https://itbrief.com.au/story/australian-enterprises-are-scaling-agents-faster-than-governance-mcp-is-the-fix IT Brief Australia en 2026-08-26T15:50:00+12:00 Australian enterprises are scaling agents faster than governance - MCP is the fix Identity and Access Management (IAM), Regulatory technology, Risk & Compliance, Zero Trust Security, Financial Services, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, Software Development, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Developer tools, AI Infrastructure, Multi-Agent, DevSecOps, AI Adoption, Model Context Protocol (MCP), Authorisation, Access Control, Enterprise security, GitLab, Observability, Cloud Security, AI Safety, Opinion, Amanda Rueda 2026-08-26T16:00:06+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/why-vibe-coded-observability-is-both-a-governance-and-technical-risk IT Brief Australia en 2026-08-26T13:30:00+12:00 Why 'vibe-coded' observability is both a governance and technical risk IT Department, Risk & Compliance, Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, Telcos, Software Development, New Relic, AIOps, National Standards, Privacy Act, DevOps, Data governance, Australian Government, Canberra, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Incident Response, AI Strategy, Observability, AI Safety, Opinion, Virginia Galaron Herrera 2026-08-26T13:30:06+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/apple-unveils-mac-studio-with-m5-chips-for-ai-workloads IT Brief Australia en 2026-08-26T13:09:00+12:00 Apple unveils Mac Studio with M5 chips for AI workloads Semiconductors, Photography, Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), Large Language Models (LLMs), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Software Development, Edge AI, Consumer tech, Ray tracing (RTX), AI Models, Apple, Apple Intelligence, USB-C, Machine learning (ML), PC Market, Software engineering, VFX, Edge Computing, Data Science, Visual effects, Open source, High Performance Computing (HPC), AI PC, Deep learning, Music Production, Mac 2026-08-26T13:15:06+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/apple-unveils-m6-mac-mini-with-faster-ai-performance IT Brief Australia en 2026-08-26T13:09:00+12:00 Apple unveils M6 Mac mini with faster AI performance Energy efficient, Semiconductors, IT Department, Content Creation, Workstation, Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), Data Privacy, Large Language Models (LLMs), Software Development, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Edge AI, Consumer tech, Developers (Devs), AI Infrastructure, Ray tracing (RTX), AI Models, Apple, Apple Intelligence, Thunderbolt 4, Safari, USB-C, Creators, Generative AI (GenAI), PC Market, CPU, Cyberpunk 2077, High Performance Computing (HPC), Siri 2026-08-26T13:15:06+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/sre-teams-take-on-wider-ai-oversight-in-production IT Brief Australia en 2026-08-26T11:54:00+12:00 SRE teams take on wider AI oversight in production Digital Transformation, Application infrastructure, Risk & Compliance, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), AI Ethics & Governance, AI Agents (Agentic AI), AI Coding, AI Infrastructure, AIOps, ITOM, Chatbots, AI observability, Telemetry, AI Adoption, DevOps, Machine learning (ML), Dynatrace, Incident Response, IT operations management, AI Monitoring (AIM), Gartner, MTTR, Incident management, Observability, Hybrid Cloud, AI Safety, Analyst report 2026-08-26T12:00:08+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/dxn-wins-aud-12-2-million-ai-data-centre-contract IT Brief Australia en 2026-08-26T11:51:00+12:00 DXN wins AUD $12.2 million AI data centre contract DataCentre infrastructure, Digital Transformation, Modular data centre, Data centers (DC), Cloud, Australian, Managed Service Provider (MSP), Cloud Service Providers (CSP), AI Infrastructure, Perth, Infrastructure Investment, DXN, Malaysia, Digital Infrastructure, Colocation, Capital raising, Data center security, APAC, Edge Data Centre, Asia Pacific, Data center construction, AI Data, Cloud / Communication Service Providers (CSPs), Data centre expansion, High Performance Computing (HPC), Prefabricated data centers (Prefab data centers) 2026-08-26T12:00:09+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/cto-labs-relocates-sydney-office-as-ai-advisory-grows IT Brief Australia en 2026-08-26T11:30:00+12:00 CTO Labs relocates Sydney office as AI advisory grows Digital Transformation, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), ICT sector, IT Strategy, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Financial