Cloud-hosted council rates management system to improve the city The City of Joondalup and Microsoft today announced the council has selected Microsoft Dynamics 365 and HCLTech’s Power Rates module to replace its on-premises core enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. The Western Australian local council will improve customer service by gaining…
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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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CDR was extended to apply to the energy sector Australian energy provider AGL Energy (AGL) has partnered with Microsoft to deploy an innovative, cloud-powered data platform that enables AGL to provide Consumer Data Right services to consumers, in compliance with the nation’s rigorous Consumer Data Right (CDR) legislation. This move will…
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IMDA and Microsoft to power green software solutions development Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) is collaborating with Microsoft to accelerate the development of innovative sustainable software solutions across industries in Singapore and beyond. This first-in-the region private-public partnership will look to ensure that underlying software and applications are also sustainable in nature.…
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Recent global events have highlighted the importance of supply chain resilience Metcash and Microsoft have today announced a strategic supply chain transformation initiative with the newly announced Microsoft Supply Chain Platform. As part of the initiative, Metcash will leverage Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management as its core Enterprise Resource Planning system of…
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The Arnott’s Group will have improved visibility of its emissions activities The Arnott’s Group and Microsoft have announced a new partnership to help the iconic food manufacturer transform its sustainability agenda by using data more effectively. The Arnott’s Group will become the first organisation in Australia and New Zealand to…
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Digital services delivered on demand for DoA Agricultural exports have been a lynchpin of Australia’s economy since the earliest days of European settlement. Today’s farmers and agribusinesses face a complex web of export regulations, quotas, eligibility criteria, audits, and real-time monitoring. The Australian Government understands the importance of the agriculture…
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The report assessed businesses against seven key dimensions One in 10 Australian financial services providers have already reached net zero emissions from their own operations, compared to one in 20 businesses across all Australian industries. This is the key finding in a new report into sustainability progress from Microsoft ANZ…
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Challenges like the green skills shortage are holding back progress A quarter of Australian retailers with 2050 net zero targets expect to miss them, according to a new report into progress on sustainability from Microsoft Australia and New Zealand and a research team led by Dr Chris Brauer, Director of…
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Journey from the Navy into data security Sam Lloyd has come a long way. Starting out as a local pizza delivery boy earning $US9 an hour, he now holds a position as a Data Security Operations Manager at Microsoft ANZ. But his journey has not been straightforward. A self-described ‘defence…
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