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Hyland named Leader in Gartner's 2026 document review
Document Management

Hyland named Leader in Gartner's 2026 document review

The ranking highlights growing demand for governed AI tools in regulated sectors, where document control and auditability are becoming critical.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Cognizant named Aston Martin F1 Global AI Services partner
Customer Relationship Management

Cognizant named Aston Martin F1 Global AI Services partner

The deal should help Aston Martin turn race data into quicker decisions and better fan management as AI becomes central to its operations.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Last week
Salesforce launches Agentforce Operations for back office
Software-as-a-Service

Salesforce launches Agentforce Operations for back office

Businesses could cut back-office cycle times by up to 70% as Salesforce expands Agentforce into finance, supply chain and compliance.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Last week
Tech Mahindra acquires Avant to boost payments platforms
Digital Transformation

Tech Mahindra acquires Avant to boost payments platforms

The deal gives Tech Mahindra a stronger foothold in North American banking as institutions spend more on payments and wealth system upgrades.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Last week
NTT DATA partners Climeworks on carbon removal credits
Hyperscale

NTT DATA partners Climeworks on carbon removal credits

The deal gives NTT DATA a way to offset hard-to-abate emissions as it presses ahead with net-zero targets for its data centres and offices.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Nintex adds on-premises AI to K2 for regulated firms
Data Protection

Nintex adds on-premises AI to K2 for regulated firms

Regulated firms can now run AI inside existing workflow systems as Nintex’s latest K2 update keeps sensitive data off external services.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
ANZ firms shift cloud workloads to private & hybrid
Private Cloud

ANZ firms shift cloud workloads to private & hybrid

Cybersecurity and AI demands are pushing most Australian and New Zealand firms to move workloads back from public cloud to private or hybrid systems.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week
Fortinet warns ransomware victims rise 389% amid AI
Malware

Fortinet warns ransomware victims rise 389% amid AI

Ransomware attacks are spreading faster as AI helps criminals exploit flaws within 24 to 48 hours, the report says.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
ANZ firms shift to cyber resilience as AI risk grows
Data Protection

ANZ firms shift to cyber resilience as AI risk grows

Rising AI use is widening attack surfaces, while most organisations still need nearly a month to recover from cyber incidents.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last week
Backblaze maps neocloud traffic hotspots in AI boom
Storage

Backblaze maps neocloud traffic hotspots in AI boom

New heatmaps show AI traffic clustering in California and Virginia, with fresh hotspots emerging in Finland, Brazil, France and Canada.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week
Intruder launches AI pentesting to cut vulnerability triage
DevOps

Intruder launches AI pentesting to cut vulnerability triage

Security teams can now validate scanner alerts in minutes as Intruder’s new AI agents cut false positives and speed up triage.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
365 Data Centres boosts win rates with Collective[i]
Software-as-a-Service

365 Data Centres boosts win rates with Collective[i]

Embedding the software into daily workflows lifted 365 Data Centres' win rates by more than 15% and cut sales cycles by 35% in six months.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
Vultr deploys NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano Omni in cloud
Hybrid Cloud

Vultr deploys NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano Omni in cloud

Enterprise AI teams can now run multimodal agents across Vultr’s cloud, with NVIDIA’s open model available on GPU clusters or serverless inference.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

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AVK launches modular PowerPods for AI data centres
Hyperscale

AVK launches modular PowerPods for AI data centres

Data centre builders could cut deployment delays as AVK's transportable PowerPods bundle backup, controls and transformers into one unit.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Last week
HousingAI launches AI knowledge platform for social housing
Data Protection

HousingAI launches AI knowledge platform for social housing

Housing teams facing tighter compliance checks can use a new tool that cites housing-specific sources to support decisions and inspections.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Last week
KPMG survey says managed services vital for AI rollout
Digital Transformation

KPMG survey says managed services vital for AI rollout

AI adoption is pushing firms to use external support to bridge skills gaps, modernise systems and reduce cyber risk as projects move into production.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Last week
Lotto NZ swaps core gaming systems in EDGE rollout
Data Analytics

Lotto NZ swaps core gaming systems in EDGE rollout

Thousands of players and retailers now rely on new real-time links after Lotto New Zealand completed an 18-month systems overhaul.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week