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CIO Cover Story: Cloud Computing
Beyond the hype, Some companies are moving cautiously to cloud computing. Meet the experimenters.
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CIO Cover Story: Cloud Computing
Beyond the hype, Some companies are moving cautiously to cloud computing. Meet the experimenters.CIO's June/July cover story on cloud computing. - +
Who is in the Cloud?
Vendors new and old are embracing the cloudSalesforce.com may have made the early headlines, but it has since been joined by a plethora of software-as-a-services companies selling almost any service that can be hosted in a data centre. - +
CIO Cover Story Part 1: Looking For The Silver Lining
Australian companies of all types are cautiously shifting applications out of the data centre and into the cloud. Despite all the hype, cloud computing is proving to be one trend that’s more than just hot air .The NSW Department of Planning’s major project database holds information on around 150 major projects worth billions of dollars. It keeps track of numerous modifications as they work their way through the approval process. - +
Six questions to ask about Cloud Computing
Cloud computing wouldn’t be what it is if it wasn’t somewhat . . . er, cloudy. While many of the long-term answers relating to the benefits and pitfalls of cloud computing are still unanswered, the director of IBM Australia’s development lab, Glenn Wightwick believes there are at least six worth asking. - +
Case Study: Strike Force Sales
B2B sales company Strike Force Sales pushed its contact centre information system for its sales agents to the cloud — and isn’t looking back.One of the greatest benefits of the cloud model is its ability to allow users to increase or decrease their spend almost at will. - +
Case Study: Service Stream
With only a few weeks to get a new project off the ground, industrial services company Service Stream found the cloud was the perfect solutionWhile evidence of wide-scale adoption of cloud computing is yet to be uncovered in Australia, scratching below the surface of many established businesses reveals a plethora of individual projects and test deployments, as they strive to see how the model might work for them.Often a company’s first foray will be for a specific project, isolated from the rest of its operations, but carried out with a degree of urgency.
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Hands on with the Apple iPhone 3G S
While the iPhone 3G S is not a huge leap forward, the smartphone offers enough good upgrades and performance incentives to make it worth consideringThe iPhone 3G S has better battery life, power and speed compared to the 3G, and provides hardware-based features that enhance existing apps and functions on the phone. If all that matters to you, then upgrading is worth it, but if you're more of a casual iPhone user, then you can probably afford to wait a little while before you upgrade. - +
Want cloud success? Look for cloud failures
Ensuring cloud reliability is more complex than you thinkCIOs looking to find a reliable cloud provider should seek one whose service has already fallen over, according to Dan Foody, vice president at Web services management provider Progress Actional.
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3 Mobile's CRM system hit with glitch
Call centre staff unable to access customer account details for much of yesterday3 Mobile has admitted to an outage in its CRM system yesterday that saw the mobile provider unable to service customer account queries for much of the day. - +
EMC extends deadline for its Data Domain bid
EMC's $1.8 billion offer extended by 11 daysEMC has extended from June 29 to July 10 the deadline on its US$1.8 billion offer to purchase all outstanding shares of storage backup vendor Data Domain, in an effort to entice Data Domain to abandon a deal with NetApp.
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Large Data Set Analysis in the Cloud: Hadoop Gets a boost
The changing nature of IT, as well as the rapid evolution of business processes, means that you'll likely face the need for an analytical tool like Hadoop in the very near future.The changing nature of IT, as well as the rapid evolution of business processes, means that you'll likely face the need for an analytical tool like Hadoop in the very near future. - +
Making Storage Easier for Non-IT Execs to Understand
With increasing amounts of incoming data threatening to overwhelm firms, Hitachi Data Systems CTO Hu Yoshida wants to make the economics of storage easier for non-IT executives to understand.With increasing amounts of incoming data threatening to overwhelm firms, Hitachi Data Systems CTO Hu Yoshida wants to make the economics of storage easier for non-IT executives to understand.
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New scam email uses Australian Federal Police to gain victims' trust
Fake offers of free AFP monitoring service to stop "cybernetic attacks"Cyber criminals have changed tack in their ongoing scam campaign against banks, moving to the use of government agencies to gain the trust of unsuspecting email recipients. - +
AFP hits $6 million identity fraud syndicate
$500,000 of goods per week purchased with fake credit cardsThe Australian Federal Police (AFP) claims to have struck a major blow to a multi-million identity fraud syndicate.
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Monash eyes video conferencing for collaboration boost
Connecting researchers, students and lecturersMonash University is upping its use of next generation, high definition video conferencing in an effort to foster greater collaboration between students, lecturers and researchers. - +
CIO's Five Minute Primer: Sol Trujillo's return home
The time-poor executive's guide to hot issues in the newsThe quiet exit of former Telstra CEO Sol Trujillo will perplex some, for others it may well have been in keeping with his management style.
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Nine ways to save money on your next outsourcing contract
By spec-ing out the scope of your outsourcing agreement, streamlining SLAs, and employing new delivery methods such as cloud computing and infrastructure-on-demand, you can cut the cost of your next outsourcing deal without sacrificing service.Outsourcing experts, IT analysts (and optimistic vendors) are predicting an increase in IT services deals during the second half of 2009. They foresee an uptick in outsourcing driven by enterprises looking to increase IT efficiency and cut costs. - +
The pros and cons of Cloud Computing: a CIO’s view
Cloud Computing is coming to your neighbourhood, and market competition soon will demand that you give it attention, because its likely rapid growth will bring large benefits for enterprises.Cloud Computing is coming to your neighbourhood, and market competition soon will demand that you give it attention, because its likely rapid growth will bring large benefits for enterprises.
