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The energy advantage: The next growth opportunity for Australia and New Zealand
Data Analytics

The energy advantage: The next growth opportunity for Australia and New Zealand

Nearly 40% of firms have delayed growth plans as volatile power costs and supply fears squeeze investment across Australia and New Zealand.

By Colette Munro • 4 min read • 3 days ago
The hidden security risk in document redaction
Data Protection

The hidden security risk in document redaction

Unredacted archive copies can expose personal data long after extraction, increasing compliance risk for firms using AI and high-volume document workflows.

By Slavena Hristova • 6 min read • 3 days ago
5 common data governance pitfalls and how to fix them
Data Protection

5 common data governance pitfalls and how to fix them

Weak governance leaves firms exposed to compliance risk, duplicate records and faulty decisions as data volumes keep rising across departments.

By Bobby Joseph • 5 min read • 3 days ago
Cloudera adds GPU acceleration to Apache Spark 4.1 pipelines
Private Cloud

Cloudera adds GPU acceleration to Apache Spark 4.1 pipelines

The new feature could cut Spark job runtimes by up to 4x, easing cloud bills for firms running data-heavy AI and analytics workloads.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Why the next phase of industrial AI will be measured in uptime, energy savings and output
Data Analytics

Why the next phase of industrial AI will be measured in uptime, energy savings and output

Asian manufacturers are increasingly tying AI investment to less downtime, lower energy bills and higher output rather than office productivity gains.

By Khalid Shaikh • 8 min read • 3 days ago
Trusted, real-time customer context: The foundation for faster decisions
Digital Transformation

Trusted, real-time customer context: The foundation for faster decisions

Fast-moving travel and hospitality brands risk missed bookings unless they unify customer data in real time across marketing, care and operations.

By Thomas Koep • 8 min read • 3 days ago
6 Pillars of data quality and strategies for improving your data
Software-as-a-Service

6 Pillars of data quality and strategies for improving your data

Poor data quality is driving costly errors, weaker customer service and missed revenue unless organisations keep records accurate and current.

By Shivani Pimpli • 5 min read • 4 days ago
For sensitive health categories, eCommerce can remove more than just the checkout queue
Customer Experience

For sensitive health categories, eCommerce can remove more than just the checkout queue

Discreet packaging, clearer product information and easier repeat ordering are helping buyers of continence products avoid embarrassment and confusion.

By Liz Anieto • 4 min read • 4 days ago
Breaking through the spreadsheet ceiling: Why growing export businesses need better tax solutions
Software-as-a-Service

Breaking through the spreadsheet ceiling: Why growing export businesses need better tax solutions

Manual tax tracking can leave exporters facing customs delays, extra charges and hours of avoidable admin as order volumes rise.

By Chris Calverley • 5 min read • 4 days ago
Modern data teams: key roles, structures and data quality
Digital Transformation

Modern data teams: key roles, structures and data quality

Poor data quality is still holding back AI and reporting, even as businesses add specialist roles and restructure their data teams.

By Shivani • 6 min read • 5 days ago
How poor watchlist data undermines sanctions screening accuracy
Fintech

How poor watchlist data undermines sanctions screening accuracy

Poor-quality sanctions lists can swamp compliance teams with false alerts while letting real matches slip through, raising regulatory risk.

By Edmund Ng • 6 min read • 5 days ago

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The AI arms race will be won by companies that stop forcing it
Generative AI

The AI arms race will be won by companies that stop forcing it

Content inflation could leave brands sounding generic unless they use AI to sharpen strategy, as LinkedIn flags more artificial-sounding posts.

By Aniket Gupta • 5 min read • 3 days ago
Why penetration testing must move at the speed of attackers
Data Protection

Why penetration testing must move at the speed of attackers

Stolen credentials can become an operational foothold within hours, leaving annual assessments too slow to catch the real attack paths.

By Patrick Dannacher • 6 min read • 4 days ago
Frontier AI compresses cyber attack timelines. Can Singapore's defences respond at machine speed?
Privileged Access Management

Frontier AI compresses cyber attack timelines. Can Singapore's defences respond at machine speed?

Singapore banks and telcos face a narrower window to stop AI-assisted attackers chaining small flaws into major breaches.

By Kris Day • 6 min read • 4 days ago
AI doesn't have a workforce problem, it has a leadership problem
Digital Transformation

AI doesn't have a workforce problem, it has a leadership problem

Only 18% of organisations are turning AI investment into measurable growth, highlighting a leadership gap that may slow adoption across ASEAN.

By Sandeep Sarkar • 5 min read • 4 days ago
Building the next generation of mainframe expertise
Artificial Intelligence

Building the next generation of mainframe expertise

A skills gap in critical systems is widening as veteran mainframe engineers near retirement, pushing firms to train new recruits with AI support.

By Karla Bester • 6 min read • 4 days ago
Trust, AI, and quantum technologies in the new logic of state power
Data Protection

Trust, AI, and quantum technologies in the new logic of state power

States risk losing strategic autonomy as cloud, chip and cryptographic dependencies spread beyond borders and into foreign-controlled systems.

By Dr Najwa Aaraj • 5 min read • 5 days ago