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AWS Marketplace and AWS Data Exchange opens to Australian vendors
Global customers can now purchase directly from Australia and New Zealand-based software and data providers.
Keep calm and carry on: How the internet will see us through COVID-19 crisis
When the history books are written about the COVID-19 pandemic, they'll report that this is as much an internet culture story as it is a health and infrastructure story. Here's why.
Google rolls out Memorystore for Memcached in beta
The fully-managed service gives a new caching layer option to customers using Google's Cloud Memorystore, its in-memory data store.
No programming language skills needed: New Microsoft 'no code' Power Apps beta is out
The new public preview of the Power Apps mobile app for iOS and Android runs canvas and model-driven apps.
Amazon's Detective will help you investigate your cloud computing security mysteries
AWS is making the tool more widely available, to help security analysts find the root cause of cloud incidents a lot faster.
Slack delivers a beta of its Microsoft Teams Calls app
Slack also is integrating with other calling services including Zoom, Cisco Jabber, RingCentral and Dialpad.
AI for business: What's going wrong, and how to get it right
Artificial intelligence projects are a top priority for many companies, but there are plenty of potential pitfalls for the unwary.
Okta debuts Okta Platform Services to help build custom ID management tools
Okta's new platform approach to identity management effectively makes the Okta Identity Cloud more flexible and customizable, so organizations can use it for a broad range of use cases.
Tyson Foods taps into data at the edge to modernize protein production
From analyzing logistics networks to tracking chickens with computer vision, the 85 year-old food processing giant is finding new ways to stay competitive in a fast-changing industry.
Transit Systems overhauls telco and cloud capabilities with Macquarie Telecom
In the wake of seeing more transport routes become privatised.
Content Delivery Networks and clouds join MANRS internet security effort
With the internet being hammered as never before, CDNs and cloud are joining with the Internet Society to help secure vital internet routing.
Microsoft to enable new 5G edge computing scenarios with Azure Edge Zones, now in private preview
Microsoft and AWS are racing to provide tighter ties between 5G and cloud services. Microsoft's strategy for this involves Azure Edge Zones and an expanding number of telco and carrier partners.
Palo Alto Networks to acquire CloudGenix for $420 million
CloudGenix competes with Cisco and other incumbents in the SD-WAN space.
To bring Kubernetes to the edge, Rancher 2.4 scales up cluster support
The latest release of the popular Kubernetes management platform offers architectural support for one million clusters.
MariaDB SkySQL managed cloud goes live on Google Cloud
A year in the making, MariaDB unveiled its managed DBaaS service on GCP and is differentiating with the familiar script of richer features and most up to date versions.
Top programming languages, 5G worries, cloud computing, and more: Research round-up
All the facts and figures that matter to you and your business from the past month in technology news.
IT spending, cloud computing, big data, virtual reality, and more: Research round-up
All the data that matters to you from the past month in technology news.
Provision a WordPress site in 30 minutes or less using Amazon AWS Lightsail
Amazon's AWS can be daunting in terms of its almost overwhelming complexity. But Lightsail makes it easy. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to create a full WordPress install in about five minutes.
Julia programming language, cloud computing, cybersecurity worries: Research round-up
All the facts and figures that matter to you and your business from the past month in technology news.
The biggest events in Linux's history
A year by year summary of the most significant events in Linux's history to date.
How Microsoft lost its monopoly in web browsers
At the dawn of the Internet age, Microsoft used every trick it knew to dominate the World Wide Web. That strategy worked for a few years, but aggressive antitrust enforcement and equally aggressive competitors crushed the company's onetime dominance. Here's a quarter-century of history that explains just what happened.
Cloud services: 24 lesser-known web services your business needs to try
In this guide, we've spotlighted 24 cloud-based services that can take your business to the next level. There's a huge world of opportunity and available resources beyond Google, Dropbox, Salesforce, Amazon, and Microsoft.
Windows 10 May 2019 Update: The new features that matter most
Windows 10 version 1903, which will be officially dubbed the May 2019 Update, begins rolling out soon. Here are some of the new capabilities you can expect in yet another feature-packed semi-annual release. (This gallery is based on a near-final Insider Preview release.)
Cloud computing trends, where developers want to live, AI skills, and 5G: Research round-up
All the data that matters to you from the past month in technology news.
Create your own free Adobe Creative Cloud with free and open source software
While Creative Cloud has its strong benefits, it's also costly. If you want to accomplish most of what you can with Creative Cloud, but pay absolutely nothing, these products can help.
Data center automation, IT skills, IoT and digital transformation: Research round-up
Our analysis of the data that matters from the past month.
These rooms full of TVs are how Amazon gets Prime Video to look sharp on every device
Photos: Amazon needs to test its video service across lots and lots (and lots) of TVs. Here's an inside look.
