Australian Stories

Hal Group acquires Melbourne based BusinessWork for $1.3m

BusinessWorks is to be integrated into Hal Group following the settlement of the purchase by its parent company, Consolidated Operations Group.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Wed, 31st Jan 2018

Digital Transformation

IDC predicts the future of the Australian IT industry

The analyst has predicted that digital transformation initiatives will continue to dominate Australian IT business discussions and investment.

By Patrick Martlew • 4 min read • Mon, 29th Jan 2018

Global Stories

Public Cloud

Symantec Web Security adds support for Microsoft Azure

Symantec's Web Security Service now supports Microsoft Azure and Office 365, enhancing security and easing hybrid cloud adoption for enterprises.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 21st Feb 2018

Multi-cloud

Cinia partners with Megaport to deliver direct cloud connectivity

Cinia has leveraged Megaport's global SDN as a part of its cMatrix service, a customer-specific direct connect solution.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Mon, 19th Feb 2018

Hyperscale

Equinix to acquire Infomart in $800 million deal

Equinix to acquire Infomart Dallas in $800m deal, enhancing its global platform and expanding its presence in the Dallas market.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Feb 2018

Private Cloud

Azure nipping at the heels of AWS, new cloud report finds

Microsoft's Azure is closing the gap with Amazon Web Services in cloud adoption, particularly among enterprises, RightScale's latest survey reveals.

By Julia Gabel • 4 min read • Thu, 15th Feb 2018

Virtualisation

Veritas debuts CloudPoint 2.0 - data protection with Azure & Google Cloud integrations

Veritas Technologies has launched CloudPoint 2.0 on Google Cloud Platform, offering enhanced data protection and simplicity for multi-cloud environments.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Wed, 14th Feb 2018

Microsoft

Victory to NSW as new Microsoft accelerator programme announced in Sydney

Microsoft's eighth ScaleUp program will be based in Sydney's new Startup Hub, marking a significant boost for Australia's tech ecosystem.

By Kai Ping Lew • 4 min read • Wed, 14th Feb 2018

Microsoft

Ingram Micro strengthens its presence in APAC with new cloud marketplace

Ingram Micro expands its APAC footprint by launching a new cloud marketplace in Malaysia, tapping into the region's growing demand for cloud solutions.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Thu, 8th Feb 2018

Hybrid Cloud

Former Intel president launches rival chip company

Former Intel president Renee James launches Ampere, a new chip company focused on high-performance 64-bit Arm server processors for next-gen data centres.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Feb 2018

Microsoft

Microsoft quarterly earnings report

Microsoft's latest financial quarter saw revenues up 12% to USD $28.9 billion, but a GAAP net loss of USD $6.3 billion due to a tax charge.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Mon, 5th Feb 2018

Public Cloud

Revera picks up Dr. Lance O'Sullivan's company as first Azure Stack customer

New Zealand cloud provider Revera has launched its first client on Azure Stack, with the iMOKO app now live on the hybrid cloud platform.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Fri, 2nd Feb 2018

Data Analytics

IDC Australia industry predictions for 2018

IDC forecasts that by 2021, 60% of Australia's GDP will be digitised, driven by DX; cloud services spending will surpass AUD $9.8 billion.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Tue, 30th Jan 2018

Virtualisation

Veeam's latest solution for preventing costly downtime

Veeam's business continuity solution can save enterprise companies an average of $300,000 per hour of downtime.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Wed, 24th Jan 2018

Network Infrastructure

How SD-WAN is accelerating the multi-cloud migration

Silver Peak's Nav Chander discusses how SD-WAN can be the key to an easier and more efficient multi-cloud solution.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Tue, 23rd Jan 2018

Risk & Compliance

Have I Been Pwned creator Troy Hunt to give lesson on security-centric cultures

'Creating a Security-Centric Culture' is designed to help CISOs and their teams with insight into the tools and methods needed to fight breaches.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 23rd Jan 2018

Stories from Other Regions

Public Cloud

Interview: Meet the 7-year-old company disrupting NZ's logistics & freight industry

Meet Kotahi, a 7-year-old company revolutionising NZ's logistics with digital innovations like AI, IoT, and blockchain, enhancing efficiency and sustainability.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Mon, 19th Feb 2018

Hyperscale

'Huat' does Interconnection mean during Chinese New Year?

Chinese New Year marks a peak in personal and business interactions in Asia, driving record network traffic in eCommerce, travel, and entertainment sectors.

By Julia Gabel • 5 min read • Fri, 9th Feb 2018