Opinion stories
AI will strip out manual work in accounts payable, but finance leaders must decide whether to cut headcount or turn the function to oversight.
Fragmented data is still forcing patients to repeat their history, but new digital reforms could unlock safer care and save over GBP £3 billion a year.
Despite years of predictions, the global firewall market is still worth about USD $6 billion as hybrid networks and OT keep demand alive.
Rising AI-assisted traffic is exposing checkout friction, with a 70.22% cart abandonment rate leaving merchants to fix payment bottlenecks fast.
The shift to autonomous IT is stalling because teams will only let AI act when its decisions are transparent, explainable and controlled.
Australian employers face privacy, dismissal and confidentiality exposure as staff use AI without training or clear rules, lawyers warn.
Digital identity is helping APAC fintechs cut fraud, speed onboarding and expand access for millions of unbanked users across the region.
Digital confidence could be shaken if quantum computing breaks signatures and updates, exposing organisations to fraud, tampering and mistrust.
Poor data can make AI agents scale errors at speed, leaving customer-facing systems unreliable and potentially non-compliant.
Many firms still lack AI training, even as 85% of accountants say they are excited about it, prompting a new peer forum from Karbon.
Merchants could win back lost sales as tokenised checkout trims friction, reduces card-not-present fraud and keeps payment data in bank rails.
AI workloads could add more than 150 GW of data centre demand, pushing operators to rethink power, cooling and grid resilience.
Australian firms face growing cyber gaps as insurers and clients demand evidence of controls beyond the Essential Eight, amid new AI threats.
Enterprise buyers may never reach the sales call if a security firm is absent from search results, because digital authority now shapes trust and deal flow.
Australian businesses renewing .au domains this May could land an Audi RS3 or GBP £100,000, as VentraIP widens discounts across hosting and email.
Vulnerability exploitation has collapsed from years to hours, leaving organisations racing to fix exposed systems before attackers do.
Customer experience fails when networks falter, with outages, latency and weak security now directly affecting trust and churn.
Due diligence is speeding up as purpose-built AI data rooms cut manual review and help buyers and sellers handle complex transactions faster.
Predictable income is emerging as MSPs bundle hosting with support, backups and security to reduce churn and lift margins.
Flexible finance can ease the upfront burden for Sydney buyers, making RV ownership more manageable while protecting long term budgets.
