Australia's peak technology group SAGE-AU today welcomes the Federal Opposition statement that it intends to ditch the ALP’s policy of mandatory...
News, Events & Publications
News
SAGE-AU actively and regularly communicates its standpoint regarding issues and activities which directly affect our industry, our members, and our ethics.
RECENT PRESS RELEASES:
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SAGE-AU welcomes Opposition stand on Internet filter
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SAGE-AU Submission to Australian Parliamentary Inquiry into Cyber Safety
The System Administrators Guild of Australia has provided a submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry into Cyber Safety on behalf of its members. It can be...
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SAGE-AU counts the cost of tech expertise
Australia’s peak technology experts group SAGE-AU conducted the System Administrators Salary Survey from Monday, June 7, to Friday, August 6. For...
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SAGE-AU 2010 conference 'early bird' offer closes July 11
SAGE-AU today announced that discounted early bird registration rates for its Australian System Administrators 19th Annual Conference will close on July 11...
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Conroy gets it wrong on Google: SAGE-AU
Australia's peak technology group SAGE-AU today moved to allay public fears caused by “misinformation” from Federal Communications Minister...
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Launch of the Safer Internet Group (SIG)
We are pleased to announce the launch of the Safer Internet Group (SIG) and delighted that SAGE-AU is a partner in this initiative.
As we know, for...
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RECENTLY PUBLISHED:
"Telstra, Optus to start censoring the web next month ", News Limited Newspapers, 22 June 2011
"The internet is full!", ABC Sydney Radio (702), January 2011
"Tech experts offer alternative to net filter", Australian Security, October 2010
"Industry slams Opposition's wireless broadband plan", Australian IT, 10th August 2010
"What the ICT industry wants: The System Administrators Guild of Australia (SAGE-AU)", ComputerWorld, 5th August 2010
"Why OZ online censorship couldn’t work", p2pnet, 15th July 2010
"Why The Filter Won’t Work, A Technical Story", Gizmodo, 14th July 2010
"Rudd backs Conroy in WiFi attack", APC, 10th June 2010
"We ditched bank details, says Google", The Age, 10th June 2010
"Conroy Accused for “Misinformation” Regarding Wi-Fi ", TopNews.us, 9th June 2010
"Stephen Conroy, Oz Minister of Misinformation", P2PNet News, 8th June 2010
"More Misinformation From Minister Conroy...", Gizmodo, 8th June 2010
"Sysadmins slam Conroy’s Wi-Fi “misinformation” ", Delimiter, 8th June 2010
Events
From annual conferences to regional training seminars, we have an active calendar of events to help keep you up-to-date, share knowledge, and put your skills one step ahead. Below is information about all current events organised, endorsed or sponsored by us.
EVENTS CALENDAR
A Calendar of Regional and National events and activities is available by clicking onto Events Calendar. This will be updated as events are confirmed.
Members and Non-Members are invited to attend.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS:
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The Australian System Administrators Conference 2011
WATCH THIS SPACE FOR THE 2012 CONFERENCE: 2011 Papers can...
ENDORSED AND SPONSORED EVENTS:
While generally not organised by SAGE-AU, discounted registration or other incentives are available to SAGE-AU members at these events upon attendance.
Microsoft TechNet subscription 30% discount
SAGE-AU has now obtained 30% discount available only in Australia on new TechNet subscriptions and renewals valid until March 31st 2012. Members need to click on Code to get more info.
Thanks to the efforts of our Microsoft contact and volunteer members we can all enjoy discounted access to the benefits of TechNet subscription.
Journals
Aptly titled ‘SAGE Advice’ our Journal is exactly that; a means of sharing professional experiences and sysadmin issues. Published online and electronically distributed, you are also welcome to share your topical experiences with the rest of us.
Dec 2011: Vol 17 No. 4
Oct 2011: Vol.17 No. 3
July 2011: Vol.17 No.2
Mar 2011: Vol.17 No.1
Dec 2010: Vol.16 No.2
June 2010: Vol.16 No.1
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Advertising Rates for Journal The following rates apply:
Full Page (297mm x 219mm): $500 (inc GST)
Half Page (148mm x 210mm): $280 (inc GST)
Quarter Page (105mm x 148mm): $170 (inc GST)
To place an advertisement in the next Journal please click on Book Ad. Three (3) or more editions booked and paid for at the same time receive a 20% discount. Please note that ad sizes and format has reverted to PDF format.
Member Articles
A number of our Members regularly contribute technical articles to be published in the SAGE Advice online column of Computerworld as well as into printed editions. The online column requires articles every two weeks, so if you have a story to tell please send 600 words to eo@sage-au.org.au. The following is a selection of articles published in 2010 and will include all those published in 2011.
New Job: by Maurice Castro (Mar 2011)
IPv6 are your ready part 1: by Iain Robertson (Feb 2011)
IPv6 are you ready part 2: by Iain Robertson (Feb 2011)
Redundancy versus Capacity: by Maurice Castro
Identity Theft: More than your credit card: Nick Savvides
How to get a campus/estate-wide fibre network at a fraction of the cost: Nathan Talleck
How to manage network performance: Maurice Castro
Navigating IPv6: Julien Goodwin (Feb 2011)
Donation To Hanover Welfare Services
Hanover Welfare Services in Melbourne thanks SAGE-AU and its members for donating the money raised at the Trivia Night held during the 2011 Australian System Administrators Conference in Melbourne to their local homeless charity.
From CEO Tony Keenan: "... thank you for your gift of $1,300.00 to support Hanover and our work with people experiencing homelessness. Your generosity will assist those who are most in need within our
