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Financial services cybersecurity pain points security providers must consider
Firewalls

Financial services cybersecurity pain points security providers must consider

It is now paramount for financial services organisations to implement an architecture and strategy that has the capacity to support global trends.

By Jon McGettigan • 4 min read • Wed, 7th Jun 2017
4% of CEOs & board chairs are women - Diversity, still a problem for corporate boards
Leadership

4% of CEOs & board chairs are women - Diversity, still a problem for corporate boards

Still a glass ceiling: Only 4% of global CEOs and board chairs are women, Deloitte's report reveals a stark gender gap.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Jun 2017
Track stolen items in real-time: Aruba launches new asset tracking solution
Wireless Networks

Track stolen items in real-time: Aruba launches new asset tracking solution

Organisations worldwide lose millions of dollars every year on misplaced inventory - 25% of hospital staff time is wasted looking for these items.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Jun 2017
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), an eight step quick history
Wireless Networks

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), an eight step quick history

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has honed its focus on server, storage, and networking post-2015 split, marked by strategic acquisitions and divestitures.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Jun 2017
How to achieve a DevOps best practice in your organisation
DevOps

How to achieve a DevOps best practice in your organisation

Organisations globally are turning to DevOps to address the increasing pressure to deliver higher quality apps within a shorter period of time.

By Mark Weaser • 4 min read • Tue, 6th Jun 2017
Meeting the challenges of big data in the modern data centre
Data Analytics

Meeting the challenges of big data in the modern data centre

We're in the midst of a communications revolution where enterprise data centre networks must keep pace with ever increasing capacity demands.

By Clive Hogg • 6 min read • Tue, 6th Jun 2017
Double glory as Data#3 takes out VMware and Employer of Choice awards
Virtualisation

Double glory as Data#3 takes out VMware and Employer of Choice awards

Data#3 is celebrating double glory, after winning both a regional VMware partner innovation award and a National Employer of Choice award.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 6th Jun 2017
Cloud native: Exclusive interview with API Talent's CEO & NZQA's CIO
Hyperscale

Cloud native: Exclusive interview with API Talent's CEO & NZQA's CIO

Drive a Tesla, and then get into another competitor's electric vehicle and drive that - that for me is the difference.

By Julia Gabel • 4 min read • Tue, 6th Jun 2017
81% of passwords are hacked: Time to step up the authentication game
Multi-factor authentication

81% of passwords are hacked: Time to step up the authentication game

Alarm as data breaches soar; 81% due to weak passwords, sparking calls for tighter security measures and multi-factor authentication.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 6th Jun 2017
NEXTDC's C1 Canberra data center now hosts AWS suite
DevOps

NEXTDC's C1 Canberra data center now hosts AWS suite

The C1 Canberra data center is the fourth AWS Direct Connect point of presence in Australia and the second outside Sydney.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Tue, 6th Jun 2017
The big three: Ascender & National Australia Bank win for talent development
LearnX

The big three: Ascender & National Australia Bank win for talent development

Through its awards, the LearnX Foundation aims to recognise best practices and business achievements in talent development.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Tue, 6th Jun 2017
Businesses accelerating cloud adoption for increased agility
DevOps

Businesses accelerating cloud adoption for increased agility

15% of new enterprise applications are cloud-native today with adoption set to increase rapidly in the next three years, jumping to 32% by 2020.

By Kai Ping Lew • 4 min read • Tue, 6th Jun 2017
RPA market set to hit $870 million across ANZ by 2020
Telsyte

RPA market set to hit $870 million across ANZ by 2020

Robotic process automation is hitting local shores, with ANZ businesses investing to the tune of $216m this year - and increasing to $870m come 2020.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 6th Jun 2017
Global trendsetters & innovators convene at NetEvents to chew over what's next
Internet of Things

Global trendsetters & innovators convene at NetEvents to chew over what's next

We're currently in London at the NetEvents conference where innovators in cloud, IoT, AI & security have congregated to discuss the future.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Mon, 5th Jun 2017
Farewell APC: Microsoft pulls together partner, customer and tech events into new Summit
Public Cloud

Farewell APC: Microsoft pulls together partner, customer and tech events into new Summit

Microsoft Australia is launching a new 'flagship' event locally, wrapping together events for partners, end-customers and a tech summit.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 5th Jun 2017
Gaze into tech's crystal ball: Futurist Shara Evans talks security
Drones

Gaze into tech's crystal ball: Futurist Shara Evans talks security

We spoke to world-leading futurist Shara Evans about upcoming technologies, evolution and the implications for cyber security.

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Mon, 5th Jun 2017
National Portrait Gallery paints new - hyperconverged - digital future
Lenovo

National Portrait Gallery paints new - hyperconverged - digital future

Hyperconverged storage has helped reframe the National Portrait Gallery's digital future following a project by Vintech, DataCore and Lenovo DCG.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 5th Jun 2017
AT&T MD for ANZ: 'Take advantage of SDN and NFV to be more responsive in Asia'
Distributed Denial of Service

AT&T MD for ANZ: 'Take advantage of SDN and NFV to be more responsive in Asia'

AT&T managing director for ANZ talks about how businesses can compete with speed and efficiency in fast-changing Asia.

By Martin Creighan • 4 min read • Mon, 5th Jun 2017
Cloud-based ERP: EXCLUSIVE interview with Epicor's exec VP Sabby Gill
Software-as-a-Service

Cloud-based ERP: EXCLUSIVE interview with Epicor's exec VP Sabby Gill

Epicor's EVP Sabby Gill speaks on the surge in cloud-based ERP, as firms swap CapEx for OpEx in the digital economy.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Mon, 5th Jun 2017