Recent articles by Simon Sharwood

Telstra IP telephony suffers multi-day wobble

Telstra IP telephony suffers multi-day wobble

Service dropping calls.
Simon Sharwood Aug 16 2018 1:46PM Telco/ISP
Optus, Vodafone say 5G launch will be a slow burn

Optus, Vodafone say 5G launch will be a slow burn

Expect outages, handset shortages, spotty coverage and - gulp! - radiation hassles.
Simon Sharwood Aug 16 2018 6:30AM Telco/ISP
E-commerce-ware provider eCorner upgrades but shuns AWS and Azure, replaces Microsoft with VMware

E-commerce-ware provider eCorner upgrades but shuns AWS and Azure, replaces Microsoft with VMware

E-commerce-as-a-service outfit adopts almost-cloud model.
Simon Sharwood Aug 15 2018 6:00AM Cloud
Dropbox scares users by shrinking syncing options

Dropbox scares users by shrinking syncing options

Dirty over loss of encryption option and shrinking filesystem options.
Simon Sharwood Aug 14 2018 6:30AM Cloud
New Linux kernel debuts, adds more suspect NSA-sourced crypto

New Linux kernel debuts, adds more suspect NSA-sourced crypto

Adds more Spectre fixes, better power management and a hint of all-day-battery PCs.
Simon Sharwood Aug 13 2018 11:58AM Software
IBM Australia seeks 'new vision' from employee survey

IBM Australia seeks 'new vision' from employee survey

Workers asked if they and clients will stick around.
Simon Sharwood Aug 13 2018 7:00AM Training & Development
Microsoft mulls software isolation chambers for Win10 Enterprise

Microsoft mulls software isolation chambers for Win10 Enterprise

"InPrivate Desktop" mode to ensure unexpected code can't touch OS.
Simon Sharwood Aug 13 2018 6:04AM Security
Capgemini Australia eyes acquisitions to accelerate growth

Capgemini Australia eyes acquisitions to accelerate growth

More ‘people who don’t wear socks’ needed for digital push.
Simon Sharwood Aug 6 2018 6:50AM Strategy
Is the golden age of cloud opex already over?

Is the golden age of cloud opex already over?

Comment: AWS has US$16bn of future revenue in 3+ year contracts and Microsoft wants more cash up-front.
Simon Sharwood Aug 3 2018 11:55AM Cloud
NetApp gives AI the FlexPod treatment

NetApp gives AI the FlexPod treatment

Teams with NVIDIA for on-prem brainbox reference architecture.
Simon Sharwood Aug 1 2018 10:00PM Hardware
Australian Computer Museum Society collection faces bulldozers

Australian Computer Museum Society collection faces bulldozers

200sqm warehouse, or even a corner of your shed, needed ASAP to save historical collection.
Simon Sharwood Aug 1 2018 4:00PM Hardware
Google releases universal plumbing for containers

Google releases universal plumbing for containers

It's called ‘Istio’. Remember the name – it’ll be big like Kubernetes
Simon Sharwood Aug 1 2018 3:00PM Software
In your face, passwords: big three browsers all adopt authentication API

In your face, passwords: big three browsers all adopt authentication API

Standard not signed off, but already ubiquitous.
Simon Sharwood Aug 1 2018 11:04AM Security
Meriton fined $3 million for turning TripAdvisor into TripDeceiver

Meriton fined $3 million for turning TripAdvisor into TripDeceiver

Court finds hiding review option from grumpy customers distorted TripAdvisor ratings.
Simon Sharwood Jul 31 2018 4:52PM Strategy
SAP CRM sidelined at environment agency

SAP CRM sidelined at environment agency

Cloud, IoT sensors and low-code development are in, on-prem IT is on the way out.
Simon Sharwood Jul 31 2018 12:05AM Strategy
Google Australia funds CompSci PhDs

Google Australia funds CompSci PhDs

But only for a year.
Simon Sharwood Jul 30 2018 12:09PM Training & Development
Atlassian kills Stride and Hipchat, partners with Slack

Atlassian kills Stride and Hipchat, partners with Slack

Walks from talk.
Simon Sharwood Jul 27 2018 12:05PM Software
It's System Administrator Appreciation Day, so give yours whatever they ask for

It's System Administrator Appreciation Day, so give yours whatever they ask for

Merry Sysmas!
Simon Sharwood Jul 27 2018 7:00AM Training & Development
Facebook refutes push into public cloud

Facebook refutes push into public cloud

As share price smashed.
Simon Sharwood Jul 26 2018 5:36PM Cloud
Microsoft jabs at VMware with second semi-annual System Center update

Microsoft jabs at VMware with second semi-annual System Center update

Are you feeling agile yet?
Simon Sharwood Jul 25 2018 3:11PM Software

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