Spotlight on enterprise IT trends Spotlight on enterprise IT trends

No matter where your organisation is in its technology transformation – whether you’re just beginning or nearing the end of a major overhaul – you need to keep an eye on the future.

Because you know disruption isn’t stopping any time soon.

So how do you keep to up with the very latest enterprise IT trends? Which technologies are emerging and which are gaining momentum? How are they being applied in innovative ways? And how might these technologies and techniques disrupt your business, or offer opportunities?

iTnews will help you identify some of these potential disruptions and opportunities in our Spotlight on new and future enterprise IT trends, coinciding with the Gartner Symposium on the Gold Coast on 24-27 October.

This Spotlight is supported by Veeam.

IT goes un-noticed as driver of innovation

IT goes un-noticed as driver of innovation

Despite recognising the importance of IT to the business, senior executives do not regard technology as an important factor in innovation, according to a survey by the IT Governance Institute (ITGI).
Angelica Mari Jan 27 2009 6:43AM Strategy
Jetstar extends project management outsourcing deal

Jetstar extends project management outsourcing deal

Jetstar’s CIO Stephen Tame has espoused the need for businesses to run leaner in order to keep IT projects on-track, as the low-budget carrier extended an outsourced project management deal for a further two years.
Staff Writers Jan 20 2009 2:51PM Strategy
IBM opens access to patents

IBM opens access to patents

IBM announced today that it will increase the number of technical inventions it makes freely available to others by 50 per cent, and seek less patent protection for its inventions, in an effort to stimulate worldwide innovation and economic growth.
Rosalie Marshall Jan 15 2009 6:39AM Software
Thumbs-down for vendor trips and smartphone upgrades

Thumbs-down for vendor trips and smartphone upgrades

CIOs should turn the tables on vendors in 2009 by ‘politely declining’ vendor courtesy trips and instead inviting them to a free lunch at a chain restaurant to discuss cost optimisation, according to Gartner.
Staff Writers Jan 7 2009 2:11PM Hardware
Q & A – Sun Microsystems CIO Bob Worrall

Q & A – Sun Microsystems CIO Bob Worrall

On the data centre challenges facing IT managers, why IT service provision is changing and what problems will it present to IT managers
Dave Bailey Dec 22 2008 5:10PM Software
2008: A year of cybercriminal innovation

2008: A year of cybercriminal innovation

With the emergence of new attack techniques and the reinvention of old ones, 2008 has been a year of cybercriminal innovation.
Angela Moscaritolo Dec 5 2008 9:42AM Security
Internode appoints first CIO

Internode appoints first CIO

Internode has appointed the former head of operations at Cable & Wireless, Mike Damms, as its first chief information officer.
Staff Writers Dec 2 2008 11:39AM Telco/ISP
End of the road for 'rip and replace' IT

End of the road for 'rip and replace' IT

The wasteful 'rip and replace' culture adopted by many IT departments will be wiped out in 2009 as businesses focus on making better use of the systems they already have, according to service-oriented architecture firm Software AG.
Nov 29 2008 3:22PM Hardware
Europe adopts new cyber crime agenda

Europe adopts new cyber crime agenda

The European Union has adopted the European Commission's strategy on cyber crime, and called for better co-operation between businesses and the police.
Nov 28 2008 2:36PM Security
BMC’s new local chief targets new local markets

BMC’s new local chief targets new local markets

BMC is bucking the trend among IT vendors, taking on new staff in Canberra to push into the government sector and embarking on a new customer acquisition strategy under the watch of new A/NZ chief, Gary Mitchell.
Ry Crozier Nov 25 2008 3:20PM Software
Outsourcing lacks ambition, all about cost

Outsourcing lacks ambition, all about cost

A London School of Economics professor has urged executives to put ‘a level of ambition’ back in outsourcing to achieve innovative outcomes over and above a low-cost benefit.
Ry Crozier Nov 13 2008 12:29AM Financial Services
John McInerney promoted to Telstra CIO

John McInerney promoted to Telstra CIO

Best known for leading the IT Transformation program at Telstra, McInerney was described as “immensely capable” by CEO Sol Trujillo this morning.
Staff Writers Nov 6 2008 2:20PM Strategy
Telstra rebuffs R&D criticism

Telstra rebuffs R&D criticism

Telstra’s chief technology officer Hugh Bradlow today responded to NICTA CEO David Skellern’s comments that Telstra was 'a disgrace' to the state of research and development in Australia.
Kathryn Small Sep 24 2008 3:43PM Strategy
Angel investor seeks geek chic innovations

Angel investor seeks geek chic innovations

Australian Web site developer Geekdom is seeking geeky ideas for its online business incubation program.
Liz Tay Sep 23 2008 3:58PM Financial Services
'Cognitive radios' to improve wireless devices

'Cognitive radios' to improve wireless devices

Researchers are developing intelligent radios that can sense their surroundings and adjust their mode of operation accordingly.
Liz Tay Sep 16 2008 1:39PM Networking
Microsoft unveils search strategy

Microsoft unveils search strategy

Microsoft plans to enhance its Live Search offering with the US$486m purchase of Greenfield Online, the owner of European price comparison and shopping site Ciao.
Rosalie Marshall Sep 1 2008 6:21AM Software
ISO20K skills in demand from Aussie CIOs

ISO20K skills in demand from Aussie CIOs

Vendor-agnostic IT best practice certifications are in demand from prospective CIOs in their MBA programmes, a lecturer at Charles Sturt University says.
Ry Crozier Aug 20 2008 6:01AM Strategy
Banks turn backs on local technology

Banks turn backs on local technology

Technology is more innovative if it has been adopted overseas, a panel of financial services experts has said.
Ry Crozier Aug 18 2008 12:05PM Software
Oz needs to focus on research 'gap'

Oz needs to focus on research 'gap'

New NICTA CTO John Parker believes there is a whole group of Australian innovators who fall into a research 'gap' and are forced to go overseas.
Ashley Clark Aug 15 2008 12:14PM Hardware
Artificially intelligent news reader shuts down

Artificially intelligent news reader shuts down

There isn’t space in the online media market for a personalising news aggregator to grow large, an Australian web entrepreneur has claimed.
Liz Tay Aug 4 2008 11:59AM Software

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