APAC stories - Page 20

Azul's Java channel surges with 30% growth, 46% larger deals and more million-dollar partners as alliances and services gain momentum.

Datadobi promotes Daniel Esposito to lead global alliances, targeting services-led partners for unstructured data and governance projects.

Global enterprises now see AI less as a cost cutter and more as a revenue engine, with agentic tools and Chief AI Officers rising in boardrooms.

Progress predicts 2026 will mark a shift from AI pilots to orchestrated, governed platforms, widening the gap between leaders and laggards.

AI will reshape risk, trust and compliance in 2026 as firms swap hype for embedded tools, tighter controls and higher regulatory scrutiny.

Zendesk warns APAC brands that rising CX expectations demand transparent, context-rich AI that resolves issues instantly or risks churn.

Spectralink's new S1000 DECT platform brings serverless, site-wide voice to frontline workers with direct Microsoft Teams integration.

White & Case selects Legora as a strategic AI partner, rolling out its platform to lawyers in 43 offices across 29 countries worldwide.

APAC retailers are rapidly adopting Agentic AI to tackle mounting supply-chain volatility and tighten inventory control by 2026.

RingQ and Snom have sealed a global cloud telephony partnership to streamline IP phone provisioning and unified communications for businesses.

Elite appoints former law firm executive Kirk Rogers as Head of APAC Sales to drive its next phase of legal tech growth across the region.

Enreach and Cataleya team up to launch a white-label UCaaS platform for APAC service providers, targeting booming cloud comms demand.

Yahoo embeds Agentic AI across its global DSP, letting advertisers plug in their own models to automate planning, buying and optimisation.

AI-driven demand is set to unleash up to USD $3 trillion in global data centre investment, doubling capacity to 200GW by 2030.

SOTI predicts AI, automation and on-device intelligence will overhaul how Australian retailers, logistics and healthcare manage mobility by 2026.

Algolia named IDC MarketScape Leader in AI search as it posts 38.5% growth and climbs to fifth worldwide in knowledge discovery tools.

Radware doubles its global DDoS cloud capacity to 30 Tbps, adding AI-driven DefencePro X to counter rising large-scale and complex attacks.

FedEx says its Asia Pacific operations delivered USD $5.7 billion in economic impact in 2025 as it ramps up routes, tech and green investments.

APAC firms face a 2026 AI reckoning, forced to turn fragile pilots into robust, edge-ready systems without collapsing legacy IT.

Airwallex has named James Teodorini Head of ANZ to spearhead growth in Australia and New Zealand after hitting USD $235 billion in volume.