Business applications stories

Microsoft makes new investments to support its partners
Thu, 23rd Mar 2023
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Microsoft has detailed some of the new investments it is making to continue to support more of its partners as they invest with Microsoft.

Why Change Data Capture is a topic every business leader needs to understand
Wed, 1st Mar 2023
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leadership
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Data is the lifeblood of any modern business. Maintaining the flow of data is crucial to the vitality of the organisation, and can be the deciding factor in whether your business succeeds or fails.

Zespri goes live with private edition of SAP cloud offering
Mon, 14th Nov 2022
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Zespri has gone live with SAP S/4HANA Cloud, private edition, to support the kiwifruit supplier’s ability to provide the highest quality produce.

New study reveals 51% of employees using unauthorised apps
Fri, 1st Jul 2022
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The research shows that 92% of employees and managers in large enterprises want full control over applications, but they don't have it.

NetApp builds on previous acquisitions with Instaclustr deal
Mon, 11th Apr 2022
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NetApp is set to acquire Instaclustr, a provider of fully managed open source database, pipeline and workflow applications delivered as a service.

Infinera reveals industry-first suite of pluggable solutions
Tue, 8th Mar 2022
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digital
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optical networking
Infinera has announced availability dates for its ICE-XR, an industry-first suite of intelligent, coherent, optical, pluggable solutions.

Less than half of company SaaS applications used by employees
Fri, 17th Sep 2021
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Business investment in SaaS applications continues to climb despite widespread underutilisation of app licenses by employees.

Hazelcast launches real-time intelligent applications platform
Tue, 20th Jul 2021
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enterprise applications
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application intelligence
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business applications
"While data continues to be an enterprises most valuable resource, its only useful if they can derive actionable insights in a timely manner."

New $2 million app development fund to support growing businesses
Thu, 15th Jul 2021
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A new app development fund worth US$2 million has been established in a bid to support growing businesses.

Research finds software delivery maturity strongly affects revenue gains
Mon, 14th Jun 2021
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software development
Forrester research shows organisations with a high level of software delivery maturity are three times more likely to grow at 15% or more annually.

App modernisation and edge computing vital to adapt in COVID-19 era
Fri, 19th Mar 2021
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With limited in-person interactions, applications—and the digital experiences they facilitate—have become synonymous with an organisation’s presence and ability to thrive.

Apple launches App Store Small Business Programme
Fri, 20th Nov 2020
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Developers can qualify for the programme and a reduced 15% commission if they earned up to US$1 million in proceeds during the previous calendar year.

Barhead invited to Microsoft 20/21 Inner Circle
Mon, 3rd Aug 2020
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This recognition of an invitation to the Inner Circle for Microsoft business applications is based on sales achievements and customer success.

Safety app made free for business to support remote working during COVID-19
Tue, 31st Mar 2020
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Many businesses have turned to remote working as the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to affect the business community.

How organisations can take proof of delivery processes to the next level with digital visibility and control
Fri, 28th Feb 2020
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it automation
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business applications
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business confidence
Automating proof of delivery (POD) processes takes a fraction of the time compared to traditional, manual methods.

Xero teams up with Vonto and Commonwealth Bank to provide daily data feed
Wed, 5th Feb 2020
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smb
"Working alongside CBA on the Vonto app has proven that both organisations are committed to developing tools for small business owners that are easy to use."

Rapid growth continues for business process applications market
Tue, 31st Dec 2019
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globaldata
New research from GlobalData shows that the business process applications market will surpass US$93 billion within the next three years.

‘Be data ready’: Breaking buzzwords with Chris Powell of Commvault
Tue, 22nd Oct 2019
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At the recent Commvault GO event in Denver, TechDay sat down with Chris Powell, Commvault chief marketing officer, to discuss why the company has adopted the slogan ‘be data ready’ and how it’s new offerings reflect this philosophy.

Adobe rolls out improvements to Document Cloud
Thu, 17th Oct 2019
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creative technologies
Now users can turn their smartphone into a serious PDF tool, and much more.

Intergen named to Microsoft Inner Circle for sixth year
Tue, 6th Aug 2019
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empired
The inclusion of ASX-listed Empired, and its New Zealand-operation Intergen, in the Inner Circle for 2019/20 was announced at Microsoft Inspire.

App chat – it’s time to talk to employees about workplace tools and apps
Thu, 30th May 2019
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application security
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unisys
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business applications
One minute the workforce has a structured list of approved business applications and then the next minute, there are 30 different unknown products and tools being used.

Mobile apps to have most impact on business success by 2020
Fri, 5th Apr 2019
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mobile apps
Apps have already stamped their mark on modern business, but Gartner expects the best is still to come.

App downtime costs businesses over $700k per event
Mon, 18th Mar 2019
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devops
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downtime
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appdynamics
One hour of business-critical application downtime can cost larger companies $144,062.52 per hour, with an average repair time of over five hours.

LogicMonitor launches container monitoring solutions
Mon, 21st Jan 2019
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devops
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cloud services
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open source
Kubernetes monitoring and LM Service Insight provide performance analytics and data retention for microservices and containerised applications.