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Berrigan Shire Council used our ePlanning.io platform to publish current development applications straight from its planning system. It replaces a manual process.

Most AI projects describe a tool. This describes what happens to the work itself: which tasks move to a system, which stay with a person, and the new work nobody budgets for.

The title came from Palantir and is now on job boards at every AI company. What a forward deployed engineer actually does, why AI work made the model mainstream, and the six questions to ask a provider.

A consulting project, staff augmentation and a forward deployed team are not the same product. They differ on who carries the delivery risk, what a change of requirement costs, and what is left behind when the engagement ends.

Agencies buy engineering under constraints that rule out some delivery models before the work starts. How an embedded team meets them: work inside your tenant, cleared Australian staff, a defensible record, and short funded phases.

Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability is now Microsoft for Sustainability. What was renamed, retired or moved in 2025 and 2026, what replaces each piece, and what it means for AASB S2 and NZ CS reporting.

New Zealand is narrowing its climate-related disclosures regime. Who is a climate reporting entity today, what the Government has announced, Scope 3 assurance relief, the exemption that lets Australian entities rely on AASB S2, and running it on Microsoft.

The three ASRS reporting groups, the two-of-three thresholds, first reporting years for June and December year-ends, what is deferred in year one, and the assurance timeline.

What a readiness or gap assessment against AASB S2 actually tests, what a good one hands back, how long it takes, and the questions to ask any provider before you sign.

A practical, plain-English playbook for Australian organisations: build an auditable carbon footprint in Excel using NGER (Scopes 1–2) and NGA/GHG (Scope 3), then scale it in Microsoft Sustainability Manager to turn reporting…

We’re strengthening our Microsoft partnership with two additional Solution Designations, building on our App Innovation designation and three Advanced Specialisations – Developer Productivity, Low‑Code Application Development,…

AASB S2 gives every reporter one year before Scope 3 is mandatory. What the relief covers, when it ends for each group, which categories will be material, and how to collect supplier data in time.

How NSW councils can use AI-powered redaction to protect privacy in DA documents while freeing planners for assessment work. A practical guide for IT managers.

Discover how Microsoft’s latest advancements in Azure AI, including the powerful GPT-5 family and open-weight models, are transforming enterprise AI.

Transform your Power Pages into a trusted, accessible, and maintainable digital experience with our comprehensive guide tailored for public-sector teams.

Local governments across Australia are increasingly prioritising local government integration to modernise legacy systems.

A comprehensive guide for council IT managers on integrating with the NSW Planning Portal, covering APIs, council system connectors, and best practices for automation.

Practical strategies for council IT managers to automate DA data transfer between the NSW Planning Portal and internal council systems.

Explore how artificial intelligence is changing DA processing for NSW councils, from document classification to automated redaction and compliance checking.

Key Takeaways: Democratization: Empowers non-technical staff to develop solutions, reducing reliance on IT professionals.

Embracing Digital Transformation In today’s fast-paced digital world, businesses constantly encounter the need to evolve.

Accelerate Tech, a specialist in Microsoft Power Platform, Dynamics 365, and Azure, has made an impressive mark by placing third in the 2023 CRN Australia Fast50 rankings.

Leading Australian Microsoft Azure and Business Applications partner, Sentient Dynamics, has announced a comprehensive rebranding to Accelerate.

Sentient Dynamics, in collaboration with Microsoft, is proud to announce the successful deployment of a cutting-edge emission-reporting solution for The Arnott’s Group (TAG)

Cowra Shire Council had been facing challenges in its planning processes, particularly in handling applications and managing documents efficiently. Seeking a solution, the council engaged Accelerate.

Shellharbour City council processes around 800 DAs per year. Prior to leveraging the ePlanning.io platform, council planners had to manually copy and paste planning applications from the NSW Planning Portal.

Accelerate were engaged to design and build a digital business planning & reporting solution that steps Local Land Services staff through the planning process, aligning to both state and regional strategies.

Four decisions decide whether Power Platform scales in a large organisation: which environments exist, which connectors are allowed, how a change reaches production, and who pays for premium licences.

Microsoft Power Apps, at the cutting edge of productivity and rapid app development, is now integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities.