VM backup and recovery 10 times faster at medico after upgrade
15 January, 2014Western Health has adopted a virtual machine (VM) backup and replication solution in order to make sure data is available for patient care.
IT buyers to go "cloud first" in 2014
12 December, 2013 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingFronde CTO James Valentine believes 2014 will be a turning point for cloud adoption.
Google's IaaS launch won't faze Amazon
11 December, 2013 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingGoogle's Compute Engine IaaS offering - which launched for general customers last week - is not yet a threat to the likes of Amazon. But, an analyst argues, nor was it designed to be.
UXC to buy ServiceNow reseller for up to $28m
03 December, 2013 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingUXC Limited will pay at least $24m for Keystone Management Solutions, a reseller of cloud-based enterprise service automation offerings from ServiceNow.
What is the reality of cloud?
06 November, 2013 by Andrew CollinsThe cloud is probably the most hyped concept in IT right now, and also the one greeted with the most cynicism by wary IT pros. We spoke to three IT leaders to get their honest thoughts on three aspects of the cloud: the OPEX/CAPEX argument, end-user adoption of cloud tools and potential government surveillance of cloud data.
Top five barriers for system integrators to adopt cloud
21 October, 2013 by Andrew Tucker*System integrators face different barriers to most organisations when it comes to the cloud. What are some of these barriers and what can be done to overcome them?
Key challenges to enterprise cloud adoption
04 October, 2013 by Pradeep Bindal*At some point we all have discussed how IT and business will be transformed with the adoption of a cloud solution. Even though there is little doubt over cloud's potential to improve business, there is still concern over how businesses can overcome the various stumbling blocks.
Snowden, privacy and cloud services
03 October, 2013 by Puneet KukrejaA program like PRISM will have limited impact on organisations looking to onboard cloud services hosted in the US, Australia or Europe, according to Puneet Kukreja.
CSA, BSI launch cloud security cert program
03 October, 2013 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) and Australia's BSI have developed a security certification program for cloud service providers.
Cloud on horizon for Blue Sky after Readify deal
02 October, 2013 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingBlue Sky Private Equity has invested $16m to acquire a majority stake in Victorian ICT services company Readify.
Cloud collabs: rival vendors looking chummy for now
18 September, 2013 by Melissa ChuaTraditional bitter rivals in the IT vendor space appear to be putting their differences aside and forming partnerships with one another in a bid to expand their cloud footprints.
Hybrid cloud the most efficient cloud model
28 August, 2013 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingHybrid deployments represent the most efficient way to make use of cloud resources, according to University of Sydney researchers.
Migrating to Windows 7 with user virtualisation
28 August, 2013 by Rob Van Den Brink*User virtualisation solutions enable a level of mobility that wasn’t available to employees before. This, along with the ability to allow IT managers to centrally manage and set up any desktop regardless of device, platform or location, means IT teams also see huge resource benefits.
Social media a dangerous tool for politicians
26 August, 2013 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingSocial channels can help election candidates reach new voters, but a bad online mistake can balloon into a major issue, according to a Queensland media research team.
Three steps for implementing cloud services
20 August, 2013 by David Oakley*More and more companies are introducing cloud services. However, only very few actually plan their steps in a long-term manner or ask themselves even basic questions.
