Industry Insider

  • Less than Half of Enterprises Have Visibility into Cloud security violations: Survey

    A survey of over 570 cybersecurity and IT professionals found compliance challenges continue to haunt organisations, with 44 percent of respondents claiming they have visibility into external sharing and DLP policy violations in their cloud application and environments. More shocking was the fact that 85 percent of organisations acknowledged they were unable to identify anomalous behaviour across cloud applications.

  • Nanoparticle Films for High-Density Data Storage

    As we generate more and more data, the need for high-density data storage that remains stable over time is becoming critical. New nanoparticle-based films that are more than 80 times thinner than a human hair may help to fill this need by providing materials that can holographically archive more than 1000 times more data than a DVD in a 10-by-10-centimeter piece of film.

  • Global AI benefits worth $US1.2 Trillion in 2018: Gartner

    Global business value derived from artificial intelligence (AI) is projected to total $US1.2 trillion in 2018, an increase of 70 percent from 2017, according to analyst firm Gartner, Inc. AI-derived business value is forecast to reach $US3.9 trillion in 2022.

  • NZ Local Government Elections Count on ABBYY

    Every election is critical, but a complicated set of requirements will add up to a unique challenge for the 2019 Local Government Elections in New Zealand. A new customised scanning and processing system supplied and configured by ABBYY will help to automate and simplify the task for electionz.com, the organisation that will be handling the bulk of processing.

  • DTA releases new digital ‘building blocks’

    The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) has announced three new products for Australian government agencies developing online services. This includes a redesigned dta.gov.au web site, an Australian Government Design System, and a refreshed Digital Guides that will provide support to meet the Digital Service Standard.

  • Data Classification: What It Is, Why You Should Care and How to Perform It

    Organizations have limited resources to invest in safeguarding their data. Knowing exactly what data needs protection will help you set priorities and develop a sound plan so you can allocate your budget and other resources wisely, minimizing security and compliance costs. But where’s the best place to start? Data classification provides a solid foundation for a data security strategy because it helps identify risky areas in the IT network, both on premises and in the cloud.

  • Moving ahead with FileBound Connect

    To mark the latest release of Upland's FileBound workflow automation solution, Jon Eilers, General Manager FileBound US presented at a series of Roadshows across Australia. IDM asked John to highlight some of the recent and upcoming enhancements in the platform roadmap.

  • Making sense of 6 million documents with machine learning

    More than 6 million historical client documents held by the Western Australia Department of Communities Housing (Housing Authority) presented a major headache for staff owing to a lack of containment and classification. A new Ephesoft smart document capture system deployed by the Process Automation Group (PAG) is now assisting with making documents findable and enabling retention polices to be applied.

  • RPA delivers real cost savings for Financial Services in APAC: Report

    Early adopters of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in the APAC region are reporting costs savings in the range of 30–60%, according to a study by analyst firm IDC Financial Insights, although the majority of deployments are yet to include advanced automation techniques such as cognitive technologies and advanced analytics.