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'Future-ready' companies could unlock $5.4 tn in growth with effective digital strategy
Mon, 15th Feb 2021
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digital transformation
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accenture
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covid-19
According to new research from Accenture, 'future-ready' companies have achieved nearly twice the efficiency and three times the profitability of peers.

Sisense unveils new analytics platform
Fri, 12th Feb 2021
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
Sisense Fusion allows users to build customised analytic experiences inside their customer and employee-facing applications for delivering analytics.

Patrick Quesnel, a Microsoft NZ mainstay, is appointed as Azure infrastructure lead for APAC
Fri, 12th Feb 2021
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microsoft
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microsoft azure
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job moves
Microsoft appoints Patrick Quesnel as Azure infrastructure and hybrid lead for Asia Pacific region, effective from next week.

What cloud-native actually means
Fri, 12th Feb 2021
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devops
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apm
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breach prevention
Although the benefits of the cloud-native approach are widely recognised, there is a lot of confusion about what cloud-native computing is.

Cybersecurity spending for critical infrastructure to surpass US$105 billion in 2021
Thu, 11th Feb 2021
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cybersecurity
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healthtech
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spending
The brunt of security spending is still first and foremost focused on IT networks, systems, and data security from a defensive perspective.

Five contact centre planning mistakes and how to avoid them
Thu, 11th Feb 2021
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crm
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uc
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devops
Is upgrading your contact centre on the agenda for 2021? Here are five common mistakes to avoid for a successful transformation.

Study uncovers widespread artificial intelligence and machine learning knowledge gap
Thu, 11th Feb 2021
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ai
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ml
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partners
Organisations worldwide lack the resources to support critical AI and ML initiatives, says a study by Rackspace Technology.

IT siloes dissolving as firms mobilise IT ops & DevOps convergence
Wed, 10th Feb 2021
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devops
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apm
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software development
Legacy processes are disappearing as IT siloes vanish due to the impact of COVID-19, according to a global study from LogicMonitor.

Microsoft Viva: Microsoft unveils new employee experience platform
Tue, 9th Feb 2021
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edutech
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uc
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hcm
Microsoft launches Viva, an innovative platform aimed at enhancing employee engagement, learning, and wellbeing, as remote work reshapes the corporate world.

Employees ready to trick AI tracking tech, Gartner finds
Tue, 9th Feb 2021
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ai
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hybrid & remote work
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productivity
10% of workers will attempt to trick AI-driven tracking systems used to measure behaviour and productivity, according to a new Gartner study.

COVID-19 spurs mainstream adoption of e-signatures
Tue, 9th Feb 2021
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document management
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ecm
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martech
Younger generation drives adoption of e-signatures, with 53% of APAC respondents signing for first time in 2020, according to Adobe report.

First Sentier Investors takes finance to the cloud
Fri, 5th Feb 2021
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accenture
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workday
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cba
First Sentier Investors has completed its transition to become a stand-alone entity with the deployment of Workday's cloud-based platform.

Isentia infuses AI into media monitoring capabilities
Fri, 5th Feb 2021
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digital marketing
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media solution
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media
Boundary Detection is designed to isolate relevant news items that would otherwise be difficult to determine in some forms of media.

Twitter and Google Cloud announce strategic partnership
Fri, 5th Feb 2021
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virtualisation
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hyperscale
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public cloud
As part of the new partnership, Twitter will adopt several Google Cloud tools which will enable the social media company to handle its high volume of processes.

Cloud infrastructure spending reaches almost $40b in 2020's final quarter
Fri, 5th Feb 2021
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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public cloud
AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and Alibaba Cloud lead the cloud provider market, accounting for 65% of total cloud spend in the quarter.

Enterprise still failing to prepare for risk despite events of the last 12 months
Fri, 5th Feb 2021
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risk & compliance
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digital risk
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analyst report
More than 70% of enterprises lack the technology to detect unexpected events that may negatively impact their business, according to a new study.

8x8's Winter 2021 aims to enhance the customer experience
Fri, 5th Feb 2021
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crm
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uc
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cx
Winter 2021 features provide integrated solutions from a single provider, both from 8x8 itself and from partners including Verint.

Asia Pacific FSIs pay $5.1 billion for breaching AML & data privacy
Fri, 5th Feb 2021
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data privacy
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financial institutions
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aml
Financial institutions in Asia Pacific accumulate over $10.6bn in penalties for non-compliance with regulations, says Fenergo.

Akar Inti Teknologi ensures Indonesian FSIs advance cryptographic capabilities
Thu, 4th Feb 2021
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encryption
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fintech
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risk & compliance
Akar Inti Teknologi and Unbound Security have partnered to provide secure data solutions and services throughout Indonesia. 🌏💻 #Cybersecurity #DataProtection.

Ceridian acquires Ascender to boost HCM capabilities
Thu, 4th Feb 2021
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hcm
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payroll systems
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m&a
Ceridian to acquire Asia Pacific payroll and HR solutions provider Ascender, expanding its HCM platform Dayforce.