Services, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, Professional services, Sydney, Data governance, Machine learning (ML), Private Equity, Business Transformation, AI Strategy, Management Consulting 2026-08-26T13:30:06+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/reclaiming-control-why-cloud-vendor-lock-in-is-back-on-the-cio-agenda IT Brief Australia en 2026-08-26T11:00:00+12:00 Reclaiming control: why cloud vendor lock-in is back on the CIO agenda Digital Transformation, IT Department, Hyperscale, Public Cloud, IT Strategy, Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Application infrastructure, Risk & Compliance, Application Programming Interface (API), OVHcloud, Cloud, Australian, Chief Information Officer (CIO), IT Governance, Cloud Services, Microservices, Kubernetes, Open Standards, Procurement, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud migration, Data portability, Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), Multi-cloud, APAC, IT Procurement, Interoperability, Open source, Containerisation, Hybrid Cloud, Opinion, DVS Shiv Kumar 2026-08-26T11:00:06+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/the-most-positive-question-how-will-your-tech-upgrade-fail IT Brief Australia en 2026-08-25T13:12:00+12:00 The most positive question: How will your tech upgrade fail? Taxation (Tax), Productivity, Small Business (SMB), Digital Transformation, IT Department, Project Management, Business strategy, Data Quality, Financial Systems, Risk & Compliance, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Cloud, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Software Development, Xero, Digital Strategy, IT Governance, Customer data, Customer Experience (CX), Professional Development (PD), Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Quickbooks, Optimization, Optimisation, Systems integration, Behavior, IT Procurement, Change Management, Business Continuity, Geofencing, Opinion, Dev Punjani 2026-08-25T13:15:05+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/rocket-graduates-first-perth-nextgen-academy-intake IT Brief Australia en 2026-08-25T11:15:00+12:00 Rocket graduates first Perth NextGen Academy intake Digital Transformation, Skills shortage, Project Management, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Financial Services, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Perth, Higher education, Mainframe, Public Sector, Western Australia, United Kingdom (UK), United States (US), India, Workforce development, APAC, Software engineering, Critical Infrastructure, Career Pathways, IT careers, Rocket Software 2026-08-25T13:00:07+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/3verest-uses-equinix-to-build-sovereign-ai-for-healthcare IT Brief Australia en 2026-08-25T10:43:00+12:00 3verest uses Equinix to build sovereign AI for healthcare Disaster Recovery (DR), Canada, Equinix, Data centers (DC), Germany, Regulatory technology, Application infrastructure, Data sovereignty, Risk & Compliance, Europe (European), Data Privacy, Financial Services, Cloud, Australian, Data centre interconnect (DCI), AI Ethics & Governance, Health Technologies (HealthTech), Medical Technologies (MedTech), AI Infrastructure, National Security, United Kingdom (UK), Equinix Fabric, United States (US), Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), Switzerland, Data Localisation, Multi-cloud, Compliance, Digital Sovereignty, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Data Protection, Edge Computing, Japan, Failover, Hospitals, Security, Hybrid Cloud, European Union (EU) 2026-08-25T10:45:05+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/flexsysai-launches-platform-to-ease-data-centre-power-strain IT Brief Australia en 2026-08-24T19:30:00+12:00 FlexSysAI launches platform to ease data centre power strain Data centers (DC), Cloud, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Clean technologies, Decarbonisation, NEM, Energy consumption, Renewable energy, Climate change, Electricity demand 2026-08-24T19:30:06+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/trendai-adopts-claude-opus-5-for-vulnerability-triage IT Brief Australia en 2026-08-24T15:20:00+12:00 TrendAI adopts Claude Opus 5 for vulnerability triage New Zealand (NZ), Digital Transformation, Threat intelligence, IT Department, Patching, Security Operations Centres (SOCs), Threat detection, Risk & Compliance, System on a chip (SOC), Data Privacy, Large Language Models (LLMs), Australia & New Zealand, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cybersecurity, Supply Chain Security, Anthropic, Security