https://itbrief.com.au/story/octave-names-s-oil-coupang-as-apac-award-winners IT Brief Australia en 2026-09-17T15:39:00+12:00 Octave names S-OIL & Coupang as APAC award winners Productivity, Sustainability, South Korea, Oil and Gas, Data Analytics, Digital Transformation, Asia Pacific, APAC, Facilities management, Taiwan, Singapore, Information Management, Industrial software, Industry 4.0, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), IT Infrastructure, Asset Management, Industrial Automation, Logistics, eCommerce, Hexagon, Infrastructure 2026-09-17T15:45:06+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/are-australian-organisations-adopting-ai-faster-than-they-are-building-workforce-capability IT Brief Australia en 2026-09-17T15:28:00+12:00 Are Australian organisations adopting AI faster than they are building workforce capability? Outsourcing, Chief Technology Officers (CTO), Data Analytics, Workforce Technology, Digital Transformation, Opinion, Skills shortage, Regulation, Human Capital Management (HCM), Workflow Automation, Risk & Compliance, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Finance, AI Adoption, Customer Support, Business Transformation, Hybrid & Remote Work, AI Ethics & Governance, Cybersecurity, Chief Information Officer (CIO), AI Strategy, Change Management, AI skills, Compliance, Steve Evans 2026-09-17T15:30:06+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/hitachi-vantara-gets-science-backed-net-zero-target IT Brief Australia en 2026-09-17T14:36:00+12:00 Hitachi Vantara gets science-backed net-zero target Sustainability, Energy efficient, Green IT, Virtual Storage Platform, Climate change, Enterprise Storage, IT Department, ICT sector, Renewable energy, Data infrastructure, Data Centre Cooling, Data centers (DC), Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), Hitachi Vantara, Carbon footprint, Supply Chain, Net Zero, IT Infrastructure, Data Storage, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Carbon emissions, Product Lifecycle Management, Clean technologies, Greenhouse gas emissions 2026-09-17T14:45:06+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/nozomi-launches-compass-for-ot-asset-service-management IT Brief Australia en 2026-09-17T13:08:00+12:00 Nozomi launches Compass for OT asset & service management IT service management (ITSM), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Service management, IT Department, ITAM, Internet of Things (IoT), Industrial IoT (IIoT), Utilities, Industrial Control Systems (ICS), Critical Infrastructure, Threat detection, Nozomi Networks, Workflow Automation, Security orchestration, automation and response (SOAR), OT security, Risk & Compliance, Cyber-physical systems (CPS), Operational Technologies (OT), Asset Management, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Industrial cybersecurity, Cybersecurity, IT asset management, Change Management, Compliance 2026-09-17T13:15:05+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/certificate-failures-cost-australian-firms-over-usd-250-000 IT Brief Australia en 2026-09-17T12:43:00+12:00 Certificate failures cost Australian firms over USD $250,000 Business Continuity, M2M, Digital Transformation, IT Department, Network Security, Enterprise security, Cloud Security, IoT Security, Internet of Things (IoT), DigiCert, IT Automation, United States (US), Cryptography, Risk & Compliance, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), IT Infrastructure, Zero Trust Security, Australian, Digital Infrastructure, United Kingdom (UK), Cybersecurity, GRC, Compliance 2026-09-17T12:45:05+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/riverbed-launches-network-360-with-ai-observability IT Brief Australia en 2026-09-17T11:32:00+12:00 Riverbed launches Network 360 with AI observability Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Riverbed, Network Infrastructure, Hybrid Cloud, Network monitoring, Digital Transformation, Hybrid IT, Public Cloud, Network visibility, Incident management, Data centers (DC), IT operations management, IT Automation, Predictive analytics, Employee Experience (EX), Observability, Cloud migration, AIOps, Aternity, Incident Response, Digital Employee, GigaOm, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), IT Infrastructure, Zero Trust Security, Generative AI (GenAI), AI Assistant, Digital Experience (DX), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Hybrid & Remote Work, Causal AI, AI observability, AI Agents (Agentic AI) 2026-09-17T11:45:06+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/zendesk-names-david-hall-johnston-apac-technology-chief IT Brief Australia en 2026-09-17T11:07:00+12:00 Zendesk names David Hall-Johnston APAC technology chief Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), IT services, IBM, Chief Technology Officers (CTO), Japan, Zendesk, Customer service, Digital Transformation, Asia Pacific, Machine learning (ML), Systems integration, Customer Experience (CX), IT Strategy, APAC, Integration, Data governance, Melbourne, Regulatory technology, Cathay Pacific, AI Security, Process automation, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), IT Infrastructure, Dell Technologies, Australia & New Zealand, Cloud, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Adoption, Energy sector, Job moves, AI Ethics & Governance, Cybersecurity, Hexaware Technologies, AI Agents (Agentic AI), AI Strategy 2026-09-17T11:15:05+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/suse-lands-first-linux-validation-for-seapath-grids IT Brief Australia en 2026-09-17T10:45:00+12:00 SUSE lands first Linux validation for SEAPATH grids SUSE, Renewable energy, High availability, Industrial Control Systems (ICS), Critical Infrastructure, Supply Chain, France, Netherlands, Open source, Operational Technologies (OT), Real time data, Interoperability, Industrial Automation, Digital Sovereignty, LF Energy 2026-09-17T10:45:05+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/infosys-expands-youth-entrepreneurship-programme-across-anz IT Brief Australia en 2026-09-16T17:36:00+12:00 Infosys expands youth entrepreneurship programme across ANZ New Zealand (NZ), IT Industry, Māori, ICT sector, Skills shortage, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI), Digital Inclusion, eLearning (e-Learning), Career Pathways, Corporate social responsibility (CSR), First Nations, Startups, Living Lab, Infosys, Australia & New Zealand, Australian, Digital Skills, Mentorship, Online learning, Workforce development 2026-09-16T17:45:06+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/diligent-adds-agentic-ai-tools-to-risk-audit-platform IT Brief Australia en 2026-09-16T12:55:00+12:00 Diligent adds agentic AI tools to risk & audit platform Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Business Intelligence (BI), Diligent, Digital Transformation, APAC, Board of Directors, Professional services, Workflow Automation, Risk & Compliance, Audit, C-Suite, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Explainable AI, AI Agents (Agentic AI), GRC, Compliance 2026-09-16T13:00:06+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/sap-adds-tabpfn-3-5-plus-to-ai-core-for-business-data IT Brief Australia en 2026-09-16T12:01:00+12:00 SAP adds TabPFN-3.5 Plus to AI Core for business data Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Business Intelligence (BI), SAP, Chief Technology Officers (CTO), Procurement, Machine learning (ML), Data Science, Germany, Benchmarking, Data Quality, Predictive analytics, Supply Chain, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Large Language Models (LLMs), Cash flow, AI Models, Risk assessment 2026-09-16T12:15:06+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/data-centre-boom-deepens-strain-on-australia-builders IT Brief Australia en 2026-09-16T11:57:00+12:00 Data centre boom deepens strain on Australia builders Inflation, Construction, Property Market, Melbourne, Credit risk, Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), New South Wales (NSW), Sydney, Data centers (DC), Mining, Professional services, Wages, Real estate, Bankruptcy, Australian economy, Bank of Australia, Victoria, IT Infrastructure, Financial Services, Cloud, Australian, Digital Infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence (AI), RBA, Cash flow, Australian Taxation Office (ATO), Insolvency, AI Infrastructure, Infrastructure, CreditorWatch 2026-09-16T12:00:06+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/why-businesses-need-more-than-technology-to-scale-ai IT Brief Australia en 2026-09-16T11:44:00+12:00 Why businesses need more than technology to scale AI Education, Learning & Training, Productivity, Chief Technology Officers (CTO), Chief Data Officer, Data Analytics, Digital Transformation, Systems