Oracle to add 1000 staff to APAC sales team
26 March, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-Embling | Supplied by: Oracle Corporation AustraliaOracle plans to hire 1000 sales professionals in APAC countries including Australia as it seeks to capitalise on the region's growing cloud momentum.
It's time for a serious talk with the CFO
18 March, 2015 by Kevin Noonan, Research Director, Ovum* | Supplied by: Ovum Pty LtdThe time has come to look beyond asset ownership as the best way of delivering efficient and effective IT solutions, and focus more on financial management's Holy Grail of outcome-based pricing, argues Ovum's Kevin Noonan.
IBM launches SoftLayer DC in Sydney
11 March, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingIBM has opened a SoftLayer cloud data centre in Sydney - its second in Australia - as part of its $1.6bn cloud services expansion drive.
govCMS released for all tiers of government
10 March, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAcquia has announced the release of the whole-of-government govCMS platform to Australian federal, state and local government departments.
Telstra, Cisco to transform network delivery
04 March, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingTelstra will deploy SDN and NFV technologies from Cisco to help transition to an on-demand model for network service delivery.
Archimedes' lever - how cloud is shifting the IT world
02 March, 2015 by Jonathan NallyWhile the cloud has been widely adopted by larger enterprises to streamline their operations, it is also enabling Australian start-ups to rapidly build new businesses that are taking on the world.
Govt picks nine more providers for cloud panel
24 February, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingiiNet, Dimension Data Australia and seven more providers have been added to the whole-of-government cloud services procurement panel.
Microsoft adds more cloud storage options to Office
18 February, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMicrosoft has introduced the option to integrate more cloud storage services to Office for iOS and is working to introduce the same functionality to the Android and Windows 10 versions.
Cloud services driving MYOB sales
09 February, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingCloud-based MYOB services now account for 67% of the company's new customer registrations across Australia and New Zealand, according to CEO Tim Reed.
NETGEAR ProSAFE M6100 chassis series
06 February, 2015 | Supplied by: NetgearThe NETGEAR ProSAFE M6100 all-in-one chassis is a passive backplane solution with full management and power redundancy that enables high performance and offers a dense gigabit and 10G port solution in a 4U footprint.
AWS unveils cloud email service
02 February, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAmazon Web Services has announced plans to launch a managed business email service over the AWS cloud during the next quarter.
Unifying communications in the cloud
21 January, 2015 by Bjarne Munch, Principal Analyst, Gartner | Supplied by: Gartner Australasia Pty LtdThere are many cloud-based unified communications solutions available, and each has its pros and cons. By better understanding the options, IT leaders can decide which option best fits their needs.
4 in 5 large Aussie companies embrace the cloud
12 January, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-Embling | Supplied by: Infosys AustraliaCloud adoption has reached a tipping point, with four in five large Australian companies using or planning to use the technology for mission-critical applications, a survey suggests.
IBM expands cloud centres around the world
22 December, 2014 | Supplied by: IBM Australia LimitedIBM has announced an expansion of its global cloud computing network to 40 cloud centres with 12 new locations to help enterprise clients move to hybrid cloud computing.
AI applied to service virtualisation
17 December, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingResearchers from CA Technologies and Swinburne University of Technology have developed an AI technique for applying service virtualisation without the need for expert knowledge.
