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Big data: real-world benefits and ethical implications
Four experts converge to discuss the true meaning of big data, the real-world insights it can provide and the ethical implications surrounding big data analytics. [ + ]
Storage and the changing face of health care
Data storage has an exciting role to play in the all-important healthcare industry, which is becoming increasingly reliant on IT. [ + ]
Drilling for data
The big question about big data remains: is this going to be another oil rush with a few winners and many losers, or will it enrich us all? [ + ]
Is direct-attached storage dead?
Several years ago, there was a concerted move from direct-attached storage (DAS) towards SAN (storage area network) and NAS (networked-attached storage). But emerging storage technologies could mean the resurgence of DAS within the next 10 years. [ + ]
Vodafone's Bill Morrow is the next NBN Co CEO
Bill Morrow, the CEO of Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA), will reportedly be announced as the new CEO of NBN Co today. [ + ]
Search leads Australian online ad market growth
The online search ad market in Australia is growing at a strong 16% CAGR, and Google rivals are starting to chip away at the web giant's dominance. [ + ]
IT buyers to go "cloud first" in 2014
Fronde CTO James Valentine believes 2014 will be a turning point for cloud adoption. [ + ]
Network the key security battleground in 2014
Palo Alto Networks expects network-layer security to take on increasing prominence in 2014 in the face of advanced mobile threats and the ongoing BYOD megatrend. [ + ]
Google's IaaS launch won't faze Amazon
Google's Compute Engine IaaS offering - which launched for general customers last week - is not yet a threat to the likes of Amazon. But, an analyst argues, nor was it designed to be. [ + ]
Up to 465,000 affected in JPMorgan Chase hack
Hackers may have accessed the personal information of up to 465,000 holders of cash cards from JPMorgan Chase & Co in an attack on the bank's network in July. [ + ]
Qld Govt takes IBM to court over payroll system
The Queensland Government is pursuing IBM in court over the vendor's role in the state's failed health payroll system. [ + ]
TPG Telecom to acquire AAPT for $450m
After selling off AAPT's consumer division in 2010, Telecom NZ has found a buyer for the telco's remaining wholesale and corporate business. [ + ]
Australia not prepared for next-gen broadband
Industry and government must invest in capability building if Australian businesses and individuals are to fully reap the benefits of next-gen broadband, a new report urges. [ + ]
Teachers should encourage women into ICT industry: Deloitte
A Deloitte report details how women remain underrepresented in Australian ICT, with a particular paucity at the top level, and calls on the industry and the education sector to respond. [ + ]
Improving our future decisions
There are four cognitive biases highly relevant to future decisions: confirmation bias, status-quo bias, projection bias and the current-moment bias. Learning about our own cognitive biases can help make better long-term decisions. [ + ]