Recent articles by Simon Sharwood

Crypto Bill undermines parliamentary privilege: Senate President

Crypto Bill undermines parliamentary privilege: Senate President

Dutton cops a black eye from Black Rod.
Julian Bajkowski , Simon Sharwood Nov 30 2018 6:30AM Strategy
AWS goes on-prem for the big end of town

AWS goes on-prem for the big end of town

New “Outposts” will see AWS run and maintain its kit in your data centre.
Simon Sharwood Nov 29 2018 11:48AM Cloud
HR is being forced to prioritise technology in the war for talent. Here's why...

HR is being forced to prioritise technology in the war for talent. Here's why...

Rapidly shifting work patterns mean HR teams must now be on top of tech to attract and retain crucial talent. Here's why ...
Simon Sharwood Nov 28 2018 1:02PM Benchmarking Change
AWS reveals its own CPUs and they’re nothing to do with x86

AWS reveals its own CPUs and they’re nothing to do with x86

Analysis: Amazon shows it can perform all of Intel’s core competencies.
Simon Sharwood Nov 28 2018 6:55AM Cloud
IBM consolidates Sydney offices

IBM consolidates Sydney offices

Cumberland Forest data centre’s days officially numbered.
Simon Sharwood Nov 27 2018 12:25PM Strategy
Cyber industry probes economic impact of crypto bill

Cyber industry probes economic impact of crypto bill

Australian Strategic Policy Institute and AustCyber conducting joint survey.
Simon Sharwood Nov 23 2018 11:35AM Security
AWS hybrid cloud push? Here's some heavy hints...

AWS hybrid cloud push? Here's some heavy hints...

Pops a GPU in Snowball Edge devices and improves hybrid networking.
Simon Sharwood Nov 23 2018 7:00AM Cloud
IBM adopts Ask Me Anything sessions to boost staff engagement

IBM adopts Ask Me Anything sessions to boost staff engagement

Weekly GinniVision sessions coming soon to intranet, IBM News app for 2019.
Simon Sharwood Nov 21 2018 10:16AM Training & Development
Microsoft warns of cloud login outage

Microsoft warns of cloud login outage

Multi-factor authentication wobble for Azure and Office 365.
Simon Sharwood Nov 20 2018 6:40AM Cloud
AWS picks another fight with Oracle by giving away Java support

AWS picks another fight with Oracle by giving away Java support

AWS’ own OpenJDK is now yours to run, for $0.00 vs. Oracle’s US$25/month.
Simon Sharwood Nov 19 2018 11:44AM Software
Celebrating change: the iTnews Benchmarks for 2019 now open

Celebrating change: the iTnews Benchmarks for 2019 now open

Join iTnews as we showcase organisations putting new tools to work changing - maybe even transforming - their operations. Entries are open now.
Simon Sharwood Nov 16 2018 7:10AM Benchmarking Change
Analysis: Cisco resets the SD-WAN market and shows that software rules

Analysis: Cisco resets the SD-WAN market and shows that software rules

Best of breed vs. super-stack.
Simon Sharwood Nov 16 2018 7:00AM Networking
Amazon and Oracle in database drama

Amazon and Oracle in database drama

Amazon.com ditched Oracle, then AWS kicked Larry in public.
Simon Sharwood Nov 15 2018 12:25PM Strategy
ABS may stop counting Internet access in 2021 census

ABS may stop counting Internet access in 2021 census

Everyone's got a smartphone, so ABS thinks it's pointless to ask now.
Simon Sharwood Nov 14 2018 12:11PM Strategy
ATO seeks portable Panic Button for 20,000 staff

ATO seeks portable Panic Button for 20,000 staff

To report ‘security or first aid issues’ in the office and the field.
Simon Sharwood Nov 14 2018 7:00AM Cloud
Tasmania halts sole remote control train

Tasmania halts sole remote control train

ATSB says systems wouldn't respond, led to runaway and crash
Simon Sharwood Nov 10 2018 9:57AM Security
Vic Health IT scores $80m budget bump thanks to agile wins

Vic Health IT scores $80m budget bump thanks to agile wins

CIO Steve Hodgkinson turns trust from the business into funding.
Simon Sharwood Oct 30 2018 11:13AM Strategy
Federal Parliament to get new five-year digital strategy before Xmas

Federal Parliament to get new five-year digital strategy before Xmas

And it looks like infrastructure is heading to the cloud.
Simon Sharwood Oct 30 2018 7:00AM Strategy
Keenan says myGovID pilot is coming, now with sensitivity

Keenan says myGovID pilot is coming, now with sensitivity

As ATO’s Alex chatbot tries to answer the phone.
Simon Sharwood Oct 29 2018 12:33PM Software
Why IBM’s Red Hat buy is a sign it knows its own weakness

Why IBM’s Red Hat buy is a sign it knows its own weakness

ANALYSIS: Big Blue all-but-admits its software is better than its IaaS.
Simon Sharwood Oct 29 2018 7:29AM Financial Services

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