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Agritech co-op LIC appoints Andrea Black as new CIO
Agricultural Technology

Agritech co-op LIC appoints Andrea Black as new CIO

Agritech co-operative LIC has appointed former Genesis Energy executive Andrea Black as its new chief information officer.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 1st Oct 2019
CyrusOne turns to internal promotion for CIO role
CyrusOne

CyrusOne turns to internal promotion for CIO role

CyrusOne promotes Bill Williams to CIO, recognising his pivotal role in shaping the firm's technology and connectivity offerings since 2012.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 30th Jul 2019
Orange business services to transform Sony's global network
Network Infrastructure

Orange business services to transform Sony's global network

The SD-WAN future-proof platform will enable Sony to share IT talent and have complete end-to-end visibility for improved global service agility.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 9th Jul 2019
How a virtual CISO can become part of a managed security regime
Managed Security Services Provider

How a virtual CISO can become part of a managed security regime

Organisations are turning to virtual CISOs as part of managed security services to enhance cybersecurity strategies affordably and effectively. Here's how.

By Joss Howard • 4 min read • Mon, 13th May 2019
Unison Networks & TechnologyOne strike multimillion dollar transformation deal
Digital Transformation

Unison Networks & TechnologyOne strike multimillion dollar transformation deal

Under the deal with TechnologyOne, Unison will transform its organisation through TechnologyOne's integrated solution, OneEnergy.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Thu, 4th Apr 2019
Okta announces security layer for on-prem apps
Hybrid Cloud

Okta announces security layer for on-prem apps

Okta debuts Okta Access Gateway at Oktane19, enhancing secure single sign-on for on-premises applications. Set for release later this year.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Apr 2019
Certificate-related outages impact 60% of businesses - Venafi
Identity and Access Management

Certificate-related outages impact 60% of businesses - Venafi

Certificate-related outages harm the reliability and availability of vital network systems and services while also being difficult to diagnose and remediate.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 1st Apr 2019
Caltex selects Microsoft to help fuel cloud transformation
Data Analytics

Caltex selects Microsoft to help fuel cloud transformation

Caltex Australia partners with Microsoft to drive its major cloud transformation, enhancing fuel operations, customer loyalty, and retail innovations.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 27th Mar 2019
Cybersecurity as a service answer to urgent change
Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity as a service answer to urgent change

Alan Calder believes a CSaaS model can enable a company to build a cyber resilience strategy in a coherent and consistent manner.

By Alan Calder • 6 min read • Fri, 15th Feb 2019
Gartner: Governments to invest in analytics, security in 2019
Data Analytics

Gartner: Governments to invest in analytics, security in 2019

Gartner has released the results of its 2019 CIO Survey, showing that Governments worldwide are set to scale up their investment in data analytics.

By Ben Moore • 4 min read • Thu, 31st Jan 2019
Broadcom's board of directors nab former Google Cloud COO
Semiconductors

Broadcom's board of directors nab former Google Cloud COO

Broadcom appoints former Google Cloud COO Diane Bryant to its board of directors, leveraging her three-decade IT career to enhance its strategic growth.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 15th Jan 2019
Digital Realty nabs new executive appointment from Equinix
Hyperscale

Digital Realty nabs new executive appointment from Equinix

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer could be the game plan that Digital Realty is currently following.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Dec 2018
Eccellente! AWS building new data centres in Italy
DataCentre infrastructure

Eccellente! AWS building new data centres in Italy

The new infrastructure region is expected to be complete in early 2020 to enable customers to run workloads and store data in Italy with even lower latency.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Wed, 14th Nov 2018
How Azure can encourage digital innovation
DevOps

How Azure can encourage digital innovation

Gap is working with Microsoft to migrate hundreds of applications to Azure, focusing on a seamless customer experience.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 12th Nov 2018
Alibaba Cloud elbows into EMEA with new UK data centres
DataCentre infrastructure

Alibaba Cloud elbows into EMEA with new UK data centres

Competition is heating up among the major cloud providers, as Alibaba Cloud continues to claim a bigger stake in the market.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Mon, 22nd Oct 2018
New open data initiative from Microsoft, Adobe & SAP
Public Cloud

New open data initiative from Microsoft, Adobe & SAP

The three tech titans have made a major announcement reflecting their view of data inter-operability in the future.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Tue, 25th Sep 2018

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Chief Information Officer (CIO) stories

Aussie workers struggling to switch off while on holiday
Insurance

Aussie workers struggling to switch off while on holiday

A recent survey by Snow Software reveals that 71% of Australian workers always bring their work laptops on vacation, struggling to disconnect.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 25th Jul 2019
Korean Air to close on-premises data centre within 3 years
Migration

Korean Air to close on-premises data centre within 3 years

One of the world's top ten airlines has declared its going all-in with cloud and shutting down its on-premises infrastructure - the first in APAC to do so.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 18th Dec 2018