Paris Cowan

Paris Cowan joined iTnews in July 2013 after a stint at Intermedium, a news and data analysis firm based exclusively on government IT procurement. At Intermedium, Paris reported on new IT projects underway in state and federal agencies, interviewed public sector CIOs and was subsequently promoted to Online Editor in June 2012. While public sector IT will remain her key focus at iTnews, she has been given a broader remit to cover technology programs across several industries.

Recent articles by Paris Cowan

NSW school staff suffering through LMBR rollout

NSW school staff suffering through LMBR rollout

Systems replacement ‘more difficult than anticipated’.
Paris Cowan Apr 23 2014 6:21AM Software
NSW Premier appoints new IT minister

NSW Premier appoints new IT minister

Baird promotes Constance to Treasurer.
Paris Cowan Apr 22 2014 12:48PM Strategy
Defence given $48m buffer for distributed computing

Defence given $48m buffer for distributed computing

Total approved funding much higher than quoted.
Paris Cowan Apr 22 2014 6:54AM Hardware
Victoria fronts up $24m for electronic medical record

Victoria fronts up $24m for electronic medical record

Agrees to partly fund Royal Children’s Hospital tech.
Paris Cowan Apr 22 2014 6:48AM Software
WA spends $17m on real-time bus tracking

WA spends $17m on real-time bus tracking

Travel data to improve efficiency of bus fleet.
Paris Cowan Apr 17 2014 12:44PM Hardware
TPG fined for triple zero failure

TPG fined for triple zero failure

Error could have cost a life, Judge says.
Paris Cowan Apr 16 2014 1:53PM Telco/ISP
Commonwealth Bank suffers nationwide IT outage

Commonwealth Bank suffers nationwide IT outage

Update: Switch failure causes day of grief.
Paris Cowan Apr 15 2014 11:49AM Financial Services
Peter Grant exits Qld government

Peter Grant exits Qld government

Former CIO calls it quits.
Paris Cowan Apr 15 2014 6:08AM Strategy
WA Health ordered to hire CIO "as soon as possible"

WA Health ordered to hire CIO "as soon as possible"

Parliamentary committee decries IT governance.
Paris Cowan Apr 14 2014 5:22AM Strategy
Queensland govt a test for cloud email appetite

Queensland govt a test for cloud email appetite

[Blog post] Why getting 149k users onboard will be a challenge.
Paris Cowan Apr 11 2014 7:23AM Strategy
Qld govt to move up to 149k staff onto Office 365

Qld govt to move up to 149k staff onto Office 365

Australia's largest deployment, outside of the universities.
Paris Cowan Apr 10 2014 10:15AM Software
Businesslink dodges dissolution

Businesslink dodges dissolution

Long-running review hands in recommendations.
Paris Cowan Apr 10 2014 6:28AM Strategy
NAB deploys Chaos Monkey to kill servers 24/7

NAB deploys Chaos Monkey to kill servers 24/7

Engineers allowed full night's sleep.
Paris Cowan Apr 9 2014 3:16PM Software
Vic Premier says 'greedy' telcos should improve city train coverage

Vic Premier says 'greedy' telcos should improve city train coverage

Asks feds for $25m funding.
Paris Cowan Apr 8 2014 2:51PM Telco/ISP
Cloud migration a chance to extinguish bad email habits

Cloud migration a chance to extinguish bad email habits

[Blog post] NSW Fire and Rescue's email rescue.
Paris Cowan Apr 8 2014 7:01AM Strategy
NSW Businesslink: Why we aborted Office 365

NSW Businesslink: Why we aborted Office 365

When cloud requires more infrastructure... not less.
Paris Cowan Apr 7 2014 12:00PM Strategy
Should social media be regulated during election campaigns?

Should social media be regulated during election campaigns?

Victorian Parliament to investigate accountability on the web.
Paris Cowan Apr 4 2014 6:35AM Strategy
Poor IT hampering mining regulation in Qld

Poor IT hampering mining regulation in Qld

Replacement of shoddy system could reduce workforce by 38.
Paris Cowan Apr 3 2014 1:30PM Software
Real-time data coming for Sydney ferries, trams

Real-time data coming for Sydney ferries, trams

Make Opal API public next, developer asks.
Paris Cowan Apr 3 2014 6:27AM Software
NSW IT outsourcing could expand beyond ServiceFirst

NSW IT outsourcing could expand beyond ServiceFirst

Govt clients bail ahead of private sector handover.
Paris Cowan Apr 2 2014 1:01PM Strategy

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