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.

Westpac appoints new head of IT infrastructure

Westpac appoints new head of IT infrastructure

Updated: One vacant CIO role filled, one more left.
Allie Coyne Apr 29 2014 6:35AM Strategy
ING Direct transforms backend in major overhaul

ING Direct transforms backend in major overhaul

Bank-in-a-box moves into primary data centre.
Allie Coyne Apr 28 2014 6:25AM Networking
Seven reminders the world runs on IT

Seven reminders the world runs on IT

How a systems failure could ruin your day.
Joshua Drummond Apr 24 2014 12:07PM Storage
Microsoft OneDrive alters user files, adds unique IDs

Microsoft OneDrive alters user files, adds unique IDs

Updated: Could be SharePoint "feature".
Juha Saarinen Apr 24 2014 5:10AM Security
IBM revenue hits five-year low

IBM revenue hits five-year low

Hardware income down 23 percent.
Staff Writers Apr 17 2014 1:10PM Hardware
VMware late to Heartbleed patch party

VMware late to Heartbleed patch party

25 products affected.
Juha Saarinen Apr 16 2014 5:11AM Software
Dream team to take UltraServe beyond Aussie shores

Dream team to take UltraServe beyond Aussie shores

Two-pronged expansion.
Penny Wolf Apr 15 2014 6:25PM Telco/ISP
Energy rating stickers proposed for servers, storage

Energy rating stickers proposed for servers, storage

Report recommends NABERS for data centres be mandated.
Brett Winterford Apr 15 2014 6:31AM Hardware
Frugality as a service: the Amazon story

Frugality as a service: the Amazon story

Behind the scenes, Amazon Web Services is one lean machine.
Brett Winterford , Steven Kiernan Apr 14 2014 12:31PM Hardware
Queensland govt a test for cloud email appetite

Queensland govt a test for cloud email appetite

[Blog post] Why getting 149k users onboard will be a challenge.
Paris Cowan Apr 11 2014 7:23AM Strategy
Qld govt to move up to 149k staff onto Office 365

Qld govt to move up to 149k staff onto Office 365

Australia's largest deployment, outside of the universities.
Paris Cowan Apr 10 2014 10:15AM Software
Thinking cloud email? Know thyself first

Thinking cloud email? Know thyself first

[Blog post] FMG CIO explains why it pays to be up-to-date.
Brett Winterford Apr 10 2014 6:18AM Strategy
NAB deploys Chaos Monkey to kill servers 24/7

NAB deploys Chaos Monkey to kill servers 24/7

Engineers allowed full night's sleep.
Paris Cowan Apr 9 2014 3:16PM Software
Banks call for end to regulatory burden on technology

Banks call for end to regulatory burden on technology

Want room to innovate.
Allie Coyne Apr 9 2014 6:43AM Financial Services
Cloud migration a chance to extinguish bad email habits

Cloud migration a chance to extinguish bad email habits

[Blog post] NSW Fire and Rescue's email rescue.
Paris Cowan Apr 8 2014 7:01AM Strategy
Telstra’s second shot at cloud

Telstra’s second shot at cloud

[Blog post] Inside Telstra’s OpenStack build.
Brett Winterford Apr 7 2014 4:00PM Software
NSW Businesslink: Why we aborted Office 365

NSW Businesslink: Why we aborted Office 365

When cloud requires more infrastructure... not less.
Paris Cowan Apr 7 2014 12:00PM Strategy
Photos: Facebook's wind-powered data centre

Photos: Facebook's wind-powered data centre

Sneak peek inside the Altoona facility, currently under construction.
Allie Coyne Apr 3 2014 11:04AM Hardware
AWS accused of scanning Android app in secret key hunt

AWS accused of scanning Android app in secret key hunt

Making the cloud safer for all?
Munir Kotadia Apr 1 2014 12:17PM Security
SAP to open Sydney data centre this week

SAP to open Sydney data centre this week

Second facility to be announced before end of 2014.
Paris Cowan Apr 1 2014 10:10AM Software

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