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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
Digital Realty lures in two new senior exec job appointments
Microsoft

Digital Realty lures in two new senior exec job appointments

In another game of tech company musical chairs, Digital Realty has poached execs from Microsoft and Blue Shield to fill in its CIO and CISO roles.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 14th Sep 2018
Making the role of CIO more relevant in 2018
Migration

Making the role of CIO more relevant in 2018

The role of a CIO in the public sector is evolving towards a more strategic focus as digital transformation becomes a priority.

By Tony Marceddo • 4 min read • Fri, 7th Sep 2018
Former Cisco CEO joins Rubrik as advisor to the Board
Virtualisation

Former Cisco CEO joins Rubrik as advisor to the Board

The tech industry is a bit like musical chairs with executives seemingly being poached left, right and centre.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Sat, 25th Aug 2018
Compass Health deploys BlackBerry endpoint management for mobile security
Endpoint Detection and Response

Compass Health deploys BlackBerry endpoint management for mobile security

Compass Health, in operation since 1995, has 60 general practice teams and a number of other healthcare providers in its jurisdiction.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Wed, 22nd Aug 2018
Hurricane Electric strengthens APAC influence with new Hong Kong location
Hyperscale

Hurricane Electric strengthens APAC influence with new Hong Kong location

The company says the opening of its third location in Hong Kong represents its commitment to the bustling APAC market.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 16th Aug 2018
The Warehouse's mobile app now uses AI to help 'Snap and Shop'
Unified Communications

The Warehouse's mobile app now uses AI to help 'Snap and Shop'

The Warehouse has dipped its toes into neural networking and artificial intelligence to make it easier for customers to 'Snap and Shop'.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Thu, 16th Aug 2018

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Interactive makes two executive appointments with new CIO and CFO
Multi-cloud

Interactive makes two executive appointments with new CIO and CFO

Interactive says the appointments reflect the steady growth and expansion of the company, which is now in its 30th year.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Thu, 5th Jul 2018