The iTnews Podcast
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132 episodes
Telstra | Group Executive Product & Technology | Kim Krogh Andersen
This episode is brought to you by the iTnews Cloud Covered Breakfast Summit powered by Microsoft and Dicker Data. Hosted at the Ivy Sunroom in Sydney on June 4th we are bringing together technology business decision makers to discuss building A...
carsales | EGM of Technology & Data | Michelle Low
This week’s episode is brought to you by Optus.Modern work happens everywhere, and businesses need to deliver seamless digital experiences without compromising security. Smart organisations are building security into the device and the ...
Insignia Financial | CISO | James Ng
This week’s episode is brought to you by Optus. Modern work happens everywhere, and businesses need to deliver seamless digital experiences without compromising security. Smart organisations are building security into the device and the...
Waratah-Wynyard Council and Circular Head Council | Sallie Moore-Wood
This episode is brought to you by the iTnews Cloud Covered Breakfast Summit, powered by Microsoft and Dicker Data....
Aussie Broadband | Head of Cloud and SRE | Ben O’Shea
Hello and welcome to a new season of the iTnews Podcast. We begin this year by speaking to Aussie Broadband’s Head of Cloud and SRE Ben O’Shea.Eagle-eyed iTnews readers and listeners might remember Ben’s appearance at Cisco Live in 2024...
[SPONSORED] Identity at the Centre: Why AI Is Accelerating a New Security Imperative
In this episode, iTnews host Jennifer O’Brien is joined by Stephanie Barnett, Vice President of Presales and Interim GM for Asia Pacific & Japan at Okta. Together they unpack why identity has moved from an authentication project to a board-...
[SPONSORED] Private 5G powers data-driven mining
Discover how private 5G is reshaping data-driven mining. Ian Ross, Head of Enterprise, Australia and New Zealand at Ericsson explains why fast, stable onsite connectivity is now essential for safer, more productive operations, from teleremote d...
ICYMI | ANZ Banking Group | CISO
This episode, from late last year, sees ANZ's chief information security officer Dr Maria Milosavljevic talk all things security. We'll be back with a new episode soon.
Vocus | Chief Information Officer | Rob Ison
Our guest this fortnight is Rob Ison, the chief information officer of Vocus. Rob takes us through the telco’s IT strategy, as well as its agile ways of working program. He also discusses infrastructure modernisation and an ongoing simplificati...
SYMAL | Chief Information Officer | Trent Dawson
Our guest this week is Trent Dawson, the Chief information officer of Civil construction firm Symal.Trent walks us through the past four years of IT transformation at Symal, which debuted on the ASX at the end of 2024. He a...
[SPONSORED] NetSuite MCP unlocks with power of Agentic AI
NetSuite’s MCP connector enables organisations to harness Agentic AI to automate complex processes and improve decision-making. Operating within defined guardrails, Agentic AI manages tasks such as financial reporting while maintaining accounta...
Insignia Financial | CTO | Damien O'Donnell
Insignia Financial is consolidating its technology systems following a series of mergers and acquisitions, while also setting itself up to become an AI-enabled organisation.Damien O'Donnell, who stepped into the CTO role at Insignia Fin...
Beyond Bank | CIO | Stevie-Ann Dovico
In this episode iTnews speaks with Stevie-Ann Dovico, CIO and Group Executive of Technology at Beyond Bank, about her first year in the role and the technology strategy she’s building to support the organisation’s ambition of becoming Australia...
[SPONSORED] Genetec | Community Connect empowers communities to collaborate with local police
Anthony Caruana speaks with Stephan Kaiser, Genetec’s general manager for AutoVu, about Community Connect — a framework that empowers communities to collaborate with police by securely sharing video infrastructure. This initiative is helping ne...
DPV Health | Former CIO | Noel Toal
Melbourne-based not-for-profit DPV Health has replaced its annual penetration tests with bimonthly automated attack simulations, aiming to strengthen its vulnerability management through more frequent and proactive threat assessments.Fo...
[SPONSORED] Australian businesses leverage 5G to unlock their full potential
Sponsored by Ericsson — In this episode, we explore how 5G connectivity is transforming the way Australian businesses innovate, compete, and grow. Drawing on insights from Ericsson’s Australia’s Enterprise State of Connectivity 2025<...
NT Police Force | Commander of Digital Transformation and Reform | John Atkin
The Northern Territory Police Force has adopted a top-down change management strategy to oversee the delivery of technology and transformation programs, following setbacks during the rollout of its new core policing system.Commander of d...
Australian Bureau of Statistics | Rob Walter
This episode is brought to you by Brennan and the 2025 iTnews state of security report. Our first guest this fortnight is Rob Walter, the Director of the Agriculture Statistics Program at the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The AB...
SA Power Networks | Head of Cyber Security and IT Resilience | Nathan Morelli
Our guest this fortnight is SA Power Networks’ Head of Cyber Security and IT Resilience Nathan Morelli. Our conversation is broad ranging but is anchored in a five-year cyber security strategy prepared and published by the organisation a couple...
[SPONSORED CONTENT] Mind the AI innovation gap
Sponsored by Brennan.A recent five-state listening tour of Australian boardrooms revealed a strong interest in artificial intelligence, but few tangible outcomes. Brennan’s Head of Digital Solutions, Steve Anderton, observed that while e...
Australian Red Cross | Former CIO | Brett Wilson
The Australian Red Cross is in the final stages of developing a data mesh approach using Microsoft Fabric following an earlier attempt at a more traditional centralised data lake. Now former chief information officer Brett Wilson discusses the ...