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• Contractors reshaping tech sector: recruiter

  IT contractors are helping Australia’s chief information officers get their digitisation projects over the line, according to a new report.

• SAS’s CEO-in-waiting lays out company's AI-driven future

  The CEO-in-waiting of analytics software firm SAS, Oliver Schabenberger, has set out the company’s strategy to help clients bring more automation to their data science and AI efforts, at an event in Sydney this morning.

• Analysts react to Salesforce Tableau grab

  In what will be the largest acquisition in Salesforce history, “the move is not a big surprise,” according to Forrester VP and principal analyst Liz Herbert, speaking about the US $15.7 billion acquisition of analytics platform vendor Tableau.

• Woolworths digs deeper into data analytics

  Woolworths Group is deploying advanced data and visual analytics across multiple group businesses covering functions including merchandising, finance, supply chain, store operations and people operations.

• In pictures: ‘Advanced data analytics: Where are you going wrong?’ Sydney Roundtable

  Many CIOs have rolled out business intelligence and data analytics tools across the organisation and these solutions may be providing some insights into the business. But what’s less likely is that they safely rely on the accuracy and relevance of data that's needed to gain much deeper insights which will support core business transformation activities. A group of IT leaders gathered in Sydney for the CIO and Information Builders Roundtable lunch at Rockpool to discuss the journey towards advanced data analytics.

• Six Google analytics tips for online marketers and SMBs

  Google Analytics lets organisations of all shapes and sizes measure the performance of their websites. There's a lot of data in there--and even more that you can do with that data once you've extracted it. These tips will help you get started with Google Analytics.

• How to avoid online reputation management nightmares

  Don't let a few bad reviews or one negative article ruin your reputation with online customers. These three case studies feature companies that faced online reputation challenges, with a look at the results they achieved and the lessons they learned along the way.

• How to Get Started With Google Analytics

  Analytics help you find out what brings visitors to your small business website. With that information, you can better design your site to give visitors what they are looking for--and turn them into customers. Here's a primer on linking your site to Google Analytics and getting the most out of the data it gives you.

• IoT analytics brings new levels of innovation to new product development

  Studies show that around 40% of products fail. But what if product designers could understand what features are most and least popular, which components tend to fail sooner than others, and how customers actually use products versus how designers think they use them? And, what if product developers could then utilize these insights to develop products that perform better, potentially cost less and, most importantly, are aligned with actual customer needs?

• Big data companies argue their case at Demo Traction

  The recent Demo Traction event showcased a host of young companies that are gaining market momentum.  Each gave their pitch and then answered to a panel of judges.  If it is important for you to stay on the up and up with emerging technologies, this is must watch stuff.

• How financial service firms use big data to meet business goals

  Most financial service firms, which includes banking and insurance companies, are engaged in a big data project to increase the pace of innovation and uncover game-changing business outcomes. The pressing challenge now is how to drive more continuous value and unearth opportunities more rapidly. 

• Why businesses should focus on wide data, not Big Data

  In these heady days of Big Data, a lot of organisations treat data collection like a Pokémon game: Gotta catch it all. But Dane Atkinson, CEO of cross-platform marketing analytics specialist, SumAll, says most organizations need to think wide, not big, when it comes to data.

• Cloud BI: Going where the data lives

  Historically, cloud BI has been mostly used by smaller businesses, but larger enterprises are starting to make the trek.

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