Posture, AppSec, Incident Response, Attack Surface Management, Security analytics, Security vulnerabilities, Enterprise security, Data Protection, Application Security, Infosec, Posture management, Cyber Risk, Hybrid Cloud 2026-08-24T15:30:05+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/akamai-maps-distributed-cloud-shift-for-apac-ai-workloads IT Brief Australia en 2026-08-24T15:15:00+12:00 Akamai maps distributed cloud shift for APAC AI workloads Akamai, Digital Transformation, Data centers (DC), Identity and Access Management (IAM), AI Security, Data sovereignty, Risk & Compliance, Zero Trust Security, Cloud, eCommerce, AI Ethics & Governance, Cybersecurity, AI Agents (Agentic AI), AI Infrastructure, Multi-Agent, Data residency, LayerX, Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), AI Adoption, NVIDIA Blackwell, Generative AI (GenAI), Machine identity, Energy consumption, Low latency, Multi-cloud, Containers, Content delivery network (CDN), API Security, APAC, Application Security, Asia Pacific, Edge Computing, Edge Infrastructure, NVIDIA, Object storage, Security Service Edge, Block storage, Observability, Hybrid Cloud, Cloud Security 2026-08-24T15:15:05+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/interactive-launches-company-wide-ai-adoption-program IT Brief Australia en 2026-08-24T12:13:00+12:00 Interactive launches company-wide AI adoption program Productivity, IT service management (ITSM), Managed Services, Digital Transformation, IT Department, Skills shortage, Data centers (DC), Human Capital Management (HCM), Security Operations Centres (SOCs), Threat detection, System on a chip (SOC), Cloud, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Managed Service Provider (MSP), AI Ethics & Governance, Cybersecurity, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Professional services, IT services, Cloud Services, Knowledge Management, AI Adoption, Service management, AI skills, Incident Response, Process automation, Interactive, Employee Experience (EX), Managed IT, Change Management, Workflow Automation, Business Continuity 2026-08-24T13:30:05+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/jamf-launches-ai-governance-to-enhance-visibility-security IT Brief Australia en 2026-08-24T10:46:00+12:00 Jamf launches AI Governance to enhance visibility, security Chief Financial Officer (CFO), TechEd, Digital Transformation, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), IT Department, AI Security, Risk & Compliance, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Application Programming Interface (API), Data Privacy, Large Language Models (LLMs), Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Jamf Software, AI Ethics & Governance, Cybersecurity, Software Development, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Developer tools, AI Models, IT Governance, Apple, Data governance, Australian Government, Generative AI (GenAI), Mobile Device Management (MDM), IaC, Compliance, Data Protection, Enterprise Automation, macOS, AI Monitoring (AIM), IT management, Workflow Automation, Mac, Editor interview 2026-08-24T11:00:11+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/google-named-gartner-leader-for-cloud-native-platforms IT Brief Australia en 2026-08-21T11:19:00+12:00 Google named Gartner leader for cloud-native platforms Disaster Recovery (DR), Cloud marketplace, Gartner Magic Quadrant, App development, Identity and Access Management (IAM), Serverless architecture, Risk & Compliance, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Cloud Native, Cloud, Google Gemini, Software Development, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Google Cloud, AIOps, FinOps, Kubernetes, United Kingdom (UK), DevOps, Model Context Protocol (MCP), OpenTelemetry, United States (US), High availability, Google, Machine learning (ML), Digital Experience (DX), IaC, Multi-cloud, Containers, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Gartner, Incident management, Open source, Observability, Cloud Native Computing Foundation, Cloud Security, Analyst report 2026-08-21T11:30:05+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/sydney-coach-nicole-schmitz-wins-two-silver-stevie-awards IT Brief Australia en 2026-08-21T10:33:00+12:00 Sydney coach Nicole Schmitz wins two Silver Stevie Awards Small Business (SMB), ICT sector, Price Waterhouse Coopers, COVID-19, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Sydney, Startups, AI Labour, Mentorship, Professional Development (PD), AI platform, Creativity, Entrepreneurship, Stevie Awards, Job moves 