Telstra to build new Melbourne DC as part of Cloud services push

Telstra's chief operations officer, Brendon Riley, said the company's objective is to have the biggest network integration of Cloud in Australia.

"With this Cloud computing platform we can provide Cloud services that are integrated into our networks, which means they are secure, monitored and can be accessed in more locations across the country."

Telstra's announcement has been brewing for a during, when in May 2011 its chief research officer, Hugh Barlow, urged businesses to outsource their IT functions to Cloud operators in order to get with the 21st Century and reduce overall costs.

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