Tag: Microsoft

A cloud hangs over Amazon data certification

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The world’s biggest cloud company Amazon Web Services has been certified under the federal government’s data sovereignty scheme despite its links to a controversial Chinese-owned data centre and the...

InnovationAus 2021 Awards: Defence finalists

Posted on   |  by Staff Writers
The defence sector is a fundamental pillar of Australian industrial development policy. The Prime Minister Scott Morrison made this abundantly clear when he added “Science and Technology” to Defence...

Microsoft enters Australian space race

Posted on   |  by Ben Grubb
Microsoft Australia’s Lynn McDonald is on a mission to help the local space industry take off and “break the mould”, with an aim to have Microsoft as one of...

Govt hands Microsoft digital health contract

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Microsoft has won a new contract with the Digital Health Agency following a closed tender process thanks to its whole-of-government sourcing agreement. The contract, posted publicly this week and...

Cloud giants’ security a ‘deep concern’ to govt

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Home Affairs Secretary Michael Pezzullo says government has serious concerns with the security posture of global cloud computing giants like Amazon and Microsoft, and warned tightening data sovereignty requirements...

Govt wary of over-regulating AI: Jane Hume

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government is wary of over-regulating new technologies such as artificial intelligence and will resist making ethics standards and codes mandatory for Australian businesses, Digital Economy minister Jane Hume...

Tech giants balk at critical infrastructure bill

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Tech giants have warned the Australian government’s proposed legislation allowing it to step in and take control of a company during a cyber-attack is poorly defined and if used...