integration, Customer Experience (CX), Skills shortage, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI), Integration, Data governance, Data Quality, Video analytics, Employee Experience (EX), Accessibility, Sports Technology (SportsTech), Risk & Compliance, Data Security, Infosys, Generative AI (GenAI), Data Privacy, Australia & New Zealand, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Adoption, Business Transformation, AI Ethics & Governance, AI Safety, Chief Information Officer (CIO), AI Strategy, Assistive Technology, Change Management, Editor interview 2026-09-16T11:45:06+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/guidewire-appoints-zack-levy-as-apac-services-head IT Brief Australia en 2026-09-16T11:40:00+12:00 Guidewire appoints Zack Levy as APAC services head Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Services, Deloitte, Reckon, Telstra, Digital Transformation, Capgemini, Asia Pacific, Fintech, Amazon Web Services (AWS), APAC, InsurTech, Sydney, Customer engagement, Professional services, Risk & Compliance, Cloud migration, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Generative AI (GenAI), Guidewire, Financial Services, Cloud, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business Transformation, Job moves, AI Ethics & Governance, Customer Success, Partnerships, Change Management, Sapiens 2026-09-16T11:45:05+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/onekloudx-promotes-sandy-kistas-to-services-director IT Brief Australia en 2026-09-16T11:04:00+12:00 OneKloudX promotes Sandy Kistas to services director Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), New Zealand (NZ), Fronde, Managed Services, Digital Transformation, Epicor, Customer Experience (CX), Optimization, Customer engagement, Oracle NetSuite, Professional services, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Australia & New Zealand, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Financial Management, Australasia, Optimisation, Business Transformation, Job moves 2026-09-16T11:15:05+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/gartner-warns-ai-layoffs-could-force-rehiring-by-2029 IT Brief Australia en 2026-09-16T11:00:00+12:00 Gartner warns AI layoffs could force rehiring by 2029 Gartner, Digital Transformation, Skills shortage, Knowledge Management, Business strategy, Modernisation, Employee Experience (EX), Analyst report, Digital twins, Risk & Compliance, Hype Cycle, Decision Intelligence, Generative AI (GenAI), Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Adoption, Digital Skills, AI Ethics & Governance, Upskilling, AI Models, Chief Information Officer (CIO), Change Management, AI skills 2026-09-16T11:00:06+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/nintex-appoints-amy-payne-as-chief-marketing-officer IT Brief Australia en 2026-09-16T10:55:00+12:00 Nintex appoints Amy Payne as Chief Marketing Officer Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), CMO, Public Sector, Nintex, BPM, Digital marketing, IT Department, Marketing strategy, Customer Experience (CX), Partner Programmes, Channel marketing, Workflow Automation, Process automation, Intelligent automation, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Job moves, Partner Marketing 2026-09-16T13:30:06+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/ledger-appoints-oded-blatman-as-chief-information-officer IT Brief Australia en 2026-09-16T10:00:00+12:00 Ledger appoints Oded Blatman as Chief Information Officer BitCoin, Salesforce, Identity Theft, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), IT Department, Enterprise security, Machine learning (ML), Fintech, Cloud Security, Blockchain, Phishing, Security Operations Centres (SOCs), Physical Security, Tokenisation, Access Control, IT Governance, Risk & Compliance, Deepfakes, Digital Asset, Hardware security module (HSM), Ledger, Security management, Digital Identity, Financial crime, C-Suite, Web3, Zero Trust Security, Israel, Financial Services, Fraud prevention, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Job moves, Cybersecurity, Crypto Wallets, Institutional investors, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Chief Information Officer (CIO), GRC 2026-09-16T10:00:06+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/wellio-finds-students-know-wellbeing-tips-but-not-use-them IT Brief Australia en 