Steven Kiernan

Steven Kiernan is the Sydney-based editorial director of iTnews and CRN.

Steven has more than a decade of experience in business publishing in Australia and Europe and oversees the strategic direction of Nextmedia's business-to-business IT portfolio.

Recent articles by Steven Kiernan

Optus to shut down its dial-up internet service

Optus to shut down its dial-up internet service

Three years after Telstra's decision.
Steven Kiernan Jun 18 2018 10:42AM Telco/ISP
Swinburne builds private cloud for large data sets

Swinburne builds private cloud for large data sets

Augments hybrid cloud strategy.
Steven Kiernan Jun 8 2018 9:00AM Cloud
ANZ pilots chatbot for internal staff policies

ANZ pilots chatbot for internal staff policies

Model for expansion of technology across the bank.
Steven Kiernan May 30 2018 4:58PM Software
AUCloud hires Prime Minister & Cabinet's CTO

AUCloud hires Prime Minister & Cabinet's CTO

Brings UK govt cloud model to Australia.
Steven Kiernan May 28 2018 11:56AM Cloud
ME Bank suffers two online banking outages

ME Bank suffers two online banking outages

Planned maintenance falls behind schedule.
Steven Kiernan Apr 22 2018 10:04PM Financial Services
Apple pays biggest Aussie tax bill in years

Apple pays biggest Aussie tax bill in years

Cracks first $8 billion year.
Steven Kiernan Jan 29 2018 6:00AM Financial Services
Microsoft encrypts Skype messages through Signal

Microsoft encrypts Skype messages through Signal

New private conversations feature.
Steven Kiernan , Reuters Staff Jan 12 2018 8:30AM Security
Microsoft Australia pays extra tax after ATO audit

Microsoft Australia pays extra tax after ATO audit

Shifts hundreds of millions in revenue back to Australia.
Brendon Foye , Steven Kiernan Jan 10 2018 5:00PM Financial Services
Amazon Web Services reduces latency in Perth

Amazon Web Services reduces latency in Perth

New edge location for CloudFront.
Steven Kiernan Jan 9 2018 4:00PM Cloud
MacTel builds Aussie NOC to avoid Nokia offshoring

MacTel builds Aussie NOC to avoid Nokia offshoring

Brings function back in house.
Steven Kiernan Dec 1 2017 6:00AM Telco/ISP
Macquarie Telecom bids for Bulletproof in $18m deal

Macquarie Telecom bids for Bulletproof in $18m deal

Major merger of cloud hosting providers.
Steven Kiernan Nov 21 2017 7:08PM Cloud
Microsoft finally offers Azure reserved instances

Microsoft finally offers Azure reserved instances

Eight years after Amazon Web Services.
Steven Kiernan Nov 17 2017 10:35AM Cloud
Canberra Uni's new chatbots could raise IT tickets

Canberra Uni's new chatbots could raise IT tickets

Bruce and Lucy assist students and staff.
Steven Kiernan Nov 16 2017 10:30AM Cloud
Power outage downs OVH services

Power outage downs OVH services

Electrical fault knocks out European websites.
Steven Kiernan Nov 10 2017 7:05AM Networking
DHS taps Angular for quick customer wins

DHS taps Angular for quick customer wins

Before major change can be made with $1.5bn WPIT overhaul.
Steven Kiernan Nov 9 2017 12:20PM Software
Geoscience Australia uses machine learning to peek below Earth's surface

Geoscience Australia uses machine learning to peek below Earth's surface

There's gold in them there datasets.
Steven Kiernan Nov 2 2017 1:30PM Software
CBA plugs ATM fleet into customer service 'brain'

CBA plugs ATM fleet into customer service 'brain'

Bank's centralised engagement engine now across all channels.
Steven Kiernan Nov 1 2017 6:40AM Financial Services
Woodside's AI avatar "escapes captivity"

Woodside's AI avatar "escapes captivity"

Willow goes live as data science project evolves.
Steven Kiernan Oct 31 2017 8:04AM Software
Monash Uni looks to Google, AWS in 'cloud-only' pledge

Monash Uni looks to Google, AWS in 'cloud-only' pledge

Shuts down own data centre.
Steven Kiernan Oct 31 2017 6:45AM Training & Development
Chemist Warehouse builds a Siri for drug retailing

Chemist Warehouse builds a Siri for drug retailing

400-store pharmacy chain pilots voice control.
Steven Kiernan Oct 27 2017 6:45AM Software

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