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The latest news on the rapidly expanding world of cloud computing.
Big Data is a term coined to describe the analysis of vast volumes of structured and unstructured data to uncover insights that can be used to improve business performance.
Slowly but surely Big Data is moving off PowerPoint presentations and into corporate Australia.
All the latest news from the world of telepresence: technologies allowing a person to feel, via telerobotics, as though they are somewhere other than their actual location. Find out more.
TECHNOLOGY OPINION
‘I always come back to using a dedicated GPS in my car’
Chris Griffith
‘The Versus system is revolutionising the way people work out’
Jennifer Foreshew
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Stuart Kennedy
Editor
Sydney Bureau, Australia
Stuart Kennedy has been writing about information technology for a quarter of a century, covering everything from the birth of Microsoft Windows in the 80's to the latest cloud computing techniques. He has been IT editor at The Australian since 2003.
kennedys@theaustralian.com.au
Fran Foo
Deputy and Online editor
Sydney Bureau, Australia
Fran is deputy editor and online editor at The Australian IT. She has spent 16 years specialising as an IT journalist across the Asia-Pacific region.
foof@theaustralian.com.au
Twitter @franfoo
Chris Griffith
Journalist
Sydney Bureau, Australia
Chris has been a journalist for almost 20 years, initially working in Brisbane and now in Sydney with The Australian. He has worked in the IT industry, and has also taught computing technology.
griffithc@theaustralian.com.au
Twitter @chrisgriffith
Jennifer Foreshew
Journalist
Sydney Bureau, Australia
Jennifer has been writing for the IT section on The Australian for more than 10 years where she has tracked the highs and lows of the industry’s employment sector.
foreshewj@theaustralian.com.au
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