iTWire – 03 February 2012 Leading Australian managed services and cloud computing provider, Brennan IT, is bringing Microsoft Hyper-V to its cloud platform following the recent $1.5 million upgrade of its Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) platform as it gears up to meet what it says is rising demand for its cloud services. With cloud revenues expected to More…

The Australian – 24 January 2012 When wealth management business Modoras wanted to expand, it needed a flexible IT infrastructure with national reach and scalability. The privately owned company, based in Brisbane, decided to outsource its infrastructure. “We were experiencing rapid growth and we were looking at opening up interstate offices as well,” Modoras associate More…

ARN – 09 January 2012 An ARN special report on what industry experts tip to happen this year. 2011 was an eventful year in IT with numerous technology highlights. 2012 should be just as interesting. 2011 was challenging. It’s that simple, according to IDC A/NZ market analyst, Amy Cheah. This was despite major industry-wide stand-outs such More…

The Age – 04 January 2012 January is a time to take stock of IT. From planning to patching, there’s a lot you can do over the quieter summer months. Here a few ideas to think about. Do you know what’s in your applications portfolio? asks Gartner VP Scott Nelson. “Probably not as well as More…

Switzer – 04 January 2012 When your company is one of only two companies to make BRW’s Fast 100list for seven years on a trot, it certainly suggests the driver of Brennan IT knows something or two about the fast lane of business growth and how to stay there. Dave Stevens is the founder and More…

PC Authority – 23 November 2011 Small business is “doomed” according to Dick Smith. We examine what the future holds for traditional computer store resellers. Customers and businesses generally knew what to expect from their telecommunications company. Home phone, broadband, mobile and more recently, TV and video. Likewise their local computer store performed a rather More…

ZDNet – 18 November 2011 Despite large-scale cloud computing datacentres being established offshore, there is a growing base of Australian cloud providers offering cloud via infrastructure as a service (IaaS), with services based in this country. We have a look at some of these providers in this ZDNet Australia’s cloud comparison. In some cases, the More…

ZDNet – 16 November 2011 Supporting over 100 printing centres with only five IT staff can be a bit of a strain, which is why Kwik Kopy is now mainly a cloud shop. Two years ago, Kwik Kopy’s server was on its last legs. “Our server was getting really old,” C-Y Thew, business solutions manager More…

Cycling NSW – 14 November 2011 NSW continued to build upon its reputation of success at last Friday’s Jayco 2011 Australian Cyclist of the Year Awards, winning a number of highly contested categories. Brennan IT Founder and MD, Dave Stevens won the Jetset Glynde Male Masters Cyclist of the Year ahead of two other NSW More…

BRW – 27 October 2011 Setting a cracking pace in the start-up phase of a business is relatively easy; maintaining that growth over the long haul is the hard part. Of the 657 companies that have appeared in the BRW Fast 100 during the past decade, only 23 have made the list four or more More…