4 in 5 large Aussie companies embrace the cloud
12 January, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingCloud adoption has reached a tipping point, with four in five large Australian companies using or planning to use the technology for mission-critical applications, a survey suggests.
IBM expands cloud centres around the world
22 December, 2014IBM has announced an expansion of its global cloud computing network to 40 cloud centres with 12 new locations to help enterprise clients move to hybrid cloud computing.
Microsoft to host Office 365, CRM suite in Aust
11 December, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMicrosoft will start hosting its cloud-based Office 365 and Dynamics CRM suites in Australian data centres from March next year and has added more local partners to its network of providers.
Dimension Data to build government-managed cloud
26 November, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingDimension Data has established the Canberra Managed Cloud Platform, purpose built for Australian Government agencies, and the Department of Finance has signed on to use it.
Fire & Rescue NSW to deploy on IBM Cloud
20 November, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe 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.
Australia.gov.au migrated to govCMS
12 November, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe first Australian government website has been onboarded onto the dedicated govCMS platform, a Drupal-based content management system.
Telstra, VMware to bring vCloud Air to Australia
06 November, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingTelstra will host VMware's vCloud Air platform on its Australian data centres in a bid to make it easier for companies to adopt dedicated and hybrid cloud services.
Google ups the ante with cloud price cuts
05 November, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingResponding to recent price cuts from rivals AWS and Microsoft, Google has announced sweeping price reductions to its own cloud services while also introducing new features and enhancements.
Australian finance departments slow to adopt cloud
03 November, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralian finance managers generally agree that their department's information management and analytics processes can be improved, but have so far been slow to turn to the cloud for a solution.
Australian cloud market to hit $4.55bn by 2018
23 October, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingData-intensive applications are stimulating spending on cloud services among Australian organisations, particularly IaaS and SaaS, according to Frost & Sullivan.
Avoid the dangers of an accidental cloud architecture
07 October, 2014 by Sean Hooper, Director of Strategic Programs, Oracle Asia-PacificAn estimated 86% of Australian companies adopted cloud in some shape or form in 2013, according to IDC. But most are doing so in piece-meal fashion, resulting in an accidental cloud architecture that makes doing business much harder and more fragmented.
Cisco's Intercloud project gets 33 new partners
01 October, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingNew cloud providers, builders and aggregators have signed on for Cisco's project to build an internet-scale network of connected clouds.
IBM to launch first Australian SoftLayer DC in Sept
26 August, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingIBM will switch on its first Australian SoftLayer data centre in Melbourne next month as part of its US$1.2 billion ($1.29 billion) investment in its global cloud services capacity.
Veda hands IBM a five-year outsourcing deal
20 August, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralian credit-reporting company Veda has awarded IBM a five-year outsourcing contract in anticipation of the new computing power required to respond to new industry regulations.
Is HP's Helion the missing link in cloud evolution?
03 July, 2014Technology powerhouse Hewlett-Packard has revealed its plans for the groundbreaking Helion portfolio with the announcement of US$1bn investment in Cloud Computing.
