Services Australia has recently agreed to extend its licensing and support agreements with VMware for another three years at a cost of nearly $94 million. This new deal replaces two previous three-year contracts that were signed between 2021 and 2024, with the total value of the agreements being $78 million. The agency stated that the … Read more
Amazon has secured a $2 billion contract with the Australian Signals Authority to build a top-secret cloud for secure data storage of military intelligence in Australia. The agreement will enhance national security and defense capabilities and is expected to create over 2,000 jobs. The project aims to strengthen Australia’s intelligence and cyber defense, aligning with … Read more
Services Australia has announced that they will be spending close to $94 million on extending long-standing licensing and support agreements with VMware for another three years. This new agreement replaces two previous contracts signed between 2021 and 2024, valued at $78 million. Services Australia stated that this contract extension will provide continued software, support, and … Read more
Australia has signed a $2 billion deal with Amazon Web Services to migrate its top-secret intelligence data to the cloud. This move aims to enhance the interoperability of the country’s defense forces with the United States. The Signals Directorate, Australia’s national security agency, will increase its use of artificial intelligence to analyze data and build … Read more
Macquarie Cloud Services has partnered with Microsoft and Dell Technologies to launch Macquarie Flex, a hybrid cloud solution designed to simplify workload migration between public and private clouds. This offering, based on Microsoft Azure Stack HCI and Dell’s Apex Cloud platform for Microsoft Azure, is the first of its kind in Australia. Macquarie Flex is … Read more
IBM’s local CEO in Australia has stated that the company’s partners in the country are benefitting from significant investments in cloud services and artificial intelligence. The company has been shifting its focus towards cloud services and AI, with major announcements made at their annual THINK conference. IBM has also adjusted its marketing strategy in Australia … Read more