Category: Technology Decisions

Gartner identifies the top strategic technology trends for 2026 Gartner has announced its list of top strategic technology trends that organisations need to explore in 2026. “Technology leaders face a pivotal year in 2026, where disruption, innovation and risk are expanding at unprecedented speed,” said Gene Alvarez, Distinguished VP Analyst at Gartner. “The top strategic…

B&R Enclosures adopts PaaS solution Victoria-based electrical enclosures company B&R Enclosures has adopted Schneider Electric’s Secure‍-‍Power‍-‍as‍-‍a-‍Service solution to modernise its power infrastructure and reduce operational risk. By adopting the solution, B&R Enclosures is transitioning to an operational expenditure-based model, shifting away from the traditional capital expenditure approach. The company has introduced a 24/7 monitored, lifecycle-managed…

Bitdefender launches endpoint security tool Bitdefender has announced the Australian launch of GravityZone PHASR, the company’s pre-emptive endpoint security system, as a standalone solution. GravityZone PHASR (Proactive Hardening and Attack Surface Reduction) combines behaviour-based security hardening with real-time threat intelligence, with the aim of proactively preventing ransomware and living-off-the-land attacks. Bitdefender said the platform correlates…

Australian enterprises wasting millions due to tech debt: report The average Australian enterprise is wasting more than $365 million annually due to an inability to deal with mounting technical debt, research commissioned by Pegasystems indicates. A global study from Savanta surveyed more than 500 IT decision-makers worldwide on the challenges caused by tech debt and enterprises’…

Macquarie Bank rolling out new agentic AI capabilities Macquarie Bank is collaborating with Google Cloud to roll out agentic AI capabilities aimed at elevating the customer experience while enhancing employer productivity. The bank will become one of the first retail banks in Australia to roll out Google’s recently launched Gemini Enterprise solution to its employees.…

Red Hat introduces new AI platform Red Hat has announced Red Hat AI 3 in what it says is a significant evolution of its enterprise AI platform. Bringing together the Red Hat AI Inference Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) and Red Hat OpenShift AI, the platform is designed to help simplify the…

Cloudflare interconnects with OCI Cloudflare has arranged to make its connectivity cloud platform available natively on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure as part of a new partnership between the two companies. The agreement is aimed at helping organisations run applications and AI workloads across any cloud environment. Joint customers will be able to leverage Cloudflare’s capabilities across…

The silent cyberthreat lurking in mismanaged tokens In today’s digital economy, the humble token has become one of the most valuable and vulnerable assets in business technology. These invisible strings of code, whether in the form of API keys, OAuth credentials or ephemeral access tokens, operate as the crown jewels of authentication. They quietly enable…

Cloudera enhances data lake solutions US-based data lake software company Cloudera has unveiled enhancements to its software solutions aimed at helping enterprises securely apply AI to data wherever it is stored. The company unveiled the updates to its Cloudera Iceberg REST Catalog and Cloudera Lakehouse Optimizer solutions at its EVOLVE25 NYC AI and data industry…

Kyndryl enhances Agentic AI Framework Technology services company Kyndryl has announced enhancements to its Kyndryl Agentic AI Framework aimed at enabling customers to scale AI across their businesses. The revamped core of the framework provides the foundation for additional agentic capabilities, including the ability to ingest and analyse code, policies and data while building and…

Sophos launches security advisory services in Australia Sophos has announced the Australian launch of Advisory Services, the company’s set of security services designed to help organisations spot and fix weaknesses before they can be exploited. The service offerings include External Penetration Testing, which simulates an attacker trying to breach an organisation’s perimeter from the outside. The…

Cybersecurity KPIs still reactive rather than forward-looking: report With 34% of organisations suffering an AI-related breach, a new Tenable report shows leadership is misjudging risk by focusing on reactive metrics instead of preventable threats. As organisations aggressively pursue technologies like artificial intelligence, a dangerous disconnect is growing between innovation and security. Data from Tenable’s ‘State…

Macquarie Telecom announces integration with Netskope Macquarie Telecom has partnered with US-based Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solutions provider Netskope to strengthen network, cloud and data security for Australian enterprise customers. The companies have arranged to integrate Netskope’s Security Service Edge (SSE) platform with Macquarie Telecom’s software-defined wide area network offering with the goal of…

