Spotlight on cloud and data centres Spotlight on cloud and data centres

Enterprise IT is undergoing fundamental transformation and there’s no sign of the rate of change slowing.

Whether you’re going all-in cloud, refreshing a data centre or taking your first step to hybrid, IT change is having a profound effect on every organisation.

How do you keep up with those changes? What are the new best practices in cloud and data centre deployments? How are IT leaders transforming their IT infrastructure?

In this Spotlight on cloud and data centres, we will be reporting on the big IT infrastructure changes, the latest challenges and most innovative solutions – including coverage from the Cloud & DC Edge 2017 summit on the Gold Coast on 14–16 March, which is co-organised by iTnews.

Conroy faces pressure over infrastructure bonds

Conroy faces pressure over infrastructure bonds

More immediate NBN issues to deal with.
Ry Crozier Jul 21 2009 2:33PM Financial Services
Microsoft revamps software licensing structure

Microsoft revamps software licensing structure

Helps firms navigate ongoing contracts.
David Neal Jul 16 2009 6:51AM Software
Microsoft readies Azure cloud services to go live

Microsoft readies Azure cloud services to go live

Full commercial rollout by the end of this year.
Daniel Robinson Jul 15 2009 6:45AM Software
Cisco grabs London Olympics contract from Nortel

Cisco grabs London Olympics contract from Nortel

Company breakup means it can no longer fulfil requirements.
Ian Williams Jul 11 2009 8:27AM Networking
Visy buys Telstra cloud service

Visy buys Telstra cloud service

Monthly fee for server and storage platform.
Staff Writers Jul 7 2009 1:10PM Hardware
Security experts call for cloud kitemark

Security experts call for cloud kitemark

Regulation and education alone not enough.
Phil Muncaster Jun 25 2009 6:27AM Security
Conroy lays out civil engineering interests

Conroy lays out civil engineering interests

Telstra ducts not the only underground path.
Staff Writers Jun 24 2009 2:04PM Telco/ISP
Salesforce launches Force.com sites and free edition

Salesforce launches Force.com sites and free edition

Customers able to host full web sites in the cloud.
Ian Williams Jun 16 2009 6:00AM Software
Forrester: Take care with the cloud

Forrester: Take care with the cloud

Cloud computing could be more expensive than traditional methods, but offers benefits if used right, according to experts at Forrester Research.
Angelica Mari Jun 4 2009 6:03AM Telco/ISP
Inside the Commonwealth Bank data centre

Inside the Commonwealth Bank data centre

The Commonwealth Bank wants to see data centre requirements contract in the coming years, potentially using cloud capacity to combat the race for data centre space.
Ry Crozier Jun 4 2009 12:01AM Networking
AMP allocates $150m to managed IT services

AMP allocates $150m to managed IT services

AMP will spend $150 million on managed infrastructure services from CSC Australia over the next six years.
Staff Writers Jun 2 2009 12:32PM Hardware
Telstra invites chokehold from enterprise customers

Telstra invites chokehold from enterprise customers

Telstra has used the Sydney leg of its annual enterprise and government executive roadshow to implore customers to hand off more computing responsibility to the carrier, making them your “one throat to choke”.
Ry Crozier May 27 2009 10:38AM Hardware
IT warned: Cloud could make you look bad

IT warned: Cloud could make you look bad

Aussie government CIOs will soon face increasing pressure to explain why in-house ICT services take so long and are so expensive to deploy compared to cloud-based services, Ovum has said.
Staff Writers May 21 2009 2:52PM Networking
Cloud dominates at EMC World 2009

Cloud dominates at EMC World 2009

Forget clunky servers and disk arrays - cloud computing has emerged as the hot topic of EMC World this week.
Liz Tay May 21 2009 1:18PM Storage
EMC unveils online version of Atmos

EMC unveils online version of Atmos

EMC has unveiled a web-delivered version of its Atmos cloud storage service.
Rosalie Marshall May 19 2009 6:10AM Storage
AusCERT09: Security will make or break NBN potential

AusCERT09: Security will make or break NBN potential

E-security is high on the Federal Government's agenda as it prepares for the country's digital future, Communications Minister Stephen Conroy said at the region's largest security conference in the Gold Coast this morning.
Negar Salek in the Gold Coast May 18 2009 11:52AM Security
Email security remains a threat

Email security remains a threat

SC Magazine takes a look at the products and managed services aimed at keeping the corporate inbox clean.
Staff Writers May 15 2009 12:07PM Security
Swan's ‘B+’ 2009/10 Federal Budget at a glance

Swan's ‘B+’ 2009/10 Federal Budget at a glance

Budget 2009-10 has revealed scant direct ICT stimulus measures apart from the NBN but a number of indirect opportunities around innovation, prompting the AIIA to rate it a ‘B+’.
Ry Crozier May 13 2009 12:01AM Financial Services
Citrix-Amazon partnership to provide cloud computing ‘sandbox'

Citrix-Amazon partnership to provide cloud computing ‘sandbox'

Citrix is partnering with Amazon in an effort to entice corporations to trial -- and potentially migrate to -- cloud computing.
Liz Tay May 10 2009 4:00PM Software
IBM unveils CloudBurst SOA appliance

IBM unveils CloudBurst SOA appliance

IBM unveiled a raft of new and updated products at its Impact 2009 conference in Las Vegas, aimed at encouraging enterprise use of cloud-based service-oriented architecture (SOA) technology.
Madeline Bennett May 6 2009 6:38AM Hardware

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