2026-08-21T10:45:05+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/doctor-unveils-ai-governance-test-for-human-parity IT Brief Australia en 2026-08-20T13:06:00+12:00 Doctor unveils AI governance test for human parity Data Analytics, Regulatory technology, Risk & Compliance, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, Information Commissioners Offices Office, Australian Government, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, Canberra, APRA, OAIC, Data Protection, University of Sydney, Aged care, GovTech 2026-08-20T13:30:06+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/question-marks-over-valuation-as-canva-makes-ai-pivot IT Brief Australia en 2026-08-20T12:09:00+12:00 Question marks over valuation as Canva makes AI pivot Leadership, Digital Transformation, ICT sector, Financial results, Distributors, Market competition, Application infrastructure, OpenAI, Cloud, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, AI Infrastructure, Venture Capital, Macquarie University, Adobe, Capital Markets, Stock Market, Generative AI (GenAI), Initial Public Offering (IPO), Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Machine learning (ML), Canva, ChatGPT, AI Strategy, Accessibility, Editor interview 2026-08-20T12:15:05+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/uipath-launches-maestro-flow-for-coding-agent-workflows IT Brief Australia en 2026-08-20T11:58:00+12:00 UiPath launches Maestro Flow for coding agent workflows Robotics (Robots), Digital Transformation, IT Department, Risk & Compliance, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), IT Infrastructure, Chief Operating Officer (COO), Application Programming Interface (API), Large Language Models (LLMs), Cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, Software Development, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Developer tools, AI Coding, AIOps, IT Governance, AI Adoption, DevOps, Cursor, Infrastructure, Generative AI (GenAI), Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Machine learning (ML), Digital Experience (DX), Process automation, BPM, Integrated development environment (IDE), Compliance, AI Strategy, Monitoring, Enterprise Automation, Software engineering, UiPath, Change Management, Workflow Automation, Observability 2026-08-20T12:00:06+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/google-cloud-guides-spark-users-on-serverless-costs IT Brief Australia en 2026-08-20T11:30:00+12:00 Google Cloud guides Spark users on serverless costs IT Department, Data Quality, Application infrastructure, Cloud, Google Gemini, Laptops, Google Cloud, AIOps, FinOps, United Kingdom (UK), Cloud Storage, United States (US), Big Data, Machine learning (ML), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Observability 2026-08-20T11:30:05+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/google-cloud-adds-hive-metastore-migration-to-lakehouse IT Brief Australia en 2026-08-20T11:06:00+12:00 Google Cloud adds Hive Metastore migration to Lakehouse Managed Services, Identity and Access Management (IAM), Cloud, Google Gemini, Google Cloud, Data infrastructure, Spanner, Hadoop, Open Data, Cloud Storage, Data governance, High availability, Big Data, Cloud analytics, MySQL, Cloud migration, Access Control, PostgreSQL, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Cloud data, ORC, Failover 2026-08-20T11:15:06+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/harvey-ii-adds-memory-matter-based-legal-ai-tools IT Brief Australia en 2026-08-19T15:59:00+12:00 Harvey II adds memory & matter-based legal AI tools Microsoft Office, Legal technology (LegalTech), Project Management, Personalisation, Risk & Compliance, Europe (European), Data Privacy, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Agents (Agentic AI), Professional services, Law firms, Knowledge Management, AI Adoption, Middle East, Generative AI (GenAI), Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Data Security, Fortune 500, Early Access, APAC, Microsoft Outlook, Document Management, Workflow Automation, Prompt Engineering 2026-08-19T16:00:06+12:00 https://itbrief.com.au/story/building-the-next-generation-of-mainframe-expertise IT Brief Australia en 2026-08-19T14:55:00+12:00 Building the next generation of mainframe expertise Karla Bester, IT Department, Skills shortage, Financial Services, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Agents (Agentic AI), Women in Technology, IT Training, Perth, Mainframe, Western Australia, Digital Infrastructure, Gen Z, Machine learning (ML), Curtin University, Enterprise Computing, Software engineering, Critical Infrastructure, Rocket Software, Opinion 2026-08-19T15:15:07+12:00