Stories by Georgina Swan

Follow the money — Revlon's private Cloud

Think of a brand such as Revlon and words such as ‘glamour’ and ‘excitement’ are far more likely to come to mind than terms such as virtual machines and private Cloud infrastructure.

Written by Georgina Swan13 Dec. 11 09:00

Australians obsessed with planking, cyclones and the census: Facebook

Each year, millions of people post on Facebook to share what's important to them, discuss world events, or just goof off with their friends. With more than 800 million people connected around the globe on Facebook news about the world's triumphs and tragedies – as well as the latest – spread fast.

Written by Georgina Swan08 Dec. 11 08:15

Smart robot picks up three logistics awards for Nestlé Australia

Smart robotic technology has helped Nestlé overcome the occupational health and safety issues of manually handing about four million cases of products in its consumer food and beverage, food service and pet food businesses.

Written by Georgina Swan06 Dec. 11 14:03

CIO movers and shakers

A look at recent movements among Australian CIOs

Written by Georgina Swan05 Dec. 11 15:15

In pictures: CIO roundtable discussion

It’s an issue that keeps many a CIO awake at night — how do you create a technologically flexible workplace while maintaining a strong IT framework and security? How do you track ongoing costs and benefits?

Written by Georgina Swan15 Nov. 11 11:14

CIO Summit Brisbane pictures

The CIO Summit is a unique opportunity for CIOs and IT professionals to acquire knowledge and insight from industry pundits as well as real–world experience on a variety of important topics concerning IT.

Written by Georgina Swan09 Nov. 11 14:28

Court finds TPG broadband ads misled consumers

The Federal Court has found advertising for internet service provider TPG’s $29.99 Unlimited ADSL2+ campaign to be false and misleading.

Written by Georgina Swan09 Nov. 11 10:37

US agency NIST releases Cloud computing roadmap

The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released the first two volumes of a draft ‘roadmap’ for Cloud computing. The document is designed to speed up Cloud adoption by US federal agencies and bridge the public-private divide regarding the technology.

Written by Georgina Swan04 Nov. 11 15:19

Racing and Wagering Western Australia off and running for Melbourne Cup

The IT systems of Racing and Wagering Western Australia (RWWA) are off and racing in time for this year’s Melbourne Cup, the culmination of a four-year modernisation program that includes the implementation of a Cisco Unified Computing System and intelligent network.

Written by Georgina Swan01 Nov. 11 00:01

In pictures: CIO Summit Melbourne 2011 speakers

The CIO Summit is a unique opportunity for CIOs and IT professionals to acquire knowledge and insight from the industry and real–world experience on a variety of important topics concerning IT.

Written by Georgina Swan13 Oct. 11 09:07

CIO Summit Roundtable: Application specific SLAs for the enterprise

Some enterprises have centralised, moved consolidated global ICT assets without giving much thought to the performance of their business applications. While consolidation can help to lower costs, users can have very different experiences for accessing data and applications based on the physical distance to the data centre, where latency may be an issue.

Written by Georgina Swan12 Oct. 11 11:06
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