CIOs want to keep cloud close

Written by: Beverley Head | Published in: Cloud ServicesAny lingering scepticism about cloud computing has evaporated with almost six out of ten local organisations now using cloud services in some form or another, and almost two out of three organisations recognising that to ignore cloud services is to risk competitive disadvantage.

Written by: Beverley Head | Published in: NetworkingThe Open Data Centre Alliance (ODCA) – formed of major end user organisations with a combined annual IT spend of $100 billion plus – which is focussed on the creation of standards for cloud computing and data centres, has released the results of a survey of its members which shows  a considerable acceleration in the uptake of cloud computing

Written by: Beverley Head | Published in: DevelopmentAustralia would benefit from laws forcing organisations to disclose when their information systems security had been breached, according to the head of IBM’s local security operations, who today unveiled ten new products targeted at protecting organisations – particularly focussed on enterprises embracing cloud computing, mobility and big data.

Written by: Beverley Head | Published in: Cloud ServicesOffloading problem computing issues to the cloud might seem like an attractive proposition – but leading architectural practice Hassell Group has taken a more measured approach to its long term intent to move more computing to the cloud.

Written by: Beverley Head | Published in: Cloud ComputingGlobal cloud and IT services provider Rackspace will offer local organisations the opportunity to use an Australian hosted version of its services from the end of the year – but warned would-be clients to expect to pay more because of high local bandwidth fees.

Australian CIOs resisting a move to cloud computing because they want to keep their data close can now have a private cloud built  in their own premises and managed by a third party.  With a starting price of $35,000 a month CSC today released its BizCloud private cloud solution in Australia – almost six months after the service was first offered to US clients.

Written by: Beverley Head | Published in: StrategyGlobal cloud and IT services provider Rackspace will offer local organisations the opportunity to use an Australian hosted version of its services from the end of the year – but warned would-be clients to expect to pay more because of high local bandwidth fees.

Written by: Beverley Head | Published in: Government Tech PolicyThe Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has issued a draft guide for banks, insurers and superannuation companies about the need to properly manage data risks that will have implications for organisations considering outsourcing or moving data to the cloud.

Written by: Beverley Head | Published in: Cloud ComputingFujitsu is spending “tens of $millions” upgrading its Malaga data centre in order to offer Western Australian prospects a locally based instance of its cloud services, and also provide clients around Australia with access to a second geographically remote instance of the local cloud in order to reduce risk.