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  How to avoid the perils of virtualization and Cloud stall

  Technologies like virtualization and cloud computing promise enormous leaps in efficiency and flexibility, but they can lead organizations into a quagmire if they don't plan properly for the transition, says Bill Hurley, CIO, CTO and executive vice president of Westcon Group. Without proper planning, organizations can stall in the midst of their transitions to virtualized environments or the cloud, finding themselves with a bundle of sunk costs and no path forward.

  By Thor Olavsrud | 11 April, 2012 01:58

  Tags: applications, Applications | Project Management, cloud, cloud computing, Cloud Stall, infrastructure, internet, project management, software, Virtualization, Virtualization Stall

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  Telstra picks up five Frost & Sullivan excellence awards

  Telco provider, Telstra, was one of the main winners of analyst firm Frost & Sullivan’s sixth annual excellence awards held in Sydney during October.

  By Hamish Barwick | 28 October, 2011 11:06

  Tags: enterprise communications, Frost & Sullivan, infrastructure, security, telecommunications, Telstra

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  China warming to broadband competition

  China is allowing more competition in building broadband infrastructure than Australia, where the federal government has created the National Broadband Network (NBN) monopoly, according to Opposition communications spokeperson, Malcolm Turnbull.

  By AAP | 28 September, 2011 08:47

  Tags: China, infrastructure, malcolm turnbull, National Broadband Network (NBN), NBN, networking, telcos, telecommunications

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  NextDC posts $1.67m net loss

  Melbourne-based data centre operator, NextDC (ASX:NXT) has reported a net loss of $1.67 million, which it expected due to the start-up nature of the business, according to a full-year results statement released to the ASX.

  By Hamish Barwick | 30 August, 2011 10:23

  Tags: Bevan Slattery, business, Data Center, data centers, data centre, data centres, infrastructure, NextDC, virtualisation, Virtualization

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  Perth's Fiona Stanley Hospital signs on with BT for communications and IT services

  The new Fiona Stanley Hospital in Perth, Western Australia, will put communications and sustainability at the forefront of its IT agenda, thanks to an agreement with international services firm, Serco, for facilities management and support services. Serco will partner with BT for the project. Under the contract, BT will install and manage the hospital’s communications infrastructure and run a range of IT services.

  By Georgina Swan | 16 August, 2011 12:22

  Tags: e-health, health, hospitals, infrastructure, mpls, RFID, UC, unified communications, WiFi

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  TestPro achieves visibility over software defect management - Reducing project risk and improving quality

  In delivering specialised software testing products and services, TestPro aims to add value to its clients by assisting them to deliver software projects at a higher quality with less risk. It saw significant opportunity to reduce effort and resources during the product development life cycle.TestPro uses IBM Rational Team Concert software to help achieve greater visibility and reduce effort involved in managing product builds and defects during application development, maintenance and enhancement projects. Read more.

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  IBM PureSystems: A family of expert integrated systems