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Australian mainframe users face a lengthy journey to the cloud, according to Accenture, but it seems that just dipping a toe into the water can be counterproductive.

VENDOR CONTRIBUTION by Ryan Trost - Co-Founder & CTO, ThreatQuotient:  Businesses continue to place more and more data in the cloud, from personal details to intellectual property. The growing adoption of cloud-based solutions by businesses, whether for greater agility, data analytics or to support employees in accessing the data, for example when they were remotely or from home, also increases the risk of cloud attacks.

VENDOR CONTRIBUTION by Ryan Trost - Co-Founder & CTO, ThreatQuotient:  Businesses continue to place more and more data in the cloud, from personal details to intellectual property. The growing adoption of cloud-based solutions by businesses, whether for greater agility, data analytics or to support employees in accessing the data, for example when they were remotely or from home, also increases the risk of cloud attacks.

Online cloud directory Cloudscene has launched Cloud Pathfinder, an online app that allows enterprises to search and connect with cloud partners “anytime, anywhere”.

By Nicki Pereira, CTO. 

There is no doubt that cloud computing is the most cost-efficient and reliable infrastructure for your business. Many organisations have experienced these benefits, clearly evident with the explosive growth cloud services have seen in recent years.

Cloud providers are the fastest growing segment of most Australian data centre providers, according to one telecoms analyst who says major global cloud service providers have huge growth expectations for the Asia Pacific region and are investing their capital to reflect their rapid growth.

France-based hyperscale cloud provider OVH has opened its regional headquarters in Melbourne.

National data centre operator, Metronode, has sealed a deal with an unnamed, major international company, to provide 8MW of capacity at its Melbourne data centre.

Accelerating enterprise cloud migration from on-premise IT infrastructure solutions to hosted alternatives is driving rapid, double-digit growth in the European Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) market.