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It is not how much data; it is how much is ROT
At the recent Veritas information management conference, it was revealed that perhaps as much of 60% of unstructured data was redundant, obsolete, and trivial (ROT). While stopping the ROT is...
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Memory prices at a two-year high
While memory — DRAM/V-NAND/Flash/SSD/NVMe — is just part of a computing device, it is skyrocketing in price with a 30% increase over the last quarter. In part the price increase is due to a perfect...
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MNF secures 4G mobile deal wth Telstra Wholesale
VoIP and cloud telecommunications services provider MNF Group has inked a virtual mobile network deal with Telstra Wholesale to begin offering mobile services across 3G and 4G networks on its Symbio...
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Zenoss signs Optus for performance monitoring
Optus has joined Telstra, University of South Australia and others in selecting Zenoss to provide end-to-end monitoring, service impact management and predictive analytics for its...
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Seagate’s new 8TB Backup Plus Hub
Seagate has upped the personal storage ante to 8TB with the release of its Backup Plus Hub replete with two additional full-size USB 3.0 always on, charging and data ports (a hub). It provides a...
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ACCC final tick of approval for Telstra SSU compliance
Four years after signing a Structural Separation Agreement (SSU), Telstra has finally completed a remediation programme which brings its undertakings under the SSU into full compliance with...
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iOS and macOS updates can kill a VPN
The Twittersphere has been buzzing with complaints from users unable to use VPNs after an upgrade to iOS 10.x or macOS Sierra. The issue relates to these new OS not supporting a PPTP (point to point...
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CSIRO first in APAC with DGX-1 supercomputers
CSIRO has deployed two Nvidia DGX-1 supercomputers in a Canberra data centre. The Nvidia DGX-1 was announced in April this year at the company's GPU Technology Conference. The system is designed for...
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A hardware firewall is the answer for secure SME Internet access
Many businesses are dependent on fast, reliable, and secure Internet connectivity, but are struggling to find network security solutions that can keep up with their ever-growing needs. A hardware...
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Nvidia adds to Pascal family
Nvidia's new Tesla P4 and P40 GPU accelerators are aimed at production AI systems. The Nvidia Tesla P4 and P40 are designed to run already-trained neural networks for technologies such as speech, image...
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Egencia brings wearables into its travel app realm
With smart watches and mobiles, people now expect to see their content and settings – regardless of the screen size - carry over from the desktop to each platform for a truly contiguous experience....
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Matrox C900: when too many screens are barely enough
The new Matrox C900 graphics card can drive nine, count them, nine screens. The Matrox C900 is a single-slot PCI Express x16 graphics card that can drive nine displays at resolutions of up to 1920 x...
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Netgear WAC740 Wi-Fi access point designed for high client densities
Netgear says its new ProSafe WAC740 premium 802.11ac 4x4 Wave 2 wireless access point provides market-leading cost:performance when combined with the ProSAFE M4200 multi-gigabit managed switch. Aimed...
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Messaging app Signal proves its security credentials
The messaging app Signal has been shown to be the best for those who care about their privacy, with the company behind it being unable to provide anything more than the duration of a user's membership...
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ACCAN sets ‘consumer-centred’ Internet, digital policy agenda
Better communications for areas poorly served by the Internet and improved consumer safeguards and better regulation head up a list of policy priorities to be pursued by the Australian Communications...
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ACMA looks 5 years ahead on spectrum planning
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has released its five-year outlook on priorities for spectrum management and an update on the mobile broadband program and planning for...
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Samsung Galaxy Note7 back on sale
The Samsung Galaxy Note7 exploding battery issue has cost the South Korean tech giant big time. However, after a false start, and rigorous compliance testing by Samsung and all manner of global...
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HP claims DeskJet 3700 is 'world's smallest' inkjet AIO
Honey, I shrank the printer. HP claims its new DeskJet 3700 all in one is half the size of other inkjets in its class. With measurements of just 425 x 177.8 x 137 mm, we're prepared to take that at...
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Samsung Galaxy Note7 catches fire on US plane
A Samsung Galaxy Note7 caught fire on a US plane shortly before take-off today (October 5 in the US and October 6 in Australia). The Verge reports that the phone was a replacement picked up at an...
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Review: Madden NFL 17 – It’s not AFL
The best sport in the world is Australian Rules Football (AFL), but as the US Football season gets underway, and the AFL reaches the end, why not take to the virtual gridiron with the latest iteration...
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