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Converged infrastructures vs SDN: integrate or disaggregate?
Which is best - getting networks up and running quickly with the most converged infrastructure available, or using SDN to promote open and dynamic systems that can leverage innovations faster? [ + ]
Digital Pacific acquires fellow hoster, Crucial
Web hosting provider Digital Pacific has expanded its operations by acquiring Crucial, another of Australia's most established hosting providers. [ + ]
Geek Weekly: Our top weird tech stories for 2 July 2015
This week: Apple in the naughty corner, rocket says 'No', Alan Turing's real thoughts about AI, leap seconds, and lasers you can touch. [ + ]
FireEye discovers significant iOS vulnerability
FireEye has discovered another potentially serious vulnerability in unpatched versions of iPhone operating system iOS, taking the number of 'Masque' attacks it has discovered to five. [ + ]
Solving the riddle of private vs public cloud
The choice between public or private cloud must be driven by the use of technology, the ability it offers employees to be more productive and the business agility to quickly respond to customer demands. [ + ]
iiNet's Internode signs first SA gCloud contracts
iiNet has finalised a deal to provide infrastructure-as-a-service and backup-as-a-service solutions for an initial three South Australian government agencies. [ + ]
Government appoints DTO CEO
Paul Shetler, a former executive at the UK's Government Digital Service, has been appointed CEO of the federal government's Digital Transformation Office. [ + ]
Australian data centre sector to hit $663m in FY16
The Australian data centre sector is on track to grow 9.9% to $663.1 million next financial year, driven by surging cloud adoption and data consumption. [ + ]
Australian SMBs at risk due to poor data security
Australian SMBs are lagging behind large companies in terms of understanding and implementing data security policies involving disposing of confidential information. [ + ]
ESET antivirus compromised; Telstra kills off dial-up; Blocking laws pass Senate
ESET patches "trivially compromised" security vulnerability, the end of the road for Telstra's dial-up, and Senate result will see offshore piracy-related websites blocked in Australia. [ + ]
Telstra launching Australia's largest Wi-Fi network
Telstra Air, the nationwide Wi-Fi network designed to be provided and consumed by Telstra's broadband customers, will launch today. [ + ]
Cisco patches virtual appliances after SSH error
Cisco has released patches for three virtual appliances released with identical default encryption keys and has predicted that Australian IP traffic will hit 1.4 Exabytes per month in 2019. [ + ]
John Holland, Lendlease to expand use of Aconex
Australian construction giants John Holland and Lendlease have both signed three-year enterprise agreements with Aconex, provider of a cloud-based collaboration platform for the construction sector. [ + ]
The paradigm shift of digital transformation
Old business models and methods are tumbling as digital transformation changes the way we work, the ways in which we interact with colleagues and clients, and how we stay in touch. [ + ]
NSW must embrace “shared economy”: Labor leader
Services such as Uber, Airbnb and GoGet have the potential to address many of NSW's problems, but taking advantage will require a new regulatory regime, opposition leader Luke Foley said. [ + ]