Public cloud not mature enough for banks: ANZ CTOANZ CTO Patrick Maes has said financial institutions cannot be like startups and put their entire business in AWS because the public cloud market isn't mature enough yet to meet the data security requirements of the banks.May 28, 2013 by Josh Taylor in Cloud
Australian government unveils national cloud strategyCommunications Minister Stephen Conroy today released a national cloud strategy that will, among other things, require government agencies to begin shifting their websites into the public cloud.May 28, 2013 by Josh Taylor in Cloud
Vevo set to launch in AustraliaMusic-streaming service Vevo is set to launch its on-demand service in Australia next week, after signing a partnership with MCM Media.April 11, 2012 by Josh Taylor in Cloud
Vevo denies YouTube defectionVevo's Australian launch this week comes as rumours swirl around the possible defection of the music video-streaming service from Google's YouTube.April 15, 2012 by Josh Taylor in Cloud
Jetstar looks to apps for disaster handlingThe development of a smartphone app will be key to Jetstar coping with customer inquiries in the event of a disaster, according to the airline's head of distribution Alex Knigge.August 24, 2011 by Josh Taylor in Cloud
Microsoft plugs researchers into the cloudCSIRO, National ICT Australia (NICTA) and a number of Australian universities have received 4 million hours worth of free access per year to Microsoft's cloud computing platform Azure over the next three years.December 9, 2010 by Josh Taylor in Cloud
Office 365 hit by worldwide outageMicrosoft's cloud services have suffered a major outage, bringing its Office 365, Hotmail, SkyDrive and other Live cloud-based products intermittently offline over the last few hours.September 8, 2011 by Josh Taylor in Cloud
Call centre licences dead in 5 years: AlcatelContact centre software licensing will be a thing of the past, because contact centre services will move to the cloud within five years, according to Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise's Asia Pacific senior vice president Michael McBrien.August 23, 2011 by Josh Taylor in Cloud
Defence details Google Apps pilotThe Australian Department of Defence has revealed that it will commence its first public cloud trial of Google Apps in April.January 20, 2015 by Josh Taylor in Cloud
Cloud TV recording just like Foxtel IQ: OptusOptus has compared digital video-recording systems, such as Foxtel's IQ, to its cloud-based TV-recording app, TV Now, in arguing that it falls within the "time-shift" provisions of the Copyright Act.December 18, 2011 by Josh Taylor in Cloud