New North Sydney Office
We are happy to announce our newest place of residence, the new space for our Greater Sydney (apparently that’s a place now) team to call home during the week. Located at Suite 1.05, 150 Pacific Highway North Sydney we will be happy to welcome members once movement across Sydney is re-established. Any members who need […]
DigitalGov and Cloud Conference
The 5th Annual DigitalGov and Cloud Conference taking place on 20-22 July 2021 in Sydney co-locates two of Akolade’s best-attended conferences that map the narrative around digital service delivery and further integration with cloud platforms. This three-day physical conference showcases practical case studies featuring frontline government agencies that are leading the charge on citizen engagement and innovation. Hear from 30+ public […]
Announcing IAA Systers@AusNOG
We are excited to announce a sponsored training program for women to attend AusNOG this year. Sponsorship includes a targeted training session that will cover presentation skills, career planning and a technical topic of the attendees choice taking place on the day immediately preceding AusNOG. Complimentary conference admission provided by AusNOG, interstate flights, three nights […]
From the CEO’s Desk
First of all I must extend a huge thank you to all the members who took the time and effort to read through all the papers and material associated with our proposal to convert to a company limited by guarantee. We’ve gone through quite a process to consult, check and review mountains of paperwork to […]
Fun with BFD
Our tech team had a rude reminder of when to use bi-directional failure detection (BFD), and when not to, that led to a rather full excursion into bug hunting. We all know that BFD is best used when you have a multi-point layer two connection with multiple pieces of active equipment in the path, such […]
Closure of Primus DC
IAA has been notified of the upcoming closure of Melbourne’s old Primus DC, located at 55 King Street. We have been advised by Vocus that we need to vacate the premises by August 1st. Unfortunately this means members with ports within the datacentre will be affected as IAA will no longer be able to continue […]
BDX8 Removal and Upgrade
IAA Engineers, Washif and Aaron will be taking a road trip (COVID willing) to Melbourne next month to undertake scheduled upgrades at Melbourne’s NextDC M1. The work is necessary as the current BDX8 has reached the end of its service life and we are replacing it with our brand new X870. The new switch offers […]
From Encryption to Take Downs: Internet Regulation Update
Join us for our latest online event where we will be exploring the topic of internet regulation and delving into various industry regulations and their effectiveness to protect us against things such as cyber-attacks, unlawful access to data, and online content. With a panel of experts from Australia, New Zealand, and Europe, who all have […]
What is IoT and what does it mean for you?
IAA is excited to be partnering with Women in Technology WA (WiTWA) and NextDC for an in-person event in Perth. The event, which is taking place at NextDC’s P2 site on Thursday May 20 will be looking into the Internet of Things, what it is, what it can do and what it means for us […]