Australian Intel users power up virtual servers
In a sign that virtualisation is becoming more mainstream, two Australian enterprises have used the technology to reduce operating expenses for their Intel systems.
Stories by Rodney Gedda
Flawed processes break IT projects says veteran
Even with highly intelligent people working in IT, projects will continue to fail if business processes are not well defined and intimately understood, according to a 20-year IT consulting veteran.
Good infrastructure is vital, says charity IT head
Managing IT for 11,000 people in 300 locations across 158 countries is made bearable by a unified approach to controlling the underlying infrastructure, says Unicef CIO Andre Spatz.
Vendor rivalry benefits far-flung Aussie outpost
The Northern Territory Government’s recently announced A$150 million (NZ$168 million) desktop services contract with Fujitsu — which displaced incumbent CSC — is an example of how competition can provide user benefits, says Brad Irvine, project director for corporate and information services for the Northern Territory.
Agility slashes Australian Attorney General's IT spend
The Australian Federal Attorney General's Department has slashed software spending by 18% a year following a widespread review of existing contracts.
Former CIO slams top tier service providers
AN EX-CIO has scorned the cost and service levels offered by the multinational IT consulting firms, labelling them “bloodsuckers”.
CIOs: say ‘ciao’ to the CAO
The CAO (chief analytics officer) is a highly skilled individual who understands the importance of technology, information and how the two can combine to improve business marketing and performance, says Marcel van Rooyen, media liaison officer of the Institute of Analytics Professionals of Australia (IAPA).
Sydney to get business WiMax network
Wireless broadband carrier Access Providers has announced it will build a WiMax-based network in Sydney early next year with exclusive focus on business customers.
Australians starved of standards-based identity management
Despite industry efforts to standardise identity management infrastructures, Australia’s end user decisions are still clouded by products with interoperability issues, says Michael Warrilow, research director at analyst firm Hydrasight.
New South Wales warns of XML silos
XML may be seen as the holy grail of information interoperability, but the New South Wales government’s experience with the technology warns of how the information silos of yesteryear can be repeated.
Telstra solves email storage with delete
Telstra's notoriously problematic email infrastructure is still not scalable enough to house email messages more than 120 days old and the company is deleting them to reduce storage requirements.
Australian Defence to go IPv6 by 2013
Where US networks go, we go. Where US networks stand, we stand
Qantas silent about Solaris to Linux shift
Despite trumpeting a significant migration from Unix to Linux as part of 10-year IBM global services outsourcing agreement inked last year, Qantas is reluctant to disclose details about the scale of the project.
Anti-fraud crusader sets sights on spam
After boasting a 100-fold productivity improvement in the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's detection of investment scams using their creation, Sydney University researchers are turning their attention to the spam pandemic.
Linux support a 'black hole'
Industry murmurs about a lack of commercial support for Linux are justified, according to Education in the Workplace Institute director Ihian Mackenzie who believes the "free" nature of Linux is stifling its penetration in the business market.