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Q&A: What happens when your cloud bursts? 
Strategy
Q&A: What happens when your cloud bursts?
Mar 29, 2010 | Comment Now 
No supplier is too big to fail, says Gartner's Steve Prentice.
 
Shell and HP tap into oil 
Networking
Shell and HP tap into oil
Feb 24, 2010 | Comment Now 
Wireless sensing of world's reservoir levels.
 
Q&A: Large Hadron Collider's IT environment revealed 
Hardware
Q&A: Large Hadron Collider's IT environment revealed
Jan 18, 2010 | Comment Now 
How CERN is processing data in a virtual environment.
 
Systems suffer new year hangover 
Software
Systems suffer new year hangover
Jan 14, 2010 | Comment Now 
Poor coding blamed for wave of system failures.
 
HP revamps infrastructure strategy 
Storage
HP revamps infrastructure strategy
Nov 7, 2009 | Comment Now 
Attempts to combat uncertain demand.
 
Lack of enterprise appeal takes shine off Chrome OS 
Software
Lack of enterprise appeal takes shine off Chrome OS
Jul 10, 2009 | Comment Now 
Enterprise buyers unlikely to ditch Windows.
 
Tools of the architect's trade 
Software
Tools of the architect's trade
Jun 24, 2009 | Comment Now 
IT foundations for a successful business.
 
Cobol skills still prized by CIOs 
Software
Cobol skills still prized by CIOs
May 22, 2009 | Comment Now 
Cobol has long been written off as old hat, but many CIOs at large UK organisations have little choice but to carry on employing Cobol developers to maintain and enhance legacy ...
 
Why do Brits love open source? 
Software
Why do Brits love open source?
Apr 27, 2009 | Comment Now 
UK is the sixth most open-source software-friendly country in the world - behind Australia, according to research.
 
Worldwide web turns 20 
Telco/ISP
Worldwide web turns 20
Mar 13, 2009 | Comment Now 
In March 1989, CERN researcher Tim Berners-Lee proposed a revolutionary new system for sharing information, and unwittingly changed the world forever.
 
Opinion: Tapping a rich source of IT innovation  
Strategy
Opinion: Tapping a rich source of IT innovation
Feb 20, 2009 | Comment Now 
IT departments are brimming with smart ideas ­ if only those in management were more inclined to take the time to listen to them.
 
Software sector under pressure as downturn hits sales 
Software
Software sector under pressure as downturn hits sales
Dec 15, 2008 | Comment Now 
Poorer-than-expected business software sales have forced analysts to significantly revise their spending forecasts for 2009, while Microsoft has urged the UK government to ...
 
Should CRM be more sociable?  
Software
Should CRM be more sociable?
Dec 4, 2008 | Comment Now 
As vendors rush to add more social networking bells and whistles to their CRM products, some experts warn that users must tread carefully when venturing into online communities.
 
Virtual machines and the emergence of virtual threats 
Security
Virtual machines and the emergence of virtual threats
Oct 20, 2008 | Comment Now 
Server virtualisation continues to attract significant investment from organisations keen to save cost, power and space in the data centre through server consolidation.
 
Feature: hot tips for virtualisation 
Hardware
Feature: hot tips for virtualisation
Oct 13, 2008 | Comment Now 
Migrating systems to a virtualised environment can deliver significant efficiency gains and cost savings, but it has to be planned carefully. Martin Courtney explains how IT ...
 
Flash gears up for SAN role 
Hardware
Flash gears up for SAN role
Sep 24, 2007 | Comment Now 
Texas Memory Systems to introduce a SAN appliance featuring 2TB of Flashcapacity.
 
Rivalry fuels storage advances  
Storage
Rivalry fuels storage advances
Sep 19, 2007 | Comment Now 
Vendors in scramble to sell fast, high capacity disk arrays to SMEs
 
Switches take role of security kit 
Security
Switches take role of security kit
Jul 11, 2006 | Comment Now 
Network security appliances could be on their way out, as vendors switch tosecurity on switches.
 
Corporate IT set to go greener 
Strategy
Corporate IT set to go greener
Jul 4, 2006 | Comment Now 
UK firms facing with green legislation look to decrease emissions and buildgreen equipment.
 
