastructure planning. The latest Global Interconnection Index (GXI), study published by Equinix, shows that COVID-19 has already had a dramatic effect on how businesses are planning their digital infrastructure initiatives over the next three years. According to the report, digital service…
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