Cloud
Digitisation
Schools jump online taking parents with them
Sylvia Pennington Australian schools have embraced online systems automating everything from canteen ordering to selling seats at the end of year concert.
Internet of Things
London's Tube on track to join Internet of Things
Lia Timson Next time you get stuck at a train station escalator, spare a thought for the way everything will be connected to everything in the future.
Cloud
Dropbox claims Australian data safe despite hiring Condoleezza Rice
Nate Cochrane Dropbox is battling to reassure its Australian customers that their data is safe from US mass surveillance.
Cloud
Retail warning: competition blowing in on a cloud
Nate Cochrane Cloud providers such as Amazon Web Services are bringing the days of cozy competition to an end.
Procurement
Queensland government signs Microsoft Office 365 deal to save $13.7 million
Sylvia Pennington Queensland's 149,000 public servants will move to the cloud after a $26.5 million global contract was signed.
Customer service
Tech support is not what it used to be
Drew Turney Obtaining tech support used to be as easy as calling up and waiting until someone who knew gadgets better than you worked out how to fix yours. But Apple, social media and cloud computing changed all that.
Cloud
The business case is dead, long live real-time thinking
Brad Howarth In this era of sophisticated technology, getting a new project off the ground no longer needs to take months.
Cloud
Cisco partners with Telstra for $1 billion cloud project
Cisco will partner with Telstra and several other firms as part of a $US1 billion plan to bolster cloud computing services.
Cloud
Nicholas Carr calls out cloud dawdlers
Nate Cochrane Cloud computing security fears are just a smokescreen, says bestselling author.
Analytics
Social media, analytics predicting box office success
Drew Turney Forget test audiences and box office sales, a movie's popularity can now be predicted with computer algorithms and social media patterns.
Bandwidth
More data centre bandwidth? There's an app for that
Stuart Corner An Australian start-up claims to have found a way to enable customers to provision bandwidth between data centres around Australia from a web browser or mobile device.
Cloud
Microsoft launches rebranded OneDrive cloud storage
Nancy Blair Microsoft has officially launched OneDrive, its rebranded personal cloud storage service, with updated mobile apps and improved video sharing.
Productivity
Goodwill alone not enough to run charities
Sylvia Pennington Charities are growing up and making the most out of software previously reserved for making a profit.
Data centres
Facebook eyes low-power server technology
Noel Randewich Facebook's three-year push to help companies design better data centre gear is paying off.
Cloud
Google joins competition in the cloud
Quentin Hardy Google announces pricing, features and performance guarantees aimed at companies ranging from start-ups to multinationals.
Analysis
Data centres are the new black
Lia Timson There's a buzz in the air akin to an art exhibition opening. It's the latest data centre launch. Really.
Surveillance
NSA spying risks $35b technology sales
Nicole Gaouette International anger over the US surveillance is hurting global sales by technology companies and setting back US efforts to promote internet freedom.
Privacy
Call for better privacy protection in the cloud
Drew Turney Consumers deserve better protection when it comes to agreeing to online cloud services, a law professor has warned.
Data centre
What to look for in a data centre
Stuart Corner At its most basic a data provides four services: a secure space to house your gear; power for your gear; cooling to remove the excess heat and connectivity to the rest of the world. Beyond those basics there are many variables. We talk to industry experts to get the low down.
Cloud gaming
Xbox One and PlayStation 4: the last of the consoles?
Nate Cochrane Cloud computing is changing the game.
