ASD signs $70 million AWS cloud contract
The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) has signed a $70-million deal with Amazon Web Services, bringing the cloud provider’s renegotiated government-wide deal to around $364 million…
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Transurban explores bringing agentic AI to its chatbot
Transurban is exploring how to build on a year-old generative AI customer service chatbot, giving it contextual information about customers, with a longer-term goal to…
ANZ’s Maile Carnegie to exit next month
ANZ Banking Group digital leader Maile Carnegie will step down next month to focus on non-executive roles. Carnegie was most recently the major bank’s group…
Adairs deploys technology backbone in supply chain transformation
Australian homewares and decor retailer Adairs has retaken control of its supply chain, with underlying systems contributing to improvements across its stores and ecommerce fulfilment.…
South32 looking to AI to predict employee outcomes
South32 is hoping that AI can enhance predictions on safety, performance and cultural aspects of its employee experience. The Western Australian-based mining and metals company…
Why IT Downtime Costs Are Doubling Despite Better Tools
These are further enhanced by new AI capabilities and automation platforms. So it would seem almost paradoxical that the cost of IT downtime has doubled…
QLD government appoints interim CISO
The Queensland government has named Adam Smith as its interim chief information security officer after the retirement of Rob Champion from the role. Champion had…
Microsoft planning thousands of job cuts aimed at salespeople
Microsoft is planning to cut thousands of jobs, particularly in sales, as the tech giant streamlines its workforce amid increased investments in artificial intelligence, Bloomberg…
Amazon’s corporate workforce may shrink as AI takes over routine tasks
The roll-out of generative AI and agents will reduce Amazon’s total corporate workforce in the next few years, Andy Jassy, CEO of the online retailer,…
Transforming Supply Chains for a Greener Future
Schneider Electric is reengineering its supply chain and supporting customers to operate more efficiently and sustainably. By focusing on the top 1,000 suppliers – responsible…
Powering Smarter Decisions with EcoStruxure Insights
In partnership with Schneider, Datacom helps customers drive sustainable change using EcoStruxure IT Expert. This platform provides full visibility of physical infrastructure, enabling precise tracking…
Context-aware systems are the key to detecting insider threats and attacks
The world has shifted. Threat actors spend less time exploiting vulnerabilities and more time logging in using stolen credentials. This makes it difficult to detect…