https://itbrief.com.au/story/google-cloud-launches-ai-tools-for-mainframe-migration IT Brief Australia en 2026-08-04T13:30:00+12:00 Google Cloud launches AI tools for mainframe migration Data Analytics, Digital Transformation, IT Department, Public Cloud, Skills shortage, Regulatory technology, Risk & Compliance, Banking, Financial Services, Cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Google Gemini, Digital services, Google Cloud, Regulation, Mainframe, Spanner, Public Sector, Cloud Services, Microservices, Cloud Storage, Data Warehousing, Capital Markets, Generative AI (GenAI), Google, Systems integration, Machine learning (ML), Cloud migration, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Hybrid Cloud, Insurance 2026-08-04T13:30:06+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/google-cloud-expands-data-commons-on-spanner-graph IT Brief Australia en 2026-08-04T13:00:00+12:00 Google Cloud expands Data Commons on Spanner Graph Agricultural Technology, Data Analytics, Integration, Application Programming Interface (API), Cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business Intelligence (BI), Google Cloud, World Bank, Graph Database, Spanner, Open Data, Economy, Data governance, Gross Domestic Produce (GDP), United Nations, Machine learning (ML), Tableau, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Data Visualisation, Metadata 2026-08-04T13:00:06+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/google-tightens-oversight-of-its-ai-agent-skills-repository IT Brief Australia en 2026-08-04T12:47:00+12:00 Google tightens oversight of its AI Agent Skills repository Authentication, Application Programming Interface (API), Large Language Models (LLMs), AI Ethics & Governance, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Developer tools, AI Coding, AI Infrastructure, Google Cloud, AIOps, Google Cloud Next, Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), Identity governance, Documentation, Knowledge Management, Model Context Protocol (MCP), Quality assurance, Google, Software engineering, Change Management, Prompt Engineering, GitHub, Open source 2026-08-04T13:00:07+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/australian-cios-warn-ai-ambition-outpaces-governance IT Brief Australia en 2026-08-04T11:56:00+12:00 Australian CIOs warn AI ambition outpaces governance Sustainability, Outsourcing, Managed Services, Data Analytics, Digital Transformation, Skills shortage, Data Quality, AI Security, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Managed Service Provider (MSP), AI Ethics & Governance, Cybersecurity, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Chief Information Officer (CIO), Digital Skills, IT Governance, Data management, Customer Experience (CX), Intelligent automation, AI Adoption, Security Posture, Customer service, Green IT, Data governance, Logicalis Australia, Generative AI (GenAI), Organisational culture, AI skills, Business Value, Automation, Machine learning (ML), Energy consumption, Predictive analytics, Incident Response, KPIs, Shadow IT, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), Phishing, AI Strategy, Malware, Risk Management, Infosec, Change Management, Digital risk, Data breach, Ransomware, ROI, Logicalis 2026-08-04T12:00:05+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/fujitsu-monash-csiro-link-up-on-quantum-research IT Brief Australia en 2026-08-04T11:55:00+12:00 Fujitsu, Monash & CSIRO link up on quantum research Skills shortage, Quantum Computing, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cybersecurity, Healthcare, Memorandum Of Understanding, National Security, Digital Economy, CSIRO, Decarbonisation, Oceania, Machine learning (ML), Workforce development, Fujitsu, Monash University, Japan, Climate change, High Performance Computing (HPC) 2026-08-04T12:00:06+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/v2-ai-expands-into-perth-with-four-senior-leadership-hires IT Brief Australia en 2026-08-03T16:15:00+12:00 V2 AI expands into Perth with four senior leadership hires Microsoft, Productivity, Sustainability, Digital Transformation, AI Security, Financial Services, Cloud, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, Partnerships, Professional services, Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Anthropic, Western Australia, AI observability, Energy sector, Sitecore, AI Adoption, Generative AI (GenAI), Salesforce, Singapore, Machine learning (ML), Brisbane, Stax, APAC, AI Strategy, Software engineering, Asia Pacific, Risk Management, Management Consulting, Change Management, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Job moves 2026-08-03T16:30:05+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/octave-intelligence-backs-talent-addresses-industry-workforce-shortfall IT Brief Australia en 2026-08-03T13:50:00+12:00 Octave Intelligence backs talent, addresses industry workforce shortfall Smart Cities, Skills shortage, Project Management, Physical Security, Digital Skills, Higher education, BIM, Curtin University, Labour Shortage, Workforce development, Digital twins, Asia Pacific, Career Pathways, Industrial cybersecurity, CAD, Editor interview 2026-08-04T00:45:05+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/maxmine-launches-maxi-ai-assistant-for-mine-fleets IT Brief Australia en 2026-08-03T13:29:00+12:00 MaxMine launches MAXI AI assistant for mine fleets Data Analytics, Digital Transformation, Industry 4.0, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Data Privacy, Large Language Models (LLMs), Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Industrial Automation, MaxMine, Generative AI (GenAI), Natural language processing (NLP), Data Security, Fleet Management, Voice recognition, Predictive analytics, AI Assistant, Industrial software 