Blog 3: Cyber resiliency and data sovereignty is a big deal for all Australians. And so it should be.
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Blog 3: Cyber resiliency and data sovereignty is a big deal for all Australians. And so it should be.

In late 2021, the Australian Government passed the Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure) Bill 2021. In their article ‘An overview of the Critical Infrastructure Bill’, BDO said: “The program intends to increase resilience across critical infrastructure assets, address vulnerabilities across physical, cyber, supply chain, and personnel domains, provide a wholesale uplift in critical infrastructure security,…

iseek acquires South Australian Data Centre operator, YourDC
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iseek acquires South Australian Data Centre operator, YourDC

Leading Australian digital infrastructure operator iseek has expanded its national footprint, acquiring South Australia’s premier data centre, YourDC. The acquisition broadens iseek’s co-location, cloud, and connectivity offering to seven data centres across Brisbane, Northern Queensland, Sydney, and Adelaide. YourDC operates South Australia’s largest ecosystem of carriers, cloud, and managed services with two data centres strategically…

Blog 2: ‘Cloud-only’ is dead. Long live workload strategies
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Blog 2: ‘Cloud-only’ is dead. Long live workload strategies

In our last blog, Post-mortem of a cloud-only approach, we discussed the difference between cloud-only and cloud-first strategies. And we joined Organisation X as they took their cloud-only journey. Sadly, it wasn’t a happy outcome for Org X. Still, their story illustrates the dangers of following a top-down directive that compels an organisation to implement…

Blog 1: Post-mortem of a cloud-only approach
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Blog 1: Post-mortem of a cloud-only approach

For those organisations that have decided that cloud adoption is the path to successful digital transformation, the terms cloud-first and cloud-only are familiar ones. However, while bearing many similarities, the two cloud strategies are not interchangeable, and the outcomes can differ considerably.In this blog, we first briefly examine the difference between the two approaches.Then we…

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iseek wins five-year Queensland Government data centre-as-a-service contract

iseek has won a data centre as-a-service (DCaaS) contract to support the Queensland government and its agencies migrate out of its own data centre in Edward Street, Brisbane.  The Brisbane-based colocation provider said in its announcement that the contract was won through a competitive tender and extends its existing contract with Queensland Government ICT services…

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iseek extends data centre investment in Queensland

iseek, the Australian owned cloud, data center and connectivity provider, has announced the next stage of its Queensland regional investment strategy. This will see the company expanding regional services and introducing Queensland’s first Protected Cloud offering. More specifically, the company is set to deliver the first Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) certified Protected Cloud Services in…

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Is your data protected? Do you know where your data is hosted and who is hosting it?

Are you still storing disparate data onsite? If so, you may be operating with unnecessary risk. Leading expert on data sovereignty and security Jason Gomersall, CEO of iseek, says moving data to a purpose-built data centre is the easiest way to protect your information.  Post-Covid, Gomersall says data sovereignty and security is more important than ever. He says enterprise and government organisations…

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NQIT opts for North Queensland regional DC strategy

NQIT, which recently rebranded from ALINK with the aim of bringing the “big city” quality of services to Regional Queensland, have migrated all infrastructure to iseek’s Townsville data centre, further strengthening iseek’s position as one of Australia’s leading providers of data centre services. The NQIT team delivers high quality technical support combined with proactive IT…

Yurika doubles down at the iseek North Queensland Regional Data Centre
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Yurika doubles down at the iseek North Queensland Regional Data Centre

BRISBANE – Yurika telecommunications business, has installed a second fibre optic cable connection from its expanding North regional network into the North Queensland Regional Data Centre (NQRDC) located in Townsville.  The Queensland Government-backed NQRDC is a game changing economic and digital infrastructure project that will provide high-quality, secure data storage and interconnection for businesses, community…

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