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Are you cloud ready? How objective-defined storage & AI simplify cloud migration
Hybrid Cloud

Are you cloud ready? How objective-defined storage & AI simplify cloud migration

In most organisations, 50 to 80% of all data is cold or inactive. How much cold/ inactive data is sitting on expensive storage?.

By Greg Wyman • 4 min read • Thu, 3rd Aug 2017
Hong Kong's richest man sells fixed line business for HKD14.5 billion
Hutchison Global Communications

Hong Kong's richest man sells fixed line business for HKD14.5 billion

HTHKH is a member of CK Hutchison Holdings Limited which is chaired by Li Ka-Shing, Hong Kong's richest man and the 2nd richest person in Asia.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Mon, 31st Jul 2017
VMware ANZ's latest recruitment comes straight from PwC Australia
Virtualisation

VMware ANZ's latest recruitment comes straight from PwC Australia

Matt Chamley joins VMware after less than a year a PwC Australia, where he led the company's IT service strategy, engineering and operations.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Thu, 27th Jul 2017
SaaSplaza - a Microsoft Dynamics specialist - expands Azure offerings
Software-as-a-Service

SaaSplaza - a Microsoft Dynamics specialist - expands Azure offerings

SaaSplaza expands cloud services for business-critical workloads, offering Azure services based on its CloudCARE methodology.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Tue, 25th Jul 2017
'Most technologically advanced stadia ever built' - Tottenham partners with HPE
Partner Programmes

'Most technologically advanced stadia ever built' - Tottenham partners with HPE

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has been singled out as a key partner in forming one of the most technologically advanced stadia ever built.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 25th Jul 2017
Supermicro forms partnership to deliver new converged cloud solution
Infrastructure-as-a-Service

Supermicro forms partnership to deliver new converged cloud solution

The two companies have entered into a partnership that will provide a series of new, innovative IT solutions based on Supermicro hardware.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Thu, 20th Jul 2017
Threat actors embrace metadata as the underrated weapon in cyber war
Data Analytics

Threat actors embrace metadata as the underrated weapon in cyber war

Metadata – the data that describes other data – is a security threat that goes underreported but is also a powerful threat to national security.

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Tue, 18th Jul 2017
Schneider Electric: What is Infrastructure Management as a Service?
DataCentre infrastructure

Schneider Electric: What is Infrastructure Management as a Service?

Schneider Electric revolutionises data centres with Infrastructure Management as a Service, paving the way for a nimbler IT future.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 13th Jul 2017
Aussie heath care & education: Transforming Govt. services with Big Data
Data Analytics

Aussie heath care & education: Transforming Govt. services with Big Data

Big Data can enhance student achievement by providing a wider view of the education system in Australia and increase institutions performances.

By Adrian Smolski • 5 min read • Wed, 12th Jul 2017
Frost & Sullivan recognizes Asia Pacific's best & brightest ICT firms
Unified Communications

Frost & Sullivan recognizes Asia Pacific's best & brightest ICT firms

Asia Pacific's biggest names in technology have topped the list at the 2017 Frost & Sullivan ICT Awards, held in Singapore last night.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Fri, 7th Jul 2017
Breaking down digital transformation: Process transformation
Software-as-a-Service

Breaking down digital transformation: Process transformation

The best way to start a digital transformation is with projects that offer potential for more rewards and less risk.

By Naveen Shettar • 4 min read • Fri, 7th Jul 2017
IDC report highlights changing IT spending patterns
DataCentre infrastructure

IDC report highlights changing IT spending patterns

Shift to the clouds: IDC forecasts a surge in IT spend on cloud infrastructure, as traditional on-premise demand declines.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 7th Jul 2017
Equinix & Oracle - now offering direct access to Oracle Cloud in Sydney
Private Cloud

Equinix & Oracle - now offering direct access to Oracle Cloud in Sydney

67% of the Australian organisations surveyed are embracing cloud, using public or private cloud for more than one or two applications or workloads.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Thu, 6th Jul 2017

Stories from Other Regions

Infrastructure stories

Waikato roading alliance wins LGNZ EXCELLENCE Award
Hutt City Council

Waikato roading alliance wins LGNZ EXCELLENCE Award

Residents on a no-exit road were reconnected within 20 hours after the Waikato District Alliance speeded up emergency roading responses.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Tue, 25th Jul 2017
New initiative to transform infrastructure delivery?
Crown Fibre Holdings

New initiative to transform infrastructure delivery?

The NZD $600 million seed fund could unlock more housing by speeding roads and water projects, easing a major bottleneck for developers.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 24th Jul 2017
Wairarapa move positive but challenges remain
Public Sector

Wairarapa move positive but challenges remain

The proposed merger could give Wairarapa councils more capacity to fund infrastructure, though wider local government reform is still needed.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Jul 2017
Green Party comes out guns blazing, promising a carbon neutral NZ
DataCentre infrastructure

Green Party comes out guns blazing, promising a carbon neutral NZ

The Green Party says that New Zealand has been held back from embracing clean economic opportunities, they plan on changing that...

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Jul 2017
Please sir, can we have some more?
Auckland Council

Please sir, can we have some more?

The funding will bring forward 10,500 homes in north-west Auckland, but Mayor Phil Goff says the city still needs billions more to cope with growth.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 12th Jul 2017