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Retain, represent, result: women reshaping technology
Digital Transformation

Retain, represent, result: women reshaping technology

Women leaders in IT are transforming male-dominated industries by prioritising retention, real representation and measurable strategic results.

By Melissa Dempsey • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
Kinetic IT attains ServiceNow Elite Partner status
Digital Transformation

Kinetic IT attains ServiceNow Elite Partner status

Kinetic IT has been elevated to ServiceNow Elite Partner status, boosting its advisory and implementation credentials across Australia.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
Why IT leaders need to give their support to recruiters looking to even the numbers
Digital Transformation

Why IT leaders need to give their support to recruiters looking to even the numbers

IT leaders must back recruiters and foster inclusive cultures if they want to fix tech's gender gap and unlock performance gains.

By Catherine Larroche • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
AI pilots stall in Australian healthcare amid data gaps
Digital Transformation

AI pilots stall in Australian healthcare amid data gaps

AI pilots in Australian healthcare languish in trials, as fragmented data and poor integration block scale and threaten a USD $13 billion payoff.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2026

Global Stories

IT Department stories

Hitachi Vantara tops APeJ high-end storage rankings
Storage

Hitachi Vantara tops APeJ high-end storage rankings

Hitachi Vantara claims top APeJ ranking for high-end external storage as enterprises boost critical data infrastructure and AI workloads.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
How nurturing your female employees creates a stronger pool of future leaders
Storage

How nurturing your female employees creates a stronger pool of future leaders

Backing high-potential women with mentoring and stretch roles builds stronger leaders, boosts retention and strengthens business outcomes.

By Wendy Koh • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
AI drives container growth as shadow use raises risks
Virtualisation

AI drives container growth as shadow use raises risks

AI is turbocharging container adoption in Australia, but shadow AI, data sovereignty fears and siloed teams are amplifying security risks.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
Seagate's Mozaic 4+ HAMR drives target AI data surge
Storage

Seagate's Mozaic 4+ HAMR drives target AI data surge

Seagate begins volume shipments of Mozaic 4+ 44TB HAMR drives to hyperscalers, targeting exploding AI data storage and efficiency demands.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
The hidden data costs threatening enterprise AI plans
Storage

The hidden data costs threatening enterprise AI plans

Hidden cloud data, egress fees and GPU 'double bubble' bills are quietly turning many enterprise AI ambitions into costly, slow ordeals.

By Anthony Caruana • 6 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
Lightstorm & Arrcus bring AI-ready networks to Asia-Pacific
Network Infrastructure

Lightstorm & Arrcus bring AI-ready networks to Asia-Pacific

Lightstorm and Arrcus team up to deliver AI-ready, policy-driven networking for distributed training and inference across Asia-Pacific.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2026
Atlassian brings AI agents to Jira with MCP support
Software-as-a-Service

Atlassian brings AI agents to Jira with MCP support

Atlassian launches Jira AI agents with MCP support, embedding governed automation in existing workflows rather than separate chat tools.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2026
The world needs more women in tech - and there's no time to wait
Smart Cities

The world needs more women in tech - and there's no time to wait

Women hold just 28% of tech roles worldwide, a glaring gap experts warn is stifling innovation, ESG progress and global economic growth.

By Rasangi De Silva • 5 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2026
AI is accelerating women's impact in tech - here's what it looks like up close
DevOps

AI is accelerating women's impact in tech - here's what it looks like up close

AI is freeing women in tech from admin drudgery, giving them space to think, lead and amplify their impact across delivery and design.

By Lorraine Sinnott • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2026
Avalara buys Versori to boost AI-driven integrations
Software-as-a-Service

Avalara buys Versori to boost AI-driven integrations

Avalara snaps up Versori to speed AI-driven connector development and scale real-time tax compliance integrations across thousands of systems.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2026
Yubico picks Singapore for new Asia Pacific HQ push
Data Protection

Yubico picks Singapore for new Asia Pacific HQ push

Yubico has chosen Singapore for a new global HQ, bolstering Asia Pacific operations as demand for phishing-resistant authentication grows.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2026

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IT Department stories

From participation to influence: redefining women's leadership in india's technology transformation era
Data Protection

From participation to influence: redefining women's leadership in india's technology transformation era

As India's tech economy surges, women's leadership must shift from presence in teams to real influence over high‑stakes digital decisions.

By Ridhima Sawant • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2026
AI scribe tool being used in emergency departments
Data Protection

AI scribe tool being used in emergency departments

New Zealand rolls out AI scribe in all emergency departments, boosting productivity but raising fresh concerns over patient privacy.

By RNZ • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2026