Industry News
AWS dominates global IaaS market in 2019
AWS maintained its position on top of the global IaaS leaderboard in 2019 but lost market share to each of its rivals in the top five, Gartner estimates. [ + ]
ABC Education extends TV broadcasting schedule
ABC Education has extended its TV broadcasting to assist Victorian teachers and parents facilitating learning from home. [ + ]
SD-WAN picking up steam in Australia
SD-WAN is gaining momentum in Australia, with Cisco and VMware are vying for market leadership, according to GlobalData. [ + ]
Literacy Hub supports key education milestone
The new online Literacy Hub supports students in an essential education milestone — learning to read. [ + ]
Barracuda has tracked over 100K BEC attacks this year
Barracuda Networks researchers have this year identified over 6170 email addresses from legitimate services that have been used in over 100,000 BEC attacks. [ + ]
Regional connectivity funding to boost remote education
Applications have opened for the government-funded Regional Connectivity Program. [ + ]
UTS unveils Australian Artificial Intelligence Institute
UTS has launched the Australian Artificial Intelligence Institute, which will oversee a major $3.3 million AI analysis project, led by ARC Future Fellow Lu Qin. [ + ]
NZ's UFB program passes one million connections
Ultra-fast broadband is now available to 83% of New Zealand's population and overall uptake is sitting at 58.9%. [ + ]
RPA will help businesses recover from COVID, says IDC
Half of A/NZ businesses say there will be more demand for robotic process automation solutions this year as they shift from crisis mode to recovery mode. [ + ]
Global perspectives on the future of education
Teachers and parents around the world are keen to understand the future path for education in light of the rapidly evolving current environment. [ + ]
NSW announces 'Industry 4.0' diploma
The NSW Government has introduced a new diploma in advanced manufacturing to help support the state's emerging advanced manufacturing industry. [ + ]
New app teaches kids how data is used on social platforms
A new educational app is helping kids protect their privacy online by showing what happens to the data they share on social media platforms. [ + ]
"Wellness-equipped" smart offices tipped to boom
Workers itching to ditch remote working for a return to the office will want a new working environment supported by new tech solutions. [ + ]
New online reading and numeracy assessment tool expanded
A new assessment tool designed for use during the COVID-19 pandemic is expanding to Year 3 students after overwhelmingly positive feedback. [ + ]
NEXTDC opens new Perth data centre
NEXTDC has opened a new 20 MW P2 data centre in the Perth CBD to augment its existing P1 data centre in that city. [ + ]
