Diversus is pleased to announce it has secured a new IT contract with leading global miner Rio Tinto. Diversus will form part of Rio Tinto’s 'APAC West IT Vendor Ecosphere Consultancy Panel' to provide high-quality technology and IT services. …

Ever since sport existed, people have been measuring and monitoring performance and achievement in sport, but it is only since electronics has become miniaturised that lightweight, wearable devices can be carried almost without detection and enable people to measure their own and others’ performance. …

Being a techie, there are so many tech gadgets, toys and tools I'd love for Christmas this year. Here are my top 5. …

When enhancing, supporting or developing applications and websites there comes a point (generally during testing a fix after a code change or a new release) at which a developer or consultant will say to themselves “I’ve seen/said this before” after a customer says that they cannot see the change, despite the developer having tested the change before releasing it to the user. …

People with disabilities and the elderly often have to deal with daily obstacles difficult to imagine without being placed in a similar position. Not only are there physical limitations that have to be confronted with, but social ones as well. …

The technologies we use everyday can be deceptively safe, many are collecting your data which is usually something you have agreed to when signing up to use them. …

As part of our continual commitment to promoting the ICT sector, Diversus are proudly Silver Sponsors of the 2017 ACS WA State Conference. ACS WA’s flagship annual event brings together professionals from a range of sectors for an engaging journey looking at the latest trends and developments in all things ICT. The State Conference is being held at the Pan Pacific on Thursday 16th of March. …

During the Professional Developer's Conference of 2000 Steve Ballmer heavily advocated the importance of Software Developers for Microsoft. Why would Microsoft want to cater for developers so badly? Don’t their own developers do enough work? …

Yes I went there. I whipped out my Zimmer frame to rush to the EBCDIC keyboard, donned my bifocal glasses, dusted off my X-Terminal connected to my ARPANET connected System V Unix and logged in to send you this message from the past, for the future... …

Yes, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull wearing his Apple Watch and checking it in Parliament …

Diversus is proud to be recognised as a Finalist in the 2016 Rising Stars Awards. …

There are many people who really don’t like working in a team environment. For some, it may be the fact that they simply do not work well with others... …

Diversus is now firmly ranked in the top 20 ICT firms in Western Australia …

Star Wars is amongst the most popular movie series ever created. Millions of fans and tons of inspired products or ideas sold all over the world are concrete evidence of this. …

With strong growth in FY 2015, Diversus is on the upward trend. The success is accredited to several multi-year and multi-million dollar contracts in the growing Diversus client portfolio. Significant contracts have ensured steady business with $12 million in forward contracts. …

Diversus is proud to have been placed on the Queensland Government ICT Services Panel as part of our national expansion into Brisbane and Queensland. This is a testament to the type and quality of work that we have successfully delivered for many years, and the collaborative engagements we have with our clients to deliver innovative and fit-for-purpose solutions. …

Diversus is geared up for growth. In response to demands from Brisbane and Canberra, the team has established a footprint and is securing contracts to provide the personalised techno-business consulting service that has made them a leader in the Perth market. …

Diversus recorded the strongest financial year with strong indications revenue will double in FY 2016. The success is accredited to several multi-year and multi-million dollar contracts in the growing Diversus client portfolio. …

The Starlight Adventure challenge on Saturday 25th of July 2015 was held in picturesque Dwellingup. 16 teams competed over a series of events all in the name of raising money to support seriously ill children in hospital. The event consisted of two running legs, three off-road cycling legs, and two canoe legs. We had a team …

What is Big Data? Big Data is a popular topic these days. Probably, most of us have heard about topics like ‘Big Data Analysis’, ‘Data Mining’ and ‘BI’ which are quite common discussions in IT meet up’s or seminars. But, what is the meaning of ‘Big Data’? Which analysis tools are there to extract the hidden knowledge … …

Diversus continues to encourage innovation and support of the local community. As supporters and participants in the Just Start IT 18-week high school program, Claude De Lucia, Director, awarded Kelmscott Senior High School the inaugural Diversus Innovation Award for their project Bit Transaction. …

Over the past few years, web users have changed from predominantly using desktop computers to browse the web to using mobile devices such as phone and tablets. Reports suggest that as much as 50% to 60% of web traffic is from mobile devices, so it’s no longer acceptable to leave the mobile web experience as an afterthought, it needs to be evaluated as a priority at the beginning of any web project. …

Sitecore AIDA has a number of marketing performance optimization tools which are able to collect, evaluate and analyse user patterns to provide the best web experience and ultimately a targeted journey for each user. …

Here is a primer for starting a new project using the Code First approach. This primer assumes you are already familiar with the basics of Code First development and will focus on the use of the relatively new Code First Migrations feature. …

As internet speeds increase, users expect a web page to load in a timely manner. Research shows that delayed response times of even 1 second can result in 7% less conversions, therefore as a developer it is important to consider page load times (not just when a single user is accessing the site but under …

A website that responds to the needs of the user by displaying and formatting relevant content is known as an Adaptive Website. This article examines the rise of adaptive websites and the things that should be considered to use them effectively. Marketing has always been about how to craft the right message to the right …

It has been commented on in the past that I’m very confident or that I sound taller on the phone compared to how I look in person (Penguin wise I’m probably more Rock Hopper than Emperor, particularly first thing in the morning ) This somewhat unusual statement hasn’t always been said as a compliment mind …

Recruitment is a funny business you know – not funny ha ha, though sometimes it can be hilarious, more funny peculiar. This is particularly true if you are on the candidate side of things. You know how it goes, you see an advert or hear through the grapevine that company X is hiring and from …

User Stories are widely accepted in agile projects for the documentation of requirements. Written in “Business” like language they describe the objective or feature that a person would like to utilise from the system. Acceptance Criteria go hand in hand with User Stories and are used to assess the delivered solution the users’ requirements. Acceptance Criteria …

With the first year of the Just Start IT program, we were very excited as this phenomenal experience drew to a close, especially for the students. It all ended last Monday night at Bankwest Place where 16 WA high school teams competed and pitched their ideas for the major prize and exposure to some potential investors. …

Kaizen, a way of thinking that originates from the Japanese style of lean manufacturing is a collaborative, holistic approach to changes for the better involving the whole team and management within all stages of a process. It is all about an awareness of instigating continual improvement and how small incremental actions add up to large …

Exciting news for Microsoft Business Intelligence (BI) users in Perth. A new user group has formed called the Perth Modern Excel & Power BI User Group. The Perth group is a chapter of the worldwide Modern Excel User Group (MEUG) and can be found at http://www.meetup.com/Perth-Modern-Excel-Power-BI-User-Group/ The user group co-founders Peter Schmidt and Bhavik Merchant both …

Diversus is proud to be part of the local startup culture by providing one of its Directors, Claude De Lucia, as a mentor for the Just Start IT initiative by Curtin University (School of Information Systems). Just Start IT is a competition that gives a unique opportunity for high school students to realise their potential as …

We are proud to present the new Diversus website which is fresh, contemporary and different; it reflects absolutely who we are and what we are made of. For your viewing pleasure, it is a responsive design so will work on your phone or tablet. We welcome any feedback – positive or negative, and thanks for …