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.

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
UK critical infrastructure under threat

UK critical infrastructure under threat

The National Infrastructure Security Co-ordination Centre (NICSS) is need of a shake-up in order to protect the UK's critical infrastructure, according to a Labour peer.
René Millman Apr 28 2005 10:39AM Security
Volante profits rise despite hardware lag

Volante profits rise despite hardware lag

Volante net profits were up eight percent to $3.3 million for the six months to 31 December, with good results from Ipex, solutions and recruitment countering a decline in profits from its remarketing division.
Staff Writers , Staff Writers Feb 25 2005 3:45PM Financial Services
Fit for anything: Gold’s Gym updates its infrastructure

Fit for anything: Gold’s Gym updates its infrastructure

When the best-of-breed solutions proved too costly, the gym brand turned to Fortinet.
John Sterlicchi Feb 18 2005 3:31PM Security
Local call centre operations ready to spend

Local call centre operations ready to spend

An industry-sponsored study has claimed the Australian call centre market is set for expansion, with 62 percent of local call centres signalling plans to increase operations in the next 12 months.
Fleur Doidge Oct 8 2004 12:00AM Telco/ISP
Defending your IT infrastructure through effective patch management

Defending your IT infrastructure through effective patch management

Imagine that you are the IT Director of a large retail bank with an active and highly visible Internet banking service. Driving into the office, half-listening to the radio news, you hear your bank’s name being announced. Immediately followed by the words "hacker," "massive system failure" and "identity theft."
David D'Agostino Aug 25 2004 10:27AM Security
Citrix talks up access infrastructure at partner event

Citrix talks up access infrastructure at partner event

Software vendor Citrix has outlined several initiatives that benefit partners and underline its move away from server-based computing to access infrastructure provision.
Fleur Doidge May 13 2004 12:00AM Software
Wireless broadband bar lowered for infrastructure providers

Wireless broadband bar lowered for infrastructure providers

Wireless distributor Integrity Data Systems (IDS) has signed up to push wireless radios that its CEO believes could rattle a few cages, heralding a new ISP rush to infrastructure purchases.
Fleur Doidge Apr 30 2004 12:00AM Telco/ISP

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