Defence issues $190M worth of IT contracts
M&A activity in the data centre rises, tops $16B
Australian IT services spending to hit $20B in 2019
Veeam targets M&A activity following $500M investment
Lenovo, HP and Dell fight for PC market dominance
Microsoft veteran joins LiveTiles
Building boom as hyperscale data centre count reaches 430
Vintek acquires Canberra-based Cloud Central
Could Cisco snap up Splunk or Nutanix?
Optus makes its first 5G data call in Australia
Latest
Microsoft starts auto-update of Windows 10 1809 three months late
Microsoft has finally restarted the automatic distribution of Windows 10 October 2018 Update, the problem-plagued upgrade pulled from release in October.
M&A activity in the data centre rises, tops $16B
M&A activity within the data centre market continues to increase at pace, with the number of transactions increasing during 2018.
Google ups prices for G Suite Basic and Business customers
As of early April, prices for Google's productivity and collaboration software suite are set to rise, bringing G Suite pricing closer to that of rival Office 365.
Defence issues $190M worth of IT contracts
The Australian Department of Defence has issued three technology contracts amounting to $190 million, with Fujitsu and Kinetic IT the big winners.
Microsoft side-steps channel in direct Azure play
Microsoft will allow customers to bypass the channel and purchase Azure services direct, in a strategy aimed at increasing adoption among SMBs.
- IBM calls time on Slack-rival Watson Workspace
- Coin mining malware can uninstall Tencent, Alibaba cloud security
- MGM Wireless launches Spacetalk in the UK
- Australia Post, Alibaba Cloud backs program to help local start-ups enter China
- Harris Technology acquires Australian blockchain company in $2.4M deal
- Geoscience Australia seeks guidance on satellite cyber security
- Microsoft expands Windows 7-to-Windows 10 app compatibility pledge
- Vodafone pays IBM $550M in 5G driven cloud services deal
- SAP targets counterfeit drugs with blockchain tracker
- AWS launches centralised back-up service
- Venture capital funding in Australian start-ups exceeds $1B
- Cofense targets SMB security needs with MSSP program
- Enterprise will focus on four technologies in 2019
- Dell EMC attacks multi-cloud market with partners in pursuit
Interviews
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The channel in 2019, according to Puppet
Vendor believes 2019 will be the year that DevOps and automation go mainstream
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Data centre change will trigger vendor transformation in 2019
Pendulum swings as customer demands reshape how vendors do business
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More than 30 Aussie tech firms were acquired in 2018
Over $300 million spent in Australia alone
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Why did HCL buy $1.8B worth of legacy products from IBM?
Several of the offerings represent large and growing market opportunities
Slideshows
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ASI Solutions hosts key customers following bumper 2018
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Industry figures shine at 2018 ARN Women in ICT Awards
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Meet the leading female front runners in tech
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ARN Exchange: how can partners capitalise on the new data centre agenda?
Features
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The best Linux apps for Chromebooks
Make your Chromebook even more capable with this carefully selected set of Linux apps for expanding Chrome OS's potential as a business tool.
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All about Google Fi
Google's foray into cellular networking, as an MVNO reselling wireless access, allows it to offer service that can undercut bigger rivals like AT&T and Verizon. ...
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Start-up Devvio claims its blockchain can handle 8M transactions a second
The new blockchain protocol, Devv, was demoed at CES; backers say it outperforms other distributed ledger technologies and traditional financial networks such as VisaNet. Analysts ...
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Apple’s AirPower wireless charger may already be in production – and shipping soon
After missing its own 2018 deadline for shipping a multi-device wireless charger, industry speculation now has the AirPower charging pad on the assembly line and ...
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Mingis on Tech: Bent iPads and a bad quarter – Apple, WTF?
When some new iPad owners found their devices were bent, Apple acknowledged the issue and said, in essence, 'no problem.' More recently, the company said ...
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Patch Tuesday updates for Win7, KB 4480970 and KB 4480960 knock out networking
Reports are popping up all over that yesterday’s Win7 Monthly Rollup and Security-only patches are causing big problems with networks using SMBv2 shares. The known ...
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Kubernetes vendors target container security, operations and management
Kubernetes gets all manner of networking, management love from VMware, Arista, and more at KubeCon+ CloudNativeCon 2018
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Microsoft gets explicit about Windows 10 upgrade blockers
Relying in part on the telemetry it receives from Windows 10 computers, Microsoft is getting more aggressive in blocking PCs from getting problematic updates.
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10 of the coolest and wackiest tech stories of 2018
From quantum computing to smart drones, network security goofs and AI developments it has been an interesting year
