Cohesity ANZ boss exits to join cloud computing firm Nutanix Australia
Steve Coad, the Managing Director of Cohesity Australia and New Zealand has announced his exit from the company after completing 8 months in the role. Coad will be joining global leader in cloud computing Nutanix to lead the operations of the newly created enterprise division...
Episerver Enters Agreement to Acquire Optimizely
Episerver, a global leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Digital Experience Platforms, recently announced its entry into an agreement to acquire Optimizely. Optimizely is an American company that creates progressive delivery and experimentation software. The news of both these industry leaders coming together has...
Education data leak in Australia traced to a 3rd-party service
An online mathematics resource with a huge Australian user database appears to be behind the large-scale data leak touted online as a data set which belongs to the Australian Department of Education. The Chief Technology Officer at cyber security intelligence company Hudson Rock, Alon Gal...
Aussie tech firm Chironix brings Zoom video calls to Google Glass
Chironix, an Australian robotics and wearable technology vendor is bringing together Zoom and Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2 for people working remotely that use Zoom and can’t always sit at a desk with free hands. The Perth-based tech vendor has entered a deal with mining...
What is IoT & how does it work? Internet of Things Explained
Introduction An increasingly interesting and growing topic of conversation, at workplaces and outside of it, is the Internet of Things (IoT). The IoT or Internet of Things is a system of interrelated mechanical and digital machines, computing devices, people, animals or other objects that are...
Genesys Appoints New Global CFO for Contact Centre Solutions
US-based cloud customer experience and contact centre solutions company Genesys has announced the appointment of Mr Brian Swartz as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mr Swartz brings over 20 years of experience in driving strategy and delivering excellent business performance at both private and...
Woolworths Unveils New B2B Online Shopping Platform
Introduction Amidst massive global business setbacks due to the novel coronavirus, Woolworths has some positive news to share. The Australian chain of supermarkets and grocery stores quietly unveiled its new digital platform, which will allow workplaces to shop for food, stationery and other products online. ...
First senior hire has been made by Google ANZ for cloud security
Tech giant Google has hired Telstra’s key Cyber Security Strategist Kate Healy making her the first senior appointment into its Australia & New Zealand cloud security practice. Healy revealed her appointment as the Head of Security at Google A/NZ through a LinkedIn post. Been working...
Services Australia Welcomes Former DFAT CIO Onboard
According to the latest news reports, Services Australia has had some interesting shifts within its management. As the Australian government’s largest IT shop, the agency has zeroed in on its new and permanent Chief Information Officer (CIO). This development comes following the departure of its...
US-based CloudBolt acquires Melbourne’s cloud management platform Kumolus
Introduction US-based hybrid cloud management platform developer CloudBolt has announced the acquisition of Kumolus, an Australian cloud management platform company. The acquisition will boost CloudBolt’ s cloud management platform with a set of security, cost-management and governance capabilities. The move is also designed to help...
