Articles
Private clouds, flat earth and unicorns
The cloud is the subject of many thoughtful and insightful articles. Salesforce knows a little about the cloud having been one of the first to offer cloud services so Salesforce’s Peter Coffee is qualified to set us straight on ‘private cloud’.
[ + ]Planes crashing into planes: the reality of cybercrime?
Security vendors like to throw around various apocalyptic scenarios in order to convince IT and security chiefs to buy the latest security doodads. But how realistic are these scenarios? Andrew Collins spoke to one penetration tester about the likelihood of one particular scenario: hackers compromising an airline’s IT security in order to blow up an aeroplane.
[ + ]How to ride the waves of the Storage Tsunami
The proliferation of email however it arrives is causing storage headaches for service providers.
[ + ]Smith goes from HDS to NBN in a marketing role
NBN Co has appointed Tim Smith to the role of General Manager Marketing. [ + ]
Beyond the EHR: telehealth technologies in Australia
Recently in Voice+Data we looked at the plans for Australia’s national e-health network and, in particular, the politics that have delayed its introduction. This month Andrew Collins takes a look at the actual technologies involved, the benefit they bring to remote areas and obstacles to their adoption. There is hope but there is a long way to go.
[ + ]Is your ‘cloud’ delivering the expected performance?
Cloud services are all the rage now and becoming increasingly so, but how do you actually measure performance? Daryl Cornelius, Director Enterprise EMEA, Spirent Communications, asks: How do you know until you test it? What are the complexities of measuring virtual systems?
[ + ]Rural e-health trailblazer goes virtual
Bruce Winzar says, “It’s a complete misnomer that you have to be good at maths to pursue a career in computing.” Winzar has certainly seen the pace of growth in computing and applications for business grow unabated. This is one of the main reasons he is still stimulated by what technology can do. He started his computing career as a student at Bendigo Institute in 1971 on an ICL 1901 which used punch cards for programming and data input.
[ + ]Intelligence at the edge - wireless networking
The NBN has certainly engendered debate about fibre versus wireless. Motorola’s Roy Wittert enters the debate and charts the future of wireless networking in Australia.
[ + ]IPscape appoints two senior executives
IPscape appoints two senior executives: Emma Dart and Steve Roknic. [ + ]
NetSuite expands to Melbourne
NetSuite has announced the opening of a new office in Melbourne to provide sales, support and services to meet the growing demand for NetSuite's cloud solutions. [ + ]
Five business practices that allow cybercriminals to access company data
The reality of cybercrime is that many businesses make it easy for both malicious and inadvertant breaches of company IT security to occur. Rigorous adoption, implementation and enforcement of in-house security guidelines can help limit the threats to data security. These five tips are a good place to start.
[ + ]GlobalConnect Australia appoints new National Sales Manager
GlobalConnect Australia has appointed Rodel Fortunado as National Sales Manager. [ + ]
Silver Peak Systems expands to Melbourne and Sydney
Silver Peak Systems has announced the opening of offices in Sydney and Melbourne, with Wayne Neich leading the company's strategic growth. [ + ]
EMC names new president of RSA
Tom Heiser has been named as President of RSA, the security division of EMC. [ + ]
NZ call centre Telnet awarded Australian Accreditation
New Zealand’s largest privately owned call centre Telnet is the first call centre in New Zealand to achieve accreditation by the Australian Teleservices Association (ATA). [ + ]
