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  • CeBIT 2012: NSW Cancer Council begins Cloud journey

    Faced with growing data and outdated infrastructure, the not-for-profit organisation, New South Wales Cancer Council, made the decision to move some of its business functions to a private Cloud in early 2012.

    Written by Hamish Barwick • 23 May 12 14:26

  • CIO Breakfast: The Future of Computing

    Integrated, agile and transformational IT: Where does your IT department stand?

    Written by CIO Staff • 16 May 12 09:13

  • Cloud exit strategy 101

    Cloud computing has been touted by vendors and bean counters as a cost effective way to reduce overheads and the need for physical IT infrastructure, but having a Cloud exit strategy is also essential if it all turns dark and stormy.

    Written by Hamish Barwick • 08 May 12 10:00
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    Cloud to add $3b to Aus economy: KPMG

    A new report by accounting firm KPMG takes a look at the Cloud in Australia and estimates more than $3 billion could be added to the nation’s annual gross domestic product (GDP) in 10 years, as well as drive growth of start-ups and small businesses.

    Written by Diana Nguyen • 02 May 12 12:50

  • Data sovereignty awareness lacking in Australia: Security experts

    While the US Patriot Act may make many headlines for the legal authority it bestows on US agencies to access data held in foreign countries, Australian companies need to be aware of similar legislation in both the US and Australia, according to security industry experts.

    Written by Hamish Barwick • 02 May 12 07:00

  • Australia's Cloud policy ruffles the United States' feathers

    Australian government agencies are developing a Cloud framework for government agencies to follow, but a stance against storing classified data in off-shore locations has garnered ire from the US.

    Written by Stephanie McDonald • 27 April 12 11:00

  • Tracey Brunstrom & Hammond migrates to the Cloud

    Project management and scheduling services company, Tracey Brunstrom & Hammond (TBH), has moved to the Cloud to better enable the company to handle fast growth and major projects.

    Written by Diana Nguyen • 23 April 12 10:59

  • Telstra investigates growth areas

    Telstra is investigating new growth areas opening up because of the National Broadband Network (NBN) such as Cloud computing, media asset management and expansion across Asia.

    Written by AAP • 23 April 12 09:56

  • Big Data is just hype, according to a Dell vice president

    Big Data might be one of the more common buzzwords doing the rounds, but it's nothing more than hype -- at least for now -- according to Dell’s vice president of Enterprise Solutions, Asia Pacific and Japan.

    Written by Stephanie McDonald • 19 April 12 15:34
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    How to avoid the perils of virtualization and Cloud stall

    Technologies like virtualization and cloud computing promise enormous leaps in efficiency and flexibility, but they can lead organizations into a quagmire if they don't plan properly for the transition, says Bill Hurley, CIO, CTO and executive vice president of Westcon Group. Without proper planning, organizations can stall in the midst of their transitions to virtualized environments or the cloud, finding themselves with a bundle of sunk costs and no path forward.

    Written by Thor Olavsrud • 11 April 12 01:58

  • Animal Logic casts spotlight on Cloud computing

    Sydney-based animation and visual effects studio, Animal Logic, is investigating the adoption of Cloud computing to handle data generated by rendering digital images — but only if an affordable Cloud model can be developed in the near future.

    Written by Hamish Barwick • 10 April 12 15:43

  • Megaupload lawyer says case could affect other storage services

    A verdict against Megaupload in the U.S. would mean other cloud storage providers can be held criminally liable for illegal content stored by customers on their networks, an attorney representing the shuttered file-sharing site said on Tuesday.

    Written by Jeremy Kirk • 04 April 12 15:31
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    SMEs making leap to private Cloud

    Small to medium enterprises (SMEs) are jumping on board private Cloud, according to Pieter DeGunst, director of ICT consultancy Tecala.

    Written by Stephanie McDonald • 04 April 12 08:30
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    Need for more Australian specialist Cloud providers: CIO study

    With Australian CIOs looking overseas for Cloud services, the need for more Australian specialist infrastructure and platform-as-a-service providers presents opportunities for the local Cloud service market, according to a new study from analyst firm, Telsyte.

    Written by Hamish Barwick • 02 April 12 15:55

  • Red Hat: Beware of cloud 'open-washing'

    Open source software company Red Hat believes that companies like VMware and Microsoft are skewing the definition of open cloud by claiming that their virtualisation products are open when in fact they are closed.

    Written by Sophie Curtis • 31 March 12 06:08

  • Australian organisations turn to Cloud, video conferencing for productivity

    More Australian public sector and private sector organisations are turning to IT investments such as Cloud computing and video conferencing in a bid to automate processes and increase staff productivity, according to a new survey from Telstra.

    Written by Hamish Barwick • 28 March 12 07:00
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    TechnologyOne appoints Cloud GM

    Australian software vendor TechnologyOne has appointed former NetSuite employee, Ken Bartlett, as general manager for its new enterprise Cloud platform.

    Written by Chloe Herrick • 27 March 12 10:06

  • Movideo migrates video platform to Microsoft's Cloud

    Movideo has inked a four-year agreement, including long-term pricing, technical support and sales and marketing backing, to migrate its online video platform to Microsoft's Windows Azure Cloud for its Asia Pacific clients.

    Written by Stephanie McDonald • 23 March 12 15:45

  • Symantec signs deal with Fujitsu to double Cloud service capacity in Australia

    Symantec has signed a three-year deal with Fujitsu to co-locate its servers in the vendor’s Sydney data centre, thereby doubling capacity of its Cloud services and setting the company up to sign more email archiving customers in Australia.

    Written by Hamish Barwick • 23 March 12 11:17
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    Hybrid Cloud growing in popularity: BMC

    Hyrbrid Clouds are set to overtake public or private Clouds as the preferred method of deployment among CIOs around the world.

    Written by Rebecca Merrett • 22 March 12 11:06
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