While many of the long-term answers relating to the benefits and pitfalls of cloud computing are still unanswered, the director of IBM Australia's development lab, Glenn Wightwick believes there are at least six worth asking.
Cloud computing challenges organisations to think about more effective ways to manage their computing needs. But it also presents Australia with a challenge in terms of ensuring that the country's skills are sufficient to take advantage of the economic opportunities that may stem from this new form of computing.
B2B sales company Strike Force Sales pushed its contact centre information system for its sales agents to the cloud -- and isn’t looking back.
Australian companies of all types are cautiously shifting applications out of the data centre and into the cloud. Despite all the hype, cloud computing is proving to be one trend that's more than just hot air.
Salesforce.com may have made the early headlines, but it has since been joined by a plethora of software-as-a-services companies selling almost any service that can be hosted in a data centre.
The term cloud computing itself can be confusing, as it was coined after the establishment of one of its key components, software-as-a service (SaaS). Research group Gartner’s definition is of a style of computing where massively scalable solutions are provided as a service using Internet technologies.
With only a few weeks to get a new project off the ground, industrial services company Service Stream found the cloud was the perfect solution
It used to take BT Group’s security team 46 steps to set-up a new user account. The New Starter procedure was laborious for the team, and generally led to a poor experience for new employees.
It takes courage to say no to a worldwide IS directive
Symbiosis, the interdependence of two separate entities, is perhaps the best way to describe the relationship that has been forged between Qantas and Unisys.
With every aspect of the IT spend under scrutiny, CIOs are getting creative in staffing their departments. For some, a mix of permanent IT staff and contractors creates a more flexible and responsive environment.
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