iTnews Cloud Covered Breakfast Summit powered by Microsoft and Dicker Data

Australia’s shift to public cloud is no longer a question of if, but how fast - and for organisations in Western Australia, that conversation comes with a distinct set of considerations.

Latency, geographic isolation, network resiliency and regulatory pressures all shape how technology leaders in WA approach cloud architecture. While east coast organisations often focus on optimisation and scale, many WA enterprises are still balancing performance, sovereignty and risk in ways that require a different lens.

At the same time, edge computing has moved from concept to necessity. As distributed workforces expand and operational environments become more data-intensive, the ability to process and secure data closer to its source is becoming central to modern cloud strategy. For sectors such as resources, energy, government and critical infrastructure - all prominent in WA - this shift carries particular weight.

Security, too, is evolving. As organisations modernise workflows into public cloud, architecture decisions made early can either reduce long-term risk or compound it. The focus has shifted from perimeter-based thinking to embedded security models that span identity, data, workloads and hybrid environments.

These are the topics that will underpin discussion at the upcoming iTnews Cloud Covered Breakfast Summit, powered by Microsoft and Dicker Data, taking place on 31 March at QT Perth.

The breakfast session will bring together senior technology leaders from across Western Australia to explore the strategic value of modernising workflows into public cloud, examine approaches to reducing architectural risk, and unpack why edge is increasingly central to cloud strategy in a WA context.

Through industry insights, partner perspectives and real-world customer case studies, the event will provide a practical view of how organisations are navigating cloud transformation on the ground.

With limited places available, register your interest here: https://pages.itnews.com.au/itn-_-dicker-data-ms-cloud-perth#Registerhere