Efficiency pressures hasten government cloud reckoning: Telstra

The push towards cloud computing will drive government bodies to embrace the model, Telstra's head of enterprise and government business has predicted.

Infor courts councils with cloud-hosted public sector suite

Infor has released a cloud-hosted, software-as-a-service (SaaS) version of its public sector applications suite in order to woo cost-conscious councils.

Telstra boosts local cloud commitment with four new data centres

Telstra will add four new data centres to its network in order to better address government and large enterprise concerns over the sovereignty of cloud data

Can AGIMO guide government into the cloud?

AGIMO guidance has provided firm guidelines for government organisations charting their adoption of cloud-computing resources. But what does it say?

Big-app demands will drive government to cloud: Amazon

New Australian cloud platforms will encourage government bodies to iteratively build, test and deploy larger applications, AWS public-sector head predicts.

Cloud sovereignty boost as Amazon Web Services targets Oz

Government bodies concerned over cloud data sovereignty will get a boost as Amazon Web Services this week launches a Sydney-based cloud environment.

Cloud-hosted VoIP from Zendesk gives citizens a new voice

A VoIP add-on for users of Zendesk's customer-service software offers citizens one-click phone calling, with auto transcription for government agencies.

Potential cloud users should ignore Patriot Act "scare stories": IDC

Many potential cloud users have been scared off of cloud services by concerns over data sovereignty, the US Patriot Act – but one analyst says not to worry.

Objective, IBM boost Australian government cloud credibility

Australia's government has struggled with issues of cloud data sovereignty and security, but new offerings from Objective and IBM will help resolve them.

Ultraserve eyes govt DCaaS windfall as 35 vendors named to cloud panel

AGIMO has facilitated cloud-computing uptake by naming UltraServe and 34 other vendors for its data centre as a service (DCaaS) multi use list (MUL) panel.

Bulletproof anticipates cloud uptick with managed Amazon Web Services

Hosting provider Bulletproof believes cloud computing will get even more popular when organisations can managed Amazon Web Services servers like real ones.

Pollies still coming to grips with the cloud: OzHub

Canberra politicians must get across cloud computing issues – and necessary policies – before Australia loses its competitive edge, OzHub has warned.

What questions should an agency head ask about cloud services?

Lockheed Martin test lab to boost cloud testing

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