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Australia sets new AI guidelines; industry leaders react
Virtualisation

Australia sets new AI guidelines; industry leaders react

Australia introduces new AI regulations, gaining industry support for prioritising safe, ethical standards in tech. Leaders at Veeam and Crayon weigh in.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Tue, 10th Sep 2024
Australian workers prioritise work-life balance over higher pay
Fintech

Australian workers prioritise work-life balance over higher pay

Nearly half of 500 Australian workers surveyed by Humanforce have changed jobs in the past year, prioritising work-life balance and wellbeing over higher pay.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 17th Jul 2024

Global Stories

Modal Labs leverages OCI for efficient AI deployments
Generative AI

Modal Labs leverages OCI for efficient AI deployments

Modal Labs boosts AI model speed and cost-efficiency via Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, offering rapid scalability and significant cost savings for developers.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Sep 2024
Kevin Sellers joins Avalara as executive VP & CMO
Document Management

Kevin Sellers joins Avalara as executive VP & CMO

Avalara appoints Kevin Sellers as EVP and CMO, aiming to leverage his 25+ years of global marketing experience to boost its market position in tax compliance automation.

By Imee Dequito • 2 min read • Wed, 11th Sep 2024
Salesforce to launch autonomous AI agents for sales teams in October
Marketing Technologies

Salesforce to launch autonomous AI agents for sales teams in October

Salesforce has unveiled new AI sales tools: Einstein SDR Agent and Sales Coach Agent. Launching in October, these agents aim to boost sales efficiency.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 27th Aug 2024
Dynatrace named leader in 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant
Customer Experience

Dynatrace named leader in 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant

Dynatrace has been named a Leader in Gartner's 2024 Magic Quadrant for Observability Platforms, ranking highest for both Vision and Execution among 17 vendors.

By Imee Dequito • 2 min read • Thu, 15th Aug 2024
Seagate appoints Futoshi Niizuma as Asia-Pacific VP
Customers

Seagate appoints Futoshi Niizuma as Asia-Pacific VP

Seagate Technology names Futoshi Niizuma as vice president for Asia-Pacific and Japan, aiming to bolster regional sales and technical support under his leadership.

By Imee Dequito • 1 min read • Mon, 1st Jul 2024
WE Communications appoints new international leadership team
Marketing Technologies

WE Communications appoints new international leadership team

WE Communications has appointed Nichole Provatas and Brian Keenan to its international leadership team, enhancing its global marketing and analytics strategy.

By Imee Dequito • 1 min read • Thu, 27th Jun 2024
FPT Corporation ranks among top global IT service companies
Health Technologies

FPT Corporation ranks among top global IT service companies

Vietnam's FPT Corporation has been named among the top 50 IT firms in Asia and the top 150 globally by revenue. It plans to reach USD $5 billion by 2030.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 17th May 2024
Infosys teams up with SAP Emarsys to boost customer engagement
Digital Transformation

Infosys teams up with SAP Emarsys to boost customer engagement

Infosys partners with SAP Emarsys to revolutionise customer engagement with AI-driven, cross-channel marketing campaigns, enhancing both revenue and loyalty.

By Tom Raynel • 2 min read • Thu, 16th May 2024
Sharon White named HCLTech's AVP for data, analytics & AI in Australasia
Data Analytics

Sharon White named HCLTech's AVP for data, analytics & AI in Australasia

Sharon White, an experienced data expert, is revealed as HCLTech's new AVP of Next Generation Data, Analytics and AI, bolstering its AI capabilities in Australia and New Zealand.

By Imee Dequito • 2 min read • Thu, 7th Mar 2024
DataStax rolls out RAGStack, an all-new Gen AI data solution
Data Privacy

DataStax rolls out RAGStack, an all-new Gen AI data solution

DataStax's RAGStack, a Gen AI data solution powered by LlamaIndex, is now available, offering Astra DB developers efficient parsing of complex PDF documents, previously a challenge in RAG implementation.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 26th Feb 2024
F5 appoints Samir Sherif as new Chief Information Security Officer
Application Security

F5 appoints Samir Sherif as new Chief Information Security Officer

Samir Sherif, an experienced CISO from companies like Absolute Software and Citigroup, has been appointed as the new Chief Information Security Officer at F5, set to lead the company's cybersecurity doctrine.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Tue, 30th Jan 2024
Ingram Micro unveils Xvantage app for IT resellers in global markets
iOS

Ingram Micro unveils Xvantage app for IT resellers in global markets

Ingram Micro launches the Xvantage mobile app, designed to improve IT reselling operations for global partners with real-time visibility and an intuitive interface.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 3rd Jan 2024
Survey reveals ANZ CIOs struggling with digital transformation
Digital Transformation

Survey reveals ANZ CIOs struggling with digital transformation

Survey by Tech Research Asia reveals 98% of CIOs/CTOs in Australia and New Zealand struggle with digital transformation implementation due to lack of strategic clarity.

By Tom Raynel • 3 min read • Wed, 6th Dec 2023
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - An update from Denodo with Alberto Pan
Hybrid Cloud

Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - An update from Denodo with Alberto Pan

Alberto Pan, who is the Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Denodo, joins us today to tell us more about Denodo and some of thoughts on the trending topics of today.

By Tom Raynel • 1 min read • Fri, 1st Dec 2023

Stories from Other Regions

Volker Claus Christ appointed as EVP for global finance at Cherry
Gaming

Volker Claus Christ appointed as EVP for global finance at Cherry

Cherry SE appoints Volker Claus Christ as Executive VP for Global Finance, effective 1 August 2024, to drive transparency, cost controls, and agile treasury during growth.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Tue, 2nd Jul 2024