Maximising business value through sustainable IT infrastructure With looming regulatory deadlines and energy costs on the rise, organisations are under increasing pressure to accelerate their sustainability strategies and technology investments. A recent Gartner survey found that 79% of CEOs in Asia–Pacific see sustainability as a top business growth opportunity. As leaders revisit their long-term plans,…

Databricks enters $150m partnership with OpenAI Databricks has entered into a multi-year, US$100 million ($151.5 million) partnership with OpenAI to expand enterprise access to generative AI models. Under the agreement, OpenAI’s models will be made natively available within the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform and its flagship AI product Agent Bricks. The collaboration is designed to…

Laying the foundation for agentic AI with resilient 5G connectivity Even a few minutes of downtime is unacceptable for network managers. It frustrates customers, derails operations, and costs business revenue. Now imagine that outage in a world where agentic AI handles customer service, trouble shooting and remediation workflows. The margin for error disappears. According to…

Cybersecurity skills gap widening in Australia: report The Information Security Audit and Control Association (ISACA) has found that cybersecurity teams in Australia remain stretched thin, with more than half (54%) understaffed and 58% reporting unfilled positions. Yet despite this shortage, only a third of enterprises (34%) are training non-security staff to move into cyber roles,…

Schneider Electric unveils full liquid cooling portfolio Schneider Electric has provided its first look at its complete liquid cooling portfolio following its acquisition and integration of Motivair earlier this year. The recently unveiled portfolio of end-to-end cooling solutions include lines of coolant distribution units, rear door heat exchangers, liquid-to-air heat dissipation units, dynamic cold plates…

Teradata unveils tools for building AI agents Teradata has unveiled a set of tools for enabling enterprises to build and manage autonomous AI agents. AgentBuilder leverages open-source frameworks and the Teradata AI and knowledge platform to allow IT teams to design, operationalise and manage multi-agent systems. The recently revealed capabilities also include a range of…

Check Point Software expands Australian presence Check Point Software has expanded its Australian data residence capabilities with the implementation of local instances of its Check Point Harmony SASE and Check Point CloudGuard WAF security tools. The company says the deployment will help Australian customers meet local data privacy, security and compliance requirements for the storage…

Cloudflare gives creators new tool to control use of their content Cloudflare has introduced a way to help website owners and publishers gain more control over their content, by making it easy for any website owner to update their robots.txt — the simple text file that tells web crawlers what parts of a site they…

Radware uncovers zero‍-‍click vulnerability in ChatGPT Cybersecurity solution provider Radware recently announced the discovery of a previously unknown zero-click vulnerability affecting the ChatGPT Deep Research agent. The flaw, dubbed ‘ShadowLeak’, allows attackers to exfiltrate sensitive information from users without any clicks, prompts or visible signs of compromise on the network or endpoint. The vulnerability, which…

Beyond tech sprawl: the four shifts defining the next‍-‍generation tech stack For the last decade, Australian organisations have been on a technology shopping spree. The promise of digital transformation led to widespread investment, but the result has often been a ‘tech sprawl’ — a messy, tangled and under-utilised collection of software. Which isn’t just inefficient; it’s…

Preparing for the post-quantum world: what IT leaders need to know For decades, the security of the digital world has rested on public-key cryptography. Algorithms like RSA and elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) keep everything from online banking to government communications safe. But advances in quantum computing threaten to undermine this foundation. While today’s quantum computers…

The art of seamless human-machine partnerships in the age of agentic AI Artificial intelligence is reshaping the relationship between humans and machines. For hundreds of years the relationship has been clearly defined: machines do the mechanical things, and people do the thinking and decision making. For many ANZ organisations, that dynamic is rapidly changing. Over…

Akamai adds secure browser to ZTNA portfolio Akamai has reached an agreement to add enterprise browser security company Seraphic Security’s secure enterprise browser capabilities to its portfolio of enterprise zero trust security products. The agreement is aimed at allowing Akamai to move beyond a security service edge (SSE) approach to network access by offering customers…

Rubrik announces CrowdStrike Falcon integration Security and AI company Rubrik has integrated its Rubrik Identity Resilience solution with the CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen Identity Security platform to enable customers to roll back malicious identity changes. The enhanced integration with CrowdStrike Falcon platform is aimed at addressing the increased speed and sophistication of identity-driven attacks. Joint customers…

ServiceNow aims to revolutionise enterprise AI ServiceNow has announced the launch of its Zurich platform, introducing new capabilities for AI development and adoption. The platform is designed to support faster multi-agentic AI development with the Build Agent tool for enterprise app creation. The company says that Build Agent allows employees to turn an idea into…

