Suncorp aims to migrate 90 per cent of workloads to the cloud Suncorp Group and Microsoft have announced a three-year agreement that will accelerate the financial services company’s ability to build and deploy digital solutions for customers and foster collaborative hybrid working. The new deal will see Suncorp increase its cloud…
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Cloud-first approach helps the Murray–Darling Basin
More than 2.2 million people live in the basin. There is no denying that the Murray–Darling Basin is an Australian icon. However, its vastness means many people don’t know just how important it is to the nation’s environment, culture, and economy. Encompassing most of NSW, half of Victoria, some of…
Read MoreDrumBeat.ai project taps AI and cloud to tackle Indigenous hearing challenge
Exploring how artificial intelligence can be used to interpret and triage images. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island children are three times more likely to suffer from otitis media (middle ear infections) and twice as likely to have long-term hearing problems than non-Indigenous children in Australia. If left unchecked, ear disease…
Read MoreCirralto’s Spenda relies on cloud to help smooth business cashflow
“The cheques in the mail” no longer cuts it as an excuse – but late payments still plague Australian businesses. Cirralto’s Spenda platform is designed to streamline the quote-to-pay process and is also designed to provide easy access to online lending to boost cash flow across supply chains. Built on…
Read MoreMaking 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 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 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 MoreMDEC to drive digital agenda with launch of twelfth Malaysia plan
Focus on reducing the digital divide and attracting high quality digital investments. Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), Malaysia’s lead digital economy agency, welcomes the emphasis on digital and technology for the nations development in the Twelfth Malaysia Plan (12MP) announced by YAB Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob yesterday. The five-year…
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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