Industry Insider

  • DSS seeks text analytics solution

    The Department of Social Services (DSS) wants to bring unstructured data in from the cold, issuing a request for tender for a new analytics solution that includes text heavy content in addition to the millions of transactional records it has stored in Teradata, Oracle and SQL Server databases.

  • Clinton email furore highlights FOI loophole

    There has been widespread dismay at revelations that former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton used a personal email server for both private and official government communication during her term in office. A number of senior Australian and New Zealand government ministers have confirmed that they don’t follow the Clinton protocol in carrying out their own affairs, although it appears there are no specific restrictions that prevent the practice.

  • NSW drives ahead with digital driver’s licence

    NSW Minister for Finance & Services Dominic Perrottet has announced a plan to migrate the state’s drivers to digital licensing over the next four years, allowing them to whip out their smartphone instead of their wallet next time they are asked by a friendly constable.

  • Predictive Coding – what happened to the next big thing?

    In 2010, “predictive coding” or “computer-assisted review” was considered the next big thing in ediscovery, destined to replace linear review and keyword searching as the predominant methodology during document review. Fast forward 5 years and where are we? Has the “next big thing” arrived?

  • Is Document Composition a Forgotten Function?

    Customer communications management (CCM) is poised for a major transition. Today, the task of producing customer mailings is still largely an unsung, batch-processing job, dominated by print, but changing customer expectations, the emergence of new technologies and the need to reduce costs are set to turn CCM into a powerhouse of real-time, multi-channel and personalized communication.

  • Data Migration Strategies: Retiring non-production backup platforms

    Many companies choose to move to a new backup platform that provides better functionality, support or simply superior integration within their storage environment. Others have inherited non-production backup environments through a merger or acquisition. Either way many companies must maintain a legacy backup software instance in order to continue to access aged content on tape for legal or compliance purposes.

  • IBM doubles up on cloud in Oz

    IBM has opened its second SoftLayer cloud centre in Australia, adding Sydney in addition to Melbourne in meet market demand. The new Sydney facility broadens data redundancy options within Australia and APAC while providing infrastructure solutions for both enterprise and Web businesses.