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According to Gartner, by 2020, data from nearly 38.5 billion Internet of Things (IoT) enabled devices will be available for companies to analyse.  For forward-thinking businesses that are already harnessing the power of big data, the benefits are endless, enabling real-time adjustments, highly responsive business models and a new pipeline of revenue streams. For small to medium sized […]

We live in a society flooded with information. We have never had as much data at our disposal as we do now due to the progress of technology; chiefly, the increasing digitisation of information. Big Data is here to stay – and it’s impacting the performance needs of all organisations, regardless of size. Decision-makers have […]

Data storage is an important issue to any business, but it is especially important to growing companies. If your business is like most, you probably have scads of data that needs to be stored and protected. Many small businesses either ignore or do not take into account the fact that, as you grow, you will […]

No one wants to think about disasters but they do happen, far more often than expected. IT risks to your business include hardware and software failure, human error, spam, viruses and malicious attacks, as well as natural disasters such as fires, cyclones or floods. According to a survey conducted by the Disaster Recovery Preparedness Council […]

CIOs are under a great deal of pressure to rapidly deliver outputs for their business and, in most cases, they are having to work within a limited IT budget, according to Rob Makin, Group Director, Enterprise Business Group, Lenovo ANZ.  Part of the problem, Makin told Dynamic Business, is that digital disruption has resulted in huge […]

The importance of safeguarding data is making headlines across Australia due to several high-profile outages and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks in recent months. The Australian government has acknowledged the issue and to tackle it, has placed cyber security firmly in the national agenda with the 2016 federal budget. With Australia strengthening its defences […]

Does you business have a spare $2.82 million? That’s how much you can expect to pay, on average, if your organisation falls victim to a data breach in Australia. Poor security is one sure-fire way to send your organisation into the red – or at least to the bank manager for a loan. Research by Ponemon […]

The large volume of data out there is having a big impact on the health of all businesses, regardless of their size. In fact, whether you plan to grow your business further or succeed as a small business, the role of Big Data is crucial. The significant value brought by Big Data is accompanied by challenges. […]

Protecting customer and company data is a major concern facing Australian businesses today. No doubt this business dilemma has been intensified by the rise in cyber attacks upon organisations of all sizes, affecting their ability to keep data secure.  According to the Australian Signals Directorate cyber attacks on Australian businesses and government increased by 20 […]

  Document capture and the digital age go hand in hand. More and more companies than ever before are leveraging enterprise content management (ECM) solutions to help move them into the digital age of electronically storing and managing core business content. ECM technology in itself is a tried and proven means of efficiently managing information […]

Gartner research published late last year suggested that more than three-quarters of companies were either already investing in big data, or planned to invest in it over the following two years. This suggests big data is changing the way businesses operate and delivering measurable benefits. The emergence of the data-driven business is now something that […]