CIOs failing to meet demands for always-on IT
04 December, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe era of the always-on business has arrived, but 82% of CIOs are unable to meet demands for immediate continual access to IT services, according to Veeam Software.
iiNet takes 60% share in Tech2 Group
09 September, 2014iiNet has acquired a 60% interest in the Tech2 Group, which provides professional technology services and solutions to residential and business customers across Australia.
Irish trade mission brings tech firms to Australia
04 September, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingA group of 32 Irish technology companies and the nation's minister for enterprise and innovation are in Australia this week to promote the wares of Ireland's ICT industry.
Oakton wins contract from AG's Department
06 March, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMelbourne-based Oakton has picked up a four-year deal to design and manage a new Document Verification Service (DVS) for the Attorney-General's Department.
Optus Business wins $30m deal with UGL
24 January, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingOptus Business has picked up a five-year, $30m deal to manage engineering company UGL Limited's ICT systems and mobile fleet.
Defence drops distributed computing tender
14 January, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingDefence has frozen a plan to bundle two IT outsourcing contracts into a "distributed computing" tender, and has instead extended an existing contract with Unisys in a $52m deal.
Overcoming the top five core network challenges
18 September, 2013With enterprise networks under pressure to meet new demands and IT staff challenged to reduce costs, the need for a new approach is growing.
This paper describes how a new solution helps overcome the top five network challenges while reducing costs.
ISPs challenging Telstra's business internet lead
30 August, 2013 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingTelstra still has a commanding lead in the business fixed internet market, but its rivals are making inroads in segments such as the professional services sector.
How to choose backup for SMBs eBook
24 July, 2013Today’s computing environment is complex. Data is kept locally on servers, computers, tablets and in the cloud. And, to paraphrase Spiderman, with great flexibility comes great complexity. That complexity means that the way we back up our distributed and virtualised environments has to change from the way we did it just a few years ago.
Print savings impact bottom line
08 November, 2012 by Anthony CaruanaAnthony Caruana, editor of Technology Decisions magazine and IT manager at a Melbourne school, explains how he rejuvenated his company’s managed printer contracts, realising significant cost savings in the process.
How to integrate public cloud-based storage into your storage strategies
15 March, 2012Both private and public cloud storage technologies can be powerful tools, helping IT to deal with dynamic demands and floods of data. But when employing public cloud services, organisations must carefully consider the potential pitfalls in order to mitigate risk. Gene Ruth, Research Director, Gartner, explains what to look out for.
TaxiEpay fares well with managed systems
18 October, 2011Live TaxiEpay, a mobile EFTPOS solution provider for taxis, has adopted a managed systems environment to help it process POS transactions.
MicroStrategy Cloud business intelligence cloud service
15 August, 2011 byMicroStrategy Cloud is a cloud-based platform-as-a-service.
Managed IT contract pays off before first bill is paid
17 May, 2011Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute was in an odd position: its servers were working perfectly, but had run out of warranty. The company was not in a financial position to replace the servers, however, so it instead engaged a third party to manage the equipment, supported by service level agreements (SLAs).
Centacare Ballarat halves reporting times with NAV
10 March, 2011 byCentacare Ballarat has halved the time required to compile month-end reports since national ERP specialist Evolution Business Systems deployed the Microsoft Dynamics NAV accounting solution.
