What is RPA?
While the term itself may conjure up images of old 1980’s Science Fiction, Robotic Process Automation (or RPA) is fast becoming a mainstay in the toolkit of many businesses. Simply put, RPA refers to software robots, which can be configured to fulfil predefined tasks or activities within a business process. Where does RPA fit in the broader scheme of things? Think of it as the ‘hands and legs’ while the cognitive technologies i.e. Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning etc are the ‘brain.’ All of these elements form a part of the suite of emerging technologies, which are increasingly becoming more mainstream.
A Single Touch Payroll Solution
Single Touch Payroll (STP) is an Australian Taxation Office initiative introduced for employers with 20 or more staff. STP was introduced in order to streamline business reporting for salaries and wages, PAYG withholding, and superannuation information. Businesses used to report this information to the ATO annually, but with the introduction of STP, employers with 20 or more staff are now required to report these payments every time they pay their employees.
6 Steps to Modernise your Workplace
You’re sitting at your desk. It’s likely the same one you’ve had since you started, or at least since that last big restructure a few years ago. You have your work-supplied computer on the desk and – laptop or desktop – that’s pretty much where it’s been since IT installed it there. There are meeting rooms nearby you can use as well as a sizeable boardroom. Whilst you generally like the people around you, quite frankly, sometimes you just need some quiet time to focus and get your work done.
RPA in Action
In our last article, we emphasised the importance of having the right approach in setting up RPA successfully for your business. We shared our experience around the kind of processes RPA can be applied to as well as some of the key reasons for failure.
Emerging Technologies Sparking Innovation at DPTI
The Department for Planning, Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI) Library recently hosted their first ‘Lunch and Learn’ session for 2017 with a deep-dive into emerging technologies at the Office for Design + Architecture on Leigh St. Chamonix, in partnership with Cortex Interactive, were invited to present on, and demonstrate the application of, Virtual and Augmented Reality solutions to guests from across Government and industry.
AngularJS Fix for Duplicate Iframe Requests With Internet Explorer
The ng-src AngularJS directive is used to bind an iframe source Url to a scope property. During performance testing, I noticed in IE (10 and 11), that the Url was being updated twice. This causes two GET requests, which slowed the page load down.
Bypass the Office365 Login Redirect Page with ADFS
Office 365’s single sign-on capabilities with ADFS are a great improvement over dual-identities, and it takes online users a step closer to the seamless experience they have become accustomed to with an on premise web application. If you’re looking to set it up, Microsoft provide some great information and even some step-by-step videos: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3061192.
Why is Working on A Healthcare Project so Different? (Part 2)
If you didn’t read part one of this blog, you can read it here. It talks about some of the unique challenges faced on projects in a healthcare setting. This next blog looks at some of the strategies I have seen employed to overcome these challenges and deliver great outcomes for health projects.
Proactive Managed Support Built on Trust
With a newly established environment, our Defence customer was seeking a trusted advisor for the ongoing management of their IT operations. Our proactive approach enabled core employees to focus on delivering their strategy with peace of mind that the health and operability of their IT environment was ensured.
Enhanced Onboarding & Customer Configuration
DATA ACTION Landscape Data Action is the leading provider of hosted digital banking and core banking solutions for many of Australia’s financial institutions, predominantly mutual banks and credit unions. DA’s Core Systems team had embarked upon an ambitious programme to modernise its core banking and lending capabilities, building new solutions by integrating its traditional core […]