Partnering to overcome the skills gap in cloud computing For organisations that are always trying to leverage the latest technology to gain an edge over their competitors, cloud computing is among the top of the list (jostling with AI and security for top spot) for most decision makers. The scalability and cost-effectiveness, along with businesses…

The ongoing evolution of effective AI prompt engineering Just as artificial intelligence (AI) has undergone a period of rapid development and innovation in recent years, so too has the allied field of prompt engineering. Designed to enhance the outputs delivered by AI tools, prompt engineering is an approach users can take to enhance the commands…

ANZ distributors embracing AI Nearly four in five (78%) distributors in Australia and New Zealand plan to adopt or expand the use of AI in enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, according to research released by Epicor. The study, conducted in partnership with Nucleus Research, found that businesses worldwide are scaling AI workflows, hiring for AI-specific…

Palo Alto unveils Prisma SASE 4.0 Palo Alto Networks has unveiled a new AI-driven Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solution aimed at protecting enterprises in the AI area. The Prisma SASE 4.0 solution contains a dedicated browser designed to neutralise web threats in real time within the browser by intercepting and neutralising encrypted, evasive attacks.…

Payment modernisation: now a strategic imperative for financial institutions As Australia moves deeper into a real-time economy, payment modernisation has become a strategic imperative driven by regulatory reform, ecosystem innovation and rising customer expectations. Australians now make over 500 million payments with mobile wallets each month, valued at over $20 billion. In the year to June 2024,…

SailPoint partners with HCLTech on identity management Identity security company SailPoint has teamed up with HCLTech to deliver identity security solutions for enterprises in the AI era. The partnership will combine SailPoint Identity Security Cloud, delivered through AI-driven identity platform SailPoint Atlas, with HCLTech’s experience helping large enterprises manage identity at scale through its global…

Full steam ahead: how to accelerate AI agent development responsibly Like the logical leap that saw steam engines put into locomotives to power rail at an industrial scale, artificial intelligence (AI) agents are fast becoming an effective way for businesses to adapt and enhance generative AI (GenAI) models for specific enterprise use cases. As noted…

Australian businesses adopting AI at a rapid pace Australian businesses adopted AI an average of once every three minutes over the past year, new research released by Amazon Web Services suggests. A survey conducted on behalf of the company by Strand Partners found that 50% of Australian businesses are now regularly using AI, representing a…

Reducing environmental impact through real-time data streaming When we think of data, the primary focus is often on its potential to reduce costs, increase revenue, improve customer experiences and enhance operational efficiencies. Importantly, placing focus on good practices for secure data management is essential. However, there is one often overlooked aspect of data management: its…

Australia’s tech spending revolution is coming — and we can thank the trade war Australia is on the cusp of a tech spending revolution, and we owe thanks to the global trade war. While tariffs and geopolitical uncertainty have sparked concerns about economic fallout, they’ve also become a driving force for change. Businesses aren’t just…

Phishing attacks on Australian workers growing more successful Netskope Threat Labs’ latest threat report for Australia has found that the rate of Australian workers clicking on phishing links has grown by 140% since the last report was published in 2024. The report found that an average of 1.2% of Australian workers clicked on a phishing…

Should AI actually be the biggest IT sustainability concern? Elevated climate reporting requirements are one condition that Australia’s industrial sector will have to meet on the path to decarbonisation and to achieving net zero emissions by 2050. As a result, AI is under scrutiny for its high resource usage and associated greenhouse gas emissions, with…

ISACA launches AI-centric certification for security professionals Ninety-five percent of digital trust professionals are worried that generative AI will be exploited by bad actors, according to the latest AI Pulse Poll from ISACA. With AI heightening cyber threats and increasing the demand for skilled security professionals who can effectively manage and protect AI systems, ISACA…

Four-fifths of businesses lack the infrastructure to support AI: report Unisys has released a report examining how organisations are adapting IT strategies to support emerging technologies, such as GenAI, agentic AI and quantum computing. Titled ‘From Complexity to Clarity: Modernising Cloud and IT for What Comes Next’, the study gathered responses from 1000 C-suite and…

