Storage

Revenues up for disk storage vendors

By Eric Doyle | Dec 6, 2010 | 1 Comment

IDC claims the external disk market is emerging from the recession.

Storage

WikiLeaks furious over Amazon ousting

By Liam Tung | Dec 2, 2010 | 42 Comments

Denial of service.

Storage

Study: Aussies show faith in cloud providers

By Liam Tung | Nov 29, 2010 | 2 Comments

Seeks regulation from a Government we can't trust.

Storage

EC defends cautious stance on cloud

By Liam Tung | Nov 26, 2010 | Comment Now

It's about data, not trade protection.

Storage

Extra storage offered for Dropbox referrers

By Mahesh Sharma | Nov 24, 2010 | Comment Now

Requires access rights to Facebook and Twitter apps.

Strategy

Ten reasons to think twice about virtual desktops

By Brett Winterford | Nov 24, 2010 | 7 Comments

Gartner expert tears apart the business case.

Security

Security vendor highlights cloud data concerns

By Liz Tay | Nov 23, 2010 | Comment Now

Cloud complicates disaster recovery, Symantec warns.

Hardware

WA supercomputer makes the Top500 list

By Brett Winterford | Nov 19, 2010 | Comment Now

Murdoch University POD only stage one in $80m cluster plan.

Strategy

ATO moves to 'zero-touch' server builds

By Brett Winterford | Nov 18, 2010 | 1 Comment

Tax office embraces virtualisation.

Strategy

Shared services level AFL playing field

By Liz Tay | Nov 17, 2010 | Comment Now

Seven IT staff keep $330m football league connected.

Strategy

How utilities will profit from your data

By Nate Cochrane | Nov 17, 2010 | 2 Comments

Information about what you do at home is the next gold seam for cash-strapped utilities.

Storage

EMC bets $2.27 bn on Isilon

By Liam Tung | Nov 17, 2010 | Comment Now

"Big Data" cloud play.

Strategy

Regulator warns Australia's finance industry on cloud risks

By Brett Winterford | Nov 16, 2010 | 3 Comments

APRA's cloud computing fears published in open letter.

Telco/ISP

NBN Co spends $9.5m on data centre kit

By Ry Crozier | Nov 16, 2010 | Comment Now

Cisco, EMC, VMware, BMC Software win out.

Storage

Inside Hitachi's IT storage factory in Japan

Nov 15, 2010 | Comment Now

iTnews joins a tour of the Hitachi Global Storage Technologies' factory at Odawara, south of Tokyo, Japan, which is responsible for manufacturing about 15 percent of Hitachi's ...

Storage

Epworth HealthCare trades up to Hitachi storage

By Ry Crozier | Nov 15, 2010 | Comment Now

Ditches "$600,000-plus" EMC kit.

Hardware

Inside Hitachi Data Systems' IT Storage Museum

Nov 14, 2010 | Comment Now

iTnews gets a storage history lesson at the HDS' Disk Array Systems Division at Odawara, about 45 minutes south of Tokyo by shinkansen (bullet train). The gallery shows off a ...

Networking

NBN Co chooses Global Switch for data centre

By Brett Winterford | Nov 12, 2010 | Comment Now

Sydney facility to be network operator's IT hub.

Storage

UK banks asked to tape trader mobile calls

By Liam Tung | Nov 12, 2010 | 1 Comment

Boon for compliance storage.

Strategy

Intel sole advisor to customer cloud alliance

By Liz Tay | Nov 12, 2010 | Comment Now

Alliance strives for vendor-neutral cloud computing standards.

Networking

Video: Why Dell ditched the container data centre

By Brett Winterford | Nov 11, 2010 | Comment Now

Too small a market for containers.

Hardware

Rexel Australia kicks off $12m IT transformation

By Ry Crozier | Nov 10, 2010 | 1 Comment

Buys first Oracle Exadata X2-2 rack in Australia.

