The Ultimate Guide to Private Cloud
A curated Kiwi edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Private Cloud.
What to know about Private Cloud
Private cloud technology offers organisations a dedicated cloud infrastructure that provides enhanced control, security, and customisation compared to public cloud options. It is an essential component in the evolving landscape of hybrid IT environments, allowing businesses to balance operational flexibility with compliance and security requirements.
Through recent stories, readers can explore challenges such as why some private cloud initiatives fall short of expectations, the emerging innovations in data lakehouse platforms tailored for private clouds, and how companies are integrating advanced AI and analytics to leverage their private cloud investments. These insights reveal the strategic importance of private cloud in driving digital transformation, securing sensitive workloads, and enabling scalable, on-premises or hosted cloud environments.
Further, the tag covers updates on key vendor offerings, partnerships, security considerations, and market trends influencing private cloud adoption worldwide. Readers interested in understanding how private cloud solutions fit into broader IT strategies, hybrid cloud deployments, and enterprise infrastructure will find valuable perspectives here to guide their cloud journey decisions.
Kiwi Private Cloud News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Commvault Cloud brings in-country data protection to NZ
Commvault extends its cloud data protection platform to New Zealand, promising in-country sovereignty, faster recovery and unified resilience.
Christchurch AI platform Caitlyn shines at AWS re:Invent
Christchurch-built AI platform Caitlyn stars at AWS re:Invent, showcasing secure, explainable enterprise search for sensitive data.
Fortinet brings AI data centre security to NVIDIA DPUs
Fortinet embeds FortiGate firewalls on NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPUs to secure AI data centres without stealing CPU or GPU performance.
Spark NZ, HPE revamp hybrid cloud for managed services
Spark NZ taps HPE GreenLake and Morpheus to rebuild hybrid cloud, boosting automation and managed services for Kiwi enterprise clients.
Spectrum appoints Deane Jessep to drive sovereign AI strategy
Spectrum names Deane Jessep CTO to lead New Zealand's sovereign AI strategy, tackling cloud costs, data sovereignty, and AI governance in enterprise and government sectors.
Microsoft Cloud Region launch sparks hybrid infrastructure debate in New Zealand
Microsoft's launch of a Cloud Region in New Zealand highlights a shift towards hybrid infrastructure, sparking debate on optimal data storage strategies.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Private Cloud
Gigamon & Splunk join forces on federated telemetry
Kore.ai launches Artemis AI platform on Microsoft Azure
Kore.ai launches Artemis AI platform on Microsoft Azure
BeyondTrust named leader in KuppingerCole PAM report
Dell adds Nutanix AHV support to its Private Cloud
Featured News
Expert Columns
Virtual vs. physical firewalls: A practical guide for modern networks
Why AI-powered security needs network telemetry across the hybrid cloud
No compromise: Designing AI operations for sovereignty and reliability
Inference-as-a-service is the secret sauce behind a new breed of AI companies
AI surge exposes cloud security gaps, report warns
Rethinking cloud choices in the age of AI
Recalibrating hybrid cloud security in the age of AI: The need for deep observability
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Recent Private Cloud News
Growth tops New Zealand firms' priorities, says cloud report
Datacom's latest Annual Cloud Report shows New Zealand businesses prioritising growth, with over 40% planning to boost cloud computing budgets this year.
NZ businesses struggle with data quality for AI adoption
New research from Datacom reveals only 9% of New Zealand businesses consider their data completely clean, posing significant risks as AI adoption grows.
Google says privacy key as NZ Identity Check system planned
Google supports efforts to fix legal stability in data flow and privacy. New Zealand uses Google Analytics in online ID system.
Hybrid Cloud solutions offer the best of all worlds
Softsource, a leading ICT systems integrator, today announced the launch of its next generation Infrastructure as a Service offering.
Hybrid, public, private cloud... does your CIO know the difference?
Lack of understanding about the cloud and its benefits among IT decision makers, finds Avanade study. Hybrid cloud adoption expected to increase.
Plan B acquires Auckland-based private cloud backup and recovery provider
Plan B gears up to acquire DRG, bolstering its cloud backup services in a strategic move to further solidify its industry stance from 1 April 2014.
Virtual Private Cloud First Step For Big Biz
Many large organisations across New Zealand have deployed some degree of virtual private clouds (VPC) or hybrid cloud models, according to a new IDC report.
Virtual Private Clouds first step for big biz, says IDC
IDC finds big NZ firms adopting virtual private clouds as a launchpad to broader public cloud use, amid evolving tech capabilities.
Explainer: AI's future is being split between device and cloud
Rising AI usage is pushing firms to split tasks between devices and cloud services, cutting latency and easing privacy and cost pressures.
Enterprises shift AI workloads towards private cloud
Rising costs, security worries and data sovereignty are pushing more firms to run production AI inferencing in private cloud, a Broadcom survey shows.
Apple unveils AI frameworks & Xcode 27 for developers
Developers will gain on-device AI, coding agents and faster builds as Apple widens its software toolset across iPhone, Mac and Vision Pro.
Apple expands intelligence across apps & Siri revamp
The rollout deepens Apple's AI push, but some users in Europe and China will miss key features as Siri's remake arrives later in beta.
Innodisk unveils five-layer edge AI ecosystem at Computex
Businesses wanting to keep AI data on site are being targeted with tools for local model training, edge inference and remote updates.
Tencent Cloud launches three AI products for overseas
Overseas enterprises can now tap Tencent Cloud's new AI tools for office work, design and model access as it steps up its push beyond China.
Amazon adds OpenAI models to Bedrock for AWS users
AWS customers can now run OpenAI's latest models in production without leaving Bedrock, with pricing and governance folded into existing commitments.
TrustLogix adds AI agent controls to TrustAI platform
Businesses facing ShadowAI risks can now block rogue agents and trace access more tightly as TrustLogix expands controls at the data layer.
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.
FPT launches Flezi Foundry for AI-led software delivery
Enterprises could see faster, more accountable software delivery as human oversight stays in place for AI agents handling coding and support.
Group-IB strengthens banking growth with AWS recognition
The AWS recognition should help Group-IB win more regulated financial customers by proving its fraud and incident response tools meet sector standards.
CTERA launches InsightAI for unstructured data analysis
It gives IT and security teams a way to spot risks, track usage and investigate incidents across sprawling unstructured data estates.