Build the next-generation customer experience with GenAI Customer expectations have never been higher. Today’s consumers demand instant access to information, seamless product experiences and rapid resolution of issues. When organisations fall short, customers don’t just get frustrated; they leave. Every interaction either strengthens or damages brand reputation. Generative AI (GenAI) is rapidly emerging as a…

Ingram Micro adds AlgoSec to supplier line‍-‍up Distributor Ingram Micro has added US-based cybersecurity company AlgoSec to its line-up of suppliers. Through the collaboration, Ingram Micro partners will gain access to AlgoSec’s application-centric security solutions covering public and private clouds, containers and on-premises environments. Managed service providers will be able to offer enhanced security management capabilities…

CyberCX to be bought out by Accenture Global technology consultancy Accenture has arranged to buy CyberCX, one of Australia’s largest cybersecurity companies. The deal represents Accenture’s largest cybersecurity acquisition to date, and is expected to significantly bolster the company’s cybersecurity services in the Asia–Pacific region. CyberCX was established in Melbourne in 2019 and has grown…

CrowdStrike launches next-gen identity security tool Crowdstrike has announced the launch of a new solution aimed at protecting both human and non-human identities across every enterprise environment. CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen Identity Security is designed to protect human, non-human and AI agent identities across on-premises, cloud, SaaS and individual workloads. Part of the AI-native CrowdStrike Falcon…

How to tackle the rising threat of shadow AI It took around 23 years for the internet to accumulate a billion users, and mobile technology about 16 years to attain the same number. For generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), it’s going to be closer to seven years, according to a report by Palo Alto Networks titled ‘Unit…

HPE expands NVIDIA AI Computing portfolio HPE has enhanced its NVIDIA AI Computing by HPE portfolio with solutions aimed at supporting the latest NVIDIA AI models. The HPE Private Cloud AI turnkey solution, which has been co-developed with NVIDIA, has been upgraded to support the newest versions of the NVIDIA Nemotron agentic AI models, the…

Finastra, NTT Data form financial software partnership Financial services software provider Finastra has expanded its partnership with Japan-based IT infrastructure and services company NTT Data to cover the delivery of managed services for financial institutions based on Finastra’s Lending Cloud Service. The collaboration, which will focus on the Asia–Pacific, Middle East, Africa and Latin American…

Coding a clean slate: how AI is writing off tech debt For decades, enterprises have wrestled with the burden of technical debt. Legacy systems, outdated code and aging infrastructure can become an anchor that slows innovation, increases costs and limits the ability to adapt. Modernisation efforts are often daunting, with migrations stretching over years, consuming…

Macquarie Data Centres enters AI alliance with Dell Macquarie Data Centres has entered into a collaboration with Dell aimed at providing a secure, sovereign home for AI workloads in Australia. Under the agreement, Macquarie Data Centres will host a Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA within its IC3 Super West data centre, its newest purpose-built AI…

Elastic launches AI-powered tool for SOC analysts Search AI company Elastic has launched a serverless security package aimed at bringing AI-driven detection and triage into existing Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) tools. The solution, Elastic AI SOC Engine (EASE), uses Elastic’s Attack Discovery platform and an AI assistant…

Tenable launches tool for securing enterprise AI Exposure management company Tenable has expanded its Tenable One platform with a solution aimed at helping users detect, manage and control risks introduced by AI usage. Tenable AI Exposure is designed to help security teams address the entire life cycle of AI security challenges, including gaining visibility into…

Exposure management starts with identity While concepts like zero trust, XDR and threat intelligence are valuable in cybersecurity, the fundamental imperative today is exposure management: understanding where critical vulnerabilities lie and remediating them swiftly. To effectively manage cyber exposure, the focus must begin where the risk is the greatest — identity. More specifically, Active Directory.…

Pega aims to revolutionalise self-service tools Pegasystems has announced a solution aimed at automating some of the most complex customer service requests using agentic AI. The Pega Self-Service Agent solution combines the agentic capabilities of Pega Blueprint and Pega Predictive AI into a tool designed to handle the complex interactions typically conducted by customer service…

Palo Alto seeks to redefine application security Palo Alto Networks has launched a solution aimed at redefining application security by intelligently blocking security issues before they can reach production. The company says the solution, Cortex Cloud Application Security Posture Management (APSM), is designed to allow developers and security teams to fix security risks before cloud…

HPE unveils new security tools at Black Hat USA HPE has expanded its cybersecurity, resiliency and compliance portfolio with a range of new solutions driven by AI and other emerging technologies. At Black Hat USA this week, the company announced a new Secure Access Service Edge copilot for HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect designed to provide…

