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Jan 21, 2025 · Economics, and the AI PoC graveyard… Kiwi business leaders are focusing in on workplace productivity and growth for 2025 as concern about economic uncertainty bites deep, while for Australian businesses it’s extracting organisational value from digital transformation that is a leading challenge for the year ahead.

Oct 31, 2024 · Composing a customer-obsessed business… Forget about build versus buy, your choice now is between customisation or composing. That’s according to Leslie Joseph, principal analyst at Forrester, who outlined to attendees at this week’s Technology and Innovation APAC conference how the old build versus buy framework is based on outdated assumptions and wishful thinking about software and ...

Dec 18, 2024 · NSW harmonisation of ERP not all smooth sailing… An AU$200 million New South Wales government ERP shared services platform now has ‘most’ agencies onboarded, but an Audit Office of NSW report has highlighted some of the challenges the project has faced.

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Sep 24, 2024 · But it’s not always been a smooth road… Transurban says it has slashed energy consumption, increased asset life, reduced costs and improved operational efficiency using advanced analytics and AI.

Oct 24, 2024 · But budgets are proving a barrier… Growth might be the top business priority for local organisations, but it’s cybersecurity and IT platforms which are the big investment priorities in Australia and New Zealand, as companies focus on getting the most out of their existing tech while also pushing ahead with modernisation work.