Spotlight on Industrial Spotlight on Industrial

At a time when advances in computing and technology are reshaping both the society and the global economy we live in, it’s never been more important to keep track of the developments and trends that influence the future.

And while phenomena like the fourth industrial revolution, the rise of artificial intelligence and mass automation are all upon us, innovation is still really down to the people that strive for improvements in what they do – irrespective of the difficulty of the challenge.

Each year, the iTnews Benchmark Awards celebrate and showcase excellence in technology leadership across Australian business and government, and nowhere are advances more dynamic than in the industrial sector.

As a comparatively small nation now in the throes of transformations across manufacturing, energy, transport and agribusiness, those who propel progress in the industrial sector through technology will carry the nation’s prosperity on their wave. This year saw the calibre of nominations in the iTnews Benchmark Awards raise the bar to a new high, with a particularly strong showing from smaller and mid-sized enterprise.

The winners will be revealed at the Benchmark Awards ceremony in KPMG’s new Sydney office in on March 7th. Who will the finalists be?

Fisher & Paykel trades SAP for Salesforce

Fisher & Paykel trades SAP for Salesforce

Creates single view of customer to keep in touch across long buying cycles.
Ry Crozier Sep 27 2018 1:54AM Cloud
Australia to lead BP, Castrol shared services transformation

Australia to lead BP, Castrol shared services transformation

End-to-end process rework.
Ry Crozier Sep 13 2018 7:00AM Financial Services
Qantas hits scale in massive digital transformation

Qantas hits scale in massive digital transformation

Overhauls its operating model in the first year.
Ry Crozier Sep 10 2018 6:55AM Strategy
Veolia to be 'data centre-less' within two years

Veolia to be 'data centre-less' within two years

Switches to cloud for worldwide IT ops.
Ry Crozier Sep 4 2018 12:35PM Cloud
Bechtel makes a game of its billion-dollar build projects

Bechtel makes a game of its billion-dollar build projects

Engineering contractor turns to analytics.
Ry Crozier Jun 29 2018 6:58AM Software
Rio Tinto moves its global CIO role to Australia

Rio Tinto moves its global CIO role to Australia

After Singapore-based IT chief leaves.
Ry Crozier Jun 28 2018 12:25PM Strategy
Linfox 'working with AWS' to track late-running trucks

Linfox 'working with AWS' to track late-running trucks

System to be voice-controlled.
Ry Crozier Jun 15 2018 11:55AM Cloud
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
Mitsubishi Motors Australia re-hosts SAP core in cloud

Mitsubishi Motors Australia re-hosts SAP core in cloud

Awaits global project for version upgrades or extensions.
Ry Crozier May 4 2018 9:00AM Cloud
Singapore airport looks to facial recognition to find late passengers

Singapore airport looks to facial recognition to find late passengers

Rounding up the stragglers.
Aradhana Aravindan and John Geddie May 2 2018 8:30AM Software
Visy to bring AI, robotics to all parts of manufacturing

Visy to bring AI, robotics to all parts of manufacturing

Reveals plans to integrate sensing into Amazon.com boxes.
Ry Crozier Apr 12 2018 11:48AM Cloud
WA schools, TAFEs to teach automation skills

WA schools, TAFEs to teach automation skills

Govt partners with Rio Tinto.
Matt Johnston Apr 4 2018 11:40AM Training & Development
System failure grounds half of European flights

System failure grounds half of European flights

Up to 15,000 flights face delays.
Staff Writers Apr 4 2018 10:15AM Software
Sydney Fish Market lures consortium to test IoT

Sydney Fish Market lures consortium to test IoT

Backed by KPMG, Microsoft, CBA and more.
Ry Crozier Apr 4 2018 6:20AM Networking
Rio Tinto faces big shortfall of data scientists

Rio Tinto faces big shortfall of data scientists

Expects two-thirds of future engineers to be from IT disciplines.
Ry Crozier Mar 21 2018 6:25AM Training & Development
Qld Airports hunts new ways to harness data centres

Qld Airports hunts new ways to harness data centres

Converts operations into IoT, video analytics testbeds.
Ry Crozier Mar 20 2018 11:00AM Cloud
Toll's $420m bet on technology

Toll's $420m bet on technology

Wide-ranging transformation across global business.
Allie Coyne Mar 19 2018 6:40AM Software
Airbus ditches Microsoft Office for Google

Airbus ditches Microsoft Office for Google

Says collaboration is key to future success.
Allie Coyne Mar 16 2018 11:07AM Software
Armaguard's existential crisis

Armaguard's existential crisis

Where to go when the cash runs out.
Allie Coyne Mar 16 2018 6:30AM Strategy
Brambles to spend $300m on automation

Brambles to spend $300m on automation

Wants to boost use of robots.
Allie Coyne Mar 15 2018 1:37PM Software

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