News and video from Gartner's Symposium event, which is being held in Sydney this week.
Microsoft's decision to partner with Novell was driven by a desire to create fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD) in the minds of those considering a move to Linux -- and to sell more copies of Windows, according to analysts.
While "cloud computing" is some way from being an enterprise reality, IT managers need to start planning now if they want to avoid being ordered by their bosses to implement technology from Google and close down their own datacentres, a Gartner analyst has warned.
Westpac has bucked the trend on policing Internet use in the workplace -- allowing staff to access Facebook from work, building a Web 2.0-like portal in-house and a Westpac-branded site on Second Life.
Windows Vista may not be a mystery anymore, but most IT departments are finding plenty of application testing is required before they'll be able to deploy the software, according to research giant Gartner.
You've only got to hang around a datacentre for about 30 seconds before someone starts raving on about virtualisation. While the cost benefits of virtualisation are obvious, the management challenges often get swept under the carpet.
With the benefits of mobile data access well and truly taken for granted, the spectre of several false starts is finally far behind the market for smaller smartphone and PDA styled mobile devices.
Open-source software is the industry's most notable "disruptive innovator", says Gartner. Will Microsoft be forced to advocate the platform?
The maturity of open-source software tools and services has created a groundswell of Linux users in corporate Australia, a senior Gartner analyst said.
Despite nagging concerns about its security, instant messaging applications are now mature enough for corporate use if Australian companies change their perception of the platform, says a senior Gartner analyst.
Has Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) finally come of age with its latest release and will enterprises in Australia start taking Red Hat seriously?
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In an industry that loves buzzwords, autonomic computing continues to attract attention. Can the promise of self-managing IT systems ever be met, and how will businesses change if that happens?
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