2026-09-15T14:12:00+12:00 Wellio finds students know wellbeing tips but not use them Education, Learning & Training, Social Media, Online Safety, High School, Mental Health, Secondary School, Screen time, Sleep, Australian, Resilience 2026-09-15T14:15:06+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/proofpoint-expands-insider-risk-tools-to-microsoft-365 IT Brief Australia en 2026-09-15T13:52:00+12:00 Proofpoint expands insider-risk tools to Microsoft 365 Data Protection, Microsoft Office, User Behavior Analytics (UBA), Data leak, Enterprise security, Cloud Security, Proofpoint, Malicious Insiders, e-Discovery, Security Operations Centres (SOCs), Microsoft 365, Fortune 100, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Data exfiltration, Customer data, Infosec, Data Security, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Generative AI (GenAI), Data Privacy, Large Language Models (LLMs), AI Adoption, M365, AI Ethics & Governance, Cybersecurity, Case management, AI Agents (Agentic AI), GRC 2026-09-15T14:00:09+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/data-unlocking-the-most-under-rated-safety-control IT Brief Australia en 2026-09-15T12:23:00+12:00 Data unlocking the 'most under-rated safety control' Small Business (SMB), Procurement, Data Analytics, Digital Transformation, Machine learning (ML), Opinion, APAC, Facilities management, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Health and Safety, Supply Chain, Risk & Compliance, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Change Management, Adam Zuchetti, Risk assessment, Work Health and Safety 2026-09-15T12:45:06+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/ai-pushes-storage-to-the-top-of-it-leaders-agenda IT Brief Australia en 2026-09-15T11:51:00+12:00 AI pushes storage to the top of IT leaders' agenda Cloud Storage, Sustainability, Energy efficient, Seagate, Japan, Green IT, Hybrid Cloud, Enterprise Storage, Storage management, Digital Transformation, Data management, IT Department, IT Strategy, Edge Computing, Data infrastructure, Data governance, Business strategy, Data centers (DC), Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), Germany, Data Quality, Energy consumption, United States (US), France, Data lifecycle management, IT Infrastructure, Data Storage, Artificial Intelligence (AI), United Kingdom (UK), Carbon emissions, India, Chinese, AI Strategy, AI Infrastructure 2026-09-15T12:00:07+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/oceania-lags-global-ai-trust-benchmarks-sas-finds IT Brief Australia en 2026-09-15T11:50:00+12:00 Oceania lags global AI trust benchmarks, SAS finds Government, New Zealand (NZ), Productivity, Insurance, Public Sector, SAS, Digital Transformation, Asia Pacific, APAC, Financial results, Data governance, International Data Corporation (IDC), Application infrastructure, Analyst report, Data sovereignty, Risk & Compliance, Decision Intelligence, Banking, Large Language Models (LLMs), Data Localisation, Financial Services, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Adoption, Life sciences, Digital Sovereignty, Digital Skills, Oceania, AI Ethics & Governance, AI Agents (Agentic AI), AI Infrastructure, AI skills 2026-09-15T12:00:07+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/australia-hiring-gap-leaves-roles-unfilled-revenue-hit IT Brief Australia en 2026-09-15T11:31:00+12:00 Australia hiring gap leaves roles unfilled, revenue hit Small Business (SMB), Recruitment, Customer service, Job seekers, Job Market, Workforce Technology, Skills shortage, Human Capital Management (HCM), Employee Retention, Employment Hero, Australian 2026-09-15T11:45:06+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/it-leaders-warn-ai-could-erode-vital-technical-skills IT Brief Australia en 2026-09-15T11:00:00+12:00 IT leaders warn AI could erode vital technical skills Dropbox, Software engineering, IT professionals, Digital Transformation, IT Department, Skills shortage, Data infrastructure, Knowledge Management, Succession Planning, Talent retention, Documentation, Professional Development (PD), IT Governance, Risk & Compliance, IT Infrastructure, Generative AI (GenAI), IT workers, Australian, Digital Infrastructure, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Digital Skills, Hybrid & Remote Work, Cybersecurity, Upskilling, Change Management, AI skills 2026-09-15T16:15:05+12:00