Posted on January 17, 2020
While summertime is usually a festive season, the start of this year has been marked by devastating bushfires, the tragic loss of life, and heavy impacts to communities across the country. At Vocus, our thoughts are with those affected, and we’ve been heartened by the response we’ve seen from public…
Posted on January 13, 2020
Network upgrades are a process – they don’t happen overnight. But they don’t have to be difficult. In fact, that’s one of the key benefits of a managed service. The service provider assumes some of the risk, takes care of the bulk of the work, and via a service level agreement guarantees that the upgraded…
Posted on December 12, 2019
Vocus has celebrated its successful completion of the Coral Sea Cable System for the Australian Government. After final testing, the 4,700 km Coral Sea Cable connecting Sydney, Honiara and Port Moresby, and the 730 km Solomon Islands Domestic Network, were accepted by the Department of Foreign Affairs…
Posted on December 05, 2019
Vocus today announced that it has entered a contract with the Barossa Joint Venture to build, operate and own a high-capacity submarine fibre optic network for the proposed Barossa offshore gas project in the Bonaparte Basin, to the north of Darwin. Group Managing Director and CEO of Vocus, Kevin Russell,…
Posted on December 04, 2019
You may have heard about SD-WAN, one of the fastest-growing tech sectors. In fact, the International Data Corporation estimates that the SD-WAN market is poised to reach $5.25 billion by 2023. The reason is simple: software-defined WAN allows businesses to extend their network capabilities to branch…
Posted on November 28, 2019
The fourth industrial revolution, Industry 4.0, the integration of the virtual and physical worlds – it’s called many things, but one thing is certain – it’s exciting for business. And the Resources Technology Showcase in Perth has shown us just how exciting the prospects are for Australia’s resources…
Posted on November 27, 2019
Network security is a moving target. Every time you add a new network service (digital transformation, or DX), you are expanding your attack surface, while adversaries develop newer, faster and more clever ways to hack into your systems, steal or corrupt your data and degrade your network performance.…
Posted on November 26, 2019
We recently joined 1000-plus senior IT leaders at the Gartner IT Symposium on the Gold Coast to listen, learn and discuss IT leadership in the emerging Digital Society. As part of the program, Andrew Wildblood, our Chief Executive, Enterprise & Government at Vocus, hosted a panel discussion on…
Posted on November 15, 2019
The modern, data-driven business For businesses that manage their own data and application needs end-to-end in-house, there’s usually a 50/50 split between logical or cyber threats and natural or physical threats. This model places the entire risk from threats to data, applications, and infrastructure…
Posted on November 13, 2019
Today’s workforce requires fast, secure access to email, enterprise applications, and the cloud, regardless of device or location. Increasingly, SD-WAN is becoming the ‘solution du jour’ for distributed enterprises as they adapt their networks to cater to a rapidly evolving workforce. The…