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Liz Cramner left a promising career in nursing to forge a new beginning in IT. ZDNet Australia profiles Liz and her progression through the country's technology ranks.
ROI--return on investment--has moved into the limelight as enterprises struggle to get more infrastructure for less dollars. But does it offer anything useful to Australian businesses?
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Without consensus on labour issues, the eventual winner of the NBN may end up as little more than a lame duck and a cashed-up symbol of the conflict between the desire for progress and the lack of mechanisms to deliver it.
StartupCamp Melbourne looks to have produced just as interesting ideas as the Sydney event which immediately preceded it, but the Victorian start-ups appear to have stumbled during execution. Sydney 1, Melbourne 0.
Google has always enjoyed being secretive about its largely custom-built data centres, so I imagine there are a few furrowed brows following the widespread reports about its application for a patent to build offshore datacentres, which could draw their power from the ocean waves.
For a large-scale storage project, it's not uncommon to go out to tender for the best deal but when was the last time you had to put together a tender for a document management room?
Melbourne-based Web start-up 2Vouch yesterday launched the first public beta of what it dubs its "social recruiting platform".
Many IT support professionals view management as the next step in their career, but few understand the consequences of such a move. Find out what you should consider before you accept an IT management position.
Have you thought of going through the process of attaining Project Management Professional (PMP) certification? Builder.com investigates the requirements and the worth of PMP certification.
One minute it's tussling with the CFO about budgets, the next it's trying to counsel a team member who's struggling with a task--IT managers and CIOs are constantly balancing various tasks.
Tardiness and unreliable attendance may seem like small issues for novice IT managers who are overwhelmed by their new duties, but it's best to nip the problem in the bud. Here are some tips for dealing with habitual lateness and absenteeism.
Dual boot tips, CSO job titles, Linux security and tough employment decisions--Australian CIOs and IT managers are grappling to stay up-to-date with the hot topics. What issues are facing tech leaders this month?
For composing long PDF packages at an office that requires security and wants to use the new digital forms, Acrobat 8's got the goods, but it's overkill if you only seek to make short PDF files.
While it has more useful tools than Norton SystemWorks, Fix-It Utilities Professional 6.0 still lags behind System Mechanic Pro.
This app handles all of your file transfer needs, right up to secure compressed data transfer.
Version 9.0 of Ipswitch's WS_FTP Professional is one of the most complete, effective and secure FTP applications available.
A quick and easy-to-use utility that allows you to enhance the synchronisation features of your Palm handheld with Outlook.
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