Allie Coyne

Allie Coyne is a Sydney-based journalist and the editor of iTnews.

Coyne started on iTnews in 2013 after almost two years running the website of technology channel publication CRN.

Coyne won best new journalist in the 2013 Microsoft IT Journalism Awards, and was named best business technology journalist at the same awards in 2015, again in 2016, and won best security journalist in 2018. She left iTnews in 2018.

Recent articles by Allie Coyne

How REA Group weathered the AWS cloud outage

How REA Group weathered the AWS cloud outage

Independent systems in multi-region architecture.
Allie Coyne Jun 20 2016 12:00PM Software
CBA IT exec changes bribery plea to guilty

CBA IT exec changes bribery plea to guilty

Keith Hunter awaits sentencing.
Allie Coyne Jun 17 2016 2:51PM Software
NABERS data centre auditor Green Global shuts up shop

NABERS data centre auditor Green Global shuts up shop

Expansion didn't pay off.
Allie Coyne Jun 17 2016 6:30AM Software
Telstra re-opens Air network for world wi-fi day

Telstra re-opens Air network for world wi-fi day

Free service, just for the weekend.
Allie Coyne Jun 16 2016 11:39AM Telco/ISP
Samsung Pay goes live in Australia with Amex, Citibank

Samsung Pay goes live in Australia with Amex, Citibank

Mobile payments solution offers NFC, magnetic stripe tech.
Allie Coyne Jun 15 2016 12:00PM Software
Oracle Australia boss quits

Oracle Australia boss quits

Exclusive: Tim Ebbeck ends three-year stint at the top.
Allie Coyne Jun 14 2016 12:15PM Software
Labor's NBN policy promises return to FTTP

Labor's NBN policy promises return to FTTP

But HFC to stay.
Allie Coyne Jun 13 2016 9:50AM Telco/ISP
Labor would axe DFAT's innovation agency

Labor would axe DFAT's innovation agency

To claw back $400m.
Allie Coyne Jun 10 2016 3:39PM Strategy
Basslink sets Tuesday return to service

Basslink sets Tuesday return to service

Six-month cable headache almost over for Tasmanians.
Allie Coyne Jun 10 2016 8:54AM Telco/ISP
Failure in power redundancy triggered AWS Sydney outage

Failure in power redundancy triggered AWS Sydney outage

Post-mortem of weekend problems.
Allie Coyne Jun 9 2016 2:23PM Software
Apple Pay rival CurrentC shut down

Apple Pay rival CurrentC shut down

But company not admitting defeat yet.
Allie Coyne Jun 9 2016 12:55PM Software
Domino's using GPS to track pick-up customers

Domino's using GPS to track pick-up customers

Oven to mouth optimisation.
Allie Coyne Jun 9 2016 11:20AM Telco/ISP
ASIC to give fintech start-ups a six-month 'sandbox'

ASIC to give fintech start-ups a six-month 'sandbox'

To test with real customers.
Allie Coyne Jun 8 2016 1:10PM Software
Basslink repairs damaged subsea cable

Basslink repairs damaged subsea cable

Services expected to be restored before end of month.
Allie Coyne Jun 8 2016 9:37AM Telco/ISP
Facebook flaw lets attackers into Messenger chats

Facebook flaw lets attackers into Messenger chats

Social network issues fix.
Allie Coyne Jun 7 2016 3:55PM Security
NetSuite hacker given 12 months' jail

NetSuite hacker given 12 months' jail

Caused a claimed $256,510 worth of damage.
Allie Coyne Jun 7 2016 9:05AM Security
ATO kills off e-tax

ATO kills off e-tax

Legacy tool goes to software heaven.
Allie Coyne Jun 6 2016 2:41PM Software
AWS Sydney outage prompts architecture rethink

AWS Sydney outage prompts architecture rethink

Customers consider multi-region redundancy.
Allie Coyne Jun 6 2016 12:33PM Networking
ABS calls in CSC IT pros for $250m overhaul

ABS calls in CSC IT pros for $250m overhaul

Contingent workforce needed for niche skills.
Allie Coyne Jun 6 2016 6:30AM Strategy
AWS Sydney outage downs big-name web companies

AWS Sydney outage downs big-name web companies

Foxtel, Domain, Domino's suffer extended downtime.
Juha Saarinen , Allie Coyne Jun 5 2016 6:30PM Storage

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