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• IT decisions and spending no longer under CIO control, survey reveals

  Nearly 70 per cent of organisations in Australia are content for IT decisions and spending to be driven by business units, away from the direct control of the CIO.

• NAB and Westpac back smart receipt start-up Slyp

  ​The corporate venture capital arms of National Australia Bank and Westpac have led a $2 million seed funding round into Sydney ‘smart receipt’ start-up Slyp.

• SAP appoints new chief to billion-dollar ANZ business

  SAP has appointed a new chief to lead its $1 billion Australia and New Zealand division.

• Cybersecurity incidents could cost Australia $29 billion a year

  The potential direct economic loss of cybersecurity incidents on Australian businesses is AU$29 billion per year, according to Microsoft.

• Swinburne University steps up hybrid cloud

  Melbourne’s Swinburne University of Technology had been hosting core apps and systems in its two Hawthorn data centres for quite some time. But things are changing as the institution steadily moves towards a hybrid cloud environment.

• How to use Facebook Live for business

  Video experts and social media marketers share their tips for how small businesses can attract and engage customers using Facebook’s live streaming service.

• How to Prepare for Tough Interview Questions

  We spoke with industry experts to get the advice that will help you craft better answers to what are some of the most common, and difficult, interview questions.

• 8 Tips to Deal With Liability When Outsourcing to Multiple IT Vendors

  Parceling out an IT services portfolio among a number of vendors is the new normal for IT outsourcing. However, these multi-sourcing arrangements are complicated -- if things go wrong there's no single provider to blame. Here are eight steps you can take to manage liability in a multi-sourced environment.

• How to Prepare Your Small Business for Tech Success

  Take some time in the early days of 2014 to improve the computer setup in your home office or small business. These security, networking, storage and productivity tips will help you work faster once you get back to business as usual.

• How to Overcome Small Business Data Recovery Challenges

  Data recovery has mattered ever since businesses started relying on PCs in the workplace. Today's common storage options for small businesses all present some disaster recovery challenges. Here's what your organization should do to address them.

• How blockchain can benefit IT outsourcing providers

  IBM and Bank of Tokyo say they’ve developed a smart contract prototype to manage their IT services engagement on a blockchain. Here’s why IT outsourcing deals may be a low-risk proving ground for multiparty blockchain applications.

• Why you need to create a social media policy

  Social media can be a distractions at work, but it's not always a bad thing. Help your employees use social media to network, connect and learn from others in the industry.

• Why a leading PR firm chose Facebook at Work

  When Facebook released a live-video feature for Facebook at Work, Weber Shandwick was one of the first companies to put it to use. The service hasn't replaced the PR's firms other collaboration tools (yet), but it is quickly gaining traction.

• Fire sale: How do you solve a problem like a Yahoo!?

  ​Yahoo! may be capped with an exclamation but there is a giant question mark hanging over its future.

• 4 major IoT challenges that stand in the way of success

  We use a fictional case study to identify problem areas

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