Spotlight on Analytics and AI Spotlight on Analytics and AI

Welcome to our Spotlight on Analytics and AI, which coincides with the Big Data & Analytics Innovation Summit in Sydney on 21-22 September. Here we’ll examine how organisations are meeting some of the challenges of managing, analysing and visualising data – and how leading enterprises are gaining competitive advantages through machine learning and AI.

Pharmacy hackers busted in Romania

Pharmacy hackers busted in Romania

Romanian authorities, in cooperation with the FBI, have nabbed five people accused of stealing credit card information from US pharmaceutical firms.
Dan Kaplan Apr 15 2009 11:16AM Security
Over 280 million records compromised last year

Over 280 million records compromised last year

More than 280 million records were compromised in 2008, according to a new Data Breach Investigations Report from global comms and IT provider Verizon Business.
Phil Muncaster Apr 15 2009 10:46AM Security
Symantec boss tells industry to stop buying storage

Symantec boss tells industry to stop buying storage

The new head of Symantec has told delegates at Storage Networking World in Orlando that they should stop buying storage and focus on what they have.
Iain Thomson Apr 11 2009 7:59AM Storage
Victoria University overhauls data centres

Victoria University overhauls data centres

Victoria University has contracted IBM to design and build a green data centre and will rebuild its existing Footscray Park facility as part of a major program of works.
Ry Crozier Apr 9 2009 12:30AM Networking
SANS report shows security logs no longer "geek toys"

SANS report shows security logs no longer "geek toys"

Organisations use security log data to a greater extent than ever before, according to the 2009 Annual Log Management Survey from the SANS Institute.
Chuck Miller Apr 8 2009 10:23AM Security
The power of privilege

The power of privilege

Unchecked power, often in the form of access rights and privileges, can lead to damaging security incidents in any organisation.
Adam Bosnian Apr 7 2009 2:51PM Security
Inside the Global Switch Sydney data centre

Inside the Global Switch Sydney data centre

iTnews gets a rare and exclusive look at the results of the last phase of construction and power and cooling upgrades at one of the region’s flagship data centres – and we have the photos to prove it.
Ry Crozier Apr 7 2009 5:41AM Networking
HCF picks out problems from customer calls

HCF picks out problems from customer calls

Health fund HCF is pioneering speech analytics in its call centre that listens to calls and can pinpoint customer problems before they escalate.
Staff Writers Apr 3 2009 1:21PM Software
NetSuite launches Salesforce.com integration tool

NetSuite launches Salesforce.com integration tool

On-demand provider NetSuite has launched integration functionality in an attempt to persuade customers of rival Salesforce.com to combine NetSuite's ERP and e-commerce functionality with their existing salesforce automation and CRM software.
Phil Muncaster Apr 3 2009 5:57AM Software
Security professionals fear smartphone threat

Security professionals fear smartphone threat

Ninety per cent of security professionals believe that smartphones pose a significant risk to the enterprise, according to a new survey of over 2,000 members of security certifications organisation ISC2.
Phil Muncaster Apr 1 2009 10:23AM Security
Solving the hacking problem

Solving the hacking problem

To avoid hacking and malicious alteration of the application, software companies are turning to new anti-tamper solutions that will protect the entire application, as well as maintain code integrity.
Andrew McClennan Mar 30 2009 4:51PM Security
Sun upgrades Internet Archive to 4.5 petabytes

Sun upgrades Internet Archive to 4.5 petabytes

Sun Microsystems has upgraded the Internet Archive to a capacity of 4.5 petabytes.
Iain Thomson Mar 27 2009 10:45AM Hardware
Businesses fail to secure networks: DiData

Businesses fail to secure networks: DiData

Nearly three quarters of businesses' IT networks are running with known security vulnerabilities, Dimension Data's inaugural Network Barometer Report has found.
Negar Salek Mar 26 2009 3:20PM Security
Scientists build a brain on a chip

Scientists build a brain on a chip

Scientists have perfected a new chip design that should, function like a human brain, but much faster.
Iain Thomson Mar 26 2009 12:31PM Hardware
CenITex says Victorian Government data is safe

CenITex says Victorian Government data is safe

Victorian Government shared IT services provider CenITex has responded to allegations that it failed to provide backup services to the five agencies it served.
Brett Winterford Mar 24 2009 6:06AM Storage
Corporate Express builds new data centre

Corporate Express builds new data centre

Corporate Express has built a new 121 square metre data centre within its Sydney south headquarters and has virtualised almost 90 per cent of company IT systems.
Ry Crozier Mar 20 2009 6:26AM Networking
Privacy group slams Google's cloud services

Privacy group slams Google's cloud services

The non-profit Electronic Privacy Information Center (Epic) has filed a complaint with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) about the security standards of Google's cloud computing services.
Rosalie Marshall Mar 19 2009 6:21AM Security
Ericsson pushes VDSL2 data transfers above 500Mbps

Ericsson pushes VDSL2 data transfers above 500Mbps

Ericsson has achieved data transfer rates of more than 500Mbps in what it said is the world's first live demonstration of a new VDSL2-based technology.
Brett Winterford Mar 17 2009 2:57PM Networking
Primus reveals cause of data centre blackout

Primus reveals cause of data centre blackout

Primus has revealed for the first time that an ambient temperature above 35°C, power cuts and a single diesel generator all contributed to the Primus data centre outage in Melbourne in February.
Ry Crozier Mar 17 2009 2:20PM Networking
Alphawest and DiData to lead Cisco data centre sell

Alphawest and DiData to lead Cisco data centre sell

Alphawest and Dimension Data will lead the technical implementation of Cisco's new data center strategy.
Brett Winterford Mar 17 2009 2:12PM Hardware

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