Asia Cloud Forum created
19 December, 2012
The Asia Cloud Forum, an online media portal, has been created to represent the interests of enterprise users, governments, telcos, vendors, policy makers and others with a stake in the development of cloud computing in Asia.
Click Frenzy, the cloud and capacity planning
23 November, 2012 by Anthony CaruanaOld models for capacity planning no longer apply in a world with elastic cloud services. The Click Frenzy online sale quickly degenerated into a massive PR fail when its server crashed within minutes of the ‘event’ launching.
Amazon Web Services opens in Sydney; Israel/Palestine conflict spills onto social media
20 November, 2012 by Andrew CollinsAndrew Collins takes a gander at the more interesting tales from IT in the last seven days, including the launch of Australian-based Amazon Web Services and the increasing use of social media as a propaganda tool for warring factions.
Veeam Backup Management Suite 6.5 for data protection and virtualisation management
12 November, 2012 | Supplied by: Veeam Pty LtdVeeam Backup Management Suite 6.5 combines Veeam Backup & Replication 6.5 and Veeam ONE 6.5 in a single solution for data protection and virtualisation management.
Riverbed Cascade 10.0 network performance management
07 November, 2012 | Supplied by: Riverbed Technology Australia Pty LtdCascade 10.0 offers network performance management (NPM) for virtualised desktop infrastructure (VDI), server virtualisation and fully virtualised data centres using VXLAN software-defined networks (SDNs).
Big data for predictive analysis: hype or reality?
01 November, 2012 by Cameron Wall, Managing Partner of C3 Business SolutionsLooking past the initial promise of the big data craze, Cameron Wall, Managing Partner of C3 Business Solutions, discusses why big data predictive analytics is pure hype for the majority of the business world and how companies can better take advantage of the information they already possess.
How to avoid a disaster when moving to the cloud
30 October, 2012 by Carrie HigbieWith all the hype about clouds, 2011 was a year of education. The term 'cloud' is overused and has been sullied by the sheer variety of definitions used in the industry.
The role of cloud in enterprise service delivery
30 October, 2012 by Stephen Withers‘Cloud’ has become a pervasive part of the IT vocabulary - but how big a role will it play in enterprise service delivery? Stephen Withers speaks to a panel of senior IT executives drawn from the user and analyst communities and found there was a broad consensus.
Sleep data snoozes safely in the cloud
08 October, 2012Australian-based technology services company DiUS Computing has been awarded for developing Easy Care Online (ECO) - a cloud-based compliance management software solution enabling users to securely access sleep apnoea patients’ usage and efficacy data online.
Datacore SANsymphony-V storage hypervisor
08 October, 2012 | Supplied by: DataCore Software CorporationThe SANsymphony-V storage hypervisor forms a virtualisation layer across storage devices to help maximise the performance and utilisation of disk resources in IT organisations.
Think: Education Group saves $500k annually with Amazon Virtual Private Cloud
25 September, 2012 by Andrew CollinsThink: Education Group, an Australian private education company, has implemented a virtual private cloud, enabling a printing project that is set to save the company $500,000 annually.
Riverbed Stingray Traffic Manager and VMware vFabric Application Director
04 September, 2012 | Supplied by: Riverbed Technology Australia Pty LtdRiverbed has integrated Stingray Traffic Manager, its software and virtual application delivery controller (ADC), with VMware vFabric Application Director, a hybrid cloud application provisioning solution.
SAP’s NSW Trade & Investment deal a proof point for cloud
17 August, 2012The success or failure of a recent agreement between NSW Trade & Investment and SAP, which will see the government department deploy SAP’s Business ByDesign SaaS (software as a service) ERP solution, will be an indicator of the future of cloud services in Australia, according to Ovum.
UltraServe Cloud Machine public cloud infrastructure
09 August, 2012UltraServe has announced the next generation of its Cloud Machine service. The service builds on its range of Managed and Hosting Services and public and private cloud computing solutions.
Citrix CloudGateway 2 unified store solution
08 August, 2012Citrix has announced the availability of Citrix CloudGateway 2, its unified store solution. Featuring MDX mobile technology, the product offers a single unified point of control for all mobile, web, SaaS and Windows apps and data, across any mix of corporate and personal devices.
