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In 2026, firms will shift AI investment towards cost-efficiency, data governance, and measurable outcomes amid rising scrutiny of AI returns, says OpenText.

Broadcom boosts VMware Cloud Foundation with AI-ready hardware and edge focus, expanding partnerships to enhance private cloud flexibility and performance.

AI-driven investments will push annual data centre IT and facility spending to USD $1 trillion by 2030, up from USD $290 billion in 2024.

Broadcom broadens VMware Cloud Foundation with AI ReadyNodes, open networking, and enhanced hardware certification for flexible private cloud AI solutions.

Fusion5 is a global finalist for the 2025 Microsoft Dynamics 365 Service Partner of the Year Award, recognised for rapid AI-driven customer service solutions.

Hitachi Solutions and Radware have launched an AI-powered cloud service to protect Japanese firms from a sharp rise in sophisticated DDoS attacks targeting applications and APIs.

Dell Technologies upgrades its PowerProtect portfolio with new features to strengthen cyber resilience across cloud, edge, and hybrid environments for organisations.

Australian IT firms Precision IT, ASI and Fuse Technology have won top Asia Pacific awards for growth, sustainability and digital innovation at Ingram Micro's 2025 summit.

Willow is a finalist for the 2025 Microsoft Education Partner of the Year Award, recognised for using AI to optimise campus operations and sustainability.

EY has won the 2025 Microsoft Singapore Partner of the Year Award for its cloud innovation and AI adoption in technology-driven business transformations.

Oracle is broadening its AI and multi-cloud partnerships in Australia and New Zealand, focusing on data sovereignty and sector-specific cloud solutions.

InfoSum launches Beacons, a secure AI-ready platform enabling cross-cloud data collaboration with no data movement, adopted by Disney and WPP Media.

JupiterOne launches a graph-based continuous controls monitoring platform using AI to ensure real-time security compliance across multi-cloud and legacy systems.

Dell upgrades its PowerProtect portfolio with new appliances and cloud features to boost cyber resilience and simplify data backup across edge, core, and cloud.

Commvault launches the Cloud Unity platform, offering centralised, AI-driven data protection across multi-cloud, on-premises, and edge environments for cost efficiency.

NVIDIA Triton and Metaflow lead in enterprise adoption as 41% of AI developers embrace scalable, cloud-based AI systems for core tasks.

QuSecure appoints Garfield Jones as Senior VP to advance quantum-safe security, leveraging his US federal cybersecurity and post-quantum cryptography expertise.

Aryaka launches Unified SASE 2.0, featuring AI-centric security tools and expanded Zero Trust access to secure hybrid workforces and GenAI applications.

NetApp has nearly tripled its AI-certified partners in Asia Pacific, aiming to capture part of the USD $325bn IT services market by 2025 through its Partner Sphere programme.

Broadcom expands VMware Cloud Foundation with AI ReadyNodes and open networking, enhancing private cloud flexibility and easing AI integration for enterprises.