Lead Story
New RDNS CIO considers iPad, Android tablet
Jodie Rugless, newly-appointed CIO of Melbourne-based Royal District Nursing Service (RDNS), is considering a move away from Windows Mobile and into Android-powered or iPad tablet computers as part of her plans to tele-health, e-health and mobile service delivery. (Feature)
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ANZ CIOs
- Curtin University, Savills, sign for vCloud Director: VMware has unveiled its “hybrid cloud” product, vCloud Director, as partners say Curtin University and Savills have taken up the new product. (News)
- New Royal District Nursing Service CIO considers iPad, Android tablet: (Feature)
- Diversifying suppliers no strain for Queensland Brain Institute: (News)
Infrastructure
- Xen vs. KVM: Which open source hypervisor is ascendant?: Citrix has scored some success with Xen and Red Hat is championing KVM virtualization. Which is winning? Analysts say KVM needs some the wins to prove its viability in the market. (News)
- Cloud computing vs. virtualization vs. SaaS vs. SOA: (News)
- Spend on architecture, not handsets, to get ROI from Unified Comms: (News)
Strategy
- The pain of SOHO IT: TechTarget Australia New Zealand Networking Editor Richard Chirgwin has been acting as de facto CIO for a home-based venture. His report from the frontline of small business IT will be terrifyingly familiar to those with colossal IT departments at their disposal! (News)
- What to look for in a business analyst: (News)
- Eight free IT outsourcing templates: (Tip)
Key technologies
- VMWorld 2010 preview: Expert Mike Laverick and VMware's John Troyer discuss the news, issues and events that will have everybody talking at VMworld 2010. (News)
- How to plan a Windows XP to Windows 7 upgrade: (Tip)
- What to look for in a cloud computing SLA: (News)
Site Highlights
- Suncorp reveals five-year VoIP plan : Financial services group Suncorp explains its plans to IP-enable its operations to Adam Turner.
- Cloud management tools a 20 year bet : The tools you buy now to enable a move to the cloud will “define your IT processes for the next 20 years,” according to Tony Iams of IDEAS International.
- Why the ACCC thinks carrier Ethernet is important : The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has indicated it may include Ethernet services in its list of Domestic Transmission Capacity Services. Richard Chirgwin analyses...
- Victoria University adopts EMC lifecycle management : The IT team at Wellington’s Victoria University has taken charge of its storage needs, implementing central SANs to replace diverse departmental systems
- Sydney Opera House to consolidate printer fleet : Sydney Opera House plans to shrink its printer fleet by 43% and costs by 39% per page, but its Director of Information Services has found that that even a printer refresh needs...
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