2026-08-03T13:30:06+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/google-expands-ai-infrastructure-with-lustre-c4n IT Brief Australia en 2026-08-03T11:56:00+12:00 Google expands AI infrastructure with Lustre & C4N Gartner Magic Quadrant, Data centers (DC), Application infrastructure, AI Security, IT Infrastructure, Large Language Models (LLMs), Cloud, Wide Area Network (WAN), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Google Gemini, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Edge AI, Developer tools, Grafana Labs, AI Infrastructure, Google Cloud, AI observability, Kubernetes, GKE, Data Center Networking, Telemetry, Cloud Storage, OpenTelemetry, Intel Xeon, Benchmarking, Machine learning (ML), Google Kubernetes Engine, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), AI Monitoring (AIM), Object storage, Block storage, Video Management System (VMS), Observability, High Performance Computing (HPC), Cloud Security 2026-08-03T12:00:07+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/f5-nvidia-tie-up-on-ai-guardrails-for-production IT Brief Australia en 2026-07-31T18:21:00+12:00 F5 & NVIDIA tie up on AI guardrails for production Equinix, Security Operations Centres (SOCs), Orchestration, AI Security, Risk & Compliance, Zero Trust Security, Large Language Models (LLMs), Personally Identifiable Information (PII), AI Ethics & Governance, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Red Hat, Microservices, Data leak, Generative AI (GenAI), AppSec, Multi-cloud, API Security, Application Security, Risk Management, NVIDIA, LLMOps, World Wide Technology, Observability, Hybrid Cloud, Cloud Security, AI Safety 2026-07-31T18:45:07+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/media-companies-advised-to-ink-ai-licensing-deals-or-risk-mass-scraping IT Brief Australia en 2026-07-31T15:24:00+12:00 Media companies advised to ink AI licensing deals - or risk mass scraping Ethics, Digital Transformation, OpenAI, Large Language Models (LLMs), Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, Sydney, Nine, Regulation, Anthropic, Licensing, Social Media, Western Sydney, Facebook, New York Times, Intellectual property, Australian Government, Generative AI (GenAI), Digital Media, Google, Misinformation, Copyright, Big Tech, Employment, Data Mining, University of Sydney, Internet Protocol (IP), AI Data, Meta, Western Sydney University 2026-07-31T18:00:06+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/celonis-named-gartner-leader-in-digital-twin-market IT Brief Australia en 2026-07-31T14:23:00+12:00 Celonis named Gartner leader in digital twin market Digital Transformation, Integration, Gartner Magic Quadrant, Supply Chain, Regulatory technology, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Agents (Agentic AI), Celonis, Decision Intelligence, Everest Group, Defense, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, Process automation, Digital twins, BPM, Business Transformation, Defence, Gartner, Analyst report 2026-07-31T14:30:06+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/openai-cuts-gpt-5-6-api-prices-adds-faster-sol-mode IT Brief Australia en 2026-07-31T13:45:00+12:00 OpenAI cuts GPT-5.6 API prices & adds faster Sol mode Digital Transformation, OpenAI, Large Language Models (LLMs), Software Development, AI Infrastructure, United Kingdom (UK), United States (US), United States Dollar (USD), Automation, ChatGPT, America, Workflow Automation 2026-07-31T14:00:06+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/github-puts-stacked-pull-requests-into-public-preview IT Brief Australia en 2026-07-31T13:17:00+12:00 GitHub puts stacked pull requests into public preview Productivity, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Software Development, Developer tools, DevOps, Optimization, Optimisation, Digital Experience (DX), Software engineering, Vercel, GitHub 2026-07-31T13:30:06+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/google-cloud-boosts-ai-agent-density-with-gke-sandbox IT Brief Australia en 2026-07-31T12:45:00+12:00 Google Cloud boosts AI agent density with GKE sandbox Application infrastructure, Cloud Native, Cloud, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Developer tools, AI Coding, AI Infrastructure, Multi-Agent, Google Cloud, AIOps, Kubernetes, Virtualization, Virtualisation, GKE, Container Security, Google Kubernetes Engine, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Open source, Video Management System (VMS) 2026-07-31T12:45:06+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/rimini-street-launches-ai-governance-service-for-firms IT Brief Australia en 2026-07-31T10:00:00+12:00 Rimini Street launches AI governance service for firms IT service management (ITSM), Managed Services, Digital Transformation, IT Department, AI Security, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), AI Ethics & Governance, Cybersecurity, AI Agents (Agentic AI), AIOps, IT Governance, Hybrid IT, Public Sector, IT services, AI observability, Service management, Multi-cloud, Constellation Research, Rimini Street, Risk Management, Critical Infrastructure, AI Monitoring (AIM), Managed IT, Incident management, GRC, AI Safety 2026-07-31T10:00:06+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/openai-launches-chatgpt-for-researchers-in-australia IT Brief Australia en 2026-07-30T15:15:00+12:00 OpenAI launches ChatGPT for researchers in Australia TechEd, Data Analytics, OpenAI, Data Privacy, Large Language Models (LLMs), Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, Software Development, AI Coding, Digital Skills, Higher education, Macquarie University, AI Adoption, Professional Development (PD), Data governance, EdTech, Generative AI (GenAI), Computer Science, Genomics, University of Melbourne, UTS, University of Queensland, ANU, Coding, ChatGPT, Universities, University of Technology Sydney, Monash University, Mathematics, Data