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SentinelOne appoints Shah as Channel Director for ANZ & APJ distribution
Hyperscale

SentinelOne appoints Shah as Channel Director for ANZ & APJ distribution

SentinelOne taps Shah to expand partner network across Australia, New Zealand and APJ as AI-driven threat shifts lift channel demand.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month
Unit4's Scanmarket tops sourcing data quadrant again
EduTech

Unit4's Scanmarket tops sourcing data quadrant again

Unit4's Scanmarket wins top spot in Info-Tech's Strategic Sourcing Data Quadrant for a second year as new customers boost source-to-contract momentum.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Claroty adds Visibility Orchestration to xDome platform
Software-as-a-Service

Claroty adds Visibility Orchestration to xDome platform

Claroty boosts xDome with Visibility Orchestration to turn patchy cyber-physical asset data into prioritised security tasks across critical operations.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
VQ adds advanced conferencing controls in version 4.8
Unified Communications

VQ adds advanced conferencing controls in version 4.8

VQ Communications' latest Conference Manager release adds operator-led conferencing controls, faster failover and automation for regulated sectors.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last month

Stories from Other Regions

Blancco, ERI & Start Campus tout greener IT
Wearables

Blancco, ERI & Start Campus tout greener IT

Blancco, ERI and Start Campus say secure device reuse and engineering-led cooling could help curb e-waste and energy use as AI demand surges.

By Kaleah Salmon • 5 min read • Last month
ICO launches privacy campaign for parents of children
Data Protection

ICO launches privacy campaign for parents of children

ICO launches its biggest child privacy drive, with Nexer Digital building an accessible hub to help parents guide primary school children online.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Irish firms warned on custom AI agents replacing software
Software-as-a-Service

Irish firms warned on custom AI agents replacing software

Irish companies urged to treat bespoke AI agents with caution as consultants warn of legal, compliance and governance risks.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Last month
QA shortlisted for two Apprenticeships Guide awards
Digital Transformation

QA shortlisted for two Apprenticeships Guide awards

QA shortlisted for two Apprenticeships Guide Awards after supporting 12,000 learners and posting a 97.5% achievement rate.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Last month
UK government launches GBP £500m Sovereign AI Unit
Semiconductors

UK government launches GBP £500m Sovereign AI Unit

UK sovereign AI fund seeks to back startups, scale-ups and homegrown innovation as ministers aim to boost growth and strategic control.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last month
UK backs Cosine with GPU hours for sovereign AI push
Hyperscale

UK backs Cosine with GPU hours for sovereign AI push

UK grants Cosine 500,000 GPU hours on Isambard-AI as the London startup pushes to build Britain's fully sovereign coding model.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Waterstons backs CyberNorth strategic partnership in North East
EduTech

Waterstons backs CyberNorth strategic partnership in North East

Waterstons joins CyberNorth as strategic backer in North East push to expand cyber skills, SME support and regional growth.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Last month
Experts react to UK £500 million sovereign AI unit
Semiconductors

Experts react to UK £500 million sovereign AI unit

Industry executives said the move signals a UK ambition to exert greater influence over how AI systems operate and how the economic value they generate flows back into the country.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last month
TEAM Cloud urges Māori data governance in New Zealand
Data Protection

TEAM Cloud urges Māori data governance in New Zealand

Chief Technology Officer Volker Schaberg says firms must treat Māori information as a taonga, not a commodity, to build trust and better insights.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last month
Irish firms face ransomware resilience gap, report warns
Data Protection

Irish firms face ransomware resilience gap, report warns

Irish organisations overestimate ransomware readiness as BullWall and Renaissance survey finds 57% hit in two years and backup gaps persist.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
Cera launches AI Lab with eight-figure care investment
Robotics

Cera launches AI Lab with eight-figure care investment

Cera to use new AI Lab and eight-figure funding to develop care tools for providers, as pressure mounts on ageing-health systems.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Sitehop launches SAFEcore Edge for remote network security
Firewalls

Sitehop launches SAFEcore Edge for remote network security

Sitehop unveils pocket-sized SAFEcore Edge to secure remote network links for critical infrastructure, finance and government against quantum threats.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last month
Public sector urged to put data provenance at AI core
Data Protection

Public sector urged to put data provenance at AI core

Butterfly Data's Maja Strawinska says public bodies must track where AI data comes from, not just clean it, to meet governance and fairness tests.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month