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AWS skills shortage in ANZ, opportunity for IT students & pros
Hyperscale

AWS skills shortage in ANZ, opportunity for IT students & pros

According to Indeed, a global job search site, the number of AWS job postings in Australia has increased by 153% between March 2014 to March 2017.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Wed, 31st May 2017
Soltius strikes gold with AWS managed service provider accreditation
DevOps

Soltius strikes gold with AWS managed service provider accreditation

Soltius has proved its worth after obtaining AWS MSP accreditation, which includes a third-party audit of their AWS managed service capabilities.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 31st May 2017
KPMG Australia and Cisco team up in Australian smart cities push
Smart Cities

KPMG Australia and Cisco team up in Australian smart cities push

KPMG Australia and Cisco have partnered up to push smart cities in Australia with a focus on developing new tools for leaders of smart city programs.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 30th May 2017
CrowdStrike raises $100m in massive funding round backed by Accel & Telstra
AI Security

CrowdStrike raises $100m in massive funding round backed by Accel & Telstra

Endpoint security provider CrowdStrike has completed a $100m Series D funding round to support global growth and meet demand for its products.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 30th May 2017
Revenue up 13% - SaaS working wonders for Aussie tech giant
Cloud Services

Revenue up 13% - SaaS working wonders for Aussie tech giant

The company hopes to transition from perpetual licences to subscription licences with the aim of creating a strong longer term annuity business.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Tue, 30th May 2017
Study reveals how companies can develop and deliver better software faster
DevOps

Study reveals how companies can develop and deliver better software faster

New data from almost a thousand global respondents has found there are substantial benefits to be had from cloud-based tools for DevOps.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 30th May 2017
Rockwell Automation CEO discusses future of industrial IoT
Internet of Things

Rockwell Automation CEO discusses future of industrial IoT

Blake Moret spoke on the Internet of Things (IoT) and its impact on industrial productivity at the recent Cisco IoT World Forum in London.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 30th May 2017
EXCLUSIVE interview with Dell EMC's Frederic Dussart
Virtualisation

EXCLUSIVE interview with Dell EMC's Frederic Dussart

At Dell EMC World this year, Dussart spoke about the recently closed Dell and EMC merger, digital transformation and trends across the ANZ market.

By Julia Gabel • 6 min read • Mon, 29th May 2017
SolarWinds: New challenges from hybrid IT despite cost benefits
Cloud Services

SolarWinds: New challenges from hybrid IT despite cost benefits

IT professionals must be open to and agile in adopting the best-of-breed elements of cloud computing and hybrid IT.

By Kong Yang • 4 min read • Mon, 29th May 2017
Dell Boomi partners with Maveriq to plug enterprise integration gap
Mobile Device Management

Dell Boomi partners with Maveriq to plug enterprise integration gap

Dell Boomi has partnered with global cloud integration specialist Maveriq Technology in a deal designed to help simplify integration for enterprises.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 29th May 2017
Australian businesses yet to capitalise on mobility as maturity rankings slide
Data Analytics

Australian businesses yet to capitalise on mobility as maturity rankings slide

Aussie businesses have slipped down the mobility maturity stakes, with few local businesses using mobility as a competitive differentiator or enabler.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 29th May 2017
Qudos Bank, Tesco & a UK retailer: Talend celebrates 44% revenue growth
Data Analytics

Qudos Bank, Tesco & a UK retailer: Talend celebrates 44% revenue growth

One example of international growth is a new agreement Talend signed with a UK retailer to manage and consolidate customer data following a merger.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Mon, 29th May 2017
Protecting your identity - what every Australian needs to know
Phishing

Protecting your identity - what every Australian needs to know

Your identity is as dear to you as your life. Now, imagine having your identity stolen from you without your knowledge.

By Anas Baig • 4 min read • Mon, 29th May 2017
Hackers target subtitle files in major media players - including VLC
Malware

Hackers target subtitle files in major media players - including VLC

VLC, Kodi, Popcorn-Time and strem.io media players have vulnerabilities that allows attackers to take over your entire device.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 29th May 2017
New Aussie RegTech strategy set to accelerate industry
Fintech

New Aussie RegTech strategy set to accelerate industry

In the report, regtech is defined as technology that helps businesses comply with regulations efficiently and inexpensively.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Mon, 29th May 2017
Hackers are able to target your e-cigarette... Is nothing sacred?
Cybersecurity

Hackers are able to target your e-cigarette... Is nothing sacred?

Vaping can be risky in unexpected ways as a security researcher demonstrates how a modified vaporizer can pass code to a computer.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Mon, 29th May 2017
Photo gallery: Vodafone, Telstra, Vocus among Broadsoft ANZ achievers
Unified Communications

Photo gallery: Vodafone, Telstra, Vocus among Broadsoft ANZ achievers

Vodafone New Zealand, Telstra and UCaaS provider Access4 are among the winners at Broadsoft's Annual Australasian Achievement Awards.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Mon, 29th May 2017
Ivanti announces enhanced features focused on Office 365
Virtualisation

Ivanti announces enhanced features focused on Office 365

Ivanti has announced that it now enables high performance access instant availability of Office 365 in Citrix virtual desktop environments.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Sat, 27th May 2017
Talend seals deal with Cloudera to deliver big data agility in the cloud
Data Analytics

Talend seals deal with Cloudera to deliver big data agility in the cloud

Talend partners with Cloudera to integrate with Altus, simplifying big data projects in the cloud and reducing costs for businesses.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Sat, 27th May 2017