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Australian firms shift to hybrid cloud for AI & risk
Disaster Recovery

Australian firms shift to hybrid cloud for AI & risk

AI growth and tighter sovereignty rules are pushing Australian enterprises to spread workloads across public, private and sovereign clouds.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Yesterday

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Many ANZ ransomware victims still pay, study finds
Malware

Many ANZ ransomware victims still pay, study finds

More than a third of ransom-paying organisations in Australia and New Zealand still failed to restore systems cleanly, a survey found.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Today
Cloudera survey finds AI projects hit governance strain
Data Protection

Cloudera survey finds AI projects hit governance strain

Governance and infrastructure are blocking AI scale-ups, with 95% of enterprises delaying or cancelling projects, Cloudera said.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Today
Invercargill council completes first cloud payroll
Software-as-a-Service

Invercargill council completes first cloud payroll

The new platform should improve payroll accuracy and reporting for about 550 staff as the council phases out ageing systems across its operations.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Today
Citrix adds managed observability & developer services
Software-as-a-Service

Citrix adds managed observability & developer services

Enterprises can now monitor workspace telemetry and spin up secure cloud development environments without adding more infrastructure to run.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Today
HCLSoftware appoints Ashish Shreykar as Vice President
Software-as-a-Service

HCLSoftware appoints Ashish Shreykar as Vice President

The hire comes as enterprise software groups race to align products with AI-driven automation, security and governance demands.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Yesterday
Google adds cluster-wide network policy to GKE preview
Data Protection

Google adds cluster-wide network policy to GKE preview

The preview could help GKE users enforce cluster-wide security without clashing with namespace rules, especially in multi-tenant environments.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Yesterday
Nutanix launches MCP server for AI cloud operations
Virtualisation

Nutanix launches MCP server for AI cloud operations

Customers can now use plain-language prompts to manage Nutanix cloud systems, while existing access controls and audit logs stay in place.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Yesterday
Fujitsu launches Uvance Wayfinders consulting in Oceania
Digital Transformation

Fujitsu launches Uvance Wayfinders consulting in Oceania

Pressure is mounting on advisers in Australia and New Zealand as Fujitsu moves to tie strategy to delivery and win more transformation work.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
Liverton Security wins CREST ANZ member company status
Data Protection

Liverton Security wins CREST ANZ member company status

Customers in Australia and New Zealand may now see Liverton Security as a lower-risk supplier after the Wellington firm won CREST ANZ membership.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday
NCC Group teams up with SailPoint on identity security
Robotics

NCC Group teams up with SailPoint on identity security

The tie-up aims to help firms curb access risk as AI agents, bots and contractors increasingly outnumber traditional staff users.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Yesterday
Ricoh named leader in Quocirca print security report
Data Protection

Ricoh named leader in Quocirca print security report

Breaches tied to printers are costing organisations more, with the average incident now exceeding USD $1.3 million, Quocirca said.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Yesterday

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Half of UK tech leaders say outages threaten revenue
Network Infrastructure

Half of UK tech leaders say outages threaten revenue

Outages are now a board-level risk for many UK firms, with most technology leaders saying network resilience is critical to revenue and operations.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Today
Locai Labs launches on-premises AI appliance for UK
Data Protection

Locai Labs launches on-premises AI appliance for UK

UK government trials the appliance as organisations weigh tighter control of sensitive data against rising cloud AI costs.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Today
KPMG India & Zoho strike digital transformation alliance
Software-as-a-Service

KPMG India & Zoho strike digital transformation alliance

Enterprises could gain a single route to cloud modernisation, as the deal pairs consulting with software amid tighter data-residency rules and AI ambitions.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Today
Companies must adapt to rising AI costs, tech CEO says
Software-as-a-Service

Companies must adapt to rising AI costs, tech CEO says

Rising token-based charges and compliance risks are forcing firms to monitor AI agents more closely, Fusion5's chief executive says.

By RNZ • 5 min read • Today
Employees quietly using AI while teams have spare capacity
Digital Transformation

Employees quietly using AI while teams have spare capacity

Businesses may be over-hiring while staff quietly turn to consumer AI tools outside company controls, Prodoscore data suggests.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week