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

Fortescue sends mining data mobile, saves millions

Fortescue sends mining data mobile, saves millions

10 percent productivity gains.
Brett Winterford May 12 2014 6:26AM Strategy
David Gee departs Credit Union Australia

David Gee departs Credit Union Australia

Sue Coulter to lead CUA’s IT.
Brett Winterford Apr 17 2014 7:00AM Strategy
Susan Sly quits AEMO

Susan Sly quits AEMO

Less than three months into the role.
Brett Winterford Apr 17 2014 6:53AM Strategy
Energy rating stickers proposed for servers, storage

Energy rating stickers proposed for servers, storage

Report recommends NABERS for data centres be mandated.
Brett Winterford Apr 15 2014 6:31AM Hardware
Frugality as a service: the Amazon story

Frugality as a service: the Amazon story

Behind the scenes, Amazon Web Services is one lean machine.
Brett Winterford , Steven Kiernan Apr 14 2014 12:31PM Hardware
Negotiating with the cloud email megavendors

Negotiating with the cloud email megavendors

[Blog post] Lessons from Woolworths’ mammoth migration.
Brett Winterford Apr 11 2014 6:33AM Strategy
Amazon brings virtual desktops to Australia

Amazon brings virtual desktops to Australia

Service will be live from Sydney by end of June.
Brett Winterford Apr 11 2014 6:17AM Software
Thinking cloud email? Know thyself first

Thinking cloud email? Know thyself first

[Blog post] FMG CIO explains why it pays to be up-to-date.
Brett Winterford Apr 10 2014 6:18AM Strategy
Price for XP custom support doubles every year

Price for XP custom support doubles every year

[Blog post] Thinking about taking the other way out of the cloud conundrum?
Brett Winterford Apr 8 2014 12:00PM Strategy
Telstra’s second shot at cloud

Telstra’s second shot at cloud

[Blog post] Inside Telstra’s OpenStack build.
Brett Winterford Apr 7 2014 4:00PM Software
Michael Gindy quits IAG for cloud venture

Michael Gindy quits IAG for cloud venture

Insurance Australia Group hunts for new CTO.
Brett Winterford Mar 24 2014 6:10AM Networking
Four data centres pledge to conduct NABERS audit

Four data centres pledge to conduct NABERS audit

Everybody needs good NABERS.
Brett Winterford Mar 21 2014 6:30AM Networking
DevOps and hard decisions

DevOps and hard decisions

Australia on the path to continuous delivery (Pt 2).
Brett Winterford Mar 17 2014 8:15AM Strategy
Why agile works

Why agile works

Australia on the path to continuous delivery (Pt 1).
Brett Winterford Mar 17 2014 6:52AM Strategy
Satya, time to build Office 365 cloud in Australia

Satya, time to build Office 365 cloud in Australia

[Blog post] Stop talking cloud, start building it.
Brett Winterford Mar 6 2014 10:37AM Software
Welcome to the era of two-speed IT

Welcome to the era of two-speed IT

Australia Post CIO pursues agile for new online services.
Brett Winterford Mar 4 2014 6:45AM Software
Why the CIO must "be like a Sherpa"

Why the CIO must "be like a Sherpa"

[Blog entry] Defining the new role of the CIO.
Brett Winterford Mar 3 2014 2:25PM Software
Westpac signs CommBank’s core banking maestro

Westpac signs CommBank’s core banking maestro

Which bank is overhauling their core banking now?
Brett Winterford Feb 24 2014 6:42AM Strategy
Agile: Not for the faint of heart

Agile: Not for the faint of heart

Expect a fight from operations, finance and HR.
Brett Winterford Feb 21 2014 6:28AM Strategy
How do we serve three billion new internet users?

How do we serve three billion new internet users?

Sustainability a key issue as activity shifts to the developing world.
Brett Winterford Feb 18 2014 6:25AM Strategy

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