Enterprise information management software vendor OpenText has begun offering cloud services from the NTT Communications data centre in Sydney. The company has taken cage space within the facility and is providing cloud services including the management and exchange of information. Some of OpenText’s Australian customers include Telstra and Computershare. OpenText CIO Patrick Harper told CIO Australia that it needed to offer local services to meet Australian data sovereignty requirements. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe “We needed to be able to store and manage their data and provide the appropriate levels of compliance. By having a location in Sydney, we can ensure that not only is the performance adequate but the data is located where they need it to be.” Avoiding the data centre property trap Shelter in the cloud Henry Davis York to save $450k with backup system The vendor has offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. It also offers cloud services out of nine data centres in the United States and Europe. In related news, cloud contact centre vendor LiveOps began offering services from the Equinix data centre in Sydney in response to demand from its 65 Australian and New Zealand customers this week. According to the company, it will be able to provide customers, including Symantec, Amway and ADT, with high-speed access to its cloud-based network. Follow Hamish Barwick on Twitter: @HamishBarwick Follow CIO Australia on Twitter and Like us on Facebook… Twitter: @CIO_Australia, Facebook: CIO Australia, or take part in the CIO conversation on LinkedIn: CIO Australia Related content feature Mastercard preps for the post-quantum cybersecurity threat A cryptographically relevant quantum computer will put everyday online transactions at risk. Mastercard is preparing for such an eventuality — today. By Poornima Apte Sep 22, 2023 6 mins CIO 100 CIO 100 CIO 100 feature 9 famous analytics and AI disasters Insights from data and machine learning algorithms can be invaluable, but mistakes can cost you reputation, revenue, or even lives. These high-profile analytics and AI blunders illustrate what can go wrong. By Thor Olavsrud Sep 22, 2023 13 mins Technology Industry Generative AI Machine Learning feature Top 15 data management platforms available today Data management platforms (DMPs) help organizations collect and manage data from a wide array of sources — and are becoming increasingly important for customer-centric sales and marketing campaigns. By Peter Wayner Sep 22, 2023 10 mins Marketing Software Data Management opinion Four questions for a casino InfoSec director By Beth Kormanik Sep 21, 2023 3 mins Media and Entertainment Industry Events Security Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe