https://itbrief.com.au/story/australia-cyber-attacks-rise-39-as-ransomware-grows IT Brief Australia en 2026-11-12T14:28:45+13:00 Australia cyber attacks rise 39% as ransomware grows Government, New Zealand (NZ), Ransomware, Canada, Managed Services, Phishing, Cyber attacks, Germany, United States (US), Latin America, Europe (European), Check Point Software, Data Security, Generative AI (GenAI), Financial Services, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data theft, Extortion, Cybersecurity, Africa, Telcos, Healthcare 2026-11-12T14:30:06+13:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/hitachi-vantara-adds-ai-analytics-tools-to-vsp-one IT Brief Australia en 2026-11-12T14:26:43+13:00 Hitachi Vantara adds AI analytics tools to VSP One ServiceNow, Data Analytics, Data governance, Hitachi Vantara, Data Quality, Data Platform, Object storage, Observability, Access Control, Unstructured data, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Data Storage, Cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), Model Context Protocol (MCP), AI Infrastructure 2026-11-12T14:30:06+13:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/databricks-launches-always-on-genie-ai-agent-for-firms IT Brief Australia en 2026-11-12T13:59:00+13:00 Databricks launches always-on Genie AI agent for firms Business Intelligence (BI), Data Analytics, Machine learning (ML), Google drive, Slack, Data governance, Contracts, Meta, Data Platform, Databricks, Workflow Automation, Unstructured data, Customer data, Data Security, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Cloud data, ChatGPT, Generative AI (GenAI), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Microsoft Copilot, Claude, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Financial Planning, Model Context Protocol (MCP) 2026-11-12T14:00:07+13:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/nine-in-10-australian-firms-hit-by-slow-patching-risks IT Brief Australia en 2026-11-12T13:56:01+13:00 Nine in 10 Australian firms hit by slow patching risks Java, Patching, United States (US), Azul, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cybersecurity, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Vulnerability management 2026-11-12T14:00:07+13:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/adobe-previews-10-creative-ai-projects-at-max-2026 IT Brief Australia en 2026-11-12T13:38:00+13:00 Adobe previews 10 creative AI projects at MAX 2026 Adobe, Digital Media, Machine learning (ML), Content Creation, Photoshop, Research and Development (R&D), Photography, 3D Technology, Digital art, Natural language processing (NLP), Adobe MAX, Computer vision, Generative AI (GenAI), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Design 2026-11-12T13:45:06+13:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/data-quality-and-governance-lead-ai-investment-priorities-in-anz IT Brief Australia en 2026-11-12T05:12:00+13:00 Data quality and governance lead AI investment priorities in ANZ New Zealand (NZ), Business Intelligence (BI), Data Protection, Shadow IT, Data Analytics, Ministry of Business & Innovation (MBIE), Data management, Machine learning (ML), Opinion, Boomi, Integration, Data governance, Data Quality, Predictive analytics, Orchestration, Omdia, Data residency, Customer data, Data Security, Data Privacy, Australia & New Zealand, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, Edmund Ng 2026-11-12T05:15:07+13:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/the-trust-factor-why-your-blockchain-infrastructure-matters-in-the-ai-era IT Brief Australia en 2026-11-11T19:03:00+13:00 The trust factor: why your blockchain infrastructure matters in the AI era Hyperscale, Opinion, Blockchain, Decentralisation, Supply Chain, Data sovereignty, Risk & Compliance, Security, IT Infrastructure, OVHcloud, Financial Services, Cloud, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, Healthcare, DVS Shiv Kumar, Infrastructure, Compliance 2026-11-11T19:15:06+13:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/new-relic-launches-kubernetes-agent-in-public-preview IT Brief Australia en 2026-11-11T17:27:00+13:00 New Relic launches Kubernetes agent in public preview New Zealand (NZ), New Relic, Observability, Workflow Automation, Application Performance Monitoring (APM), Telemetry, Incident Response, Kubernetes, Cloud Native, Generative AI (GenAI), Large Language Models (LLMs), Australian, Ingress, Remediation, OpenTelemetry, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) 2026-11-11T18:00:08+13:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/tool-sprawl-is-quietly-taxing-the-recruitment-desk-a-more-unified-model-is-changing-the-economics IT Brief Australia en 2026-11-11T16:46:00+13:00 Tool sprawl is quietly taxing the recruitment desk. A more unified model is changing the economics Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Recruitment, Opinion, Human Capital Management (HCM), Data Quality, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Forecasting, Hiring, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Simone Titus 2026-11-11T17:00:07+13:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/smartsheet-adds-claude-sheets-transfer-in-australia IT Brief Australia en 2026-11-11T16:44:00+13:00 Smartsheet adds Claude Sheets transfer in Australia Project Management, Data transfer, United States (US), Workflow Automation, Europe (European), Smartsheet, Generative AI (GenAI), Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Anthropic, Claude, European Union (EU) 2026-11-11T16:45:06+13:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/rubrik-expands-aws-cyber-recovery-tools-for-cloud-apps IT Brief Australia en 2026-11-11T15:42:19+13:00 Rubrik expands AWS cyber recovery tools for cloud apps Malware, Disaster Recovery (DR), Ransomware, Business Continuity, Cloud Security, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Rubrik, Containers, Incident Response, API Security, Cybersecurity 2026-11-11T15:45:06+13:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/zendesk-launches-outcome-ai-platform-with-new-pricing IT Brief Australia en 2026-11-11T15:38:00+13:00 Zendesk launches outcome AI platform with new pricing Zendesk, Customer service, Digital Transformation, Customer Experience (CX), APAC, International Data Corporation (IDC), Analyst report, Workflow Automation, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Customer Satisfaction, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Customer Support, AI Agents (Agentic AI), AI platform 2026-11-11T17:00:08+13:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/australia-leads-use-of-ai-agents-but-managers-feel-strain IT Brief Australia en 2026-11-11T15:35:00+13:00 Australia leads use of AI agents, but managers feel strain Education, Learning & Training, Productivity, Nielsen, Digital Transformation, monday.com, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Agents (Agentic AI) 2026-11-11T15:45:07+13:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/everpure-adds-ai-vm-storage-tools-for-kubernetes IT Brief Australia en 2026-11-11T14:44:00+13:00 Everpure adds AI & VM storage tools for Kubernetes Virtualisation, Disaster Recovery (DR), Red Hat, Storage management, Data management, Public Cloud, Machine learning (ML), On-premise, Video Management System (VMS), Virtualization, Containers, Portworx, Analyst report, Observability, Kubernetes, Artificial Intelligence (AI), IDC MarketScape 2026-11-11T14:45:05+13:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/ansarada-expands-ai-capabilities-to-streamline-deals-with-os-bondi-3-0 IT Brief Australia en 2026-11-11T12:04:00+13:00 Ansarada expands AI capabilities to streamline deals with OS Bondi 3.0 Small Business (SMB), Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), AIDA, Security, Large Language Models (LLMs), Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Investors, Editor interview 2026-11-11T12:15:06+13:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/zendesk-moves-beyond-ticket-closures-with-outcome-based-ai IT Brief Australia en 2026-11-11T11:15:00+13:00 Zendesk moves beyond ticket closures with outcome-based AI Helpdesk, Zendesk, Customer service, Customer Experience (CX), APAC, Commerce, Customer retention, Application Programming Interface (API), Generative AI (GenAI), Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Customer Support, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Model Context Protocol (MCP), Healthcare, Editor interview, AI platform 2026-11-11T11:15:05+13:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/optix-and-smart-eye-launch-its-fleet-fatigue-system IT Brief Australia en 2026-11-11T11:00:00+13:00 Optix and Smart Eye launch its fleet fatigue system Telematics, Road Safety, Predictive analytics, Fleet Management, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Fleet