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• The importance of mentors in the IT industry

  Most people in the IT industry are aware of the perennial skills shortage and the need to find ways to address it effectively. One of the options that organisations could consider is implementing a mentoring program.

• ASIC’s Harper confirmed as IT chief

  The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has confirmed Joanne Harper in the chief information officer role at the agency.

• Immigration prepares for massive overhaul of visa processing

  The Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) has formally launched the expressions of interest (EOI) process for the first stage of its “once in a generation” overhaul of visa processing.

• Is the Commonwealth getting $10b worth of value from its IT procurement spend?

  Effective investment by the Commonwealth in IT infrastructure, solutions and people is more important now than ever before. Unfortunately, the government’s track-record on IT spending is not good and, in our opinion, should come under greater scrutiny as this budget line item continues to grow.

• Australia to get its own space agency

  The federal government will establish a national space agency as part of a push to boost Australia’s domestic space industry.

• Govt backs robotics research to find resistant bacteria in pig faeces

  ​The government is backing research into the use of robots to identify bacteria in pig and chicken faeces on a massive scale.

• Microsoft stumps for Windows 10 1703 to get enterprises on the right release train

  Microsoft is trumpeting Windows 10 Creators Update as the best and most reliable version of the operating system for business.

• South Australia to roll out digital driver’s licences next month

  Digital licences for South Australian drivers will go live next month, the government has announced.

• Government promises $50 million boost to security research

  The government will invest $50 million over seven years to help establish an industry-led Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre (CRC).

• Buzzword bingo! Making Sense of SDN, SD-WAN, NFV and VNF

  Everyone in the SD-WAN solutions business frequently faces buzzword confusion when interacting with customers and partners learning about these newer concepts and technologies. It’s helpful first to define the four terms, before proceeding to a discussion of how they are related to one another, and what they all mean to your network.