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Council Staff on computer
4 min read
September 9, 2026

Councils Look Beyond Rate Rises as Digital Evolution Reshapes Local Government

Local councils across Australia are under growing pressure to rethink how they operate as they face rising community expectations and constrained revenue...
Staff working on computer in a small office
4 min read
September 8, 2026

Data Sovereignty in Australia: What IT Leaders Need to Know

Most Australian organisations still treat data sovereignty as a hosting question: onshore or offshore? That's no longer the question that matters. Regulators are...
Board members discussing AI Governance
4 min read
September 8, 2026

When the Regulator Says your AI Governance Isn’t Good Enough

APRA’s April 2026 letter to industry lands a challenge that goes well beyond financial services. On 30 April 2026, APRA released a letter to all APRA-regulated...
Staff on laptop using SmartSheet solution
7 min read
September 8, 2026

Moving from Microsoft Project Online to Smartsheet: How to Make the Rollout Stick

Microsoft Project Online retires on 30 September 2026. Atturra’s Smartsheet practice can help organisations protect their project data, assess the available...
Employees using computer data & AI
7 min read
July 8, 2026

AI Ambition Outpaces Data Reality as Organisations Confront “Readiness Paradox”

Organisations are accelerating investment in artificial intelligence (AI) at a pace that is increasingly outstripping the quality and coherence of the data...
Water Utilities Centre
4 min read
July 7, 2026

Water Utilities Know Where AI Fits — But Can the Foundations Carry It?

AI dominated the floor at Ozwater 2026, but many of the conversations kept returning to a more basic question: whether the digital foundations beneath it —...
Happy Businessman sitting in office
7 min read
June 16, 2026

Rising Hardware Costs Accelerate Shift To Private Cloud Adoption

As the financial year draws to a close, Australian organisations are confronting a familiar but concerning challenge: the rising cost and constrained availability of...
Strawman interview with Stephen Kowal
59 min read
May 28, 2026

CEO Stephen Kowal Speaks on Strawman Podcast

In this video Atturra’s CEO Stephen Kowal is interviewed by Strawman.com’s Founder Andrew Page. They have a great fireside-style chat, with key topics of...
Get Data Ready for AI
4 min read
May 26, 2026

Calling Time Out: The Operational Imperative to Get Data Ready for AI

Just like time, AI waits for no one. The models and enhancements keep coming, as do the use cases, and the revolution is happening at an incredible pace. It can feel...
Payroll team
4 min read
May 6, 2026

The Real Source of Payroll Risk

For years, the phrase “Payroll is no longer a back office function” has circulated through conferences, reports, and commentary. But those who’ve lived it know...
Chris Rae
6 min read
April 8, 2026

Why ‘Perfect’ Automation Fails: Lessons Learnt in Mining

Mining is a tough business, and that's long before you even head down into the hole. Firstly, there's a maze of compliance to...
Heather Pettenon
5 min read
March 5, 2026

Motivation to Demonstrate Capapability is a Simple But Powerful Gift for Early Career Women

Gone are the days when younger employees were expected to serve their time quietly ‘in the ranks’ before expressing opinions about how things might be better...
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