John Holland is a construction, tunnelling, rail, building, and services provider, with operations in Australia, New Zealand, South East Asia, and the Middle East. At almost 70 years-old, the company plays in a space not synonymous with innovation, one CIO Chris Walsh said is always at the bottom of reports from the likes of McKinsey in terms of the industry's willingness to innovate or disrupt itself.Walsh wanted John Holland to prove such statistics wrong, and convinced the organisation that 100 percent cloud was key to getting ahead.After appointing a new CTO in Lia Taylor, who was previously with the local arm of Microsoft, John Holland turned to Amazon Web Services (AWS) in June last year. In January, the company started sending its legacy systems into the cloud, and as of this month, John Holland is 75 percent through its total AWS migration. Taylor expects completion to be on schedule for June."All legacy, entire datacentres, the works," Walsh added."We've got some really old … [Read more...] about Construction in the cloud: The future of John Holland
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High-tech remote farming takes root in Canadian agriculture
By Chris Turner Special to the Star Tues., Sept. 12, 2017 If you haven’t visited a farm on the Canadian Prairies lately, the scale of 21st-century agriculture can seem staggering. Take Trevor Scherman’s spread: 4,400 acres (1,780 hectares) south of Battleford in central Saskatchewan. That’s more than four times the area of Vancouver’s Stanley Park, so if he needs to stop his tractor and wait for a hired hand to bring him more seed, it can take a while. Managing a farm of such size is all about efficiency. On Scherman’s smartphone is a single app created by a company called Farmers Edge, which gives him access to a range of data and management tools unimaginable even 10 years ago. Farmers Edge gathers data from three weather stations right on Scherman’s property and five others on neighbouring farms, and crunches the numbers to let him know if there’s wind headed his way that might disrupt pesticide spraying. The app contains … [Read more...] about High-tech remote farming takes root in Canadian agriculture
UNSW launches ‘world-first’ e-waste microfactory
The University of New South Wales (UNSW) has launched what it calls the world's first e-waste microfactory in an effort to reduce Australia's electronic waste. Following research at the university's Centre for Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMaRT Centre), the microfactory has been launched as the first in a series under development at UNSW that can turn consumer waste such as discarded smartphones and laptops into reusable materials. According to UNSW, the microfactory has the potential to reduce Australia's vast amounts of e-waste causing environmental harm and offers an alternative to practices such as burning or burying e-waste. "Our e-waste microfactory and another under development for other consumer waste types offer a cost-effective solution to one of the greatest environmental challenges of our age, while delivering new job opportunities to our cities but importantly to our rural and regional areas, too," said UNSW professor Veena Sahajwalla. "These … [Read more...] about UNSW launches ‘world-first’ e-waste microfactory
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Best dedicated web hosting in 20181. 1&12. Hostwinds3. A2 Hosting4. OVH5. Liquid WebRead on for our detailed analysis of each hostBudget web hosting can appear to be amazing value, with feature-packed products available for just a few pounds every month. But the reality is often very different, and they're not always the bargains they seem.Very low prices probably mean the host is cramming more customers onto each server, for instance. Performance will be poor as there aren't enough resources to go around, and the extra load could mean more server problems and downtime.Opting for dedicated hosting gets you an entire server to yourself. There's no sharing of CPU time, RAM or bandwidth, which means your website stays responsive at all times.You also get far more control over how the server is configured. You can add and remove software, install updates or tweak all settings, allowing you to optimize the server for your specific needs.Best of all, dedicated hosting contracts often … [Read more...] about The best dedicated web hosting in 2018
Comments for : Carriers halt Samsung Galaxy Note 7 sales in Australia amid concerns over faulty battery
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