Industry News
Australian IT leaders aim to reduce burdens on IT
Australian IT decision-makers will be re-evaluating their IT management and support solutions this year to address growing burdens on IT, research indicates. [ + ]
Cradlepoint acquires Ericom
Cradlepoint has announced the acquisition of Ericom Software and its enterprise cloud security platform. [ + ]
Tech Council of Australia welcomes new members
The Tech Council of Australia (TCA) has welcomed a group of new members. [ + ]
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank wins award for transformation
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has been announced as the winner of the 2023 MongoDB APAC Innovation Award in the Organisational Transformation category. [ + ]
Creating a student-centric education system
A tertiary education system that is student-centric and more cohesive would be better positioned to address workforce shortages, according to ITECA. [ + ]
US–Aus university partnership to expand data security and intelligence
Flinders University has partnered with the University of Virginia to expand research and knowledge exchange in the areas of AI, data security and democracy. [ + ]
Students take part in plant science comp
Bees are the focus of a Queensland school plant science competition, with entries closing in June this year. [ + ]
AWS to invest $13.2bn in Australia from 2023–2027
AWS plans to more than double the amount it has invested in the Australian market to date, by investing $13.2 billion in cloud infrastructure from 2023–2027. [ + ]
Wesfarmers OneDigital signs five-year deal with AWS
AWS has been selected as the preferred cloud provider for Wesfarmers' retail brands, including Bunnings, Kmart, Officeworks and Target, under a new five-year deal. [ + ]
Digital textbook partnership launched
Booktopia and VitalSource have formed a partnership to provide greater access to digital textbooks. [ + ]
IT leaders struggle with complex cloud environments
Nearly all senior IT leaders worldwide report having been impacted in some way by the increasing complexity of multicloud environments, research suggests. [ + ]
One in two execs experiencing 'resiliency gap'
When it comes to resiliency, 53% of executives admit their company is not where it should be, according to a global business survey. [ + ]
Australian businesses becoming ransomware repeat victims
A new report shows that Australian organisations are increasingly falling prey to successful ransomware attacks — in many cases, multiple times. [ + ]
High school phone ban consult begins
NSW public schools have begun consultation with the state government over how to implement the new mobile phone ban. [ + ]
Australians falling for bank impersonation scams
The ACCC's Scamwatch received over 14,000 reports about bank impersonation scams last year, with consumers losing more than $20 million in savings. [ + ]
