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Observability & AI spark Australia's business edge
Data Protection

Observability & AI spark Australia's business edge

Australian firms are turning observability from backroom monitor into strategic engine, fusing AI and data to drive growth and resilience.

By Christine Low • 5 min read • Tue, 3rd Feb 2026

Global Stories

Cloud stories

Infor appoints Geoff Thomas to lead APJ growth drive
Software-as-a-Service

Infor appoints Geoff Thomas to lead APJ growth drive

Infor taps former Qlik leader Geoff Thomas to spearhead Asia Pacific and Japan expansion, revamping regional leadership to fuel cloud growth.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026
Adobe offers unlimited Firefly AI generations to users
Marketing Technologies

Adobe offers unlimited Firefly AI generations to users

Adobe is offering eligible Firefly subscribers unlimited AI image and video generations across web, mobile and Boards until 16 March.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026
Qualtrics names Jason Maynard CEO to drive AI growth
Software-as-a-Service

Qualtrics names Jason Maynard CEO to drive AI growth

Qualtrics appoints Oracle veteran Jason Maynard as CEO to spearhead AI expansion and steer its pending USD $6.75 billion Press Ganey deal.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026
Qualtrics names Jason Maynard CEO to drive AI growth
Data Analytics

Qualtrics names Jason Maynard CEO to drive AI growth

Qualtrics appoints former Oracle executive Jason Maynard as CEO to spearhead AI-driven growth and a USD $6.75 billion Press Ganey deal.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026
WD maps 100TB-plus hard drives for AI data centres
Storage

WD maps 100TB-plus hard drives for AI data centres

WD maps a path to 100TB-plus hard drives, unveiling faster, lower-power designs as cloud data centres scale storage for AI workloads.

By Kaleah Salmon • 5 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026
Snowflake, OpenAI sign USD $200m AI deal & add tools
Marketing Technologies

Snowflake, OpenAI sign USD $200m AI deal & add tools

Snowflake unveils AI coding and semantic tools and inks a multi-year OpenAI partnership worth USD $200m to power its Cortex AI platform.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026
Sigma opens Sydney APJ hub & appoints Bede Hackney
Storage

Sigma opens Sydney APJ hub & appoints Bede Hackney

Sigma has launched an Asia Pacific and Japan hub in Sydney, naming veteran sales leader Bede Hackney as regional vice president.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026
Sage X3 gains Copilot, AI agents & smarter automation
Manufacturing

Sage X3 gains Copilot, AI agents & smarter automation

Sage adds Copilot, AI agents and smarter automation to Sage X3, promising faster decisions for mid-sized finance and supply chain teams.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026
Snowflake unveils Cortex Code AI agent for developers
DevOps

Snowflake unveils Cortex Code AI agent for developers

Snowflake launches Cortex Code, an AI coding agent that embeds Snowflake-aware assistance into developers' everyday tools and workflows.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026
Snowflake unveils Postgres to make enterprise data AI-ready
Virtualisation

Snowflake unveils Postgres to make enterprise data AI-ready

Snowflake launches Postgres and new governance, sharing and backup tools to keep enterprise data ready for production AI workloads.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026
Oracle unveils AI agentic platform for retail banks
Unified Communications

Oracle unveils AI agentic platform for retail banks

Oracle launches an AI agent platform for retail banks, blending autonomous agents and human oversight to automate and personalise services.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026
Cognizant, Uniphore team on sector-specific AI tools
Data Protection

Cognizant, Uniphore team on sector-specific AI tools

Cognizant and Uniphore ally to build small-model, sector-specific AI tools for tightly regulated fields, starting with life sciences and banking.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Feb 2026
Tata Communications unveils AI-ready multi-cloud suite
Firewalls

Tata Communications unveils AI-ready multi-cloud suite

Tata Communications has rolled out an AI-ready multi-cloud suite to help APAC enterprises scale hybrid AI with integrated network, edge and visibility.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd Feb 2026
Salesforce disputes reports it cut 4,000 roles over AI
Customer Relationship Management

Salesforce disputes reports it cut 4,000 roles over AI

Salesforce denies axing 4,000 jobs for AI as critics question Agentforce reliability and the need for hard-coded fallbacks in workflows.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Tue, 3rd Feb 2026
Commvault unveils Geo Shield for sovereign cloud data
Data Protection

Commvault unveils Geo Shield for sovereign cloud data

Commvault has launched Geo Shield, a sovereign cloud approach giving regulated customers tighter data residency, control and encryption key choice.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Feb 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Cloud stories

TransLogic unveils MYtranslogic cloud for hospital tubes
Software-as-a-Service

TransLogic unveils MYtranslogic cloud for hospital tubes

TransLogic launches MYtranslogic cloud platform to let hospitals monitor pneumatic tube systems remotely and cut service interruptions.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026