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The surreal images coming out of the United States this week – with the San Francisco skyline, among others, painted brilliant orange by raging wildfires – will be scarily familiar to many Australians.

Our latest fire season was a form of hell on earth and there have been plenty of warnings to expect more of the same as hotter temperatures and more extreme, intense weather patterns, wreak havoc.

New technologies, however, are offering some hope for better prediction and targeted response to threats. They’ll never hold all the answers – this year, as in every season before, we’ll be relying on the hard work, and bravery, of firefighters to protect our lands, homes and lives – but here’s hoping they can help deploy scarce resources better and get fires under control quicker.

In other news:

NSW’s has digital dominance in its sights
Xero announces wellbeing push – while its shareholders' is assured
Drowning in the dark data deluge

And at a time when businesses more than ever need to get their cash flow moving in the right direction, we take a look at order to cash automation.

Enjoy the read,

Heather Wright
Editor
editor@istart.com.au

BUSHFIRE TECH

Can tech really put out a fire?

Spatial tech, drones, AI and holograms serving up new options…

Firefighting has traditionally been relatively low tech and reactive – dousing fires with water and foam, and using techniques such as backburning to try and stop it spreading.

Predicting spread is only one part of the equation.

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TECH ECONOMY

NSW guns for tech supremacy

Digital capital of the Southern Hemisphere?…

NSW is pushing ahead with its ambitious plans to be the ‘digital capital of the Southern Hemisphere’, with its third pillar – an AI strategy – launched amid promises it will bring ‘thousands of jobs’ to the state.

“AI stands for absolutely imperative for the new New South Wales.”

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WELLBEING

Xero checks-in on user wellbeing

Are Xero users happy? (Because its shareholders sure are)…

As businesses everywhere come to terms with the new realities of commerce in the age of Covid, Xero is offering support for SMBs.

“All workplaces play a central role in building people’s resilience and positive wellbeing.”

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DARK DATA

Drowning in dark data

It’s there, it’s proliferating, so what are you going to do about it?…

The data age might be here, but most companies are drowning in rapidly proliferating dark data, rather than benefiting from an abundance of new insights.

“Whether the technology creates data directly or not, each will have a significant impact on data volume and the data age.”

[Read more]

CLIENT INSIGHT

Whitepaper: Order to cash automation

What’s in it for accounts receivable leaders?…

Cash is king and automated order-to-cash solutions have proven to be an effective way of getting cash flow moving in the right direction.

The technology eliminates the friction that impacts cash flow.

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