Analytics

There is an appetite in Australia for more digital technology in transport services, according to a new study from Stanford University.  Most Australians would be happy to share more data, use a consolidated mobile payment app, and trial automatic identification systems through bluetooth or facial recognition, if doing so would

Data analytics company Qlik is acquiring Attunity, a provider of data integration and big data management software solutions. Under the terms of the agreement, Qlik will acquire all outstanding ordinary shares of Attunity for a total value of approximately $560 million. Sign up for Which-50’s Irregular Insights newsletter Attunity shareholders

Artificial intelligence and machine learning technology will amplify bias and further exclude vulnerable people if not designed correctly. A point underscored by the fact several AI initiatives have had to be abandoned because the bias could not be corrected. Register now for Which-50’s webinar on the disruptive impact of chatbots Avoiding

Only 28 per cent of Australian enterprises have a company-wide strategy for sharing data which is hindering their ability to successfully orchestrate customer experience (CX) projects, according a a new study. Furthermore, 37 per cent of Australian organisations said that between 20-40 per cent or more of their CX projects

Like Google and Facebook, telcos have access to data which could be used to paint a near complete picture of our lives. However the industry has approached data monetisation with much more caution than its technology counterparts. The regulatory grey area surrounding data ownership and competitive forces are a major

Oracle is debuting its global yacht race in Sydney tomorrow, adding digital sensors and data analysis to a fleet of what it says are the world’s fastest and most technologically advanced catamarans. Sign up for Which-50’s Irregular Insights newsletter The inaugural SailGP race is different from traditional races because it

Data platforms and emerging technology are set to revolutionise life sciences, according to one of the world’s largest providers of clinical trials. With a well established software-as-a-service platform, Medidata Solutions is now turning its attention to how it can better utilise the trove of data it is collecting. Sign up

Big data rivals Cloudera and Hortonworks have finalised their merger, creating a new open source player with ambitions to transform the enterprise data centre. The all-stock deal was valued at $5.2 billion when first announced in October but dropped to around $3 billion by the completion of the deal this

More than 87 per cent of organisations are classified as having low business intelligence (BI) and analytics maturity, according to a survey by Gartner. This creates a big obstacle for organisations wanting to increase the value of their data assets and exploit emerging analytics technologies such as machine learning. Sign

Public cloud provider Amazon Web Services is partnering with governments and NGOs to apply cloud technology to human trafficking, terrorism and famine. Under AWS’s “Tech For Good” initiative, solutions have been developed to scan the dark web for images of missing children, monitor terrorists and identify the conditions that lead