The forefront of pioneering emerging medical and healthcare technology. Bethesda Health Care has announced its new mental health clinic in Cockburn will be among the first medical facilities in Australia to install Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare as its Patient Administration System (PAS), with Velrada – Microsoft’s growth partner of the…
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Australian Department of Defence boosts tech capabilities
OneDefence Data Program, which will ensure Defence can better manage data. Simulation software to boost Army’s Future Ready Training The Australian Army’s Future Ready Training is set to receive a boost, with the Assistant Minister for Defence, the Hon Andrew Hastie MP today announcing that a $17.6 million contract has…
Read MoreInvestors to pour more capital into Asia Pacific data centres
Data centre investment surged to new highs in 2021. The rapid surge in data demand, fuelled by continued growth in cloud computing and social media use, is driving increased investor interest in Asia Pacific data centres, with investment in the sector soaring to record levels in 2021, according to the latest…
Read MoreCBA warns of cryptocurrency fake news scam
CBA has reported the scam to the relevant authorities. Commonwealth Bank has become aware of a fake news article circulating on social media, including Facebook, alleging the bank has partnered with a cryptocurrency trading platform to encourage people to invest in crypto assets. This is totally false and untrue. The…
Read MoreSydney Water finds lockdown silver lining
Sydney Water’s plans to have teams of people walking the floors to support staff. Sydney Water’s newly deployed Business Experience Platform (BxP) touches more than 3,000 people across the organisation. It’s a significant digital platform promising to deliver an important impact. While it’s live now, there were some hairy moments…
Read MoreWoolworths completes large-scale SAP cloud transformation
The migration enabled Woolworths Group to be more agile, resilient, and responsive. When major Australian retailer Woolworths Group migrated its business-critical SAP system to Microsoft Azure, it knew it would be a big job – in fact, it would turn out to be one of the largest SAP cloud migrations…
Read MorePublic cloud end-user spending to reach nearly $US500 billion
IaaS, DaaS and PaaS to witness highest spending growth this year. Worldwide end-user spending on public cloud services is forecast to grow 20.4 per cent in 2022 to total $US494.7 billion, up from $US410.9 billion in 2021, according to the latest forecast from Gartner, Inc. In 2023, end-user spending is…
Read MoreAustralia and Singapore to deepen collaboration in FinTech
The FinTech Bridge will support both FinTech ecosystems now and in the future. Australia Treasury and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have signed the Australia-Singapore FinTech Bridge Agreement to strengthen cooperation between the FinTech ecosystems of both countries. The commencement of discussions to develop the FinTech Bridge was announced…
Read MoreTrade-offs of accelerating digital transformation
A/NZ organisations address complexity with AI and site reliability. F5 today announced the findings of its 2022 State of Application Strategy Report. Now in its eighth iteration, this year’s report shows the challenges Australian and New Zealand organisations face as they transform IT infrastructures to deliver and secure digital services now…
Read MoreWestpac makes online shopping safer
Merchants being blocked are exclusively registered overseas. In a move to stamp-out scam purchases and protect customers, Westpac has announced it has started automatically blocking suspect online transactions from overseas retailers deemed high-risk of being a scam. When customers make an online card payment and a scam is detected, the…
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