Information is power and it’s time to share: from exploring the human genome to managing Sydney’s congested roads, cloud-computing is helping democratise data and its analysis

By Stephen Easton

November 8, 2019

Rush hour on Harbour Bridge, Sydney. Getty Images.

Two case studies from vastly different fields of work —  one about easing the pain of Sydney’s congested roads and the other related to cutting-edge medical science — highlight some of the advantages of purchasing data storage, computing power, and various forms of advanced software on a fee-for-service basis.

Case study 1: congestion-busting (outside the public service)

Before David Scott became director of the Network and Asset Intelligence group at New South Wales Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) in 2017, he worked for Optus and before that for the Commonwealth Bank.

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