ACS backs digital productivity vision but urges action on AI regulation The Australian Computer Society (ACS), says it welcomes the Productivity Commission’s interim report on Harnessing Data and Digital Technology as a timely acknowledgment of the central role digital capability plays in Australia’s economic resilience and future prosperity. But while the ACS supports many of…

The hidden costs of not investing in 5G: Breaking down misperceptions for Australian IT buyers As Australian organisations confront fast-evolving digital demands, one key technology continues to dominate boardroom discussions: 5G connectivity. Recognised universally for its promise of speed, reliability, and scalability, 5G offers the infrastructure backbone needed to enable emerging technologies such as AI,…

AI-first telcos: agentic AI enables connectivity providers to perform intelligently The telecom industry is at a historic crossroads. Demand for faster, more reliable and more personalised connectivity is exploding, fuelled by trends such as 5G, IoT and the shift to cloud-based services. To stay ahead, connectivity providers must transform not only their networks but their…

ACS releases annual Digital Pulse report With digital technology now central to Australia’s economy, the Australian Computer Society (ACS) has launched its 2025 Digital Pulse report under the banner ‘Today, meet tomorrow’. The AC says it lays out a 10-point action plan addressing workforce and innovation challenges to close the nation’s digital skills gap and…

Tenable uses AI to further refine threat risk rating Tenable is using AI to further refine the number of vulnerabilities rated as high or critical using its Tenable Vulnerability Priority Rating (VPR). While the static Common Vulnerability Scoring System flags 60% of vulnerabilities as high or critical, the Tenable VPR refined this to 3% at…

Oracle launches warehouse management tool Oracle has added a new tool within its Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain and Manufacturing (SCM) solution aimed at helping organisations streamline warehouse operations and enhance supply chain efficiency. Part of Oracle Fusion Cloud Inventory Management, the Oracle Fusion Cloud Advanced Inventory Management tool uses embedded AI to simplify processes,…

Commvault launches tool for recovering DynamoDB tables Hybrid cloud data protection solutions provider Commvault has launched into general availability a new solution aimed at transforming how organisations recover data from Amazon DynamoDB. The solution, Clumio Backtrack for Amazon DynamoDB, is designed to provide near-instant rollback and granular recovery for workloads with DynamoDB, one of the…

Kaseya launches AI‍-‍powered workflow generator US-based network and system monitoring software provider Kaseya has launched an AI-powered workflow generator aimed at simplifying automation for technicians on the Kaseya VSA 10 platform. The solution uses generative AI to enable technicians to describe a desired outcome in single language, while Cooper Copilot builds the entire automation workflow…

Australia’s new data centre rules could set a global standard Australia is in the midst of a data centre boom: one that promises to redefine the nation’s digital landscape and economic future. Fuelled by more than $26 billion in forecast investment and a projected doubling of national capacity by 2030, this wave of infrastructure expansion…

Kyndryl launches framework for deploying agentic AI Enterprise technology service provider Kyndryl has launched a new enterprise-grade framework for deploying agentic AI to support human teams. The Kyndryl Agentic AI Framework orchestrates a portfolio of specialised, self-learning AI agents designed to dynamically respond to changing conditions while still keeping humans in the loop for oversight.…

The hidden legal risk in your AI workflow On 10 June 2025, Australia introduced a new statutory tort for serious invasion of privacy that enhances an individual’s rights if their privacy is intentionally or recklessly breached, even if no harm has occurred. It’s a landmark shift; but for organisations undergoing digital transformation, it’s also a…

CISA and Microsoft warn of “active attacks” on SharePoint The US Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has warned of a new remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability enabling unauthorised access to on-premise Microsoft SharePoint servers that Microsoft has reported is currently being exploited in active attacks by malicious actors. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation…

Palo Alto partners with Okta on identity management Palo Alto Networks has expanded its partnership with identity management company Okta to introduce new integrations for unified security architecture. Under the agreement, the companies have introduced native integration between Okta Workforce Identity and Palo Alto Networks’ secure Prisma Access Browser, creating a new conditional access method…

Tenable uncovers security flaw in OCI Tenable researchers have discovered a new remote code execution vulnerability in Oracle Code Editor that could have allowed attackers to run malicious code on a server without the need for direct access. The vulnerability enables threat actors to hijack a victim’s Cloud Shell environment, and potentially move across to…

