Ry Crozier

Editor-in-Chief

Ry Crozier has reported on the technology sector for 25 years.

Crozier re-joined iTnews in 2015, after previous stints as a journalist at the University of New South Wales and Electronics News.

Recent articles by Ry Crozier

Inside Telstra's technical plans for the NBN

Inside Telstra's technical plans for the NBN

Telstra has given the first clear indications of its NBN proposal and the level of complexity that would be involved in the build, saying it would need to work 24x7 every day for five years to deliver the government’s planned network on time.
Ry Crozier Dec 5 2008, 7:42AM Collaboration
GPET overhauls doctor education report systems

GPET overhauls doctor education report systems

General Practice Education and Training (GPET) – the organisation that oversees GP training programs on behalf of the government – has set up a new data warehouse and BI system to report internally and to government.
Ry Crozier Dec 1 2008, 7:53AM Software
In the fine print

In the fine print

Cloud Computing side effects may include loss of margin, no-win SLAs and data access on someone else’s terms.
Ry Crozier Nov 27 2008, 4:00PM Data centre
BMC to wrap ‘efficiencies’ around local partner program

BMC to wrap ‘efficiencies’ around local partner program

BMC’s new local chief has set up workshops in Sydney and Melbourne to ‘tighten up the joint value proposition’ between the vendor and its partner ecosystem.
Ry Crozier Nov 25 2008, 12:51PM Software
Hyarchis sets record straight on spam warning

Hyarchis sets record straight on spam warning

Hyarchis has described the formal warning issued to it by ACMA over alleged SMS spam as a ‘slap in the face’ that sets a dangerous precedent for the entire web marketing industry.
Ry Crozier Nov 25 2008, 7:56AM Security
Software AG mulls potential services buys

Software AG mulls potential services buys

Software AG has tipped a couple of services firm acquisitions to ‘round out’ its acquisition strategy but says those on the radar won’t compete with the management services companies it already partners with.
Ry Crozier Nov 24 2008, 2:47PM Software
Terria takes their NBN proposal on the road

Terria takes their NBN proposal on the road

Less than a week before the NBN bid deadline, Terria appears to be drumming up last-minute support for its proposal by taking the message to industry and community leaders in Tamworth in regional NSW.
Ry Crozier Nov 21 2008, 8:18AM Collaboration
Getronics replaces IT systems and infrastructure

Getronics replaces IT systems and infrastructure

Getronics has replaced all its IT systems and infrastructure following its acquisition by UXC, rolling out 70 different Dell servers and Microsoft’s Hyper-V among other technologies.
Ry Crozier Nov 21 2008, 8:13AM Hardware
Greenfield data centres fertile for network revamp

Greenfield data centres fertile for network revamp

Juniper is banking on greenfields data centre builds to kickstart a reduction in the complexity of network architectures, but admitted getting corporate server rooms to follow suit will take more time.
Ry Crozier Nov 20 2008, 3:22PM Collaboration
Infrastructure funding to drive IT jobs

Infrastructure funding to drive IT jobs

It could be February or March next year before the Canberra job market recovers from the Gershon Review, but it will likely be on the back of resurgent spending on large infrastructure projects, according to one of Australia’s largest IT recruiters.
Ry Crozier Nov 19 2008, 7:50AM Strategy
Windows 7 fronts wider growth trend for WPF

Windows 7 fronts wider growth trend for WPF

Windows 7 may be the tip of the iceberg for Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) adoption in the enterprise as both Microsoft and ISV platforms start to bed it down within their applications.
Ry Crozier Nov 18 2008, 8:22AM Software
Case study: How Smartpath got into NEC SaaS ‘supermarket’

Case study: How Smartpath got into NEC SaaS ‘supermarket’

Local asset management ISV Smartpath is using NEC’s Applications Net to deliver its Loc8 software as a hosted offering to customers.
Ry Crozier Nov 18 2008, 6:00AM Software
Recall brings RFID carton tracking online

Recall brings RFID carton tracking online

Document management firm Recall has rolled out a carton-based RFID tagging system across its 20 local information centres and will now look at taking the system down to the paper file level as well.
Ry Crozier Nov 15 2008, 8:22AM Data centre
Good green vendors are hard to find

Good green vendors are hard to find

HP, Fujitsu and IBM have topped one of the world’s first in-depth studies into the actual green credentials of ICT suppliers, as many of their counterparts were publicly named and shamed for their lack of action or refusing to even participate.
Ry Crozier Nov 13 2008, 2:18PM Hardware
Power reduction could bite you: Gartner

Power reduction could bite you: Gartner

Data centre managers should be wary of committing to a long-term total reduction in the centre’s power as part of green initiatives, Gartner has warned.
Ry Crozier Nov 13 2008, 7:32AM Collaboration
Outsourcing lacks ambition, all about cost

Outsourcing lacks ambition, all about cost

A London School of Economics professor has urged executives to put ‘a level of ambition’ back in outsourcing to achieve innovative outcomes over and above a low-cost benefit.
Ry Crozier Nov 13 2008, 7:19AM Security
Write hardware consolidation into purchase contracts

Write hardware consolidation into purchase contracts

Losing one of the remaining four large server vendors in a HP-Compaq styled merger could adversely impact current competitive pricing, Gartner has said.
Ry Crozier Nov 12 2008, 7:54AM Hardware
Sun considers Rent-a-Blackbox

Sun considers Rent-a-Blackbox

Sun Microsystems is evaluating several customer requests to rent out their Blackbox shipping container-based data centres in Australia.
Ry Crozier Nov 11 2008, 7:17AM Collaboration
BigAir laments lost iBurst revenues

BigAir laments lost iBurst revenues

Wireless broadband provider BigAir has lamented the impending closure of the iBurst network and the loss of average revenues per user ‘north of $60 per month’ that will go with it.
Ry Crozier Nov 11 2008, 7:13AM Mobility
Telarus to build Melbourne data centre

Telarus to build Melbourne data centre

Telarus will build a new enterprise-grade data centre in Melbourne to escape the current shortage of available carrier- and vendor-neutral space and support future service launch plans.
Ry Crozier Nov 7 2008, 2:49PM Collaboration

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