• Rio Tinto flags further automation technology investment

  By Tim Lohman | 11 May, 2012 10:22

  Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) has sung the praises of the greater use of automation technology in its Australian mining operations, suggesting that remote controlled trucks, trains and mining equipment will play an increasing role in the mining giant’s business.

• Q&A: I-MED Network CIO, Bart Dekker

  By Hamish Barwick | 23 November, 2011 14:20

  Bart Dekker has been chief information officer of Sydney-based private medical diagnostic imaging group, I-MED Network, for seven years.

• 2012: The year of ‘big data’

  By Hamish Barwick | 23 November, 2011 11:32

  With the amount of information created and replicated expected to surpass 1.9 zettabytes in 2011, now is the time for enterprises to start using big data technology, according to analyst firm, IDC Australia.

Whitepapers about automation

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  Enhancing Decision-Making, Cost-Efficiency, and Profitability With Predictive Analytics

  Today’s managers must always look at the past, present, and future. They need reports on past performance to improve operational efficiency. Business intelligence (BI) platforms such as Information Builders WebFOCUS, are providing a unified decision-support environment where managers can retrieve and analyze data about past, present, and future activities. In this paper, we will discuss the incorporation of predictive modeling capabilities into the WebFOCUS BI platform, and highlight how this advanced functionality can dramatically improve decision-making, thus reducing risk and costs while increasing revenue and profits.

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  Harness Your SAP Data with User-Driven Dashboards

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  Four Strategies for Moving to the Cloud

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  Forrester Research Paper | Virtualization Management And Trends