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The virtualisation dilemma
Emerging technologies create a vision depicting the impact of a disruptive technology. But it is important to consider the practical implications of virtualisation, says Frank Yue. [ + ]
Fire & Rescue NSW to deploy on IBM Cloud
The NSW Government agency FRNSW has tapped IBM to deploy an as-a-service based IT delivery platform over IBM Cloud infrastructure on the dedicated NSW Government Data Centre. [ + ]
Geek Weekly: Our top weird tech stories for 20 November
This week we look at: the gun that Russian cosmonauts used to carry in space; which country has the world's top supercomputer; a biopic on the late, great Alan Turing; police tracking your phones from the sky; and technology you can feel. [ + ]
Healthcare and privacy go together
Mercy Health and Aged Care Central Queensland needed a new system to improve data privacy and efficiency while providing a complete audit trail and satisfying compliance with information security standards. [ + ]
RMIT, UTS to stimulate Australia's tech sector
On Thursday, RMIT and NICTA will launch a $1.5 million data analytics lab in Melbourne and UTS in Sydney will inaugurate an incubator and hub for technology start-ups. [ + ]
SAP to spend $150m on Canberra DC, institute
SAP has allocated $150m towards opening a data centre in Canberra to provide cloud services for government agencies, as well as an institute that will develop new digital government capabilities. [ + ]
Hackers target CEOs; Immigration Dept broke privacy law; Juniper CEO mysteriously quits
Hackers have been targeting high-profile CEOs and executives when they stay at hotels, the Immigration Department broke the law when information on almost 10,000 asylum seekers was leaked and Juniper Networks' CEO has quit following a review into his leadership and conduct. [ + ]
Tasmania seeks input on govt cloud project
Tasmania's government has kicked off a pre-tender consultation for the Tasmanian Cloud project, an initiative to consolidate whole-of-government public sector data. [ + ]
NEC Australia to set up Wollongong Office
NEC Australia will invest $25m to establish a corporate office at the University of Wollongong's Innovation Campus, and will work with the university on a postgraduate ICT careers program. [ + ]
NBN Co lays out FTTN rollout principles
NBN Co plans to use FTTN by default for the NBN rollout in all areas inside the fixed-line footprint besides those already covered by HFC or FTTP. [ + ]
Aussie SMBs set to take advantage of IoT boom
There will be 4.9bn IoT devices in use worldwide next year, and Australian SMBs are eager to take reap the benefits of the technology trend, two research reports show. [ + ]
Geek Weekly: Our top weird tech stories for 13 November 2014
This week we cover: Europe's amazing Philae robot landing on a comet, the Royal Bank of Scotland facing a huge fine for massive IT failure, Elon Musk's plan to launch 700 internet satellites and US plans to launch and land drones from large cargo aircraft. [ + ]
Australia.gov.au migrated to govCMS
The first Australian government website has been onboarded onto the dedicated govCMS platform, a Drupal-based content management system. [ + ]
US postal service hit with huge data theft
The US postal service has disclosed a major theft of customer and employee data from one of its computer systems in a hacking attack that may have originated from China. [ + ]
Ensuring continuity in the age of 'always-on'
If you want your business to recover quickly following a data disaster, it's not enough to simply have backups - you need a complete disaster recovery plan that is regularly tested and audited. [ + ]