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• 4 senior tech jobs up for grabs

  Sydney Cricket and Sports Grounds is on the lookout for a head of technology to lead the iconic venue’s digital and technology transformation.

• How Woolworths harnessed its data on Google Cloud with Tata

  Woolworths has overhauled its data infrastructure and migrated onto Google Cloud Platform with the help of Tata Consultancy Services.

• Woolworths digs deeper into data analytics

  Woolworths Group is deploying advanced data and visual analytics across multiple group businesses covering functions including merchandising, finance, supply chain, store operations and people operations.

• Former Tesco Bank CEO: Retailers, not fintechs, future of banking

  ​Benny Higgins, former chief executive of Tesco Bank, the finance arm of one of the world’s largest retailers, is dismayed by the response of Australian bank executives to the Banking Royal Commission.

• Daniel Beecham quits as UNSW CDO

  The University of New South Wales’ chief digital officer, Daniel Beecham will leave in 2019 after spending only a year-and-a-half in the role.

• 15 famous ERP disasters, dustups and disappointments

  The history surrounding the complex and expensive enterprise software market is packed with tales of epic failures.

• ​Australia’s gate ‘wide open’ for email spoof attacks

  Almost all of Australia’s leading businesses and government agencies have their email fraud defences wide open, according to new research.

• ​Eftpos taps culture-of-innovation-as-a-service

  Despite being Australia's most used debit network, eftpos is battling with accelerated decline in its transaction volumes and market share.​

• New association to set industry standards on data governance

  ​A data governance industry association has been launched today with a 12-person board which features representatives from NAB, Westpac, Qantas, IAG and Woolworths.

• Cyber attacks have hit most Australian companies: report

  Australian organisations are firmly in hackers’ sights with 85 per cent reporting that they have been breached sometime in the past, well above the global average of 60 per cent, according to a new report.

• ​Woolworths CIO Clive Whincup quits

  Woolworths’ CIO Clive Whincup has quit after just over two years in the role.
  

• ​Super Retail Group hires Paul Hayes as CIO

  ASX-listed Super Retail Group has appointed John Lewis’ former head of IT delivery, Paul Hayes as its new CIO.
  

• ​‘The way we lead must change’: GE Mining boss

  Former GE Mining CEO, Steve Sargent, discusses why adopting a ‘connect and inspire’ leadership style, articulating expected behaviours, and even increasing R&D are keys to success in a disrupted business world.

• MetLife appoints new CIO

  MetLife Australia has appointed former Woolworths head of technology, Tim Batten as its CIO, replacing Mathews George who has left the organisation.
  

• Updated: Netflix to flick the switch on March 24

  Netflix will begin offering subscription movie and TV services from all major broadband operators in Australia and New Zealand on March 24.