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Sean Mitchell
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Having started his career at Renaissance. Sean joined Apple in Melbourne for a number of years before working in the media space. This started with Review Publishing and later the tech publisher IDG Communications. In 2006 he was involved in the launch of The Channel magazine. As they say – the rest is history.

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Data centre market boom predicted by 2024 Global Index report
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The global data centre market should brace for high-demand and swift AI adoption, led by significant growth in the Asia Pacific, says a report by DC Byte.
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Logicalis Australia acquires Microsoft's MXDR partner status
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Logicalis Australia, a leading provider of digital managed services, has acquired Microsoft's esteemed managed extended detection and response partner status, reinforcing its robust security capabilities.
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Claroty & Axonius unite for stronger enterprise cyber resilience
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Claroty and Axonius announce a strategic partnership to enhance enterprise attack surface management, integrating cyber-physical systems and cybersecurity asset management to maximise cyber-resilience.
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Adobe unveils Firefly & Custom Models to harness GenAI advances
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Adobe shakes up content creation with the launch of Firefly Services and Custom Models, harnessing generative AI to streamline productivity and personalise brand content.
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Adobe unveils AI advancements for centralised customer data
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Adobe boosts its Experience Cloud through an AI assistant and additional features, enabling businesses to centralise and extract value from customer data.
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Neo4j & Microsoft partner to revolutionise Generative AI data insights
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Neo4j, a graph database leader, collaborates with Microsoft to deliver a unified data offering for generative AI, integrating Neo4j's technologies into Microsoft Fabric and Azure OpenAI Service.
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Adobe unveils AI innovations to transform content supply chain
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pfizer
Adobe debuts AI-driven innovations to enhance content supply chain, streamlining end-to-end business processes and delivering personalised customer experiences.
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Intel unveils new initiatives to accelerate AI in PCs by 2025
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Intel has announced two new initiatives to boost the AI PC Acceleration Program, targeting to upscale AI capabilities on over 100 million Intel-based PCs by 2025.
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Maximising passkey implementation: 5 points from Yubico specialist
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encryption
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cybersecurity
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yubico
As cryptographic passkeys rise as the new standard for secure app and web authentication, Yubico's senior solutions architect David Pham shares insights on effective integration approaches, highlighting user control, multi-passkey support, and the need for optional extensions in authentication.
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HPE harnesses GenAI for enhanced Aruba Networking Central platform
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise boosts its HPE Aruba Networking Central with GenAI, looking to enrich user experience, augment operational efficiency and bolster data privacy.
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CCL unveils Copilot readiness workshop for Microsoft 365
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cloud services
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compliance
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CCL has launched a readiness workshop for Copilot, a Microsoft 365 service. Expected to empower private enterprises and public organisations with AI capabilities, it aims to boost productivity, creativity, and connectivity securely.
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DataStax teams up with Microsoft to simplify AI development
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web development
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DataStax partners with Microsoft Semantic Kernel to streamline the development of enterprise-level retrieval-augmented generation applications and AI agents, enhancing the use of existing applications in the AI spectrum.
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AUCloud & Command Hub unite to launch CrisisHub platform
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document management
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cloud services
AUCloud partners with Command Hub to launch CrisisHub, an ultra-secure platform designed to aid Australian businesses and government agencies in coping with technical outages and cyber-attacks.
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AI foundries & digital factories will change humankind, NVIDIA CEO says
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In his GTC 2024 keynote, NVIDIA's CEO Jensen Huang unveils the future vision of technology's societal role, showcasing advancements in AI and innovative partnerships.
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Stuff, Straker & Microsoft foster te reo Maori with AI
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Stuff, Straker, and Microsoft join forces to boost te reo Maori content using AI-assisted translation tech, a move set to revitalise and normalise the language across digital platforms.
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Adobe's new AI advancements aim to bolster customer experiences
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Adobe unveils a series of AI advancements aimed at enhancing brands' customer experiences and content personalisation, including their new generative programme, Adobe GenStudio.
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World Backup Day punctuates rising fears of cyber-attacks
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data protection
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cloud services
As cyber threats rise, World Backup Day emphasises the urgency of data protection, with 90% of executives fearing a ransomware attack, says Cloudera's SVP, Remus Lim.
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Huawei Cloud & Shenzhen Meteorological Bureau launch AI weather model
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Huawei Cloud and the Meteorological Bureau of Shenzhen Municipality launch the pioneering Zhiji Regional Model, an AI-based tool yielding short-term weather forecasts with an unprecedented fine-scale resolution of 3 km, dwarfing the 25 km scope of conventional global models.
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PepsiCo embraces automation to boost productivity in Thai facility
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storage
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safety
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productivity
PepsiCo embraces a digital future by integrating automation into a key production and logistics hub in Thailand, partnering with Dematic, to meet growing product demand.
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NICE unveils Enlighten XM for hyper-personalised customer experiences
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NICE reveals AI solution Enlighten XM, offering hyper-personalised customer experiences through large language models and a deep data memory system.
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Rising data breaches underscore importance of World Backup Day
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data protection
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cloud services
As data breaches surge by 19% in 2023, World Backup Day urges personal and enterprise level data protection, with Cloudera's VP Keir Garrett emphasising disaster recovery measures.
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Odhran O'Brien bags Digital Transformation Leader award at 2024 ceremony
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digital transformation
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Odhran O'Brien, Archdiocesan Archivist Director, wins the 2024 Tom Wayman: Digital Transformation Leader award, marking the first APAC recognition since 2005.
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Qrious celebrates decade of innovation & AI advancement in New Zealand
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Qrious, Spark Business Group's tech sub-division, celebrates a decade of leveraging AI and data to transform major industries across New Zealand with innovative solutions.
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Australian Open 2024 serves up AI experiences with Infosys
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digital transformation
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The 2024 Australian Open is set to redefine fan engagement by integrating advanced AI technologies by Infosys, offering immersive experiences from predictive game challenges to AI-generated artworks and a VR match-up with tennis icons.