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.

Microsoft punts passwords, LinksIn contacts to Outlook

Microsoft punts passwords, LinksIn contacts to Outlook

79 products revealed, inc. Clippy redux and cloud on-ramps galore.
Simon Sharwood Sep 24 2018 11:01PM Software
Adobe buys Marketo for $6.5 billion

Adobe buys Marketo for $6.5 billion

Bulks up cloud-based digital marketing business.
Vibhuti Sharma and Liana B. Baker Sep 21 2018 11:53AM Financial Services
Microsoft cuts deal to get more govt into protected Azure

Microsoft cuts deal to get more govt into protected Azure

'Modernisation factory' to be run by Canberra company.
Ry Crozier Sep 19 2018 9:52AM Cloud
Rio Tinto commits to deploy Azure Stack

Rio Tinto commits to deploy Azure Stack

Reveals it will employ 59 new IT staff in Australia.
Ry Crozier Sep 14 2018 6:52AM Strategy
Facebook to build first Asian data centre in Singapore

Facebook to build first Asian data centre in Singapore

Invests more than $1 billion.
Staff Writer Sep 6 2018 12:09PM Storage
Veolia to be 'data centre-less' within two years

Veolia to be 'data centre-less' within two years

Switches to cloud for worldwide IT ops.
Ry Crozier Sep 4 2018 12:35PM Cloud
MacTel profits climb on back of "megatrends"

MacTel profits climb on back of "megatrends"

Continues DC investment.
Matt Johnston Aug 30 2018 12:03PM Telco/ISP
DTA shows Microsoft cloud is ready for 'protected' govt data

DTA shows Microsoft cloud is ready for 'protected' govt data

The key security controls, and the effort to create them.
Ry Crozier Aug 30 2018 6:55AM Cloud
CBA goes infrastructure-as-code

CBA goes infrastructure-as-code

Private cloud cheaper than public cloud, dual use Azure and AWS for same workloads.
Simon Sharwood Aug 29 2018 12:00PM Cloud
AWS to manage on-premises databases

AWS to manage on-premises databases

With a little help from VMware.
Simon Sharwood Aug 28 2018 7:54AM Cloud
VMware brings Horizon cloud services to Australia

VMware brings Horizon cloud services to Australia

And unveils security focused 'Platinum' version of flagship vSphere product.
Simon Sharwood Aug 27 2018 10:00PM Cloud
VMware cloud update combats Oracle, Microsoft

VMware cloud update combats Oracle, Microsoft

Tweaks licencing to avoid Larry's funnels, matches Satya's DR play.
Simon Sharwood Aug 27 2018 10:01AM Cloud
IBM reveals how it broke its own cloud

IBM reveals how it broke its own cloud

Shut down servers by mistake... and then things got worse.
Simon Sharwood Aug 24 2018 6:50AM Cloud
Equinix to spend $15m on PE2 data centre fitout

Equinix to spend $15m on PE2 data centre fitout

Adds 225 cabinets to second Perth site.
Ry Crozier Aug 23 2018 12:01AM Cloud
DTA becomes Microsoft's first protected Aussie govt cloud user

DTA becomes Microsoft's first protected Aussie govt cloud user

Leads adoption for other agencies.
Justin Hendry Aug 22 2018 7:00PM Strategy
How Monash Uni shook up the way internal IT worked

How Monash Uni shook up the way internal IT worked

Hey consultants. 'Pretend you’re us'.
Ry Crozier Aug 21 2018 11:59AM Strategy
VMware-on-AWS Australia region goes live

VMware-on-AWS Australia region goes live

56 sockets, 1,008 cores, 14TB RAM and 299.6TB storage.
Simon Sharwood Aug 20 2018 12:20PM Cloud
NetApp cloud services to hit Australia from September

NetApp cloud services to hit Australia from September

Local cloud NAS coming to Azure, Google cloud and AWS
Simon Sharwood Aug 20 2018 6:52AM Cloud
CBA, Microsoft and KPMG startup Wiise unveils pricing

CBA, Microsoft and KPMG startup Wiise unveils pricing

Consists of “joining” and monthly fees.
Ry Crozier Aug 15 2018 1:19PM Cloud
IAG open sources AWS frameworks

IAG open sources AWS frameworks

Keeps baking security into code creation for cloud.
Ry Crozier Aug 15 2018 6:55AM Cloud

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