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

AusCERT chief steps down

AusCERT chief steps down

Organisation now reports directly into Queensland University.
Allie Coyne , Brett Winterford Jul 25 2014 12:26PM Security
Westpac interim CIO resigns

Westpac interim CIO resigns

Group CIO yet to be appointed.
Brett Winterford Jul 24 2014 6:41AM Strategy
RSA chief calls for cooling of US, China tensions

RSA chief calls for cooling of US, China tensions

Government snooping permissible in a digital world without norms.
Brett Winterford Jul 22 2014 2:10PM Security
Earning the right to innovate

Earning the right to innovate

Breaking down the barriers to innovation is a long, but rewarding process, says Bank of Queensland Group CIO, Julie Bale.
Brett Winterford Jul 22 2014 12:07PM CXO Challenge
NAB backs payments startup Stripe

NAB backs payments startup Stripe

Online payments provider launches in Australia.
Brett Winterford Jul 22 2014 6:23AM Software
IT suppliers may need a license to serve traders

IT suppliers may need a license to serve traders

Murray Report recommends large suppliers get an AFSL.
Brett Winterford Jul 17 2014 6:42AM Security
IBM and Apple target enterprise with iOS tie-up

IBM and Apple target enterprise with iOS tie-up

Apple makes first major move into enterprise market.
Juha Saarinen , Brett Winterford Jul 16 2014 7:02AM Software
Building a disruptive culture

Building a disruptive culture

The time is nigh to start building a workplace culture that a Google or a Facebook would envy, says Bankwest CIO Andy Weir.
Brett Winterford Jul 14 2014 6:10AM CXO Challenge
Australia's godfather of agile

Australia's godfather of agile

Few technology leaders have seen the forces of digital disruption so repeatedly and at such close quarters than Nigel Dalton, CIO of the REA Group.
Brett Winterford Jul 11 2014 3:26PM CXO Challenge
Welcome to CXO Challenge

Welcome to CXO Challenge

Join me for the next nine months as we meet the executives leading the digital charge in Australia.
Brett Winterford Jul 11 2014 2:27PM CXO Challenge
Academics get personal over big data

Academics get personal over big data

De-identification the latest privacy battleground.
Brett Winterford Jul 11 2014 10:30AM Security
Qantas checks in with cloud computing

Qantas checks in with cloud computing

Impressed with results of public cloud bake-off.
Brett Winterford Jul 8 2014 6:51AM Strategy
Hostworks gives CSIRO analytics tools a second life

Hostworks gives CSIRO analytics tools a second life

Local hoster to take on Salesforce.com, Amazon.
Brett Winterford Jul 3 2014 7:03AM Software
Westpac swaps Blackberry for Android

Westpac swaps Blackberry for Android

Bank arms staff with tech arsenal.
Brett Winterford Jun 27 2014 6:37AM Strategy
ANZ launches 'Grow by ANZ' wealth app

ANZ launches 'Grow by ANZ' wealth app

Pursues cross-selling opportunities.
Brett Winterford Jun 26 2014 1:05PM Software
Myer appoints its first CIO

Myer appoints its first CIO

Loyalty program specialist poached from Australia Post.
Brett Winterford Jun 25 2014 12:30PM Strategy
Will IBM pip Azure at the Aussie cloud post?

Will IBM pip Azure at the Aussie cloud post?

Spoiling the biggest launch party of the year.
Brett Winterford Jun 24 2014 12:29PM Software
Rio Tinto digs deeper for next big discovery

Rio Tinto digs deeper for next big discovery

Ten-year long gradiometer build close to complete.
Brett Winterford Jun 23 2014 6:03AM Strategy
Winning CommBank over to agile

Winning CommBank over to agile

Lisa Frazier reflects on a two-year journey.
Brett Winterford Jun 19 2014 9:07AM Strategy
Fairfax tries a crowd-powered twist on hackathons

Fairfax tries a crowd-powered twist on hackathons

Developers back new initiatives with their hours.
Brett Winterford Jun 17 2014 3:49PM Software

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