Tag: Microsoft

DTA seals new Microsoft mega-deal on promise of cost certainty

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government has inked a new mega-deal with tech giant Microsoft, promising greater savings for agencies after a strategic review found discounts were “difficult to quantify”. The Digital...

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...

CSIRO publishes quantum power breakthrough

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Researchers at the national science agency have developed a more energy and temperature-efficient architecture for quantum computers using emergent tiny battery technology. The CSIRO on Monday published new research...

Musk seeks up to US$134bn from OpenAI and Microsoft

Posted on   |  by Bipasha Dey
Elon Musk is seeking up to US$134 billion (A$200 billion) from OpenAI and Microsoft, saying he deserves the “wrongful gains” that they received from his early support, according to...

Workers win input on Microsoft Australia’s AI roll out

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Workers will have a larger say in Microsoft Australia’s development and use of artificial intelligence after the peak union body struck a first of its kind agreement with the...

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...