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  • The big 27,000: Win7 ensnares Centrelink

    As Microsoft launches Windows 7 in Australia, major federal welfare agency Centrelink is planning to migrate to the new operating system by mid next year. Will other companies follow its example, or will Microsoft see the same lack of interest for Windows 7 as it did for Vista?

  • Outsourcing goals too short sighted, say analysts

    Cutting costs remains the primary reason for most organisations outsourcing IT infrastructure, but savings are often unsustainable or unrealistic, says Gartner analyst, Linda Cohen.

  • Megadeals going the way of the dinosaurs

    Companies are shying away from outsourcing 'megadeals' in favour of spreading smaller contracts between several suppliers.

  • Consolidation breaks business intelligence growth

    The business intelligence market, once the fastest growing sector of software, is predicted to slow down after the recent spate of multi-billion dollar acquisitions.

  • Microsoft safe from Google in apps: Gartner

    Microsoft shouldn't be worried about Google's move into the enterprise applications space but Microsoft is shaping up to be more of a challenger to Google's online ads business, according to Gartner.

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  • Read the blog post - Angus Kidman

    What would Dr Who do?

    There's only one thing better than a convenient scorecard for measuring your performance as a storage manager: a convenient scorecard for measuring your performance as a storage manager that also lets you think about Billie Piper or John Barrowman a lot.

  • Read the blog post - Sheryle Moon

    Going green for IT

    According to research firm Gartner, by 2010 75 percent of organisations will use "full life cycle energy" and CO2 footprint as mandatory PC hardware buying criteria.

  • Read the blog post - Angus Kidman

    Are you ready for a crash landing?

    Backup plans are almost ubiquitous -- and a good thing too. But have you checked the use-by date on yours?

  • Read the blog post - Steven Deare

    A testimonial bites back

    Never have I seen a stranger vendor "testimonial" given than that by the NSW Department of Primary Industry's Warwick Lill of Sun Microsystems at Gartner's datacentre summit last week.

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  • VoIP war stories from the Australian front

    In this feature, ZDNet.com.au speaks to IT managers across the nation to collate their "war stories" deploying Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) in their organisations. Cut through the spin and find out what's really happening on the Australian VoIP front.

  • Analysis: Can iPhone's biz-savvy lure enterprise?

    Apple has made a push towards enterprise with the release of its SDK roadmap yesterday -- but will enterprise take the bait?

  • Storage-starved SMBs get pampered

    Australian SMBs are hungry for storage, yet have been left underserved by major storage vendors. However, increasing demand for digital marketing and fast access to information is causing vendors to take notice of this once-neglected sector.

  • Managing your move into mobility

    With the benefits of mobile data access well and truly taken for granted, the spectre of several false starts is finally far behind the market for smaller smartphone and PDA styled mobile devices.

  • Microsoft predicts Vista stampede

    Software giant claims businesses will rush to upgrade to Vista, but analysts paint a different picture.

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  • Can IT strengthen the economy?

    Gartner analysts quiz Cisco CEO John Chambers, who says that soon, IT and business strategy will be so intertwined that we won't know the difference between them.

  • Avoid tech-centric business cases, says Gartner

    Many CIOs develop business cases for a project that are too tech-centric. Gartner's Marcus Blosch reckons CIOs should couch arguments for technology within the business' commercial objectives to prise open the purse strings and get the project off the ground.

  • Gartner: 'Worst year ever' for IT spending

    At the Gartner Symposium/ITExpo 2009 in Orlando, Fla., Peter Sondergaard, a senior vice president of research at Gartner, says 2009 was the worst spending cycle ever. He adds that Silicon Valley will no longer be in charge of the rebound and emerging regions will drive IT spending and how it's deployed.

  • Gartner: Australian Government starves its IT industry

    Australia will continue to lose IT inventions and skills to foreign interests because the government has failed to invest in education, says Gartner's government specialist, John Kost.

  • Gartner: Elections are hurting government projects

    Public sector IT projects are moving forward but stakeholders have been stumped by the election. John Kost, managing VP for Gartner's government team, says people don't know who will make decisions once their project is implemented.

Reviews (69)

  • PCs: More than 1 billion served

    Approximately 1 billion PCs have been shipped worldwide since the mid-'70s, according to a recent study released by consulting firm Gartner.

  • The best VoIP solution is ...

    The world of enterprise IP telephony is varied and complex. Here's our round-up of the major players and what they can bring to your business.

  • It's crunch time for Palm

    Palm pioneered the smart phone, but if rumours prove true, the Treo maker may not survive as an independent company to watch its creation move from the corner office to the street corner.

  • Dell customers want XP, not Vista

    After adding it back as an option for small businesses, Dell offers the older OS on consumer machines in response to demand in the US.

  • Banking on broadband

    Thousands of SMEs are expected to move to DSL broadband by the end of the year. ZDNet Australia examines the industry and shows how to navigate this competitive and confusing market.

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