Spotlight on Analytics and AI Spotlight on Analytics and AI

Welcome to our Spotlight on Analytics and AI, which coincides with the Big Data & Analytics Innovation Summit in Sydney on 21-22 September. Here we’ll examine how organisations are meeting some of the challenges of managing, analysing and visualising data – and how leading enterprises are gaining competitive advantages through machine learning and AI.

Microsoft credits AI for getting Win10 users to update quickly

Microsoft credits AI for getting Win10 users to update quickly

Confirms April update take-up as its fastest ever.
Ry Crozier Jun 15 2018 6:46AM Software
Reserve Bank cautions on two-speed tech economy

Reserve Bank cautions on two-speed tech economy

Widening gap between winners and losers stunts wage growth.
Julian Bajkowski Jun 14 2018 12:02PM Financial Services
Qld tax agency cuts debt with machine learning trial

Qld tax agency cuts debt with machine learning trial

Production deployment to begin in July.
Ry Crozier Jun 13 2018 12:05PM Software
Woolworths reveals large-scale 'farm to fork' IoT project

Woolworths reveals large-scale 'farm to fork' IoT project

Deploys wide range of sensor networks.
Ry Crozier Jun 12 2018 6:55AM Hardware
My Health Record data could be uploaded without consent

My Health Record data could be uploaded without consent

Risking loss of personal control.
Justin Hendry Jun 7 2018 11:56AM Strategy
USyd revamps Artemis supercomputer again

USyd revamps Artemis supercomputer again

Adds GPUs to underpin AI research.
Matt Johnston Jun 7 2018 12:01AM Hardware
ANZ pilots chatbot for internal staff policies

ANZ pilots chatbot for internal staff policies

Model for expansion of technology across the bank.
Steven Kiernan May 30 2018 4:58PM Software
eHealth Queensland plans tech support overhaul

eHealth Queensland plans tech support overhaul

Cloud pilot uses chatbots to answer calls faster.
Ry Crozier May 29 2018 12:05PM Cloud
AI beats doctors at skin cancer diagnosis

AI beats doctors at skin cancer diagnosis

Won't replace dermatologists just yet.
Matt Johnston May 29 2018 11:17AM Software
NSW Roads and Maritime to go multi-cloud

NSW Roads and Maritime to go multi-cloud

Explores its options for 280 applications.
Ry Crozier May 17 2018 12:01PM Cloud
AI's compute hunger outpaces Moore's law

AI's compute hunger outpaces Moore's law

Expect trend to continue.
Juha Saarinen May 17 2018 12:00PM Hardware
Defence deploys Watson to read military insights

Defence deploys Watson to read military insights

Only secret, on-premises version outside the US.
Justin Hendry May 17 2018 6:24AM Strategy
Sydney Trains weighs carriages to estimate crowds

Sydney Trains weighs carriages to estimate crowds

Passes data to transport apps.
Ry Crozier May 16 2018 10:07AM Hardware
Open banking security is still an open question

Open banking security is still an open question

Analysis: Is bank data security really superior?
Ry Crozier May 15 2018 2:49PM Financial Services
IAG's Serenity project unifies its data

IAG's Serenity project unifies its data

Built on open source stack.
Ry Crozier May 14 2018 7:00AM Cloud
Govt releases My Health Record secondary data use plan

Govt releases My Health Record secondary data use plan

Provides more detail on opt-out model.
Justin Hendry May 11 2018 4:22PM Strategy
Open banking to be phased in from mid-2019

Open banking to be phased in from mid-2019

Banks warn of challenges ahead.
Matt Johnston May 11 2018 6:00AM Financial Services
SA Water builds smart network under Adelaide CBD

SA Water builds smart network under Adelaide CBD

To proactively manage infrastructure.
Matt Johnston May 9 2018 2:41PM Strategy
Google's virtual assistant can book appointments

Google's virtual assistant can book appointments

Holds a conversation on a user's behalf.
Paresh Dave and Arjun Panchadar May 9 2018 10:19AM Software
My Health Record will share de-identified data by default

My Health Record will share de-identified data by default

But opt-out controls to be built in.
Justin Hendry May 8 2018 11:43AM Strategy

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