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Orca Security achieves IRAP PROTECTED for Australian cloud sector

Orca Security has achieved IRAP PROTECTED status for its cloud platform, enabling Australian public sector organisations to access enhanced cloud security capabilities.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 15th Aug 2025

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Robotics

NCS expands Sunshine.AI with sector deals & hiring

Clients across Asia Pacific will get new AI agents, tools and sector partnerships as NCS doubles down on sovereign deployments and hiring.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 9th Jul 2026

Hybrid Cloud

Percona backs OurSQL Foundation with new Hood appointment

The move gives MySQL users a vendor-neutral forum and broadens Percona's reach across cloud and database partnerships.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Sat, 30th May 2026

Public Cloud

Alibaba Cloud joins PyTorch Foundation as Platinum member

It gives Alibaba Cloud a board seat at the open source group as it seeks to shape AI software used across rival hardware platforms.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 28th May 2026

DevOps

Valkey 9.1 cuts memory use & boosts security tools

Operators of large Valkey deployments could cut infrastructure costs as version 9.1 reduces per-key memory use by up to 10% and tightens access controls.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 22nd May 2026

Robotics

GSMA adds AI, 6G, and satellite zones to MWC Shanghai

Broader partnerships on AI, satellite links and 6G are now on offer as the event widens beyond handsets and networks.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Mon, 18th May 2026

Hyperscale

Amazon leads concentrated global hyperscale market

Amazon leads the concentrated global hyperscale data centre market, as the top 10 providers captured 46% of 2024 revenue.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026

Digital Transformation

Alibaba Cloud powers AI-first tech shift at Olympics

Alibaba Cloud's AI and live cloud platform reshaped Milano Cortina broadcasting and operations, debuting LLM tools across the Olympics.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Sat, 28th Feb 2026

Robotic Process Automation

Alibaba Cloud brings AI replay tech to Milano 2026

Alibaba Cloud will power immersive AI-driven replays and fast media search for global broadcasters at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Feb 2026

Malware

Chinese hackers fake Teams downloads in false flag ploy

Chinese state-backed hackers mimic Microsoft Teams downloads in a false flag campaign to infect Chinese speakers and blame Russian actors.

By Kaleah Salmon • 5 min read • Thu, 18th Dec 2025

Cloud Services

How Alibaba Cloud deploys eBPF for large-scale load balancing

Alibaba Cloud's Hermes framework uses eBPF to boost large-scale load balancing, cutting costs by 19% and handling over 10 million requests per second.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Sat, 22nd Nov 2025

Hyperscale

Confluent launches advanced Streaming Agents to boost AI agility

Confluent unveils advanced Streaming Agents, enabling faster, real-time AI agent development with minimal coding and enhanced observability for enterprises.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Thu, 30th Oct 2025