Cloud

Ahead in the cloud

Adam Turner Rather than install expensive software on your computer, these days it's often easier to run your applications in the cloud.

Cloud

Adobe profit jumps as cloud subscriptions soar

Sruthi Ramakrishnan 12:50pm Adobe has reported a higher-than-expected adjusted quarterly profit as demand rose for Creative Cloud.

Public Cloud

Kogan first with open cloud

Stuart Corner Rackspace opens Australian OpenStack public cloud, local customers likely to move back from the US.

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Data centre

'It was raining in the data centre': Facebook's disaster

Salvador Rodriguez In the early days of Facebook's first data centre, an actual indoor rain cloud brought down the company's web cloud.

Cloud

Growing enthusiasm for cloud-based accounting

BLEEDING EDGE There is growing enthusiasm for cloud-based small-business accounting packages.

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Cloud Computing

Mixed reaction to government's cloud aspirations

Stuart Corner The Australian government's national cloud computing strategy, made public on May 29, has been criticised by some for failing to mandate a "cloud first" approach to IT procurement by government agencies, yet applauded by others.

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Broadband

What happens if the network goes down?

Matthew Hall Cloud computing technology remains a tough sell in some industries because of fears over reliable connectivity.

Cloud

National cloud plan to boost innovation

LIA TIMSON Government agencies will move their public-facing websites to the cloud as part of the Federal Government's new push for cloud computing in the public and private sectors.

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Software

Wineries tap into the cloud

Matthew Hall Collaboration between Australian and Californian companies is set to revolutionise the international wine industry using cloud-based software.

Cloud

NetSuite looks to evolve into Asia

Matthew Hall American enterprise software company NetSuite will use its foothold in Australia to expand into Japan and Eastern Asia.

Data centre

PayPal fires up new data centre to support growth

Alistair Barr PayPal has opened a new data centre to help the online payment division of ebay handle its rapid growth.

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Cloud

Microsoft to add Australian shores to Azure cloud

LIA TIMSON Two Australian facilities announced for Azure, but no details of when or how much.

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Cloud

Cloud has silver lining for telcos

Stuart Corner Recent forays into cloud computing by Australia's big telcos seem to be paying off, despite the arrival of US cloud providers on our shores.

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Cloud

The logic of rendering movies in the cloud

Trevor Clarke Famed Australian digital visual effects company, Animal Logic, is mulling the use of public cloud computing services to help render the visual effects in future blockbuster movies.