Industry News
AWS, Microsoft have 56% of cloud services market: Finbold
The cloud services market is consolidating, with AWS and Microsoft collectively accounting for the majority of the market, according to Finbold estimates. [ + ]
Macquarie Data Centres breaks ground on IC3 Super West
Construction has commenced for the new IC3 Super West sovereign high-capacity data centre in Sydney's north. [ + ]
Victorian OPP implements new case management system
Victoria's Office of Public Prosecutions' new criminal case management system, Amicus, has been built on the Appian AI Process Platform. [ + ]
Supporting sustainable employment for neurodivergent individuals
A survey has found that 91% of Australians believe organisations should do more to support long-term employment for neurodivergent individuals. [ + ]
Indonesian hackers apologise, ask for donations
Hackers in Indonesia called a recent government data centre breach a "pentest with post payment". [ + ]
Armis completes IRAP assessment
The Armis Centrix asset intelligence and threat remediation platform has been certified to handle Australian Government data up to the Protected level. [ + ]
Government taking steps towards public safety mobile broadband
The federal government has released a request for information for a national public safety mobile broadband network. [ + ]
myGov gets 20,000 passkey signups in a week
myGov is among the first digital government services in the world to implement passkeys and do away with passwords. [ + ]
Smart Cities Week APAC event announced
Smart Cities Council (SCC) has announced the inaugural Smart Cities Week APAC Event that will take place in Adelaide 5–9 August 2024. [ + ]
Council partners with Schneider Electric for power infrastructure service
Greater Shepparton City Council is partnering with Schneider Electric to help provide reliable energy by providing an around-the-clock maintenance service. [ + ]
ASD releases advisory on PRC state-sponsored threat group
In collaboration with international partners, the ACSC has released an advisory on a PRC state-sponsored cyber group that poses a current threat to Australian networks. [ + ]
Fujitsu and ANU to partner on quantum computing in Australia
Fujitsu and Australian National University have signed an MoU to drive local innovation and talent development. [ + ]
Rapid7 completes IRAP assessment
Key Rapid7 security solutions have been certified under the IRAP program to manage government data up to the PROTECTED classification level. [ + ]
Netskope to invest in Australia's first Indigenous sovereign cloud
Netskope has announced that it will secure and invest in the development of Australia's first Indigenous sovereign cloud, led by Dickerson Digital. [ + ]
ACT Government revamping the development application process
The ACT Government is using a SaaS solution from TechnologyOne to help accelerate and improve the development application process. [ + ]