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The ancient roots of generative AI

With the recent release of GPT-4o from OpenAI, there’s never been a better time for us to dip our toes into the technologies underpinning our newest and most advanced generative AIs. Artificial Intelligence (AI), as we currently use the term, broadly refers to manmade constructs that can complete tasks that would usually require human reasoning.

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Tax-Time Tips for Data-Savvy Fundraisers

Data for Nonprofits, NFP Solutions

At the conclusion of another successful FIA Conference, we have an opportunity to reflect upon the experience. The theme for the conference was “where passion meets purpose.” From the opening plenary session on, this year’s conference emphasised the vital role that data has to play in fundraising—now, and in the future.

FIA Conference 2024: Data Driving Purpose

Data for Nonprofits, News

At the conclusion of another successful FIA Conference, we have an opportunity to reflect upon the experience. The theme for the conference was “where passion meets purpose.” From the opening plenary session on, this year’s conference emphasised the vital role that data has to play in fundraising—now, and in the future.

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The Salesforce World Tour 2024…and that’s a wrap!

Data Management, News

The DCA team recently packed ourselves off to Sydney for the Salesforce World Tour. The energy at the event was off the charts and its scale was massive: it was the biggest World Tour yet, taking up five floors of the Sydney ICC and attracting ten thousand attendees.

Rationalising Your Technology Stack 101

Data Management, Data Technology

If there exists a business problem, you can be pretty sure someone has created a technology solution to fix it. We know that sales teams alone use an average of 10 different tools to close deals, and most of those professionals feel overwhelmed. Large organisations in particular often find themselves juggling a confusing melange of…

Australian banking sector must leverage data for success.

Data for Financial Services, Compliance & Governance, Data Technology

Australia’s banking and finance sector has seen some turbulence in the last several years. Although it might outwardly appear that shifts in the competition landscape are disparate and unrelated, they do all have one thing in common: organisations looking to get ahead are going to need excellent data strategies. Royal Commission and reporting The 2019…

The Anatomy of a Data Migration

Data Migration, Data Solutions, Data-Driven Marketing

Data migration means moving data permanently from one storage system to a different one. There are varied reasons for undertaking a data migration, from the obsolescence of older systems to novel marketing tools offered by a newer one that empowers a marketing strategy.