IT spending, smartwatches, AI and the cloud: Research round-up
We tell the story of key technology trends from the past month.
How to turn your iPhone into a business workhorse: Add these apps and accessories, and tweak these settings
Here's how, with a few tweaks and accessories, you can transform your iPhone into a business workhorse that will allow you to get serious work done.
The dumbest passwords people still use
Everybody knows that 12345 is a bad password. But what they're using instead isn't much stronger
Microsoft reports a 775% increase in demand for cloud services
Microsoft is sharing more guidance around capacity limits it is putting in place for its cloud resources caused by higher-than-usual demand due to COVID-19.
Tencent releases video conferencing tool for international markets
Chinese internet giant unveils an international version of its cloud-based conferencing app, Tencent Meeting, in more than 100 markets including Singapore, India, and Japan, offering it for free with capabilities of hosting up to 300 attendees simultaneously.
As classes remain empty, a big moment for online learning
Digital learning goes mainstream in a hurry and that's going to upend current education practices, models, and processes going forward.
Pepper Money aims to future-proof with Microsoft Azure and Office 365 shift
The company wanted to take back control of its technology environment from a high reliance on third-party providers.
With Europe on lockdown, Netflix takes steps to ease broadband strain
Netflix has agreed to reduce streaming bit rates in Europe. The streaming service said it will reduce its traffic in the region by 25 percent.
ServiceNow's David Wright on innovation, expansion, and AI
ServiceNow Chief Innovation Officer David Wright walks ZDNet's Larry Dignan through updates to the Now Platform, innovation time frames, and his role in the CXO mix. Read more: https://zd.net/2vW8KB9
Google Cloud brings Anthos to the network edge
The new service is part of Google's new, broad strategy to help the telecommunications industry harness the potential of 5G and the cloud.
Queensland Airports consolidates IT asset management system
The cloud-based system will be used to manage IT assets such as security cameras and Wi-Fi ports.
The coronavirus could make remote work the norm, what businesses need to know
The coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak could be the catalyst for a dramatic increase in telecommuting. Enterprises should prepare for an increase in remote work and the long-term effects on marketing budgets, corporate travel, and commercial real estate values.
Cloud computing: Migration can be costly, complicated and frustrating
A new report by Capita shows that UK businesses are growing disillusioned by their move to the cloud. It might be because they are focusing too much on the wrong goals.
Indiana turns to tech to improve child welfare services
ZDNet's Stephanie Condon tells Karen Roby about the state of Indiana's efforts to reduce turnover in the Child Services Department and ultimately better help vulnerable children through VR and the cloud. Read more: https://zd.net/2wiLywL
Macquarie Telecom to offer cloud services out of Microsoft Azure
The partnership marks Macquarie Telecom's formal entry into public cloud and gives the Aussie company a global presence.
Data center spending: Four trends you need to be aware of
Data center spending is likely to be feast or famine as enterprises pull back and hyperscale cloud providers build out infrastructure only to hit pause and digest.
Alibaba Cloud hits revenue milestone
Alibaba's cloud revenue exceeded 10 billion yuan for the first time in a single quarter.
Cloud computing helps push big pay increases
Cloud computing changes the priorities for hiring managers, who are looking for skills in managing tech projects.
Xero (2014) review: Cloud-based accounting service for SMEs continues to improve
This cloud-based small-business accounting service provides a well-planned set of tools for staying on top of your finances and streamlining the processes involved.
Azure RemoteApp beta preview: Cloud-hosted desktop apps for multiple platforms
Microsoft is developing a set of cloud-based tools for managing and deploying session virtualisation servers, allowing you to publish and share apps on Windows, iOS, Android, OS X and (soon) Windows Phone devices. We take the beta for a test drive.
Xero Touch for Android, First Take: Much-improved native mobile Xero client
A quicker and slicker new app for the online Xero accounting service adds automatic reconciliation of bank accounts, allowing Android users to stay on top of their finances.
Office 2013: a pleasant surprise
After a week of using Office 2013 we're pleasantly surprised. The changes Microsoft has made to support Windows 8 — and specifically Windows 8 tablets — are logical, and they work well with more traditional ways of using Office.
Windows Intune 3.0: Preview
Version 3.0 of Microsoft's cloud-hosted management platform is now available, adding support for mobile devices — including iPhones, iPads and Android.
Xero
Xero is an affordable online accounting service that delivers key bookkeeping functionality for small businesses in an admirably straightforward way.
Actinic Online
A big step up from Actinic Express, which it replaces, Actinic Online delivers everything an SME requires to build and run an online store via the cloud. It's not perfect, but it is affordable and worth evaluating if you need to start selling online.
Cortado ThinPrint Printer Dashboard
Cortado's ThinPrint Printer Dashboard is a potentially useful cloud application for monitoring the printers on your network. We had a few issues in this review, which hopefully will be addressed in a forthcoming update.
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