• IT pro rethinks infrastructure from the ground up, ends up in clouds

  Mark Adams, vice president of IT at HireRight, is living the dream -- the chance to completely rethink the infrastructure for a $300 million software-as-a-service employment screening service company. While the nucleus of the 1,600 employee company has been around for 30+ years, a three year acquisition spree resulted in data center sprawl, leaving the company with 10 facilities, including company owned and collocation and disaster-recovery sites, some of them overseas. Now HireRight is three quarters of the way through a consolidation effort with a heavy emphasis on cloud. Adams gave an update on the company's modernization progress to Network World Editor in Chief John Dix.

• WineMarket doubles sales thanks to Cloud

  WineMarket has achieved a 50 per cent increase in sales after consolidating its CRM, e-commerce, accounting and inventory management software.

• ACMA seeks case software for app consolidation

  The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) will introduce a case management application to help consolidate disparate information sources and streamline its processes.

• Tassie govt preps e-mail consolidation project

  Some 30,000 e-mail accounts will be centralised across government departments in Tasmania over the next three years with the big winner being Microsoft Exchange at the expense of Lotus Notes.

• Westpac outlines post merger ICT initiatives

  Westpac CEO Gail Kelly has again talked-up the benefits of the bank’s merger with St George, flagging material gains derived from its IT integration.

Whitepapers about consolidation

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  Protecting Generation Web

  From data privacy to personal safety issues, cyber-bullying, inappropriate content and malware, schools are facing an increasingly difficult task when it comes to allowing young people to spread their online wings without compromising their safety and personal development. The reality that most schools are catering to the needs of mixed age groups and abilities, and it’s easy to understand why a simple stop and block approach won’t work. Learning environments are, by nature, flexible. It stands to reason that the IT resources used in them should be flexible too. Read on.

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  Consolidation Without Compromise

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  FTP Replacement: Where MFT Makes Sense and Why You Should Care

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  Realising the benefits of FTP consolidation