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Australian Stories

Cloud stories

Australia data centre boom strains power gear supply

Supply bottlenecks for transformers could delay new data centres as Australia's AI boom intensifies pressure on the power grid.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last week

Data Protection

Amazon rolls out Alexa+ in Australia via Early Access

Non-Prime users will face an AUD $29.99 monthly fee once Amazon's upgraded voice assistant moves beyond Early Access in Australia.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week

Global Stories

Cloud stories

Digital Transformation

1Kosmos names Frank Cohen as Chief Revenue Officer

The hire is aimed at accelerating adoption of its identity verification platform as enterprises battle impersonation attacks and account takeover risk.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week

Data centers

Verda names Mikko Einiö as Chief Financial Officer

The hire comes as the AI cloud group races to fund rapid international expansion after lifting its annualised revenue run rate to USD $120 million.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week

Application Programming Interface

AWS adds vector search to DynamoDB for AI retrieval

Businesses can now keep AI retrieval and live app data in one place, as the service cuts data copying and extra sync pipelines.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

Tencent rolls out Hy3 internationally for enterprise AI

Enterprises can now tap Tencent's open-source Hy3 model through global cloud and app channels as the company pushes AI beyond pilots.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

Acceldata adds AI observability to xLake platform

Enterprises running hybrid AI systems gain a single view of model behaviour and data health as traces link failures back to pipelines and sources.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

Unit4 appoints Stuart Nash as Chief Operating Officer

Customers at Unit4 are set to see faster support and tighter systems integration as Stuart Nash takes charge of service and IT operations.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last week

Data centers

Ofgem weighs tougher rules for data centre grid queue

Tighter queue rules could speed grid access for legitimate projects, but risk pushing more data centre operators towards pricier off-grid power.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last week

Data Protection

DesignVerse expands enterprise AI platform into the US

US enterprises could cut software delivery time by months as DesignVerse brings its AI tools to regulated industries beyond Europe.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

FPT named OpenAI Select Partner for enterprise AI push

The partnership could speed enterprise adoption of OpenAI tools as FPT adds frontier models to cybersecurity, software development and workflow systems.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week

Private Cloud

SonicWall launches Gen 8 NSv virtual firewall range

Customers can now scale firewall protection from a single branch to enterprise cloud estates without changing SonicOS or management tools.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last week

Data Protection

Tech Data signs Wasabi distribution deal in Singapore

Rising storage demand and ransomware fears are driving the agreement, giving partners in Singapore and Malaysia access to Wasabi cloud products.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last week

Data centers

Asia Pacific real estate investment hits record USD $92.5bn

Higher energy costs and currency volatility have not deterred investors, with regional dealmaking still surging to a six-month record of USD $92.5 billion.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Last week