News, views and reviews from AU’s tech sector No Images? Click here Dear , Loic Tallon has possibly the most interesting job there is in tech – chief digital officer of the iconic Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Leading The Met’s digital transformation project, Tallon has shunned the temptation to screen-glue tourists to AR/VR gimmicks in any half-baked attempt to make history relevant to ‘the kids’. No, The Met is serious about creating real McCoy, meaningful connections through both in-the-flesh experiences and through digitising collections and serving them to the world’s not-in-NY online audience. That means getting creative, accessible and exploiting technology to create engagement in a brand-consistent way. In 2018, bolting on digital functionality and calling it ‘transformation’ is common. The Met is resisting that 'technology-for-technology’s sake' approach, and these days, well, that’s a rather radical position to take. (Loic will be in Auckland at the NZ CIO Summit in June - book your ticket to hear him live). In other news:
National Manufacturing Week hits Sydney next month and The Royal Australian Mint will be on stage – and what’s not to like about the story behind what it takes to manufacture money? (Especially when it comes with free door entry). Fill yer boots to bring yet another short week to a close. Jonathan Cotton New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art goes digital for the billionsDigital technology holds the promise of big global audiences for world-famous institution… The famous museum isn’t driven by financial motives, but rather seeks to reach and inspire individuals no matter where they might be located. “The gallery experience is what our visitors come for, not the technology.” Cloud migration: Why ‘lift and shift’ is not enoughWith Amazon, MS and Google all upping their enterprise cloud game, why do businesses so often fail in their great migrations?... Low agility? Cloud. Rapid scalability? Cloud. Streamlined processes and lower overheads? Cloud, cloud, cloud. “The average enterprise has achieved less than 20 percent public or private cloud adoption.” Forthcoming public cloud boom to be owned by the fewLatest Gartner forecast predicts public cloud revenue to surge, shared among a handful of major players… Gartner is predicting the worldwide public cloud services market to grow by 21.4 percent in 2018 to a total of US$186.4 billion, up from US$153.5 billion in 2017. “IaaS providers potentially gaining unchecked influence over customers and the market.” Sydney’s UTS unites with industry to create IoT labSAS and Cisco university collaboration to get insights into IoT data overload... The UTS has struck deals with SAS and CISCO to create a new research facility, the elegantly titled UTS-SAS-Cisco IoT Innovation Lab. “Its value to society can only be fully realised if we are able to use it productively.” Manufacturing money: National Manufacturing Week hits Sydney next monthExpect glad handing, big thinking and lots of synergy at this year’s NMW... The event will run from 9 to 11 May, bringing speakers and exhibitors together to discuss the industry trends and innovations. “Rising energy costs and strong competition [means] manufacturers need to continue to find efficiencies.” This week's sponsor: Upcoming events: > Gartner IT infrastructure, operations & data center summit | April 30 | Sydney iStart is proudly supported by these leading Australian software providers: Latest Buyer's Guides ERP Buyer's Guide | CRM Buyer's Guide | HR/HCM Buyer's Guide | BI & Analytics Buyer's Guide Privacy statement: We have sent this weekly eNewsletter to you at your e-mail address: [email address suppressed]. iStart will never share your e-mail address, but you may from time to time receive other event invitations or partner communications from us. You can opt out of these by managing your subscription preferences, where you can also update your e-mail address and other details. Find out more about iStart | Advertise with iStart | Subscribe
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