Protection, University of Sydney, Australian National University, Life sciences, Open source, Department of Energy, University of New South Wales (UNSW), AI Safety 2026-07-30T15:15:06+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/google-cloud-expands-borderless-lakehouse-across-clouds IT Brief Australia en 2026-07-30T14:00:00+12:00 Google Cloud expands borderless Lakehouse across clouds Data Analytics, Microsoft Azure, Integration, Snowflake, Cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, Google Gemini, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Business Intelligence (BI), Google Cloud, Data residency, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Data governance, Generative AI (GenAI), Data Fabric, Salesforce, SAP, Machine learning (ML), Data Security, Databricks, Access Control, Workday, Multi-cloud, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Customer Management, Data virtualisation, Interoperability, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Hybrid Cloud 2026-07-30T14:00:33+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/google-cloud-unveils-gemini-enterprise-agent-workflow IT Brief Australia en 2026-07-30T13:30:00+12:00 Google Cloud unveils Gemini Enterprise agent workflow Semiconductors, Intel, Identity and Access Management (IAM), AI Security, Large Language Models (LLMs), Cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, Cybersecurity, Google Gemini, Software Development, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Developer tools, Business Intelligence (BI), Google Cloud, AIOps, Cloud Services, SEC, DevOps, Data governance, Model Context Protocol (MCP), United States (US), Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), Broadcom, Capital Markets, Generative AI (GenAI), Authorisation, Machine learning (ML), Data Security, Access Control, AMD, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Workflow Automation, NVIDIA, Prompt Engineering, Observability, AI Safety 2026-07-30T13:30:08+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/google-cloud-adds-agentic-workflows-to-looker-analytics IT Brief Australia en 2026-07-30T12:45:00+12:00 Google Cloud adds agentic workflows to Looker analytics Data Analytics, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business Intelligence (BI), Google Cloud, Data governance, Generative AI (GenAI), Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud analytics, Machine learning (ML), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Workflow Automation, Observability 2026-07-30T12:45:06+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/workiva-launches-ai-agents-for-reporting-compliance IT Brief Australia en 2026-07-30T12:17:00+12:00 Workiva launches AI agents for reporting & compliance Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, AI Agents (Agentic AI), ESG reporting, Transparency, Knowledge Management, SEC, Model Context Protocol (MCP), Assurance, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Benchmarking, Automation, Risk Management, Workiva, GRC 2026-07-30T12:30:05+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/prophet-hires-senior-duo-as-enterprise-base-surges IT Brief Australia en 2026-07-30T12:11:00+12:00 Prophet hires senior duo as enterprise base surges Recruitment, Digital Transformation, Application infrastructure, Data sovereignty, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Cloud, Australian, Cybersecurity, Business Intelligence (BI), Data residency, Kubernetes, MYOB, Endeavour Group, Simulation, DevOps, Decision Intelligence, High availability, Prophet, Automation, Predictive analytics, Commercial Strategy, Data Driven, BYD, Security, Hiring, Job moves 2026-07-30T12:15:06+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/delinea-launches-runtime-authorisation-for-ai-agents IT Brief Australia en 2026-07-30T10:51:00+12:00 Delinea launches runtime authorisation for AI agents Privileged Access Management (PAM), Security Operations Centres (SOCs), Identity and Access Management (IAM), Risk & Compliance, AI Ethics & Governance, Cybersecurity, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Model Context Protocol (MCP), Machine identity, Access Control, Identity Security, Secrets Management, Enterprise security, Risk Management, Observability, Delinea, Telnyx, Cloud Security, AI Safety 2026-07-30T11:00:06+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/mondelez-picks-celonis-to-scale-ai-across-operations IT Brief Australia en 2026-07-30T10:30:00+12:00 Mondelēz picks Celonis to scale AI across operations Managed Services, Manufacturing, Digital Transformation, Integration, Germany, Supply Chain, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Large Language Models (LLMs), Food and Beverage, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, Partnerships, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Shared services, Celonis, Hyperautomation, Procurement, Automation, Process automation, Mondelēz International, CPG, Change Management, ROI 2026-07-30T10:30:05+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/ai-is-everywhere-but-where-s-the-return IT Brief Australia en 2026-07-29T23:36:00+12:00 AI is everywhere, but where's the return? New Zealand (NZ), Productivity, Workplace, IT service management (ITSM), Manufacturing, Digital Transformation, IT Department, Skills shortage, Business strategy, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Australia & New Zealand, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Hybrid & Remote Work, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Logistics, AIOps, IT Automation, Knowledge Management, Generative AI (GenAI), TeamViewer, Service management, Employee Experience (EX), IT operations management, Workflow Automation, Business Continuity, IT support, Opinion, Tristan Ohlenrott 2026-07-30T05:00:06+12:00