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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. [ + ]
IT buyers to go "cloud first" in 2014
Fronde CTO James Valentine believes 2014 will be a turning point for cloud adoption. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
Mobile will top hackers' agenda in 2014
The m-commerce revolution and the growing popularity of targeted hacking attacks will make mobile devices a key target for cybercrime in 2014, Trend Micro's Sanjay Mehta warns. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
Quigley hits back at criticism
Mike Quigley has defended the decisions made by NBN Co during his time at the organisation and highlighted "deliberate efforts to impede the progress of the NBN" in a speech at a TelSoc event this week. [ + ]
