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  Big data to dictate the future of IT infrastructure

  Understanding what is driving changes in IT infrastructure today is essential to understanding the future of information infrastructure tomorrow, according to technology futurist and strategic advisor, Ross Dawson.

  By Computerworld Staff | 27 June, 2011 10:29

  Tags: data, Implementing Information Infrastructure Symposium (IIIS), Ross Dawson, storage, Storage Networking Industry Association for Australia and New Zealand (SNIA ANZ)

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  Smartphone data plans: How to keep bandwidth usage in check

  I love my hometown of San Francisco. Great weather, great views, great food. But terrible radio. So when I'm driving, I've developed the habit of tuning into Pandora on an iPhone that I link to my car radio. Like a lot of other AT&T customers, I've been moved from my unlimited data plan to measured service. Yes, that was my choice, but what has the metered plan done to my music habit? And does that mean I made a mistake?

  By Bill Snyder | 14 June, 2011 04:00

  Tags: 3g, Android, at&t, consumer electronics, data, Google, GPS, iOS, networking, nielsen, Pandora, Phones, streaming music, Technology Topics, Technology Topics | Mobile, Telecommunication, verizon, wi-fi, wireless, WLANs / Wi-Fi

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  Google Australia lays out future Street View privacy measures

  Google Australia has moved to reassure Australians that any future Street View mapping will comply with privacy laws and not collect Wi-Fi data.

  By Hamish Barwick | 05 May, 2011 11:39

  Tags: data, Google, privacy, security, Street View

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  Google "mortified" by amount of personal info in Street View data

  Five months after "mistakenly" collecting "fragmented" data from home networks via its Street View cars, Google has confirmed that private emails, Web addresses as well as passwords were among the data captured.

  By Chloe Herrick | 25 October, 2010 12:12

  Tags: data, Google, google street view, privacy

• HP automates secure access to data for application testing

  HP on Tuesday will introduce application testing software based on the company's database archiving technology that enables the use of production data for testing while also protecting that data.

  By Paul Krill | 16 June, 2010 03:10

  Tags: CollabNet ALM, data, HP

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  Cloud Computing: How big is big data? IDC's answer

  I came across a link to a new report from IDC called the "2010 Digital Universe Study".

  By Bernard Golden | 08 May, 2010 00:37

  Tags: cloud computing, data, IDC, virtualisation

Whitepapers about data

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  Eliminating Tape

  When it comes to storage and backup, the old tape may not ‘cut the mustard’ in today’s world. But how does one move on from tape? This Computerworld Australia Guide, sponsored by EMC, examines whether the Cloud will provide a viable long-term archiving option to magnetic tape. This guide also looks at eliminating tape by examining storage and backup alternatives, taking examples of organisations that have managed to overcome problems with tape. Read more.

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  OVUM Report: Governance Risk and Compliance-- GRC usage and buying trends in the ANZ markets

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  Delivering Tomorrow's Backup and Recovery Infrastructure

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  Seven Steps to Effective Data Governance