Storage

ANU seeks private cloud contractor

By Liz Tay | Nov 9, 2010 | Comment Now

Plans to consolidate resources in “internal data cloud”.

Storage

Cloud Economics: Is it still cheaper in-house?

By Liam Tung | Nov 2, 2010 | 3 Comments

Part II: Analysts split down the middle on cost of the public cloud.

Storage

Google barred from US$60m Government cloud deal

By Liam Tung | Nov 2, 2010 | Comment Now

Deemed not secure enough.

Strategy

Cloud economics: Measuring up the Indian cloud threat

By Liam Tung | Nov 2, 2010 | 4 Comments

Will India's arrival drive down public cloud prices?

Storage

Scroggie jumps on board NextDC

By Brett Winterford | Nov 1, 2010 | Comment Now

Data centre builder welcomes storage guru.

Networking

Intel advises big tech buyers on cloud computing

By Noel Randewich | Oct 29, 2010 | Comment Now

Push for industry standards.

Strategy

VForum: Cloud discussion moves to pricing models

By Brett Winterford | Oct 27, 2010 | Comment Now

A quick wrap of the Sydney vForum.

Strategy

Polaris a pricey jewel in NEC's crown

By Brett Winterford | Oct 27, 2010 | 1 Comment

Data centre to be used for NEC's cloud services.

Networking

AAPT to roll out virtual Windows 7 desktops

By Ry Crozier | Oct 25, 2010 | 5 Comments

Weans staff off BlackBerry in favour of Android.

Networking

Macquarie Telecom to build second Sydney data centre

By Brett Winterford | Oct 25, 2010 | Comment Now

Buys land for 20,000 square metre, $60m facility in North Ryde.

Storage

Amazon offers 'free' year in EC2

By Liam Tung | Oct 25, 2010 | Comment Now

But kills free inbound transfer offer.

Storage

Accenture, Telstra buddy up for Silver Lining cloud

By Brett Winterford | Oct 21, 2010 | 1 Comment

Preferred, but not exclusive, partner.

Security

Singapore regulator casts doubt on banking clouds

By Stephen Withers | Oct 21, 2010 | Comment Now

Too risky, says Monetary Authority of Singapore.

Software

US Government app store in action

By Liam Tung | Oct 20, 2010 | Comment Now

39 agencies signed up, reports say.

Training & Development

And the lucky iTnews reader is...

By Brett Winterford | Oct 18, 2010 | Comment Now

Announcing the winner of the 2010 iTnews Reader Survey.

Storage

NetApp wins DECCW data storage revamp

By Stuart Finlayson | Oct 15, 2010 | Comment Now

In wake of NSW ICT expenditure review.

Storage

IBM pitches portable data centres at resources sector

By Angus Kidman | Oct 14, 2010 | Comment Now

Brings its modular pod design to Australia.

Storage

Inside IBM's Portable Modular Data Centre

Oct 14, 2010 | Comment Now

Angus Kidman takes a tour of IBM's take on the container data centre, in Brisbane, Queensland.

Storage

Verizon opens Hong Kong data centre

By Brett Winterford | Oct 13, 2010 | Comment Now

Schedules Canberra facility to go live in late 2011.

Storage

Privacy revisions present risk for offshore clouds

By Brett Winterford | Oct 11, 2010 | 1 Comment

Extra diligence required.

Storage

Fujitsu's Sydney cloud compute goes live

By Brett Winterford | Oct 7, 2010 | 1 Comment

Inside Fujitsu's enterprise-grade cloud computing service.

Hardware

Photos: Inside Animal Logic's latest server cluster

By Brett Winterford | Oct 1, 2010 | Comment Now

A behind the scenes tour of the render farm for "Legend of the Guardians".

Hardware

Powering "Legend of the Guardians": a supercomputer story

Oct 1, 2010 | Comment Now

Sydney animation house Animal Logic gives iTnews a look at the latest server cluster used to render "Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole", which opened in cinemas ...