‘Cloud first’ federal government procurement policy launched
30 May, 2013 by GovTechReview Staff
Australia's federal government has launched a national Cloud Computing Strategy that mandates a preference for cloud services in procurement of ICT services
Microsoft brings Azure cloud to Australia
22 May, 2013 by GovTechReview Staff
Government organisations have a significant new option for cloud-computing services after Microsoft announced it would bring its Windows Azure to Australia.
Misperceptions wrongly keeping government CIOs from cloud computing: Ovum
09 May, 2013 by GovTechReview Staff
Government CIOs give too much weight to cloud computing's perceived risks and too little to its benefits and manageable risks, an Ovum analyst has warned.
Despite cloud hype, most CIOs still doing IT inhouse
17 April, 2013 by GovTechReview Staff
Actual adoption of cloud services remains low despite the media attention and hype they get, Ovum CIO survey has found – although that may soon change.
Bunbury’s private cloud push presages regional hosting role
05 April, 2013 by GovTechReview Staff
After virtualising servers and desktops in a new data centre, WA's City of Bunbury is weighing opportunities to become a cloud provider to its neighbours.
Netsuite takes cloud skills to uni as ICT salaries stagnate
08 February, 2013 by GovTechReview Staff
ICT employees are working harder, often for small or no pay rises. Demand may shift towards cloud and other uni training that better equips ICT graduates.
Oracle targets cloud sovereignty concerns with Australian data centre
23 January, 2013 by GovTechReview Staff
Oracle has established an Australian data centre to tap into growing demand for cloud-computing solutions that preserve sovereignty by keeping data onshore.
Slow-and-steady approach will help stretched agencies go cloud: Ovum
16 January, 2013 by GovTechReview Staff
Government organisations want to embrace cloud but are struggling to develop the ICT capabilities to make it happen, Ovum says, advocating slow and steady.
Think short-term benefit for long-term cloud
14 January, 2013 by GovTechReview Staff
Companies considering cloud computing must develop short-term business goals that dovetail with long-term cloud strategies to ensure business buy-in.
Weigh internal cloud readiness before jumping: VMware
12 January, 2013 by GovTechReview Staff
Government organisations considering a move to cloud computing must ensure their internal organisations are agile enough to capitalise on the new paradigm.
Clear message essential for cloud transition: Nikoletatos
20 December, 2012 by GovTechReview Staff
Organisations moving towards a cloud-computing infrastructure must ensure they have clear buy-in from business stakeholders that may not be ready to learn.
Cloud efficiencies will drive government's cost-cutting goals: IDC
20 December, 2012 by GovTechReview Staff
Government ICT spend will grow slowly through 2015, but net increase masks productivity benefits of cloud, mobility, big data, and social-media spending.
Efficiency pressures hasten government cloud reckoning: Telstra
17 December, 2012 by GovTechReview Staff
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
13 December, 2012 by GovTechReview Staff
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
04 December, 2012 by GovTechReview Staff
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