Trustwave launches anti‍-‍phishing service for Microsoft 365 Trustwave has launched a new managed service designed to help organisations using Microsoft Office 365 and Defender for Office defend against phishing attacks. The Managed Phishing for Microsoft service aims to address evolving trends being observed within phishing attacks such as the use of AI-powered techniques to bypass traditional…

Secure by Design: vital in an evolving threat landscape In the evolving world of software development, a familiar term is gaining renewed urgency: Secure by Design. Often regarded as an optional best practice or merely a compliance checkbox, this approach is increasingly being viewed as a strategic imperative, and one that could determine whether a…

Conizant launches AI agent development tool Global consultancy Cognizant has launched a new solution designed to help enterprises design, deploy and orchestrate autonomous AI agents. Cognizant Agent Foundry utilises both Coginzant and third-party IP to support the delivery of continuous, agent-driven consultation, including adaptive operations, real-time decision making, and personalised customer experiences. The company says…

Pegasystems signs genAI partnership with AWS Pegasystems has signed a five-year collaboration agreement with AWS aimed at helping organisations digitally transform their businesses using Pega products and AWS generative AI services. Under the agreement, the two companies will jointly offer solutions making use of AWS Transform, which uses agentic AI workflows to automate the full…

Cyber attackers using sophisticated deepfake tools: report Trend Micro has published a new report revealing the scale and sophistication of the use of deepfakes in cyber attacks. The report reveals that cybercriminals have started to leverage deepfakes in a range of ways to attack enterprise targets. One example is the fake employee scam, whereby attackers…

AI is helping banks ‘listen’ again For decades, banks have been on a journey to become faster, more digital and data-driven. From predictive analytics in credit approvals to mobile applications replacing physical branches, the industry has moved rapidly to modernise and scale. But in this race to digitise, something essential has been lost: the voice…

Keeping IT teams resilient by reducing complexity New tools bring new opportunities — more speed, scale and innovation — but they also bring new challenges. Does this sound familiar? That’s the everyday reality of modern IT teams: they’re tasked with keeping the lights on and systems running smoothly, as well as adapting to an environment…

Barracuda launches backup solution for Entra ID Cybersecurity company Barracuda Networks has introduced a new solution designed to help protect Microsoft Entra ID environments from both accidental and malicious data loss. Barracuda Entra ID Backup Premium aims to enable fast, reliable recovery of identity data in the event of a breach or issue with the Entra…

How AI projects can avoid the POC graveyard Many artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives never make it past the proof-of-concept stage. Despite the early enthusiasm, they often stall and are quietly shelved. That’s not always a reflection of the technology: it’s usually a sign that the surrounding business context wasn’t ready to support the next steps.…

HPE closes $21.3b Juniper Networks acquisition Hewlett-Packard Enterprise has completed its US$14 billion ($21.3 billion) acquisition of Juniper Networks, doubling the size of its networking business. The US$40 ($60.84) per share acquisition was being opposed by the US Department of Justice due to concerns over the potential impact of the transaction on competition in the…

HCLTech, OpenAI enter strategic services partnership India-based IT consulting company HCLTech has entered into a multi-year collaboration agreement with OpenAI aimed at driving enterprise adoption of generative AI. As part of the agreement, HCLTech’s global client base will be able to leverage OpenAI’s artificial intelligence products alongside the company’s own foundational and applied AI offerings…

Agentic AI reality check: don’t confuse hype with readiness Agentic AI is no longer a speculative concept in innovation labs or a buzzword in boardrooms, it’s becoming a transformative force in business and central on strategic agendas. In the push for efficiency and scale, agentic AI and its ability to make independent decisions and actions…

Cloud AI workloads exposing enterprises to risk Seven in 10 AI workloads across major cloud platforms have at least one critical vulnerability, new research from exposure management company Tenable suggests. The company’s latest Cloud Security Risk Report found that cloud workloads supporting AI initiatives are significantly more vulnerable than traditional workloads. The report found that…

You have AI ambitions. Can your infrastructure keep pace? It’s been clear for some time that AI is not just another technology, but a fundamental shift in how we operate. It has the potential to change every aspect of an organisation, from operations to innovation right through to decision making. But scratch the surface and…

Tech Council and techUK sign partnership agreement The Tech Council of Australia (TCA) and techUK have formally signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), building on the momentum of the Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) which came into force in 2023. The FTA includes an innovation chapter that recognises the important role that innovation plays in…

