Take a look across the skyline of any Australian capital city and you’ll see the hallmarks of a healthy building and construction industry. Hundreds of tower cranes busily feeding materials to teams of contractors working together to bring the architects’ futuristic multi-story tower designs to life with extreme precision. These complex multi-billion dollar projects, run […]
Speaking to customers used to be easy. There was a time when regional banks once knew the names of everyone in town, their birthdays and their favourite drinks on a Friday. And not so many years ago, a big advertising campaign with a small inbound contact centre to fix any small issues, was considered a […]
Australia and New Zealand’s mid-market businesses are well-placed to reap the rewards of cloud computing. There has been an uptake of flexible working initiatives as well as high-levels of mobile device penetration and the emergence of new technological capabilities. These factors have shaped an environment that delivers huge cost savings, which can be channelled into […]
Fintech investment in the Asia-Pacific has experienced momentous growth, ballooning from around US$880 million in 2014 to almost US$3.5 billion in the first nine months of 2015, according to a recent report from Accenture. Customer expectations are behind much of this investment. Consumers are no longer distinguishing between online and offline worlds—they expect their financial digital […]
Despite all the hype surrounding cloud, it’s clear that small-to-medium businesses are struggling to extract the true benefits cloud has long promised to deliver. Cloud computing has promised significant advantages due to low start-up costs and quick delivery of computing resources, as well as its pay-as-you-go cost structure. It also promises ease of management, scalability […]
The past, present and future of innovation in the technology sector, including opportunities for startups, were examined by thought leaders at a roundtable hosted by Oracle Australia. The event, held on Tuesday, 10 May at the Altitude Restaurant at Sydney’s Shangi-La Hotel, featured the following speakers: Tim Ebbeck, Regional Managing Director of Oracle Australia – a […]
The cloud provides many benefits to businesses of all sizes when it comes to secure and affordable storage. However, many businesses still have their doubts, and you may too. Here are some of the most important things to know about the cloud so that you can take full advantage of it for your business. A […]
In January 2014, the Sydney tech start-up, Maestrano, launched with a mission; that mission was to help SME’s focus on their core business by reducing time spent on low-value administrative tasks. With cloud applications already renowned for their ability to provide cost-effective access to information and technology, Maestrano’s founding team sought to take things a […]
As cloud computing gains in popularity seemingly every day, it’s our natural tendency to look toward the future for where the technology might be headed. The growth of the cloud has largely been due to the benefits it provides as well as the relative ease with which organisations are able to implement it. It’s clear […]
Cloud migration is a growing trend among small to medium sized businesses in Australia. Accounting practices are also embracing cloud technology – The May 2015 Cloud Readiness Survey from Digital First demonstrates that the shift to the cloud is happening. Nearly half of the respondents (43%) see a major shift to cloud software likely to […]
