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VENDOR ANNOUNCEMENT: 21 May, 2020: Alibaba Cloud, the data intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, is continuing to provide a range of artificial intelligence-enhanced and cloud-based innovations as a part of their COVID-19 response. 

In response to increasingly cloud-based and mobile workforces, a new security concept has emerged: SASE – the Secure Access Service Edge.

In response to increasingly cloud-based and mobile workforces, a new security concept has emerged: SASE – the Secure Access Service Edge.

VENDOR ANNOUNCEMENT: In response to increasingly cloud-based and mobile workforces, a new security concept has emerged: SASE – the Secure Access Service Edge.

Australian-listed cloud-based IT solutions provider Linius Technologies says it has received firm commitments from professional and sophisticated investors to raise $1.7 million, before costs.

A number of indicators for IT spending backs forecasts that while 2020 may see a decrease in overall tech spending, there is scope for short-term investments by businesses as part of their response to the coronavirus pandemic.

GUEST OPINION by Mark Sinclair

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) has been an effective security technique for years, yet many small and mid-sized Australian organisations are still reluctant to undertake a deployment.

GUEST OPINION Multi-factor authentication (MFA) has been an effective security technique for years, yet many small and mid-sized Australian organisations are still reluctant to undertake a deployment.

Listed Australian cloud call recording service Dubber says it has received commitments to raise $10 million via a placement to existing institutional and sophisticated investors in the company.

Amazon Web Services' new Amazon Detective security service is now generally available.

GUEST OPINION by Steve Coad, Cohesity: The growth and development of cloud platforms and services has had a profound and long-lasting impact on corporate IT. Rather than having to deploy and manage complex infrastructures, organisations are now able to ‘rent’ capacity and capability as required.

GUEST OPINION* by Andrew Huntley regional director ANZ and Pacific Islands Barracuda: In the face of growing concerns over the spread of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), increasing numbers of Australian schools are closing and companies are encouraging employees to work from home.

GUEST OPINION* by Andrew Huntley regional director ANZ and Pacific Islands Barracuda: In the face of growing concerns over the spread of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), increasing numbers of Australian schools are closing and companies are encouraging employees to work from home.

GUEST CONTRIBUTION: As Australian businesses adapt to the changing dynamics of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), the unprecedented shift toward remote working is creating a mass exodus of employees out of branch offices into their homes. Employees are quickly having to adapt to communicating and collaborating in new ways to maintain business productivity.

GUEST CONTRIBUTION* by Adam Fuoss, vice president technical sales Silver Peak: As Australian businesses adapt to the changing dynamics of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), the unprecedented shift toward remote working is creating a mass exodus of employees out of branch offices into their homes. Employees are quickly having to adapt to communicating and collaborating in new ways to maintain business productivity.

VENDOR PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT: Enterprise cloud computing vendor Nutanix is expanding the availability of its Xi Frame virtual desktop service in Asia Pacific and Japan, as the region’s businesses struggle with the fallout from the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.

VENDOR PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT: Enterprise cloud computing vendor Nutanix is expanding the availability of its Xi Frame virtual desktop service in Asia Pacific and Japan, as the region’s businesses struggle with the fallout from the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.

Privileged access management company CyberArk has appointed Thomas Fikentscher as regional director for Australia and New Zealand.

The US Government has asked the Court of Federal Claims to give the Department of Defence 120 days "to reconsider certain aspects of the challenged agency decision" that awarded a US$10 billion Pentagon cloud deal to Microsoft in October 2019.

IP surveillance vendor Genetec is staging its first online tradeshow, Connect’DX, due to concerns about the spread of the coronavirus, opening pre-registration for the event taking place from April 20 to 22.