Spotlight on data centres and infrastructure Spotlight on data centres and infrastructure

Is your IT infrastructure ready for the agile era? Can your data centres readily adapt to your enterprise’s changing needs?

iTnews this week will examine how organisations are responding to these and other challenges, coinciding with Gartner’s IT Infrastructure, Operations & Data Centre Summit in Sydney.

Special thanks to Veeam, which has come on board as the sponsor of this Spotlight week.

Georgia accuses Russians of cyberwar

Georgia accuses Russians of cyberwar

The Georgian government has accused Russia of launching an online attack against the country’s web infrastructure in conjunction with its occupation of South Ossetia.
Iain Thomson Aug 12 2008 9:53AM Security
EDS, BMC Asia Pac partnership adds ITIL tool

EDS, BMC Asia Pac partnership adds ITIL tool

EDS Asia Pacific has standardised on an intelligent data repository from BMC to improve its service management offerings.
Liz Tay Jul 16 2008 3:29PM Software
Victoria University chooses Microsoft for IT infrastructure refresh

Victoria University chooses Microsoft for IT infrastructure refresh

When faced with the task of refreshing its outdated IT system for its 45,000 students, Victoria University decided to deploy Microsoft’s Live@edu program instead of Gmail or building its own in-house system.
Ashley Clark May 27 2008 3:23PM Software
Protecting the IPTV/VoD infrastructure

Protecting the IPTV/VoD infrastructure

To ensure the success of their new IPTV/VoD services, providers must build into their networks a comprehensive, network-centric security strategy right from the start.
Scott Heinlein, Juniper Networks, Inc. Apr 28 2008 12:17PM Security
Poor infrastructure holding back software services

Poor infrastructure holding back software services

Outdated network infrastructure is holding back the development of software-as-a-service (Saas), according to security vendor Check Point..
Iain Thomson Apr 16 2008 2:28PM Networking
Emerson and Digital Sense pioneer first Australian high-density data centres

Emerson and Digital Sense pioneer first Australian high-density data centres

Digital Sense has chosen Emerson Network Power Australia to provide infrastructure to build two of Australia’s highest-density data centres located in Brisbane.
Leanne Mezrani Mar 18 2008 2:01PM Hardware
Nortel and 3D Networks replaces Macquarie University’s infrastructure

Nortel and 3D Networks replaces Macquarie University’s infrastructure

Macquarie University has invested in a new data network from Nortel Networks to deliver always-on access for more than 30,000 students.
Lilia Guan Feb 25 2008 3:15PM Networking
Floods threaten UK internet infrastructure

Floods threaten UK internet infrastructure

Lumison, a UK-based ISP, has issued a warning on the implications of the current flooding crisis for the UK’s internet infrastructure and the industry's wider sensitivity to risks in the future.
Robert Jaques Aug 1 2007 7:02AM Telco/ISP
GSM drives mobile infrastructure investment

GSM drives mobile infrastructure investment

Move to 3G still lagging.
Robert Jaques Feb 21 2007 10:56AM Telco/ISP
McAfee warns botnets could threaten infrastructure

McAfee warns botnets could threaten infrastructure

Researchers with McAfee released a whitepaper today that claims botnets could feasibly threaten most countries' infrastructures.
Ericka Chickowski Oct 24 2006 6:20PM Security
Bangalore improves infrastructure to support IT growth

Bangalore improves infrastructure to support IT growth

Investments in satellite towns and better roads may attract more business
from the UK.
James Murray Jul 5 2006 10:00AM Strategy
Blue Security stops anti-spam operations

Blue Security stops anti-spam operations

Israeli-based firm Blue Security has ceased its anti-spam operations just over a week after a spam-based attack shut down the company website.
Frank Washkuch May 17 2006 5:48PM Security
SmartyHost admits to migration issues

SmartyHost admits to migration issues

SmartyHost has admitted to teething problems in the migration of its datacentre facilities from Primus to Optus.
Tim Lohman May 15 2006 1:54PM Telco/ISP
Spyware operations shut down by FTC

Spyware operations shut down by FTC

The nation’s consumer watchdog announced today that it has halted two spyware operations – one of which was forced to pay more than $4 million.
Frank Washkuch May 4 2006 6:27PM Security
Simon Janes, International operations director, Ibas

Simon Janes, International operations director, Ibas

I used to be the detective in charge of operations at the Metropolitan Police computer crimes unit. I was there for six years. I spent a total of 22 years at the Metropolitan Police. I retired in 1998 and since then I’ve been in computer forensics in the private sector.
Staff Writers Apr 7 2006 4:35PM Security
Debate: Client-side security is a much better way of securing infrastructure than securing the gateway

Debate: Client-side security is a much better way of securing infrastructure than securing the gateway
Paul Goossens Mar 8 2006 5:15PM Security
Debate: IP telephony is insecure and cannot be used in an organisation’s infrastructure just yet

Debate: IP telephony is insecure and cannot be used in an organisation’s infrastructure just yet
Tim Keanini Dec 9 2005 5:21PM Security
Hackers batter critical U.K. infrastructure

Hackers batter critical U.K. infrastructure

300 UK government departments and businesses are being targeted by specifically engineered viral attacks.
David Quainton Jun 16 2005 4:04PM Security
Datacom buys GlobalCenter building

Datacom buys GlobalCenter building

Datacom Systems has paid $7.15 million for the building housing its South Melbourne data centre dubbed GlobalCenter.
Staff Writers Jun 16 2005 2:19PM Telco/ISP
APEC ponders infrastructure security

APEC ponders infrastructure security

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation regional leaders will in future discuss the security of IT systems that control critical infrastructure such as power, water and airports across the region.
Staff Writers Jun 8 2005 4:14PM Security

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