Microsoft to extend Windows Azure datacentre to Australia

In selling Microsoft cloud solutions a very common question I hear is “when is Microsoft building a datacentre in Australia”? To date I have not been able to answer the question, however this is no longer the case. Earlier today Microsoft announced that it will be bringing its Windows Azure services to Australian soil by…… Continue reading Microsoft to extend Windows Azure datacentre to Australia

Where does data sovereignty begin?

Having been talking about cloud and running Paradyne for almost 3 years I’ve come across the “data sovereignty” objection many times. While it may not be something that my US readers are familiar with due to the fact they have localised data centres – it is an issue often raised in Australia as for many…… Continue reading Where does data sovereignty begin?