Australia & New Zealand stories
Organisations hit by ransomware will gain a secure, auditable recovery environment as HCLTech expands VaultNXT with Cohesity's clean room service.
The switch is meant to cut outage response times and keep observability costs from rising as the betting group expands across three markets.
The three winners cut manual work, sped up deployments and bolstered resilience across transport, defence research and banking in Australia and New Zealand.
Rising AI-driven phishing attacks are pushing ANZ organisations towards post-perimeter defences, as Netpoleon widens Cofense access through its channel network.
Enterprises in Australia and New Zealand are being pushed to balance AI adoption with tighter control over cost, security and data sovereignty.
Most organisations in Australia and New Zealand still cannot match machine-speed attacks, leaving blind spots and manual defences exposed.
Despite a surge in workplace use, most firms still cannot show whether AI is paying off, with only 8% tracking impact with clear KPIs.
The deal lets retailers target younger shoppers on Snapchat and tie ad spend to sales, as Officeworks tests offsite retail media.
Marketers risk misreading APAC growth as install gains slowed in gaming and retention weakened, even as finance and payments adoption lifted some markets.
Australian contact centres are replacing early AI tools rather than dropping them, with chatbots still the top investment priority over the next 12 months.
CIOs can keep existing ERP systems and still adopt agentic AI, as Rimini Street pitches a cheaper path away from vendor-led migrations.
Poor data housekeeping is adding cost, risk and delays to RISE with SAP projects, with some firms losing over EUR 100,000 a month.
Sydney customers are being shown a push towards fewer stand-alone systems as Axis ties cameras, radar, audio and analytics into one platform.
Small employers could avoid costly wage and classification mistakes as BrightHR adds guided compliance tools to its workforce software.
A Logitech G survey shows gaming has become a regular family activity in Australia, with dads more likely than mums to rate themselves as better than their children.
Australian agencies and regulated firms can now keep penetration-testing data onshore as Horizon3 opens its first Asia-Pacific sovereign cloud in Sydney.
One in three Australian businesses blew their AI budget last year, as token-heavy deployments drove unplanned costs and stalled projects.
Demand for engineers who can link AI to industrial systems is rising as manufacturers race to automate safely and stay competitive.
Deloitte's double win underscores Anaplan's reliance on partners to drive deployments as Australian customers seek faster budgeting and reporting.
The partnership gives the audio brand tighter control over unauthorised resellers and faster access to sales data on Amazon Australia.