Tim Landgrave explains why a new system requires examining capacity and availability issues. Analysis of these factors clarifies the system's business value and ensures it will meet user needs and IT support expectations.
When faced with high-priced options from vendors, one IT team decided to develop its own high-speed backup network. Find out how they did it.
Queensland Health has fired its chief information officer Paul Summergreene, following reports in June that he was being investigated over expense claims.
The Australian Taxation Office has selected a shortlist of suppliers who will bid for the last and largest of its three outsourcing contracts, a high-end computing deal believed to be worth a total of $800 million over five years.
Technology analysts have given Westpac CEO Gail Kelly the thumbs up for purging old blood from the bank and are not surprised by ex-CommBank CIO Bob McKinnon's appointment.
It seems going virtual can create some very real returns. Not only does virtualisation cut down on wasted CPU, disk and memory capacity, it also allows for more rapid deployment of applications and reduces power usage.
Tim Landgrave explains why a new system requires examining capacity and availability issues. Analysis of these factors clarifies the system's business value and ensures it will meet user needs and IT support expectations.
When faced with high-priced options from vendors, one IT team decided to develop its own high-speed backup network. Find out how they did it.
IT has become one of the biggest consumers of energy in the modern society. So much so that at AGL Energy, "we ran out of capacity in the building for electricity", according to former CIO Cesare Tizi.
Welcome to the CIO Vision Series and congratulations to Cesare Tizi, who was awarded the ZDNet Australia CIO of the Year award for 2007. Tizi was recognised for the work he did while successfully leading Australia's largest energy supplier, AGL Energy, through a period of intense change.
Cesare Tizi, ZDNet Australia CIO of the Year 2007, says that using a server for multiple tasks on different operating systems not only reduces datacentre clutter, it makes deploying new applications easier -- and also has "green benefits".
You've got a lot invested in that current infrastructure, but there are those who are telling you it's time to upgrade. When is really the right time?
Everyone thinks that tape is a dull topic, until they lose some essential data and everyone comes screaming for backups. Technology & Business gets the low down on tape storage offerings and directions.
Few managers consider it a sexy area, but well-planned storage systems are critical to the functioning of businesses of all sizes. How has storage technology evolved and how can you plan the right system at the right price?
Can virtualisation help you simplify your storage management? And when will it be ready?
History of British PCs
The cash-strapped UK National Museum of Computing is home to an exhibition of the evolution of British PCs.… Watch it now
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