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 profits from cloud service demand

Microsoft profits from cloud service demand

But worries persist over Azure's margins.
Staff Writers Jan 27 2017 11:33AM Software
What's the effective life of Australia's data centres?

What's the effective life of Australia's data centres?

ATO proposes specific depreciation lifespans.
Allie Coyne Jan 23 2017 1:46PM Hardware
SuperChoice bets big on cloud

SuperChoice bets big on cloud

Ties infrastructure overhaul to regulatory demand.
Ry Crozier Jan 19 2017 10:55AM Networking
HP Enterprise to buy SimpliVity for $859m

HP Enterprise to buy SimpliVity for $859m

Will stop selling HC 380, HC 250 products to new customers.
Staff Writers Jan 18 2017 9:03AM Software
Bringing the cloud to you

Bringing the cloud to you

Vendors' new approach for those who won't move.
Ry Crozier Jan 16 2017 6:50AM Software
How new enterprise spaces are reshaping the network

How new enterprise spaces are reshaping the network

But the case for future upgrades is far from settled.
Ry Crozier Jan 13 2017 11:41AM Networking
LinkedIn’s Open19 is nearly production ready

LinkedIn’s Open19 is nearly production ready

Project head to visit Australia.
Ry Crozier Jan 12 2017 6:50AM Hardware
Macquarie Uni to move disaster recovery to the cloud

Macquarie Uni to move disaster recovery to the cloud

Begins 2017 with major IT transformation.
Andrew Sadauskas Jan 10 2017 11:22AM Hardware
Westpac reveals hybrid PaaS target end-state

Westpac reveals hybrid PaaS target end-state

Starts prioritising workloads.
Ry Crozier , Allie Coyne Dec 15 2016 6:45AM Hardware
AFP readies data centre move

AFP readies data centre move

Says $32m migration should be done by mid-2018.
Paris Cowan Dec 9 2016 12:50PM Networking
Adelaide City Council's bulldozer approach to the cloud

Adelaide City Council's bulldozer approach to the cloud

Infrastructure boss bans lift-and-shift.
Paris Cowan Dec 8 2016 1:30PM Strategy
Building the 'biggest database ever' in AWS

Building the 'biggest database ever' in AWS

Petabytes and petabytes of Wall St trades in the public cloud.
Paris Cowan Dec 8 2016 6:00AM Financial Services
McDonald's brings new ecommerce platform to Oz

McDonald's brings new ecommerce platform to Oz

Internally-built system to crunch millions of transactions every hour.
Paris Cowan Dec 5 2016 6:55AM Software
Qld govt could end lease in Polaris data centre

Qld govt could end lease in Polaris data centre

Weighs up 'pay-by-the-month' infrastructure panel.
Paris Cowan Dec 5 2016 6:40AM Strategy
Woodside picks Wipro for global IT infrastructure services

Woodside picks Wipro for global IT infrastructure services

Three-year deal to include digital transformation.
Allie Coyne Dec 2 2016 11:24AM Strategy
BP turns its back on hybrid cloud

BP turns its back on hybrid cloud

Says private cloud looks, smells too much like on-premise.
Paris Cowan Dec 1 2016 6:30AM Strategy
AWS' 100PB truck will move your data to the cloud

AWS' 100PB truck will move your data to the cloud

Scales Snowball to container-size proportions.
Paris Cowan Dec 1 2016 6:21AM Hardware
AirTrunk begins building ops team for Aussie data centres

AirTrunk begins building ops team for Aussie data centres

Start-up reportedly raises $400m to fund facility builds.
Ry Crozier Nov 29 2016 10:20AM Networking
Config fumble left Azure Red Hat Enterprise Linux wide open

Config fumble left Azure Red Hat Enterprise Linux wide open

Researcher pokes holes in Microsoft's Linux cloud.
Juha Saarinen Nov 28 2016 3:30PM Security
WA Health rules out legal action over $81m data centre blowout

WA Health rules out legal action over $81m data centre blowout

Won't chase criminal, civil charges.
Paris Cowan Nov 23 2016 11:53AM Training & Development

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