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Why the ‘dirty cloud’ is misleading
There’s recently been some backlash against cloud providers, including Amazon, Apple and Microsoft, for having ‘dirty clouds’. [ + ]
Solving the Aussie ICT skills shortage
A new government report details the circumstances contributing to a shortage of domestic ICT skills and recommends a series of potential solutions. [ + ]
UK academics set up SETI research network
A group of academics involved in the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence (SETI) have formed a research network dedicated to sharing existing data and promoting more research. [ + ]
Unions oppose Telstra’s plan to outsource 170 jobs
Telstra is considering plans to cut about 170 full-time jobs from its Network Applications and Services (NAS) division in Australia and outsource them to India. Workers’ unions have said they will try to prevent the job cuts. [ + ]
Four ways to cut office printing costs
Office printing can be quite costly for businesses small and large. And while some organisations have implemented basic measures to reduce printing costs, there’s potential to cut these costs even further. [ + ]
Flinders Uni to build $14m campus network
Flinders University has teamed with Cisco and Dimension Data to build a campus network - including 802.11a/c Wi-Fi and a dedicated high-speed research network - for students and staff. [ + ]
The perils of early adoption - and of moving too slowly
Humanity has a tough time keeping pace with technological advancement. We run into trouble when we embrace our inventions too soon, but also when we adapt to them too slowly. History is littered with examples, and a couple have emerged quite recently. [ + ]
Sydney kids’ hospitals, Huawei team for e-health trial
The Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network and Huawei have presented results from a trial involving issuing APAC paediatric doctors with tablets loaded with up-to-date training materials. [ + ]
HP fined $3 million for misleading customers, retailers
Hewlett-Packard Australia (HP) has been ordered to pay $3 million for misleading customers and retailers regarding consumer guarantee rights. [ + ]
A new government could rethink data breach law
While whichever party wins the next Australian Federal election is expected to pass some form of data breach notification law, a change of guard could prompt changes to the current proposed bill - including its axing. [ + ]
Australia sets world record for e-waste collection
An Australian technology product recycling program has set a Guinness World Record for the most e-waste collected for recycling in one week. [ + ]
Bad habits are worse than bad guys in IT security
Do we only need to guard against the bad guys trying to hack our infrastructure? Or do we need to defend ourselves from the bad habits of the good guys who manage that infrastructure? [ + ]
Peter Alexander, CIO for the federal Treasury, on lazy coding, storage stacks and punting
With more than two years in the CIO’s chair at The Treasury of the federal government, Peter Alexander is one of the most high-profile and influential IT executives in Australia. We spoke to him about some of the hot topics on his radar. [ + ]
Startup Weekend Adelaide to run next week
At next week’s Startup Weekend Adelaide, entrepreneurs will meet up to discuss and develop apps that could form the basis of a credible start-up. [ + ]
Victorian govt overhauls ICT procurement
Victoria’s Technology Minister has launched the eServices Register, the state’s new cloud-based portal for ICT companies to bid for state government software and services contracts. [ + ]
