With the Australian Government introducing the Notifiable Data Breach scheme and penalties for businesses who do not disclose breaches earlier this year, cyber security is becoming a major focus for organisations big and small. A hacker was charged after infiltrating Australian car sharing service GoGet earlier this year, and with a special task force and Minister dedicated to cyber… Read more »
The more skills your staff have, the better equipped your business is to face this exciting age of digital disruption.
According to a survey from IDC, the key tech priorities for SMBs are IT security, improving IT skillsets and productivity, better decision making, and cost savings.
In a worldwide study of some 3800 workers, employees said tech-related problems formed an incredible 46 percent of time wasted in their workplace – ‘slow and glitchy software and devices’ and ‘fixing broken technology’ making up the bulk of this lost time. There are many reasons why businesses decide not to upgrade their technology – financial reasons… Read more »
Cloud computing has done away with old, often-convoluted ways of storing data and managing workflows for small and large businesses alike.
We had a chat about everything Qantas AVRO and what kind of Startups and Scaleups Qantas and Slingshot Accelerator are looking for:
For its founders, Orange Sky’s biggest achievement is facilitating “1,200 hours of really awesome conversation on orange chairs each and every week”.
Expanding its community of around 200 to 600 across two fresh floors, the shift to the CBD has allowed Fishburners to up its tech game with Cisco.
We had a chat about the ideas the Caltex team is looking for in the Caltex Spark Accelerator, and what participants can expect from the program.
The old adage that it’s not what you know but who you know may be a cliché, but like many a cliché it’s grounded in truth – particularly for Startups, where the power of relationships and networks can be key to winning a key client, brokering a partnership, or raising funding. So it was for… Read more »
For Cate Hull, Cofounder of FreightExchange, the chance to work with food and beverage giant Lion through the Lion Unleashed accelerator program, powered by Slingshot Accelerator, was a dream. “Lion is one of Australasia’s biggest manufacturers of food and beverages, and our application helps to optimise industrial freight movement, so they were a dream customer… Read more »
Louise is responsible for ensuring competitive reliable fuel supply for our customers. Louise’s career has spanned a range of roles within the company, starting as a process engineer at the Kurnell refinery. Louise gained commercial and trading experience through her secondment to Chevron UK. Recently, she was responsible for successfully establishing Caltex Australia’s first overseas operations, Ampol Singapore,… Read more »
Richard is accountable for leading the transformation of Caltex’s retail and consumer fuel business. Richard has worked in retail and consumer goods for twenty years in Australia and the UK with a broad range of leadership experience across commercial functions. Before joining Caltex, Richard was a member of the leadership team at Coles Supermarkets where he… Read more »
Last night’s ‘Launch and Grow: Learn from People Who Do It’ event, from Zambesi, featured advice that could make or break your startup.
The Talent Unleashed Awards have uncovered a wide variety of innovative companies over the years, with more than a few working to save or make lives better from the medical or health technology sector. The latest to join this group of alumni is Australian startup Life Whisperer, which is working to better the often costly… Read more »
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