Tag: AWS

Canberra ignores locals to build its $5bn Big Tech fast lane

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
When the Digital Transformation Agency commissioned a review of its procurement arrangements with some of the federal government’s largest vendors last year, local tech companies hoped for a fair...

Govt review clears path for tech mega-deals to continue

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A series of massive deals negotiated with select tech giants remain a “vital” bargaining chip for the government, which it claims net $1.6 billion in savings for agencies over...

Feds mandate cloud-first approach as legacy tech costs soar

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Federal agencies have been told to go cloud-first on all new digital projects and minimise vendor lock-in where possible under the first major revamp of the government’s cloud policy...

Australia’s data centre giants form new industry body

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A new peak body representing Australia’s leading data centre providers has launched to advocate for an industry expecting at least $26 billion in local infrastructure investment by 2030. AirTrunk,...

Tech mega-deals face shake-up as some fail to deliver value

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Finance minister Katy Gallagher says the federal government will continue single-sourcing arrangements with tech giants “where they deliver value”, but that some of the deals are falling short. She...

Govt systems spared from AWS outage

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australian government technology systems have evaded the global outage at Amazon Web Services, with crucial weather forecasting and citizen services like myGov staying online, agencies have confirmed. The government...

AWS’ feds contract doubles to $342m months after expiry

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Digital Transformation Agency has nearly doubled the reported cost of its previous whole-of-government cloud contract with Amazon Web Services months after it ended and was replaced with a...

Eightcap targets SMEs with sub-minute AI SOC

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
Melbourne-based fintech Eightcap is preparing to launch its agentic AI security operations centre, which it is positioning as a cost-effective platform for small and medium-sized enterprises to match the...