Brett Winterford

One of Australia’s most experienced technology journalists, former iTnews Group Editor Brett Winterford has written about the business of technology for 15 years.

Awarded Business Journalist and Technology Journalist of the year at the 2004 ITjourno awards and Editor of the Year at the 2009 Publishers Australia 'Bell' awards, Winterford has extensive experience in both the business and technology press, writing for such publications as the Australian Financial Review and The Sydney Morning Herald.

As editor of iTnews Brett has led a team of award-winning journalists; delivered speeches at industry events; authored, commissioned and edited research papers, curated technology conferences [The iTnews Executive Summit and Australian Data Centre Strategy Summit and also shares the judging of the annual Benchmark Awards.

Brett's areas of specialty include enterprise software, cloud computing and IT services.

Recent articles by Brett Winterford

The concise guide to choosing a data centre partner

The concise guide to choosing a data centre partner

Part one: price, availability and power.
Brett Winterford Jun 26 2012 7:00AM Strategy
Clean IT attracts wider European momentum

Clean IT attracts wider European momentum

Organisers eye global expansion.
Brett Winterford Jun 8 2012 4:34AM Security
EC mulls internet terrorist database

EC mulls internet terrorist database

European governments outline partnership with internet industry.
Brett Winterford Jun 6 2012 9:28AM Security
Clean IT project considers terrorist content database

Clean IT project considers terrorist content database

European governments outline partnership with internet industry.
Brett Winterford Jun 6 2012 7:00AM Security
South Australia extends HP mainframe contract

South Australia extends HP mainframe contract

$119 million contract to 2018.
Brett Winterford May 30 2012 12:41PM Hardware
Aussie online banking security costs more than it saves

Aussie online banking security costs more than it saves

Online fraud rates don't always justify the investment.
Brett Winterford May 18 2012 7:00AM Security
AusCERT2012: Measuring ROI in fighting bank fraud

AusCERT2012: Measuring ROI in fighting bank fraud

Australia's online fraud rates don't always justify the investment
Brett Winterford May 17 2012 9:29AM Security
Inside AusCERT's Cybercrime Symposium

Inside AusCERT's Cybercrime Symposium

Australia's InfoSec stakeholders rub shoulders.
Brett Winterford May 17 2012 9:20AM Security
NSW Government signs mega data centre deal

NSW Government signs mega data centre deal

iTnews gets the skinny on the IT deal of the year.
Brett Winterford May 15 2012 12:00PM Financial Services
Swan renegs on company tax cuts

Swan renegs on company tax cuts

Some $34 billion in spending cuts required for surplus.
Brett Winterford May 8 2012 9:07PM Financial Services
Agencies to integrate GovHacks into apps

Agencies to integrate GovHacks into apps

Government offers $30,000 in developer prizes.
Brett Winterford May 8 2012 3:30PM Software
Aussie data centres shoot for accreditation

Aussie data centres shoot for accreditation

Metronode and Macquarie Telecom achieve Tier III status.
Brett Winterford Apr 26 2012 7:29AM Networking
Engineers Australia revamps member services

Engineers Australia revamps member services

Cloud lacks flexibility for business process re-engineering.
Brett Winterford Apr 23 2012 1:00PM Software
NSW Health eyes cloud in data centre reform

NSW Health eyes cloud in data centre reform

Recruitment points to long-awaited action.
Ry Crozier , Brett Winterford Apr 17 2012 3:39PM Networking
Westpac cloud project mothballed

Westpac cloud project mothballed

Exclusive: Revised deal with IBM on ice.
Brett Winterford Apr 10 2012 12:15PM Financial Services
Virtualisation creeps into IT curriculum

Virtualisation creeps into IT curriculum

Cloud computing becomes an elective stream.
Brett Winterford Apr 10 2012 11:56AM Training & Development
Cisco says mea culpa on bounced emails

Cisco says mea culpa on bounced emails

Claims problem fixed.
Brett Winterford Apr 6 2012 5:04PM Security
Cisco says mea culpa on bounced emails

Cisco says mea culpa on bounced emails

Claims problem fixed.
Brett Winterford Apr 5 2012 4:43PM Security
Having trouble sending email?

Having trouble sending email?

Updated: Cisco IronPort blacklists thousands of legit Aussie IP addresses.
Brett Winterford Apr 5 2012 6:55AM Networking
Equinix brings expansion plans forward

Equinix brings expansion plans forward

Accelerated roadmap fuels Amazonian speculation.
Brett Winterford Apr 3 2012 12:00PM Networking

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