Recent articles by Simon Sharwood

Hot desking is a hot mess, says CRN poll

Hot desking is a hot mess, says CRN poll

‘It is a stupid idea and a fad’ say 69% of readers.
Simon Sharwood Jul 9 2019, 6:19AM Strategy
Double delight for Linux lovers as new kernel and Debian debut

Double delight for Linux lovers as new kernel and Debian debut

Support for tenth-gen Intel Core CPUs in the kernel, UEFI comes to Debian.
Simon Sharwood Jul 8 2019, 12:00PM Software
Tape drought hits Australia

Tape drought hits Australia

Legal action between Sony and Fujifilm could see LTO-8 evapor-8 into clouds.
Simon Sharwood Jul 8 2019, 9:22AM Servers & Storage
MSY set to be acquired by mining company for $17.5m

MSY set to be acquired by mining company for $17.5m

Lanka Graphite to climb out of a hole by buying no-frills reseller.
Simon Sharwood Jul 8 2019, 3:54AM Finance
Use a fire hose as a mouse? Dell can do it

Use a fire hose as a mouse? Dell can do it

When ruggedised tech goes off-script.
Simon Sharwood Jul 5 2019, 10:03AM Hardware
NBN modem test finds channel problems

NBN modem test finds channel problems

COMMENT – Dud devices foisted on frustrated public.
Simon Sharwood Jul 5 2019, 9:51AM Telco
Facebook says brownout was its own fault

Facebook says brownout was its own fault

'Routine maintenance triggered an issue' says very trustworthy company.
Staff Writer , Simon Sharwood Jul 5 2019, 4:43AM Finance
Rainbows and ALE lead to channel heaven

Rainbows and ALE lead to channel heaven

That’s Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise and its Rainbow comms cloud.
Simon Sharwood Jul 4 2019, 6:08PM Cloud
MYOB data leak sprayed payments info to wrong workers

MYOB data leak sprayed payments info to wrong workers

Also reveals STP call centre blowout, backup and email glitches.
Simon Sharwood Jul 4 2019, 5:40PM Cloud
Tech sector defies slowing job market

Tech sector defies slowing job market

And there might be a Telstra-shaped hole in ABS data.
Simon Sharwood Jul 4 2019, 1:38PM Finance
Australian cloud is 66% SaaS: IDC

Australian cloud is 66% SaaS: IDC

Whatever it is, it’s growing at 30.6 percent.
Simon Sharwood Jul 4 2019, 9:11AM Cloud
Vocus refocuses partners as part of turnaround plan

Vocus refocuses partners as part of turnaround plan

Less is more strategy as many current partners aren't active.
Simon Sharwood Jul 3 2019, 12:03PM Telco
Microsoft slashes Windows 10 update times

Microsoft slashes Windows 10 update times

September update will be as easy as patching, for some, but otherwise dull.
Simon Sharwood Jul 3 2019, 11:01AM Software
Melbourne Citrix beta-tester hails ‘intelligence’ push

Melbourne Citrix beta-tester hails ‘intelligence’ push

Workspaces get ‘microapps’ to go deeper into SaaS.
Simon Sharwood Jul 3 2019, 9:11AM Software
Microsoft Australia starts group for Women IT Pros

Microsoft Australia starts group for Women IT Pros

#WomenITPros calls offer ‘virtual watering hole’ for non-coders
Simon Sharwood Jul 2 2019, 3:19PM Training & Development
Capgemini's ‘Invent’ transformation team comes to Australia

Capgemini's ‘Invent’ transformation team comes to Australia

Studios in three cities to help clients cook up their futures.
Simon Sharwood Jul 2 2019, 12:26PM Services
Spirit Telecom enters MSP fray with Arinda IT buy

Spirit Telecom enters MSP fray with Arinda IT buy

Splashes $2.6m to buy 12-person O365 and networking specialist.
Simon Sharwood Jul 2 2019, 12:17PM Services
Two vendors come to Australia, pick same Sydney partner

Two vendors come to Australia, pick same Sydney partner

Sydney’s Mondelio to resell Naveego and SiSense.
Simon Sharwood Jul 1 2019, 4:31PM Software
DiData disappears and alters NTT's brand too

DiData disappears and alters NTT's brand too

Arise “NTT Ltd”, the new name for everything NTT.
Simon Sharwood Jul 1 2019, 10:32AM Sales & Marketing
Australia to test social media content takedowns

Australia to test social media content takedowns

‘Simulation exercise’ follows G20 declaration on free flows of data.
Simon Sharwood Jun 30 2019, 7:37PM Security

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