Safety 2026-11-11T11:00:06+13:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/blackbx-launches-partner-programme-for-website-support IT Brief Australia en 2026-11-11T10:45:00+13:00 BlackBX launches partner programme for website support Hosting, IT services, Insurance, Content Management System (CMS), Managed Services, WordPress, Managed IT, Multi-factor authentication (MFA), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Penetration testing, Sydney, Partner Programmes, Magento, Drupal, Risk & Compliance, Australia & New Zealand, Australian, Website security, Ho Chi Minh City, Cybersecurity, Silverstripe, Google Cloud, Compliance 2026-11-11T10:45:06+13:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/annexa-netsuite-next-is-a-flick-of-a-switch-rewiring-the-cfo-takes-longer IT Brief Australia en 2026-11-11T09:00:00+13:00 Annexa: NetSuite Next is a flick of a switch. Rewiring the CFO takes longer Gartner, Oracle, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Digital Transformation, Integration, Data governance, Melbourne, Annexa, Oracle NetSuite, Analyst report, Risk & Compliance, Security, Commerce, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Large Language Models (LLMs), Australia & New Zealand, Cloud, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Finance, Forecasting, Anthropic, AI Agents (Agentic AI), ESG reporting, Model Context Protocol (MCP), Editor interview, Compliance 2026-11-11T09:00:07+13:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/adobe-expands-firefly-with-ai-tools-creative-agent IT Brief Australia en 2026-11-11T03:00:00+13:00 Adobe expands Firefly with AI tools & creative agent Google, Adobe, Animation, Machine learning (ML), Content Creation, 3D Technology, Workflow Automation, Web Development, OpenAI, Multimedia, Applications, Generative AI (GenAI), AI Assistant, Adobe Firefly, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Design, Audio, AI Agents (Agentic AI) 2026-11-11T03:00:06+13:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/adobe-unveils-ai-agents-across-firefly-creative-cloud-at-max IT Brief Australia en 2026-11-11T03:00:00+13:00 Adobe unveils AI agents across Firefly & Creative Cloud at Max Microsoft, Adobe, Digital marketing, Machine learning (ML), Content Creation, Photoshop, Adobe Stock, Adobe MAX, Workflow Automation, Lightroom, Generative AI (GenAI), Adobe Firefly, Artificial Intelligence (AI), GenStudio, Adobe Express, Premiere Pro, Adobe Illustrator, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Disney 2026-11-11T03:15:05+13:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/clickhouse-expands-with-xata-deal-into-postgres-ai IT Brief Australia en 2026-11-10T15:39:00+13:00 ClickHouse expands with Xata deal into Postgres & AI Cisco, Robotics (Robots), Visa, Database (DB), Data Analytics, Postgres, Fintech, Tesla, Meta, Latin America, Observability, Telemetry, Security, Commerce, Monitoring, Artificial Intelligence (AI), PostgreSQL, AI Agents (Agentic AI), ClickHouse 2026-11-10T15:45:06+13:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/why-jumping-straight-to-an-ai-proof-of-concept-is-costing-you IT Brief Australia en 2026-11-10T15:02:00+13:00 Why jumping straight to an AI proof of concept is costing you Data Analytics, Digital Transformation, IT Department, Machine learning (ML), Opinion, Data Science, Data governance, Business strategy, Generative AI (GenAI), Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Rad Anandakumar 2026-11-11T13:45:06+13:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/adobe-disney-strike-multi-year-ai-creative-alliance IT Brief Australia en 2026-11-10T14:45:51+13:00 Adobe & Disney strike multi-year AI creative alliance Adobe, Film production, Machine learning (ML), Disney Studios, Content Creation, Photoshop, Research and Development (R&D), Generative AI (GenAI), Adobe Firefly, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Storytelling, AI Models, Disney 2026-11-10T15:00:07+13:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/daintree-qr-tour-concept-aims-to-guide-visitors-offline IT Brief Australia en 2026-11-10T11:30:00+13:00 Daintree QR tour concept aims to guide visitors offline Global Positioning System (GPS), History, Small Business (SMB), Mobile data, Photography, Tourism, Queensland, Accessibility, Australian, digital tourism, Wildlife, Traditional Owners 2026-11-10T11:30:06+13:00