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.

IBM names head of new IT infrastructure services company

IBM names head of new IT infrastructure services company

Brings in former financial chief Martin Schroeter.
Staff Writer Jan 8 2021 6:59AM Hardware
AWS secures former ASD cloud certifier as its national security head

AWS secures former ASD cloud certifier as its national security head

Melissa Osborne exits Dell after 2.5 years as A/NZ sales CTO.
Ry Crozier Jan 6 2021 7:04AM Training & Development
CBA builds container-as-a-service platform on AWS, Kubernetes stack

CBA builds container-as-a-service platform on AWS, Kubernetes stack

Sets guardrails and controls for security, regulatory approval.
Ry Crozier Dec 21 2020 6:57AM Cloud
Amazon urges judge to set aside US$10 billion cloud contract award to Microsoft

Amazon urges judge to set aside US$10 billion cloud contract award to Microsoft

New court filing unsealed.
David Shepardson Dec 17 2020 6:50AM Cloud
Flight Centre revisits software-defined networking

Flight Centre revisits software-defined networking

Explores IT upgrade opportunities across its business.
Ry Crozier Dec 16 2020 7:03AM Strategy
New subsea cable system planned between New Zealand and Australia

New subsea cable system planned between New Zealand and Australia

Part of US$500 million South Island hyperscale data centre build.
Juha Saarinen Dec 15 2020 12:18PM Cloud
Google hit by worldwide service accessibility issue

Google hit by worldwide service accessibility issue

'Majority of users' impacted in hour-long outage.
Ry Crozier Dec 14 2020 11:25PM Cloud
Vic govt axed IBM i2 from freshly digitised contact tracing system

Vic govt axed IBM i2 from freshly digitised contact tracing system

Did not meet predictive analytics needs.
Ry Crozier Dec 14 2020 12:36PM Cloud
Australian security agencies to build top secret private cloud

Australian security agencies to build top secret private cloud

For improve data analysis, collaboration.
Justin Hendry Dec 14 2020 12:32PM Strategy
Cash Converters goes native Azure for data science workspace

Cash Converters goes native Azure for data science workspace

Also switches visualisation tool to open source option.
Ry Crozier Dec 11 2020 6:55AM Cloud
Cisco revamps Webex, targets virtual events

Cisco revamps Webex, targets virtual events

Wants bigger share of booming online collaboration market.
Supantha Mukherjee and Stephen Nellis Dec 9 2020 11:57AM Cloud
Touchpoint Global trims cloud costs as its aviation customers hit hard times

Touchpoint Global trims cloud costs as its aviation customers hit hard times

Revenue cut causes infrastructure rethink.
Ry Crozier Dec 9 2020 6:55AM Cloud
BoM taps IBM for asset system overhaul

BoM taps IBM for asset system overhaul

Strikes $4.7m deal as part of ‘robust’ program.
Justin Hendry Dec 9 2020 6:45AM Software
AWS to launch second Australian region in 2022

AWS to launch second Australian region in 2022

Located in Melbourne.
Justin Hendry Dec 8 2020 10:01AM Strategy
Boral cuts US$1m a year from its cloud costs

Boral cuts US$1m a year from its cloud costs

Concrete maker cracks down on cloud economics.
Ry Crozier Dec 7 2020 7:01AM Strategy
BlueScope Steel completes data and analytics overhaul

BlueScope Steel completes data and analytics overhaul

Moves 800 models to the cloud.
Tess Bennett Dec 4 2020 12:57PM Strategy
Microsoft launches Azure governance tool to map data

Microsoft launches Azure governance tool to map data

Azure Purview finds and checks data for compliance with local regulation.
Stephen Nellis Dec 4 2020 6:47AM Software
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank pushes first workloads into AWS

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank pushes first workloads into AWS

Completes '30 in 30' shift.
Justin Hendry Dec 3 2020 7:01AM Financial Services
WA brokers government-wide deal with AWS

WA brokers government-wide deal with AWS

Agreement aimed at streamlining access.
Justin Hendry Dec 2 2020 12:21PM Strategy

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