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• Getting started with master data management: Think big, start small

  Poor data quality is the unintended consequence of data silos and a lack of data and analytics governance. It results in suboptimal decision making and poor organisational performance.

• Google ponders shaming slow websites inside Chrome

  In a bid to push website developers to speed up their site response times, Google may start flagging those that load slowly.

• Pulumi infrastructure-as-code tool adds .NET language support

  Pulumi allows devs and ops to provision and manage infrastructure on Kubernetes and public clouds using popular programming languages

• How to identify your leadership style

  As the realities of and expectations about work have evolved, so too has the concept of leadership. While once typically attributed to management roles, leadership is increasingly important in roles that involve stronger elements of communicating vision, and inspiring and empowering teams.

• IBM: ‘Mac users are happier and more productive’

  IBM, which has embraced Apple hardware in a big way, says the employees who use Macs are more likely to stay at the company.

• Unbox it and it's good to go: How Brisbane Catholic Education slashed device deployment times

  Before turning to VMware’s digital workspace platform, deploying a hundred devices to end users would take Brisbane Catholic Education’s IT team days. But rolling out VMware Workspace ONE has meant that it's less than a day’s work, according to BCE senior IT officer Paul Saltmarsh.

• Juniper aims to ease wired, wireless, multicloud management

  Juniper has enhanced its network and hybrid cloud management software by integrating further the AI technology it recently acquired from Mist, and adding new features to its Contrail Enterprise Multicloud software.

• An exorcism at Microsoft

  Satya Nadella has been Microsoft CEO for more than five years. Along the way, he’s made dramatic changes in the way Redmond operates.

• Linux, containers, Kubernetes the standard for IT’s next era: IBM CEO Ginni Rometty

  The combination of Linux, containers, and the open source Kubernetes orchestration platform effectively represent a new standard as enterprises’ digital transformation efforts enter “chapter two,” according to IBM chief executive Ginni Rometty.

• Queensland government looks to open source for single sign-on project

  Red Hat Single Sign-On, which is based on the open source Keycloak project, and the Apollo GraphQL API Gateway platform will be the two key software components underpinning a Queensland effort to deliver a single login for access to online government services.

• NBN Co hits 10.2M premises ready to connect

  NBN Co declared an additional 335,000 premises ready to connect in the September quarter, bringing the total to 10.2 million.

• Woodside reveals quantum computing partnership with IBM

  ASX-listed oil and gas company Woodside has become the first commercial organisation in Australia to join the IBM Q Network, which is focused on the development and use of quantum computing.

• Apple is changing the world of enterprise IT

  Sunil Patro, founder and CEO at SignEasy, talks about Apple's commitment to the enterprise – and why India is an important part of the future.

• Facebook’s Libra co-creator: Social, financial data will remain separate

  Facebook planned for regulatory pushback and competition from other crypto wallets, which is what has emerged.

• How to choose a database for your application

  From performance to programmability, the right database makes all the difference. Here are 12 key questions to help guide your selection