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IWD: When we give access, we all gain
Hyperscale

IWD: When we give access, we all gain

On International Women's Day, Equinix backs women's digital inclusion, scaling WomenConnect and funding APAC programs to close tech gaps.

By Cyrus Adaggra • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
AI pilots stall in Australian healthcare amid data gaps
Digital Transformation

AI pilots stall in Australian healthcare amid data gaps

AI pilots in Australian healthcare languish in trials, as fragmented data and poor integration block scale and threaten a USD $13 billion payoff.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2026

Global Stories

Paving the way: SAS leaders inspiring the next generation of women in tech
Data Analytics

Paving the way: SAS leaders inspiring the next generation of women in tech

Female leaders at SAS Australia and New Zealand are mentoring, advocating and innovating to build pathways for the next generation in tech.

By SAS • 5 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
Upwind ramps up APJ cloud security push from India
Software-as-a-Service

Upwind ramps up APJ cloud security push from India

Upwind boosts India hub and APJ cloud footprint as runtime security demand surges amid rising breaches and tighter regional regulations.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
Building payments that work for everyone: Why diverse teams are the key to secure innovation
Biometrics

Building payments that work for everyone: Why diverse teams are the key to secure innovation

Diverse, psychologically safe teams are proving crucial to designing secure, seamless payment innovations that reflect real customers' lives.

By Lucy Anderson • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
Hitachi Vantara tops APeJ high-end storage rankings
Storage

Hitachi Vantara tops APeJ high-end storage rankings

Hitachi Vantara claims top APeJ ranking for high-end external storage as enterprises boost critical data infrastructure and AI workloads.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
How nurturing your female employees creates a stronger pool of future leaders
Storage

How nurturing your female employees creates a stronger pool of future leaders

Backing high-potential women with mentoring and stretch roles builds stronger leaders, boosts retention and strengthens business outcomes.

By Wendy Koh • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
AI scales in APAC finance as tokenisation gains pace
Digital Transformation

AI scales in APAC finance as tokenisation gains pace

APAC finance firms race to scale AI from pilots to production as tokenisation and blockchain investments signal deeper market overhaul ahead.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2026
Okta names Christian Rota ANZ director of partnerships
Software-as-a-Service

Okta names Christian Rota ANZ director of partnerships

Okta appoints Christian Rota to lead ANZ partnerships, stepping up its partner-first push as identity security demand surges across the region.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2026
Yubico picks Singapore for new Asia Pacific HQ push
Data Protection

Yubico picks Singapore for new Asia Pacific HQ push

Yubico has chosen Singapore for a new global HQ, bolstering Asia Pacific operations as demand for phishing-resistant authentication grows.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2026
VAST & CrowdStrike ally to secure enterprise AI data
Hyperscale

VAST & CrowdStrike ally to secure enterprise AI data

VAST and CrowdStrike join forces to secure enterprise AI data pipelines and multi-tenant environments across the Asia-Pacific region.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Mon, 2nd Mar 2026
Zitcha appoints Phil Bonanno as APAC Commercial Director
Software-as-a-Service

Zitcha appoints Phil Bonanno as APAC Commercial Director

Retail media platform Zitcha has named former Meta executive Phil Bonanno APAC Commercial Director to drive its Asia Pacific growth strategy.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Mon, 2nd Mar 2026
Kinetic IT named ServiceNow Asia Pacific Rising Star
Digital Transformation

Kinetic IT named ServiceNow Asia Pacific Rising Star

Kinetic IT has been named ServiceNow's 2026 Asia Pacific Consulting & Implementation Rising Star Partner, after recently attaining Elite status.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Mon, 2nd Mar 2026
Sinch unveils AI agent tools for customer engagement
Unified Communications

Sinch unveils AI agent tools for customer engagement

Sinch unveils AI agent tools to orchestrate customer interactions across messaging, email and voice, promising flexible, channel-agnostic deployment.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
Tackling the top 5 sanctions screening challenges in APAC
DevOps

Tackling the top 5 sanctions screening challenges in APAC

APAC banks face data gaps, false alerts and opaque ownership as they race to modernise sanctions screening amid fragmented rules.

By Bobby Joseph • 6 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026

Stories from Other Regions

NCS, A2Z partner to advance autonomous mobility in Singapore
Robotics

NCS, A2Z partner to advance autonomous mobility in Singapore

NCS and Autonomous A2Z will co-develop autonomous mobility systems in Singapore, targeting safe, compliant and scalable AV deployments.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2026
Indonesia launches SHECURE Digital to protect women online
Data Protection

Indonesia launches SHECURE Digital to protect women online

Indonesia has launched SHECURE Digital, a national programme to shield women and girls from online abuse, extortion and data exploitation.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Mon, 2nd Mar 2026