M&C Saatchi improves disaster recovery time objectives with storage array
A total data restore would have taken marketing services company M&C Saatchi Australia up to 24 hours to complete using its old backup system.
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Golden Plains Shire Council cuts data replication volumes by 91 per cent
Data replication was taking up to four hours to complete at Golden Plains Shire Council in Victoria before wide area network (WAN) optimisation software was implemented.
ACTIV Financial signs up to ASX data centre
US-based financial market data provider ACTIV Financial has signed a deal with the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) to move into its Sydney data centre, the Australian Liquidity Centre (ALC).
NSW government hires Housley Consulting to consult on telco contracts
Sydney telecommunications broker Housley Consulting has been hired by the New South Wales government to help state agencies with telecommunications service contracts.
NextDC launches solar power service at Melbourne data centre
NextDC (ASX: NXT) has begun offering a renewable energy service to its customers following the construction of a $1.2 million rooftop solar system at its M1 data centre in Melbourne.
NSW government sells ac3 shares to Kilkon Solutions
The New South Wales government has sold its shares in IT services company, ac3, to Sydney-based systems integrator Kilkon Solutions for an undisclosed sum.
Fred Hollows Foundation to move data into secure cloud
The Fred Hollows Foundation (FHF) plans to migrate information about its Australian donors into a secure cloud, following the signing of a contract with CSC.
Australian businesses more at risk from Web threats than NZ: report
Approximately one in five Australian business IP addresses are subjected to Internet security threats every weekday while one in eight New Zealand business IP addresses are under threat, according to new research from Deakin University and Trend Micro.
Sky Software receives $400k to build Victorian support centre
Education software provider Sky Software has received $400,000 from the Victorian government to build a global support centre in Geelong.
Profitable future for A/NZ managed security services: report
The managed security services market in Australia and New Zealand is tipped to reach revenues of $1,609.4 million in 2019 as more businesses turn to external security professionals for help, according to Frost & Sullivan.
NextDC expands data centre services with Telstra deal
NextDC (ASX:NXT) and Telstra (ASX:TLS) have signed an agreement to provide the telco’s enterprise and government customers with access to data centre space around Australia.
NEC, NextDC to offer cloud computing services
NextDC (ASX:NXT) and NEC Australia have signed a national agreement to provide the IT services company’s customers with enterprise cloud services from NextDC data centres.
Data#3 signs outsourcing agreement with Brisbane Airport Corporation
ASX-listed system integrator Data#3 (ASX: DTL) has signed a multi-year IT outsourcing deal with Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC).
iiNet cites capacity woes as it withdraws NBN satellite plans
Transmission capacity constraints have forced iiNet (ASX: IIN) to withdraw its National Broadband Network (NBN) Interim Satellite service plan from sale as of today, the ISP said. The plan was offering customers 10GB for $39.95 a month.
Security vendor Cylance opens Sydney office
US-headquarted security company Cylance has opened an office in Sydney to serve the Asia-Pacific region.