Recent articles by Simon Sharwood

IMPACT Awards: 'Digital owl' spots endangered species

IMPACT Awards: 'Digital owl' spots endangered species

Fujitsu cuts data-harvest costs by $10k/day for Save our Species program.
Simon Sharwood May 16 2019, 2:34PM Digital
Intel predicts ‘limited’ hit from latest patches

Intel predicts ‘limited’ hit from latest patches

Storage and Java take a hit, other workloads are fine. On select CPUs.
Simon Sharwood May 16 2019, 1:08PM Security
VMware buys Bitnami, promises MSPs a boost

VMware buys Bitnami, promises MSPs a boost

This matters to MSPs who offer Bitnami catalogs, and to VMware partners.
Simon Sharwood May 16 2019, 9:19AM Cloud
AMD claims secret Australian government report proves its worth

AMD claims secret Australian government report proves its worth

ANALYSIS: So why aren't we allowed to write about it?
Simon Sharwood May 16 2019, 6:14AM Sales & Marketing
Microsoft May patches aim to stop new WannaCry

Microsoft May patches aim to stop new WannaCry

Monthly patch dump includes 22 critical fixes, 60-odd others.
Simon Sharwood May 15 2019, 10:56AM Security
Intel melts down again – new 'Zombieload', 'RIDL' and 'Fallout' CPU data leaks revealed

Intel melts down again – new 'Zombieload', 'RIDL' and 'Fallout' CPU data leaks revealed

Fixes flow but Microsoft warns Active Directory data could be pinched.
Simon Sharwood May 15 2019, 6:40AM Security
ALP promises 5,000 free tech TAFE places

ALP promises 5,000 free tech TAFE places

And future focus on tech apprenticeships.
Simon Sharwood May 14 2019, 6:39AM Training & Development
To win IoT jobs, let customers do the work

To win IoT jobs, let customers do the work

If they don’t feel like they’re driving, they don’t appreciate your input.
Simon Sharwood May 12 2019, 5:44PM Strategy
Windows to include full Linux kernel

Windows to include full Linux kernel

Might this finally be the year of Linux on the desktop?
Simon Sharwood May 7 2019, 10:51AM Software
Optus picks Sophos for SMB security push

Optus picks Sophos for SMB security push

Partner-centric Sophos Central dashboard product scores bigtime
Simon Sharwood May 7 2019, 6:45AM Cloud
Nextgen sells 30% of Optima software licensing biz

Nextgen sells 30% of Optima software licensing biz

Brings in second Oracle licensing pro, expects Java and cloud to keep 'em busy.
Simon Sharwood May 6 2019, 6:40AM Distribution
Acronis stretches to become a platform play

Acronis stretches to become a platform play

Opens APIs to encourage integrations.
Simon Sharwood May 6 2019, 6:26AM Software
Firefox fixed! Version 66.04 restores add-ons

Firefox fixed! Version 66.04 restores add-ons

All versions now run customisations again.
Simon Sharwood May 5 2019, 2:50PM Software
Nick Verykios to depart Arrow

Nick Verykios to depart Arrow

Andrew Assad to become new GM, Verykios says he'll be back one day after a break.
Simon Sharwood May 3 2019, 11:27AM Distribution
Azure outage hits Australia, rest of world

Azure outage hits Australia, rest of world

DNS issue brought down services for a few hours this morning.
Simon Sharwood May 3 2019, 8:40AM Cloud
After 1059 days, AWS Sydney wobbles

After 1059 days, AWS Sydney wobbles

And even then it only browned out a bit for 90 minutes.
Simon Sharwood May 3 2019, 6:45AM Cloud
Google promises easier user data deletion

Google promises easier user data deletion

But will still hang onto location and browsing histories for three months.
Simon Sharwood May 2 2019, 11:33AM Security
NetApp AU bulks channel team before cloud launch

NetApp AU bulks channel team before cloud launch

Azure NetApp Files and Google version both landing in May/June.
Simon Sharwood May 2 2019, 6:47AM Servers & Storage
Huawei Australia replaces 'best-ever' CEO

Huawei Australia replaces 'best-ever' CEO

Record results, but leader replaced as part of rotation policy.
Simon Sharwood May 1 2019, 11:06AM Strategy
What does multi-cloud mean for customer networks?

What does multi-cloud mean for customer networks?

Dicker Data and Juniper Networks roundtable guests talk upgrades.
Simon Sharwood Apr 30 2019, 2:53PM Networking

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