Robots to help alleviate staff shortage challenges plaguing data center industry. By 2025, half of cloud data centres will deploy advanced robots with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) capabilities, resulting in 30 per cent higher operating efficiency, according to Gartner, Inc. “The gap between growing server and storage…
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Making the data flow from water meters
Providing South East Water with smart insights and savings Water is perhaps Australia’s most precious resource – and yet a pioneering digital initiative by South East Water, which is based in outer Melbourne, suggests that up to 5 per cent of households may have an undiagnosed leak, costing customers money…
Read MoreHuawei to transform digital retail and enhance customer experiences
Smart Retail 360 initiative to drive digital transformation. On a mission to breathe new life into the recovering and revamped industry of retail, Huawei Cloud has partnered with international industry players USEA Global, Advocado, 4Paradigm, and YonYou under the Smart Retail 360 initiative to drive digital transformation efforts of brick-and-mortar retail stores…
Read MoreDDH Graham selects SS&C to power its fund administration business
Using SaaS offering to modernise operations. DDH Graham Limited (DDH), a Brisbane, Australia, fund management and administration solutions provider, has chosen SS&C’s Bluedoor SaaS platform to administer its funds. DDH will use the platform to improve operational efficiency and lower administration costs. As part of the solution, AMG Super (part of…
Read MoreZenith Partners invests in tech to manage the tech maze
Tech financial solutions firm moves from AWS to Azure. Finding the right financial product can feel a little like navigating a maze of high hedges; just when you think you’re there, another impenetrable barrier pops up and you’re back reading the fine print. Zenith Partners Group wants to simplify the…
Read MoreImmaturity in enterprise SaaS management despite rapid SaaS adoption
Lack of standardised processes and clearly defined roles in SaaS management. The latest release of IDC’s Worldwide Black Book: 3rd Platform Edition reveals that Asia/Pacific* ICT Spending, including IT spending in addition to telecom services and new technologies such as AI, Robotics, Cloud, Analytics, and IoT, will increase by 9.3% in 2021…
Read MoreCommonwealth Bank is migrating to the cloud at speed and scale
Digital engagement is a key differentiator. Commonwealth Bank’s digital transformation, including the adoption of cloud technology and the migration of 95 per cent of its compute to the public cloud, has been recognised at the recent VMware Customer Excellence Awards. At the recent virtual awards ceremony, the bank took home the 2021 Digital Transformation award. To date, CBA has successfully migrated over 2,300 virtual machines (equating to…
Read MoreQueensland DE&S pioneers’ cloud-based data and analytics platform
Enhanced data governance and improved access. In the 1960s the area now known as East Trinity Reserve was a natural wetland, rich with native plants and animals. In the 1970s the area began being used to grow sugar cane. After the cane farming ended in the late 1990s, efforts began…
Read MoreKubota ANZ transitions core and critical systems to cloud
Primes for accelerated growth and innovation. Kubota ANZ, is transitioning core and mission-critical applications, including SAP, to Microsoft Azure. This establishes a highly scalable and agile digital foundation to support the company’s significant growth plans, accelerate opportunities for innovation and establish a more resilient and responsive platform to serve its…
Read MoreDomino’s utilises Azure to cook up innovation boost
Streamlined process promises better customer experiences. Domino’s Pizza Enterprises has signed a three-year strategic technology and services agreement to use Azure to help accelerate the company’s modernisation and expansion plans. Despite the constraints of the global pandemic Domino’s continues to grow rapidly; in the last financial year it served 281…
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