Accelerating the adoption of passkeys without compromising user experience Phishing remains one of the most persistent and dangerous cybersecurity threats, despite growing user awareness. According to Verizon’s 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), phishing reporting has increased, suggesting users are more vigilant, but attacks still succeed at an alarming rate. This ongoing vulnerability points to…

Modern CISOs must throw out the traditional cybersecurity playbook The traditional approach to cybersecurity is no longer sufficient in today’s evolving business environment, and CISOs are now expected to be much more than technical experts. While keeping pace with evolving cyberthreats remains essential, the primary imperative for CISOs should be to align the security agenda…

HPE launches joint solutions with Veeam HPE has expanded its partnership with data resilience company Veeam Software with a collaboration aimed at offering customers data backup and recovery solutions. Under the agreement, the Veeam Data Platform will integrate with virtualisation solution HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software with the aim of providing a simplified way to…

Barracuda launches vulnerability detection tool Barracuda Networks has launched a new managed vulnerability security service powered by its global Security Operations Centre. The fully managed service is an extension of the existing BarracudaONE AI-powered cybersecurity platform, and is designed to help organisations proactively uncover, assess and prioritise vulnerabilities before they can be exploited. The company…

AI agents: securing the ‘artificial workforce’ Agentic AI is poised to bring change at various levels of organisations, and many have started to look into the benefits and competitive advantages they could extract from it. Gartner predicts that by 2028, 33% of enterprise software applications will include embedded agentic AI, enabling 15% of day-to-day work…

Crowdstrike Falcon launches on AWS Marketplace Crowdstrike and AWS have announced a new service providing AWS Security Incident Response customers with direct access to Crowdstrike’s Falcon cybersecurity platform. Customers will be able to procure access to the platform at preferred rates on the AWS Marketplace, and manage the platform from within their existing AWS environments.…

CommScope launches edge fibre offering CommScope has launched a new line of fibre infrastructure products aimed at helping enterprise network providers support more devices and applications at the edge. FiberREACH is designed to extend power and connectivity for networks capable of providing gigabit speeds at the edge of a network. It can provide up to…

Cloud security gaps threaten Australian businesses: report A recent report exposes a serious vulnerability in the way many Australian organisations are managing their cloud infrastructure. Australian organisations are facing a hidden crisis of cloud vulnerabilities, according to the 2025 Cloud Security Risk Report released by Tenable. The report uncovers alarming security gaps in cloud environments…

Cloudflare launches native log management tool Cloud provider Cloudflare has introduced a new tool for enabling users to analyse, investigate and monitor for security attacks within the Cloudflare Dashboard. Cloudflare Log Explorer, which is now in general availability, seeks to save security teams time and money by eliminating the need to forward logs generated by…

The near future of analytics in the AI era According to Gartner, 75% of new analytics content will be contextualised for intelligent applications through generative AI by 2027, enabling composable connections between insights and actions. During the Gartner Data & Analytics Summit in Sydney this week, Georgia O’Callaghan, Director Analyst at Gartner, said: “We’re moving…

AI is driving the case for a fresh look at data sovereignty in Australia Data sovereignty has reached the forefront of governmental policy, defining how companies store, share and protect data globally. Within Australia, artificial intelligence has emerged as one of the strongest drivers for the imposition of data sovereignty rules, and the concept has…

Hitachi Vantara launches AI Data Hub solution Hitachi subsidiary Hitachi Vantara has introduced a new fully managed infrastructure consumption service aimed at addressing AI data integration challenges. The new Hitachi EverFlex AI Data Hub as a Service has been designed to act as a modern data lakehouse with integrated workbench capabilities for AI, business intelligence…

Guardian agents will suppport trustworthy AI: Gartner By 2030, guardian agent technologies will account for at least 10 to 15% of agentic AI markets, according to Gartner. Guardian agents are AI-based technologies designed to support trustworthy and secure interactions with AI. They function as both AI assistants, supporting users with tasks like content review, monitoring…

Commvault acts to protect against new quantum threats Cyber resilience and data protection company Commvault has introduced new post-quantum cryptography capabilities aimed at helping its customers protect their sensitive data. The new capabilities include support for the Hamming Quasi-Cyclic code-based encryption scheme, a new error-correcting algorithm designed to defend against evolving quantum-based threats. These threats…