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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
MicroCare leader named Vice Chair of TIA fibre group
Unified Communications

MicroCare leader named Vice Chair of TIA fibre group

MicroCare key account manager Tyler Vander Ploeg has been elected Vice Chair of TIA's Fibre Optics Technology Consortium in its 32nd year.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2026
Veeam appoints Piero Gallucci to lead UK & Ireland
Virtualisation

Veeam appoints Piero Gallucci to lead UK & Ireland

Veeam taps seasoned sales and channel leader Piero Gallucci as Regional Vice President to drive UK and Ireland data resilience growth.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Mon, 2nd Mar 2026
VAST & CrowdStrike ally to secure enterprise AI data
Hyperscale

VAST & CrowdStrike ally to secure enterprise AI data

VAST and CrowdStrike join forces to secure enterprise AI data pipelines and multi-tenant environments across the Asia-Pacific region.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Mon, 2nd Mar 2026
How women are redefining leadership in the IT industry
Human Capital Management

How women are redefining leadership in the IT industry

Women in IT are redefining leadership, blending mindset, accountability and empathy to build resilient, high‑performing tech teams.

By Jo Salisbury • 4 min read • Mon, 2nd Mar 2026
Kinetic IT named ServiceNow Asia Pacific Rising Star
Digital Transformation

Kinetic IT named ServiceNow Asia Pacific Rising Star

Kinetic IT has been named ServiceNow's 2026 Asia Pacific Consulting & Implementation Rising Star Partner, after recently attaining Elite status.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Mon, 2nd Mar 2026
Why tech communications need diversity at the table
Software Development

Why tech communications need diversity at the table

Tech communications win trust when diverse voices shape stories around outcomes and lived experience, not just logic and specs.

By Miriam Shaw • 3 min read • Mon, 2nd Mar 2026
Dell extends Private Cloud to Nutanix for multi-hypervisor
Storage

Dell extends Private Cloud to Nutanix for multi-hypervisor

Dell broadens Private Cloud to run Nutanix AHV on its infrastructure, targeting multi-hypervisor strategies and reduced vendor lock-in.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Mon, 2nd Mar 2026
Why Australian leaders are losing faith in IT spend
Digital Transformation

Why Australian leaders are losing faith in IT spend

With 88% of Australian tech leaders doubting IT ROI, IT financial management emerges as the missing link between spend and value.

By Anthony Caruana • 5 min read • Mon, 2nd Mar 2026
AI ambitions collide with legacy integration problems
EduTech

AI ambitions collide with legacy integration problems

AI is racing into business plans, but NashTech research finds brittle legacy systems and poor integration are quietly throttling progress.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Sat, 28th Feb 2026
CPP & Equinix buy Nordic data centre group atNorth
DataCentre infrastructure

CPP & Equinix buy Nordic data centre group atNorth

CPP Investments and Equinix are acquiring Nordic data centre operator atNorth in a deal valuing the business at USD $4 billion.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Sat, 28th Feb 2026
Genetec unveils Cloudlink 2210 for hybrid security
Storage

Genetec unveils Cloudlink 2210 for hybrid security

Genetec has unveiled Cloudlink 2210, a hybrid appliance that centralises cloud-managed security while preserving local storage at scale.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
GitProtect DevOps backup now live on Microsoft Marketplace
Data Protection

GitProtect DevOps backup now live on Microsoft Marketplace

GitProtect DevOps backup lands on Microsoft Marketplace, giving Azure customers streamlined procurement and deployment for code protection.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
N-able adds real-time alerts to protect backup policies
Firewalls

N-able adds real-time alerts to protect backup policies

N-able adds real-time anomaly alerts to Cove Data Protection, flagging risky backup policy changes linked to identity-driven attacks.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
AI-first firms face slower cyber recovery & higher costs
Firewalls

AI-first firms face slower cyber recovery & higher costs

AI-first firms take months longer to recover from cyber attacks and face sharply higher breach and scraping costs, Fastly research warns.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026

Stories from Other Regions

IT Department stories

Chinese student wins world's largest coding contest
Generative AI

Chinese student wins world's largest coding contest

Chinese student Zhou Jingkai wins TCS CodeVita, the world's largest coding contest, as 146,922 compete and a new Guinness record is set.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Sat, 28th Feb 2026
BT unveils Sovereign Voice for secure UK-only call routing
Unified Communications

BT unveils Sovereign Voice for secure UK-only call routing

BT launches Sovereign Voice cloud calling, keeping UK business calls routed and managed solely onshore to meet strict sovereignty demands.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Sat, 28th Feb 2026
Totalmobile & Solvares merge in field service push
Software-as-a-Service

Totalmobile & Solvares merge in field service push

Totalmobile and Solvares merge to create an 800-strong field service software group serving 4,000 customers across Europe and beyond.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026