Cisco pushes InfiniBand into datacentres 
Networking
Cisco pushes InfiniBand into datacentres
Jun 30, 2006 | Comment Now 
Networking giant Cisco is providing products and tools to mix InfiniBand andEthernet gear in the datacentre.
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Bankwest builds continuous delivery capability
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Veterans' Affairs sets sights on modernisation
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Citi Australia drops platform customisations
Citi Australia drops platform customisations
Technology chief shifts focus from building to leveraging systems.
VicRoads restructures IT team
VicRoads restructures IT team
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Zurich Australia extends IT team offshore
Malaysian staff served from Australian data centres.
Leigh Berrell - Utilities CIO of the Year
Leigh Berrell - Utilities CIO of the Year
Yarra Valley Water CIO Leigh Berrell accepts his Benchmark Award for Utilities CIO of the Year.
Wayne McMahon - Retail CIO of the Year
Wayne McMahon - Retail CIO of the Year
Domino's Pizza CIO Wayne McMahon accepts his Benchmark Award for Retail CIO of the Year.
Inside Perpetual's ongoing IT transformation
Inside Perpetual's ongoing IT transformation
CIO Jenny Levy discusses how outsourcing will help the firm "simplify, refocus and grow".
Managing Complexity - Defence's Daniel McCabe
Managing Complexity - Defence's Daniel McCabe
Daniel McCabe, Assistant Secretary of Australia's Department of Defence, provides the audience at the iTnews Data Centre Strategy Summit with a deep dive into the organisation's data centre consolidation program.
How Facebook designed the data centre from scratch - Marco Magarelli
How Facebook designed the data centre from scratch - Marco Magarelli
The full keynote by Facebook data centre architect Marco Magarelli at the Australian Data Centre Strategy Summit. Magarelli details the design considerations behind the social network's Prineville, Oregon; North Carolina and Luleå, Sweden data centres.
Modernising Legacy Data Centres - Telstra's Jon Curry
Modernising Legacy Data Centres - Telstra's Jon Curry
Telstra general manager of managed data centres Jon Curry guides the audience at the iTnews Australian Data Centre Summit through the build of the telco's Clayton, Victoria data centre.
NSW Government launches NABERS data centre rating tools
NSW Government launches NABERS data centre rating tools
Matthew Clark from the NSW Department of Environment guides facilties managers through the details of the new NABERS data centre energy rating tool at the Australian Data Centre Strategy Summit.
NABERS launch panel: Australian Data Centre Strategy Summit
NABERS launch panel: Australian Data Centre Strategy Summit
Matthew Clark (NSW Dept of Environment), Greg Boorer (Canberra Data Centres), Glenn Allan (National Australia Bank), Mike Andrea (Strategic Directions) and Bob Sharon (Green Global Consulting) discuss the impact of the NABERS data centre rating.
Judges notes: Fortescue Metals [The Benchmark Awards]
Judges notes: Fortescue Metals [The Benchmark Awards]
iTnews' panel of judges discuss Fortescue Metals 'New World of Work" project, one of three shortlisted finalists for the Industrials category of the CIO Benchmark Awards.
Judges notes: Retail [The Benchmark Awards]
Judges notes: Retail [The Benchmark Awards]
iTnews' panel of judges discuss the shortlisted finalists for the Retail category of the CIO Benchmark Awards.
Judges notes: Pacific Aluminium [The Benchmark Awards]
Judges notes: Pacific Aluminium [The Benchmark Awards]
iTnews' panel of judges discuss Pacific Aluminium's lightning fast service desk refresh, one of three shortlisted finalists for the Industrials category of the CIO Benchmark Awards.
Judges notes: Domino's Pizza [The Benchmark Awards]
Judges notes: Domino's Pizza [The Benchmark Awards]
iTnews' panel of judges discuss Domino's Pizza's shift to hosted services, one of three shortlisted finalists for the Retail category of the CIO Benchmark Awards.
Judges notes: McDonald's Australia [The Benchmark Awards]
Judges notes: McDonald's Australia [The Benchmark Awards]
iTnews' panel of judges discuss McDonald's Australia's new self-service portal for employees, one of three shortlisted finalists for the Retail category of the CIO Benchmark Awards.
Judges notes: ING Direct [The Benchmark Awards]
Judges notes: ING Direct [The Benchmark Awards]
iTnews' panel of judges discuss ING Direct's 'Bank in a Box', one of three shortlisted finalists for the banking and finance category of the CIO Benchmark Awards.
Judges notes: Yarra Valley Water [The Benchmark Awards]
Judges notes: Yarra Valley Water [The Benchmark Awards]
iTnews' panel of judges discuss Yarra Valley Water's insourcing project, one of three shortlisted finalists for the Utilities category of the CIO Benchmark Awards.
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