Ballina Shire Council improves council staff onboarding

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…

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Australia’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…

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Digital 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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