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

Opinion: ACCC crackdown could shift the mobiles market

Opinion: ACCC crackdown could shift the mobiles market

Expect a few devices to disappear from the shelves.
Brett Winterford Apr 23 2010 3:06PM Telco/ISP
Fujitsu announces a second IaaS play

Fujitsu announces a second IaaS play

Part of a global cloud computing strategy.
Brett Winterford Apr 22 2010 3:35PM Storage
Telco questions TIO complaint count

Telco questions TIO complaint count

Were there that many complaints?
Brett Winterford Apr 21 2010 3:51PM Telco/ISP
Opinion: Google stats reveal Government censorship pressure

Opinion: Google stats reveal Government censorship pressure

Google scores points for consistency.
Brett Winterford Apr 21 2010 2:40PM Software
Telstra rushes out the HTC Desire

Telstra rushes out the HTC Desire

UPDATE: Telstra gets six months exclusivity.
Brett Winterford Apr 21 2010 10:15AM Hardware
Brisbane data centre adds a 32-rack pod

Brisbane data centre adds a 32-rack pod

Another hot aisle containment win.
Brett Winterford Apr 20 2010 4:06PM Networking
ABC fingers China over cyber attacks

ABC fingers China over cyber attacks

Four Corners investigation reveals cyber attacks on mining companies.
Brett Winterford Apr 20 2010 7:03AM Security
Latest ACTA draft to be made public

Latest ACTA draft to be made public

Civil rights activists hail greater transparency.
Brett Winterford Apr 19 2010 2:31PM Telco/ISP
CSC locks in WA prisons database deal

CSC locks in WA prisons database deal

More WA justice work for IT services giant.
Brett Winterford Apr 19 2010 12:28PM Software
Perpetual takes customer data to the cloud

Perpetual takes customer data to the cloud

Helping to smooth over cloud security risks with finance industry regulators.
Brett Winterford Apr 19 2010 8:00AM Strategy
Optus customers hit by China DDoS attack

Optus customers hit by China DDoS attack

UPDATE: Optus confirms DDoS attack on large Australian customer came from China.
Brett Winterford Apr 15 2010 12:05PM Security
Connxion pulls racks out of Global Switch and IBM

Connxion pulls racks out of Global Switch and IBM

Consolidates in ex-Kaz data centre in Singapore.
Brett Winterford Apr 14 2010 3:41PM Networking
Microsoft outsources IT to Infosys

Microsoft outsources IT to Infosys

Please help us run Windows.
Brett Winterford Apr 14 2010 11:59AM Software
Defence puts the squeeze on telco suppliers

Defence puts the squeeze on telco suppliers

Telstra, Optus and Verizon vie for massive deal.
Brett Winterford Apr 13 2010 4:28PM Networking
How ACTA could sneak in a three strikes system

How ACTA could sneak in a three strikes system

Part II of iTnews discussion with legal expert, Kimberlee Weatherall.
Brett Winterford Apr 13 2010 12:50PM Networking
Netizens: How ACTA will make a criminal of you

Netizens: How ACTA will make a criminal of you

iTnews discusses how ACTA would impact everyday people with legal expert, Kimberlee Weatherall.
Brett Winterford Apr 12 2010 3:56PM Telco/ISP
Activists sign petition to open up ACTA talks

Activists sign petition to open up ACTA talks

Netizens urged to sign the "Wellington Declaration".
Brett Winterford Apr 12 2010 9:01AM Telco/ISP
NSW turns the screws on software suppliers

NSW turns the screws on software suppliers

Some 99 vendors willing to offer more flexible licensing.
Brett Winterford Apr 12 2010 6:55AM Software
UK retailers suffer HTC Desire delays

UK retailers suffer HTC Desire delays

HTC accused of favouring telco partners.
Brett Winterford Apr 9 2010 11:36AM Telco/ISP
Apple pitches iPhone to enterprise with OS 4 update

Apple pitches iPhone to enterprise with OS 4 update

New security smarts, Exchange 2010 support, multi-tasking.
Brett Winterford Apr 9 2010 10:00AM Software

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