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Hands on with the Apple iPhone 3G S
While the iPhone 3G S is not a huge leap forward, the smartphone offers enough good upgrades and performance incentives to make it worth consideringThe iPhone 3G S has better battery life, power and speed compared to the 3G, and provides hardware-based features that enhance existing apps and functions on the phone. If all that matters to you, then upgrading is worth it, but if you're more of a casual iPhone user, then you can probably afford to wait a little while before you upgrade. - +
The pros and cons of Cloud Computing: a CIO’s view
Cloud Computing is coming to your neighbourhood, and market competition soon will demand that you give it attention, because its likely rapid growth will bring large benefits for enterprises.Cloud Computing is coming to your neighbourhood, and market competition soon will demand that you give it attention, because its likely rapid growth will bring large benefits for enterprises.
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The pros and cons of Cloud Computing: a CIO’s view
Cloud Computing is coming to your neighbourhood, and market competition soon will demand that you give it attention, because its likely rapid growth will bring large benefits for enterprises.Cloud Computing is coming to your neighbourhood, and market competition soon will demand that you give it attention, because its likely rapid growth will bring large benefits for enterprises. - +
IT Advocate: Privacy rules
Welcome CIO’s new series of columns devoted to legal issues and IT. This month: the increasing need for organisations to comply with privacy laws.Welcome CIO’s new series of columns devoted to legal issues and IT. This month: the increasing need for organisations to comply with privacy laws.
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Inside Internode's data centre 05 June, 2009 14:39:00
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It's also cutting data center power use by painting server racks whiteJust off the North Sea coast in the United Kingdom, Hewlett-Packard Co.'s EDS unit has built a data center that largely relies on cold sea air to keep servers chilled and -- by doing so -- cut the center's cooling power needs in half. - +
HP targets the cloud with new hardware 12 June, 2009 08:27:00
HP offers complete cloud computing package for businessesHP has designed a new portfolio of hardware, software, and services, aimed at reducing costs and saving resource, particularly for businesses involved in Web 2.0, cloud and high-performance computing. - +
Defence to spend $700m on ICT reform 05 June, 2009 11:13:00
Strategic Reform Program report reveals only half of defence IT budget visible to CIOLess than half of the annual $1.2 billion spent by Defence on its ICT is visible to its chief information officer, Greg Farr, a new report has revealed. - +
Inside Telstra's Virtualisation Strategy 11 May, 2009 14:12:00
Need to cut infrastructure costs driving the strategyTelstra is increasingly turning to virtualisation as its core strategy to both manage the rising costs of, and growth in, its data centres, according the company’s CIO, John McInerney. - +
Defence to Initiate ICT Reform Program, Expand CIO Role 05 May, 2009 11:56:00
ERP rollout, data centre consolidation, single architecture all on the cards, according to the Department of Defence’s strategic policy white paperThe Defence department has signaled a raft of changes to its approach to information technology under a new ICT reform program.
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CIO Industry Insight Podcast #4: Kerry Stratton, Managing Director of Healthcare, InterSystems 12 June, 2009 10:01:28
CIO Australia Editor Matt Rodgers talks with Kerry Stratton, Managing Director of Healthcare for InterSystems, to discuss the successful deployment of the first stage of the Swedish National Patient Overview (NPO) project -- the Swedish national health record -- and what Australia's e-healthcare initiatives can learn from the project. - +
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CIO Live Podcast #85: The Power of Social Networking Part II: Juliette Powell, author of 33 Million People in the Room 08 June, 2009 08:17:11
Part II of CIO Editor Matt Rodgers' talk with the multi-talented Juliette Powell -- social networking expert, entrepreneur, television presenter, former beauty queen (Miss Canada 1989) and author of the new book 33 Million people in the Room: How to Create, Influence, and Run a Successful Business with Social Networking -- about how Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and other social networking tools are transforming modern businesses. - +
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Part I of CIO Editor Matt Rodgers' talk with the multi-talented Juliette Powell -- social networking expert, entrepreneur, television presenter, former beauty queen (Miss Canada 1989) and author of the new book 33 Million People in the Room: How to Create, Influence, and Run a Successful Business with Social Networking -- about how Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and other social networking tools are transforming modern businesses. - +
CIO Live Podcast #83 - Privacy Laws: Emma Weedon, Senior Associate, McCullough Robertson 25 May, 2009 11:08:44
CIO Editor Matt Rodgers talks with Emma Weedon, Senior Associate with law firm McCullough Robertson, about the increasing need for companies to comply with privacy laws.
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New scam email uses Australian Federal Police to gain victims' trust 03 July, 2009 10:49:00
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AFP hits $6 million identity fraud syndicate 03 July, 2009 08:25:00
$500,000 of goods per week purchased with fake credit cardsThe Australian Federal Police (AFP) claims to have struck a major blow to a multi-million identity fraud syndicate. - +
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Facebook simplifies privacy settings, calls them too complex 02 July, 2009 05:48:00
The social-networking site is also getting ready to let members share content with anyone on the InternetFacebook will simplify the way in which it offers privacy options to its users, as it gets ready to give its members for the first time the option to make the content they post on their profiles available to anyone on the Internet. - +
DR a growing concern for A/NZ CIOs: Symantec 02 July, 2009 09:16:00
Mission critical apps and cost of down-time major driversCIOs in Australia and New Zealand are increasingly getting involved in the disaster recovery planning of their organisations, according to a new survey from Symantec.
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