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Fincons & Expert.ai expand AI tie-up for enterprises
Digital Transformation

Fincons & Expert.ai expand AI tie-up for enterprises

Large firms in regulated sectors are under pressure to make AI decisions traceable and controllable before scaling them across core workflows.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
IBM & Red Hat launch £5bn open-source security plan
Fintech

IBM & Red Hat launch £5bn open-source security plan

The move targets vulnerabilities in software used by large firms, as AI makes it easier to find and exploit flaws.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
How AI can be the biggest accelerator for SMBs
Data Protection

How AI can be the biggest accelerator for SMBs

AI now helps smaller firms speed up routine work and decisions, but only when their PCs can handle the workloads securely and efficiently.

By Alexey Navolokin • 3 min read • Last week
Certes says be ready to protect data before Q Day hits
Data Protection

Certes says be ready to protect data before Q Day hits

Only 3% of Australian businesses have started preparing for post-quantum cryptography, leaving sensitive data exposed to harvest-now, decrypt-later attacks.

By Anthony Caruana • 5 min read • Last week
Check Point launches AI tool to test exploitability
Cloud Security

Check Point launches AI tool to test exploitability

Security teams could cut alert backlogs as the new system flags only flaws that can be exploited in a specific environment.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
OVHcloud launches Premier 2027 hardware for VMware
Virtualisation

OVHcloud launches Premier 2027 hardware for VMware

The refreshed servers add up to 40% more CPU cores and 1.5 TB of memory for VMware customers migrating or scaling private cloud workloads.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week
EfficiencyIT names Giles Pattison to drive AI growth
Hybrid Cloud

EfficiencyIT names Giles Pattison to drive AI growth

Rising demand for faster AI-ready infrastructure is driving EfficiencyIT's expansion, as Giles Pattison joins to help scale its modular data centre business.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week
Magellanic Cloud reports stronger FY26 revenue & profit
Digital Transformation

Magellanic Cloud reports stronger FY26 revenue & profit

Higher rail and bank surveillance orders helped lift Magellanic Cloud's Q4 profit 34% and push full-year revenue above INR 706.8 crore.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Hitachi Vantara expands EverFlex with outcome-based SLAs
Data Protection

Hitachi Vantara expands EverFlex with outcome-based SLAs

Customers can now buy more predictable storage and infrastructure contracts as the new terms tie costs to availability, performance and recovery.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
LogicMonitor launches AI-led IT operations preview
Digital Transformation

LogicMonitor launches AI-led IT operations preview

Enterprise IT teams could cut alert noise and speed incident response as LogicMonitor tests AI-led workflows with selected customers.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Ping Identity adds controls for AI agents in businesses
Data Protection

Ping Identity adds controls for AI agents in businesses

Businesses adopting AI agents face new security and accountability risks as Ping Identity extends access controls, auditability and governance.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
UK businesses lose a quarter of AI budgets to complexity
Digital Transformation

UK businesses lose a quarter of AI budgets to complexity

Complexity is wiping out GBP £11.7 billion a year in wasted UK AI spending, as most IT leaders say outputs are creating daily rework.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Hyland launches global partner network for AI growth
Software-as-a-Service

Hyland launches global partner network for AI growth

The overhaul is meant to give partners clearer rules, more transparency and bigger rewards as customers move from AI pilots to scaled deployments.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Stories from Other Regions

IT Department stories

Orro & Megaport launch managed global network service
Hybrid Cloud

Orro & Megaport launch managed global network service

Australian businesses expanding overseas can now secure private network links and compute in minutes through a single managed provider.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Kao Data names Spencer Lamb as Chief Executive Officer
Data centers

Kao Data names Spencer Lamb as Chief Executive Officer

The move comes as AI demand drives Britain's data centre operators to expand faster, secure more power and plan larger sites.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
Corinium to host three data and AI conferences in Melbourne
Data Protection

Corinium to host three data and AI conferences in Melbourne

More than 700 executives will gather as Australian firms face pressure to prove AI spending delivers results and tighter governance.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week
How WD is reinventing the hard drive for AI at scale
Hyperscale

How WD is reinventing the hard drive for AI at scale

Australia's AI data-centre boom is forcing storage vendors to cut power use and costs, with WD betting on hard drives over flash.

By Sean Mitchell • 6 min read • Last week
The connectivity stack: Why Australian ICT leaders are rethinking where their websites live
Data Protection

The connectivity stack: Why Australian ICT leaders are rethinking where their websites live

Offshore web hosting is becoming harder to justify as Australian firms weigh latency, sovereignty and support risks across their digital stack.

By Dominic Vivarini • 6 min read • Last week