MyGov's ill-timed meltdown could have been avoided with 'elastic computing'
- Written by Erica Mealy, Lecturer in Computer Science, University of the Sunshine Coast
DAN PELED/AAPThese past few weeks have shown the brittleness of Australia’s online systems. It’s not surprising the federal government’s traditionally slow-moving IT systems are buckling under the pressure.
On Sunday, the federal government announced it would double unemployment benefits as part of its coronavirus rescue package....





