New file format helping researchers reduce DNA analysis timeProcessing data produced from DNA nanopore sequencing now takes half a day, instead of two weeks.February 1, 2022 by Aimee Chanthadavong in Big Data
AWS expands Data Lab program to Australia and New ZealandAWS wants to help customers through the design and build phase of their data analytics initiatives.November 30, 2021 by Aimee Chanthadavong in Big Data
Foursquare and Factual join forces to become a location data giantFactual founder Gil Elbaz will join Foursquare co-founder Dennis Crowley on the executive team and board.April 6, 2020 by Aimee Chanthadavong in Big Data
Coles Group's mission to tap into untouched dataIt also promises to pay back employees who have been incorrectly paid.February 18, 2020 by Aimee Chanthadavong in Big Data
Commonwealth Bank begins journey on using data 'the right way'The aim is to restore customer trust in its brand, and remove a reliance on spreadsheets.November 13, 2019 by Aimee Chanthadavong in Big Data Analytics
Canberra commits AU$8.5m to develop national freight data hubThe Australian government also wants industry input on the design of this data hub.November 5, 2019 by Aimee Chanthadavong in Big Data
Data and digital capabilities drive Wesfarmers online sales up 33%A total of AU$3 billion was reinvested into the company, with part of that being put towards an analytics centre and an improved online transactional platform.August 26, 2019 by Aimee Chanthadavong in Big Data
NSW government uses Opal data to give bus passengers a heads upNSW bus commuters will now be able to tell how full their next bus is thanks to the integration of Opal data within transit apps to deliver real-time information to passengers.August 23, 2016 by Aimee Chanthadavong in Big Data
Qantas annual profit skyrockets to AU$1.53bQantas believes its underlying profit for the 2016 full year lays a solid foundation for the company to continue its transformation program.August 23, 2016 by Aimee Chanthadavong in Big Data
ASX to develop a data lake as part of technology overhaulThe Australian Securities Exchange has partnered with Tibco for its Enterprise Service Bus platform that will be used to help the ASX eventually develop a data strategy.August 8, 2016 by Aimee Chanthadavong in Big Data