Cloud + virtualisation

Data centre virtualisation and DCIM - a holistic approach

22 October, 2014 by Andrew Sylvester, Data Centre Software Manager, Schneider Electric, IT Business | Supplied by: Schneider Electric IT Australia

With energy usage and costs continuing to rise, expect to see businesses moving towards a more holistic and end-to-end approach to data centre strategy.


SAP to offer HANA over IBM cloud

16 October, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

SAP and IBM have teamed up to accelerate the adoption of cloud-based enterprise applications, in part to quell data sovereignty fears over US surveillance.


Deakin to use IBM's Watson for student advice

10 October, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

Deakin University plans to deploy a student advisor application that uses IBM's Watson cognitive computing platform and can adapt its answers to individual students.


Avoid the dangers of an accidental cloud architecture

07 October, 2014 by Sean Hooper, Director of Strategic Programs, Oracle Asia-Pacific | Supplied by: Oracle Corporation Australia

An 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-Embling

New cloud providers, builders and aggregators have signed on for Cisco's project to build an internet-scale network of connected clouds.


Australian businesses lack cloud confidence

29 September, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

Three-quarters of Australian businesses are investing in the cloud, even though many still lack confidence in cloud services.


Which will be faster, NFV adoption or server adoption?

23 September, 2014 by Barbara Porter, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Emulex

Network functions virtualisation (NFV) is far more complicated than server virtualisation and it can't stand alone. It needs a full ecosystem of partner technology to enable successful adoption.


Cloud solutions require a consultative approach

27 August, 2014 by Adam Wilkinson* | Supplied by: Schneider Electric IT Australia

Those who wish to implement cloud services are best served by employing vendors who are focused on consultative solutions over those who simply deal in components.


IBM to launch first Australian SoftLayer DC in Sept

26 August, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-Embling | Supplied by: IBM Australia Limited

IBM 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.


Cloud and the new rules for the IT department

21 August, 2014 by Bob West, Chief Trust Officer, CipherCloud | Supplied by: CipherCloud

Enterprise data is travelling beyond network boundaries and outside traditional technology controls, which means that data protection must now extend into the cloud.


Veda hands IBM a five-year outsourcing deal

20 August, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

Australian 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.


People, processes and technology: the perfect combination

30 July, 2014 by Max McLaren, Regional Vice President and General Manager Australia and New Zealand, Red Hat Asia Pacific | Supplied by: Red Hat Asia Pacific Pty Ltd

Organisations that begin a journey towards adopting cloud must begin with a clear understanding of the destination, or be left with disappointing results.


Are zombie virtual machines coming to get you?

09 July, 2014 by Charles Clarke, Technical Director for APAC, Veeam Software | Supplied by: Veeam Pty Ltd

The ancient human instinct not to throw away anything useful is leading to VM sprawl - the rise of zombie virtual machines that refuse to die.


Is HP's Helion the missing link in cloud evolution?

03 July, 2014 | Supplied by: Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Technology powerhouse Hewlett-Packard has revealed its plans for the groundbreaking Helion portfolio with the announcement of US$1bn investment in Cloud Computing.


Growing pains for the cloud's open source platform

02 July, 2014 by Andrew Collins

OpenStack vendors are increasingly claiming that the open source cloud platform has reached maturity - but is it truly ready for the enterprise market?


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