Keeping privacy front of mind
Author: John Martin, Senior Security Architect, IBM New Zealand A colleague was telling me recently that he and his wife had been idly viewing an open house on the weekend. It was a routine, everyday moment – but then something caught his attention. The estate agent was using an iPad to allow visitors to register […]
Keeping Melbourne’s most complex rail project on time and on track
Author: Thomas Hollowell, NA Sales Leader – Watson IoT – Engineering IBM’s requirements management solutions have been used for years to help organisations build software and hardware systems. And now, an IBM software as a service (SaaS) solution helps government and engineering/constructions projects to run smoothly. One particularly high-profile application of this solution is the […]
How AI will help to accelerate the transition to renewables and energy storage
Author: Dr. Julian De Hoog, Technical Lead – Energy & IoT, IBM Research Australia Staring up at the roof of his house, my neighbour Oscar asks me, “So, do you think it would be worth it?” He is referring of course to the possibility of installing solar PV panels on his roof. Across Australia, many others like […]
Explore the world of quantum
This year, IBM announced the world’s first integrated quantum computing system. The IBM Q System One enables universal approximate superconducting quantum computers to operate outside the research lab for the first time. It’s a major step forward in the commercialisation of quantum computing, which could one day enable breakthroughs in such areas as materials and […]
How AI is breathing new life into te reo Māori with chatbot
Author: Jason Lovell, Reobot creator “Kia ora!” – Whether you’re Māori or not using this greeting says so much about New Zealand and how proud we are of our unique culture. Although, it hasn’t always been this way. It’s only in recent years that we’ve really started to take steps to make sure it remains […]
Blockchain: shifting the power of collaboration from hype to reality
Author: Mark Allaby, Managing Partner, Financial Services Sector, IBM Australia & New Zealand When it comes to advancing blockchain’s real-world potential, Australia is amongst the pioneers leading the way. But interestingly, it’s not cutting-edge technology enterprises but collaborating financial institutions at the forefront. This development was explored at our recent IBM’s Financial Services Executive Series […]
The emergence of the tech-savvy martecheter
Author: Amanda Johnston-Pell, Vice President, Marketing Services Center Asia Pacific, China and Japan IBM CHQ, Marketing Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian recently said: “Programming is modern-day literacy.” This quote really resonated with me. Last year my son took part in a Coder Academy Day – a dedicated IBM-sponsored program which gave him his first taste of […]
The AI sommelier making you the wine expert
Standing in front of a wall of wine bottles trying to find something that you’ll like can feel futile. One online wine retailer is using artificial intelligence to help find what you’re looking for. Author: Alex Braae, Staff Writer of The Spinoff. Originally published on The Spinoff. It can take a lifetime to truly become […]
Harnessing tech to save Australia’s beaches
Author: Dr Adam Makarucha, Data Scientist, IBM Systems Australia is blessed with some of the world’s most beautiful coastline. Our island nation is home to more than 10,000 beaches, ranging from a few dozen metres to hundreds of kilometres long. But increasingly, these iconic locales are slowly disappearing before our eyes. As a Data Scientist […]
Behind this AI is the woman shaping its future: Meet Lee Hatton, UBank
Like our children—we build artificial intelligence (AI) in our own image. All is inherited: our bias, inclinations, habits, good and bad intentions are transposed into 1s and 0s, and then absorbed by these synthetic-thought thinking machines. AI is better for it. It’s true: companies leading the way in artificial intelligence have come to realise the […]
Progress Begins with Pride | Creating an LGBTIQ+ Inclusive Culture
Fifty years ago in the early morning of June 28th, a clash between activists and police outside the Stonewall Inn in New York started an international movement for LGBTIQ+ rights. Now, many countries mark that event with a ‘Pride’ celebration in June each year. In Australia on June 26th, 1978, a small group of protestors […]
Navigating cybersecurity standards for financial institutions
Learn how to prepare for APRA Security Standard CPS 234 Authors: Chris Hockings, CTO IBM Security A/NZ IBM Global Markets – Cognitive Solutions Unit Industry Platforms & Ruby Li, Associate Partner, IBM Security From 01 July, 2019 APRA Security Standard CPS 234 will impose new cybersecurity requirements on financial institutions. The standard aims to improve […]