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Cloudwerx appoints Harsh Mishra to lead SA market expansion
Digital Transformation

Cloudwerx appoints Harsh Mishra to lead SA market expansion

Cloudwerx names Harsh Mishra to spearhead Adelaide expansion as it targets defence, energy and government demand for integrated transformation services.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 5 days ago
Livingstone Shire boosts disaster recovery with Nutanix
Disaster Recovery

Livingstone Shire boosts disaster recovery with Nutanix

Livingstone Shire Council has moved to daily disaster recovery testing with Nutanix, bolstering cyber resilience for emergency warnings and evacuations.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 5 days ago

Global Stories

Cloud stories

SAP agrees to acquire Dremio in data platform push
Manufacturing

SAP agrees to acquire Dremio in data platform push

SAP to acquire Dremio in a bid to bolster its data platform, with the Chief Technology Officer touting open standards for AI-ready analytics.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 4 days ago
Airport Development Group picks Infor for systems overhaul
Software-as-a-Service

Airport Development Group picks Infor for systems overhaul

Airport Development Group taps Infor CloudSuite Public Sector to unify systems across aviation, hotels and property ahead of a December 2026 rollout.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • 5 days ago
Condor launches analytics suite for life sciences finance
Data Analytics

Condor launches analytics suite for life sciences finance

Condor unveils analytics suite for life sciences finance teams, plus plans for clinical finance AI agents after a USD $24 million Series A.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 5 days ago
Databricks pledges AUD $420 million for ANZ expansion
Digital Transformation

Databricks pledges AUD $420 million for ANZ expansion

Databricks to open bigger Sydney base and train 100,000 people across ANZ as demand for its AI tools surges beyond pilot projects.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • 5 days ago
OpenAI & AWS expand tie-up for enterprise AI tools
Digital Transformation

OpenAI & AWS expand tie-up for enterprise AI tools

OpenAI and AWS widen enterprise AI pact, bringing GPT-5.5, Codex and Bedrock Managed Agents to AWS customers in limited preview.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 5 days ago
Anthropic backs AI services venture with Blackstone
Document Management

Anthropic backs AI services venture with Blackstone

Anthropic teams up with Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman and Goldman Sachs to form an enterprise AI services firm for mid-sized businesses.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 5 days ago
OVHcloud opens first Asia Pacific local zone in Auckland
Storage

OVHcloud opens first Asia Pacific local zone in Auckland

OVHcloud has launched its first Asia Pacific Local Zone in Auckland with Datacentre220, adding in-country cloud capacity for low-latency services.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • 6 days ago
Vanyar primed for success with Uriah Jacobs at the helm
Data Analytics

Vanyar primed for success with Uriah Jacobs at the helm

Jacobs sees a gap in Palantir consultancy as Vanyar targets enterprise demand beyond defence, with early projects set to showcase its edge.

By David Shilovsky • 5 min read • 6 days ago
Schellman first to assess 200 FedRAMP cloud services
Cloud Security

Schellman first to assess 200 FedRAMP cloud services

Schellman becomes first FedRAMP assessor to reach 200 cloud services, deepening its role as FedRAMP 20x reshapes US federal cloud approvals.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 6 days ago
Tessell names McDonough & Carter to executive team
Hybrid Cloud

Tessell names McDonough & Carter to executive team

Tessell taps ex-Couchbase and AWS leaders as the database-as-a-service firm targets enterprise demand for modernising complex multi-cloud estates.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 6 days ago
AI demand lifts silicon wafer shipments 13.1% in Q1
Semiconductors

AI demand lifts silicon wafer shipments 13.1% in Q1

SEMI says global silicon wafer shipments rose 13.1% in Q1, as AI data-centre demand for advanced logic, memory and power devices stayed strong.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • 6 days ago

Stories from Other Regions

Cloud stories

FMG goes live with Workday HCM for core people systems
Data Analytics

FMG goes live with Workday HCM for core people systems

FMG replaces legacy people systems with Workday HCM, payroll and absence tools as the New Zealand insurer targets faster reporting and compliance.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • 4 days ago
Vertiv appoints Frieda He as Chief Procurement Officer
DataCentre infrastructure

Vertiv appoints Frieda He as Chief Procurement Officer

Vertiv names Frieda He as Chief Procurement Officer to bolster supply chain resilience and support growth amid rising AI-driven data centre demand.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 5 days ago
AutoRek appoints Tony Livesey as Technology and Product Chief
Digital Transformation

AutoRek appoints Tony Livesey as Technology and Product Chief

AutoRek names Tony Livesey Chief Technology and Product Officer as it reshapes its leadership team to push AI-led growth.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • 5 days ago
Waracle acquires Inov8 to boost cloud & AI services
Digital Transformation

Waracle acquires Inov8 to boost cloud & AI services

Waracle chief executive David Tuck said the Edinburgh consultancy's 28-strong team will deepen its cloud, data and AI expertise as turnover tops GBP £2 million.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 5 days ago