Windows Intune cloud-based PC management tool
18 April, 2011 byWindows Intune, a cloud-based PC management tool, provides management and security capabilities through a single, web-based console to give employees access to what they need, when they need it, from anywhere with an internet connection and on a wide variety of devices.
Emerson Network Power Smart Solutions data centre infrastructure systems
14 March, 2011 byThe Smart Solutions family of intelligent, integrated infrastructure systems for the data centre enables cost-effective management of capacity, efficiency and availability through interoperable systems configured to speed implementation and adapt to change.
Global network transforms real estate company
10 March, 2011Colliers International, a worldwide leader in commercial real estate services, will implement a global telecommunications and network infrastructure system from AT&T to help the company complete its multi-year transformation from a network of independent real estate firms into a unified global service company. This will enable Colliers to provide a new level of content, services and applications to its partners and affiliates.
HP commits to next-generation data centre at St Marys
03 February, 2011With $119 million already committed, the HP next-generation data centre to be built at St Marys, Sydney, will increase data centre compute capacity available to HP's customers by 12-fold.
Energy Australia selects ConnectedGrid for its smart grid infrastructure
16 November, 2010Energy Australia goes with smart grid infrastructure to improve reliability.
Will the Australian national e-health network survive the hung parliament?
18 October, 2010 by Andrew Collins*Australia’s peculiar political predicament - a hung federal parliament - could mean any number of things for the national e-health network. Andrew Collins talks to the experts to find out how the national network is coming along and what the future may hold.
Limelight Cinema projects digitally with NEC
12 October, 2010The ACT’s newest and most technologically advanced cinema complex and one of only three completely digital cinema complexes in Australia, Limelight Cinema is committed to providing customers with the best possible audiovisual experience at a competitive price point.
Securing a unified infrastructure
08 September, 2010 by Andrew CollinsIn July’s feature we looked at the recent trend of vendors offering pre-integrated packages of infrastructure, combining servers, storage, networking in the one physical box. This month, Andrew Collins wonders how these integrated boxes fit into a security strategy.
Data centre managers will continue to spend on technology
07 September, 2010Sixty per cent of data centre managers plan to increase technology spending.
Pre-integrated stacks of servers, storage and networking the latest thing in the world of IT infrastructure
31 August, 2010 by Andrew Collins*Pre-integrated stacks of servers, storage and networking are the latest thing in the world of IT infrastructure. But how long will they stick around, and what effect will they have on the security vendors? Andrew Collins investigates.
Unified data centre infrastructure
29 June, 2010 by Andrew Collins*Forget separate stacks of networking, storage and servers. The latest trend among vendors and service providers is to offer complete, pre-integrated unified infrastructure platforms. Andrew Collins looks at whether integration equals innovation.
Strategy determines structure
13 April, 2010 by Merri MackCurtin University of Technology’s students and colleagues benefit from its CIO Peter Nikoletatos’s fascination with technology and its potential. These lucky people get to use and experience the most innovative technology. Merri Mack speaks to Nikoletatos about what drives him.
Challenging the status quo for data centres
01 March, 2010 by Merri MackVoice&Data interviewed Greg Boorer, Founder and Managing Director of the state-of-the art data centre Canberra Data Centres, and found out that he is a passionate advocate of running a smart, green data centre for the benefit of his clients.
Hughes takes up Country Manager Role for 3Com Australia and New Zealand
07 December, 2009It's business as usual for 3Com despite Hewlett-Packard's projected acquistion of the company which should come to fruition in 2010. 3Com has just appointed a new Country Manager for Australia and New Zealand.
The evolution of the data centre
02 December, 2009 by Mark Nielsen*, Product Marketing Manager, Hewlett-Packard StorageWorks Division, part of the Enterprise Storage and Server (ESS) GroupWhile CIOs continue to focus on maximising the value of their data centre investments, we’ll see vendors develop technologies like virtualisation and automation that will help to drive down costs and improve quality of service as they mature and gain traction. HP’s Mark Nielsen outlines how customers will benefit from increasing flexibility of choice for their infrastructure, either by building it themselves, outsourcing it or tapping into cloud-related services.
