Transforms global applications portfolio with Azure. Australian resource giant BHP has signed a multi-year strategic partnership with Microsoft to deploy Microsoft Azure as BHP’s preferred cloud for its global applications portfolio. The partnership will build on BHP’s existing Microsoft Cloud foundations with Office 365, Dynamics 365 and Azure, and will…
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Exploring BHP’s opportunities using technology
Laura Tyler chief technical officer at BHP gave a speech on how technology will be key to enabling the resources company find new opportunities. The last year has been one of challenge and opportunity for us all. It is those two themes that will be the focus of my talk…
Read MoreBHP increases the pace of innovation with mixed reality and IoT
The Pilbara is a remote and ancient landscape in the north of Western Australia. Despite COVID-19 restrictions, Australia mining company BHP was still able to innovate during lockdown. For example, Andrew Wood a BHP mechanical fitter with 30 years’ experience under his belt and he works for BHPs iron ore…
Read MoreFormer BHP CTO joins Disney as its CIO
She’s a STEM advocate, Top 5 technology influencer in Australia (2018) and Shanghai’s prestigious Magnolia Award. Diane Jurgens has been named CIO of Disney, who will join the company as of the first week in October. As CIO, Jurgens will lead Disney’s global enterprise technology organisation, which includes enterprise business…
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