EDITOR'S NOTE

Good morning,

An official post-incident report might be up to week away, but iTnews today reveals what Westpac's IT engineers were thinking when the bank's Sydney data centre ran into cooling problems yesterday.

The explanation raises significant questions about Westpac's disaster recovery strategy.

-- Ry Crozier

MOST READ Aurora locks down Telstra SIMs after huge net bill PennyTel engaged in stoush with Optus Tas Police lay more charges over Aurora net bill Optus to pay for 'infinite' Vodafone case Westpac data centre blacks out FEATURED COMMENT "How would that repayment agreement look: @$100 per month it would take more than 160 years to repay. I doubt anyone "borrowing" a sim card for accessing the internet would have $300 per month to spare; to bring the repayment period down to 53 years. Telstra (like all Telcos) needs to be hauled over the coals for not having in place some flagging process for unusual account behaviour. Just ..." BigAussie commenting on Tas Police lay more charges over Aurora net bill

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Report part-funded by Google concludes mandatory filtering regime "misconceived".

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Buyout, joint venture deals considered.

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Pre-paid modems turn 3G into a personal Wi-Fi hotspot.

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Promises "sweeping changes".

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