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• Former Apple Russia chief to lead Oracle A/NZ, as MD exits

  Oracle A/NZ managing director Rob Willis has exited the company and been replaced by former Apple Russia chief Valery Lanovenko.

• How to adopt cloud with conviction

  Australian companies can’t simply flip a switch to put their operations on a cloud migration. Leaders need to integrate their new, agile cloud organisation with their legacy business.

• Macquarie launches cloud for health data

  Macquarie Cloud Services on Tuesday launched a secure private cloud offering for the health care sector.

• LINX backs Boomi to glue its clouds

  Young Australian logistics company, LINX Cargo Care Group, has deployed a new integration platform to connect its cloud infrastructure and support the creation of a data lake that provides more visibility into its supply chain.

• NAB launches AWS 'Cloud Guild' to upskill 2000 staff

  NAB is launching a training program – the NAB Cloud Guild ​– to upskill more than 2000 employees ​in cloud computing.

• Microsoft adds depth to cloud security with ‘confidential computing’

  The growth of “confidential computing” approaches will help clear away any “last mile barriers” for enterprises that are concerned about processing highly sensitive data in the cloud, Microsoft Azure chief technology officer Mark Russinovich believes.

• Fewer CIOs running ROI calculations for cloud: survey

  Fewer enterprises are calculating the return on investment for cloud computing than ever before, according to a global survey of chief information officers.

• Microsoft stock falls after big US tax charge

  ​Microsoft beat Wall Street's profit forecast on Tuesday, helped by growth in its cloud computing business, but took a US$13.8 billion one-time charge due to the new U.S. tax law.

• Ruralco overcomes configuration, speed issues with Azure move

  In the early 2000s, Australian agribusiness Ruralco moved its SAP infrastructure into a hosted data centre in Melbourne. But as the company grew, the hosting provider’s inability to scale the infrastructure and slow system performance hindered the efficiency of staff at 40 businesses across 500 retail outlets.

• AWS exodus due to Amazon Australia competition 'doesn’t make rational sense': A/NZ chief

  ​Amazon Web Services' Australian chief has dismissed suggestions local retailers will pull out of the company’s cloud services following the arrival of Amazon.com.au in the country.

• Macquarie Government’s cloud certified for use with classified data

  Macquarie Government — the government-focused business of the ASX-listed Macquarie Telecom Group — has joined the ranks of cloud providers whose services are certified for use with classified government information.

• Cloud essentials: Migrate in haste, repent at leisure

  Go ahead and migrate that behemoth analytics application to the public cloud, but get ready for a financial wake-up, shake-up or take-down.

• Too big to fail: How organisations can navigate hybrid storm-clouds

  The cloud and its suppliers have simply become too big to fail and we can’t afford for that to happen.

• In pictures: Simplifying storage to speed innovation in the cloud era

  ​Tech chiefs gathered at Sydney's O Bar and Dining to discuss their storage challenges and the move towards the cloud. The luncheon was sponsored by IBM and Meridian IT.

• IBM suing its former CIO

  IBM is suing former global CIO, claiming that he violated a non-compete agreement and demanding he repay US$1.7 million in stock bonuses.