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Gartner's top security and risk management trends
Identity and Access Management

Gartner's top security and risk management trends

Gartner has identified seven pivotal security and risk management trends that leaders must prepare for to ensure resilience and uphold business goals.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Thu, 7th Mar 2019
How businesses should handle cybersecurity skill shortage - Sungard AS
Opinion

How businesses should handle cybersecurity skill shortage - Sungard AS

Resilient businesses have a laser focus on cybersecurity, all too aware of the negative impact a breach can have.

By Chris Huggett • 5 min read • Tue, 5th Mar 2019
Lessons from the edge: deploying SD-WAN
Network Infrastructure

Lessons from the edge: deploying SD-WAN

AT&T's ANZ managing director outlines what he has learned about the tricky task of bringing the revolutionary SD-WAN tech to life.

By Martin Creighan • 3 min read • Tue, 5th Mar 2019
Video will be the fabric of collaboration in 2019's enterprise
Unified Communications

Video will be the fabric of collaboration in 2019's enterprise

BlueJeans' CEO outlines five trends that highlight the growing place of video conferencing in the modern enterprise.

By Quentin Gallivan • 3 min read • Tue, 5th Mar 2019
Invercargill to roll out NZ's first digital air traffic control system
Airways Corp of New Zealand

Invercargill to roll out NZ's first digital air traffic control system

They work from above and keep travellers safe, but air traffic controllers in Invercargill may now be able to keep their feet on terra firma.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Fri, 1st Mar 2019
Exclusive: Why businesses shouldn't rely on a single cloud vendor
Data Protection

Exclusive: Why businesses shouldn't rely on a single cloud vendor

Mimecast COO Ed Jennings shares insights on multi-cloud, the risks of relying on a single vendor, and preparing for cyber breaches and downtime.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 4 min read • Mon, 25th Feb 2019
Social media can improve lives after a disaster
Disaster Recovery

Social media can improve lives after a disaster

New research shows social media can boost wellbeing post-disasters. The 'All Right?' campaign's Facebook page inspired 85% of users to take positive action.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Fri, 22nd Feb 2019
French cloud giant sets up shop in two APAC data centres
Hyperscale

French cloud giant sets up shop in two APAC data centres

OVH Infrastructure has expanded its public cloud services in the Asia Pacific (APAC) market operating from two data centres within the region.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 22nd Feb 2019
OVH launches public cloud down under
Hyperscale

OVH launches public cloud down under

OVH Public Cloud services is expanding to Australia out of two data centres - one in Sydney and one in Singapore.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Thu, 21st Feb 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
Reckon Group announces a steady profit in 2018
Fintech

Reckon Group announces a steady profit in 2018

Reckon Group reported a steady profit for 2018, with underlying NPAT up by 3%, revenue of AUD $75.4 million, and a 500% increase in debt reduction.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 12th Feb 2019
Cybersecurity and compliance in an uncertain climate
Data Protection

Cybersecurity and compliance in an uncertain climate

IT Governance' Alan Calder reflects on Data Protection Day and the next steps businesses should be taking for the year ahead.

By Alan Calder • 3 min read • Fri, 1st Feb 2019
Data Protection Day highlights breadth of compliance needed
Data Privacy

Data Protection Day highlights breadth of compliance needed

A cyber resilience strategy with defence in depth is now a fundamental part of any organisation's approach to operational activity.

By Alan Calder • 3 min read • Thu, 31st Jan 2019
BigCommerce migrates to Google Cloud
Distributed Denial of Service

BigCommerce migrates to Google Cloud

BigCommerce has migrated its hosting infrastructure to Google Cloud, offering faster page load times and improved customer experience for its 60,000 merchants.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 30th Jan 2019
AWS awarded protected level certification by the ACSC
Hyperscale

AWS awarded protected level certification by the ACSC

Amazon Web Services secures ACSC's protected certification, enabling Australian organisations to handle highly sensitive data securely in the AWS APAC region.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 24th Jan 2019

Stories from Other Regions

Kiwi businesses set for a tech-fuelled boom - Microsoft
Microsoft

Kiwi businesses set for a tech-fuelled boom - Microsoft

New Zealand small businesses could see significant growth and profitability with modest IT investments, says a new Microsoft study.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Mon, 11th Mar 2019
NEC to build submarine cable connecting Japan prefectures
Network Infrastructure

NEC to build submarine cable connecting Japan prefectures

NEC has secured a contract to build a 760 km submarine cable connecting Okinawa and Kagoshima, enhancing Japan's disaster resilience and communication capacity.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 19th Feb 2019
NZ's Maori innovators are on the rise
Callaghan Innovation

NZ's Maori innovators are on the rise

Māori innovators are making waves, with record participation in R&D and nearly half of the finalists in this year's New Zealander of the Year Awards.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Tue, 19th Feb 2019