The Ultimate Guide to Artificial Intelligence

2026 · Australian Edition

Also known as AI.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming industries, reshaping business operations, enhancing customer experiences, and driving innovation across sectors globally and in Australasia. From the surge in AI-driven cybersecurity threats and the adoption of AI in cloud infrastructure to the integration of generative AI in customer service, marketing, and financial sectors, this dynamic field demands close attention.

Experts emphasise the critical role of robust data management and infrastructure in successfully leveraging AI technologies, while organisations face challenges including skill gaps, ethical considerations, and regulatory developments. As AI adoption accelerates, businesses must balance innovation with security, sustainability, and human-centric strategies to thrive in this evolving landscape.

Readers exploring this tag will gain insights into the latest AI trends, practical applications, organisational strategies, technological advancements, and the collaborative efforts shaping the future of AI. Understanding these developments is essential for anyone interested in the impact of artificial intelligence on business, technology, and society.

Australian Artificial Intelligence news
Analyst Insights
Data centre market set to hit USD $1.08 trillion by 2034
Polaris Market Research · AI · UC
Yesterday
Sinch named leader in IDC communications platform study
IDC MarketScape · AI · CRM
2 days ago
Protegrity launches AI Team Edition for secure inferencing
IDC · AI · Virtualisation
Last week
SnapLogic adds AI gateway to push agents into work
Gartner · AI · MarTech
Last week
Capsule Security raises $7 million to guard AI agents
Gartner · AI · PAM
Last week
Reviews
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Mobile gaming
Last month
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Software Updates
Last month
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Ubisoft
Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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Gaming
Wed, 24th Dec 2025
Hands-on Review: Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI
Gaming
Tue, 18th Nov 2025
Hands-on Review: Apple AirPods Pro 3
Sustainability
Wed, 8th Oct 2025
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Unified Communications
Mon, 6th Oct 2025
Hands-on Review: Avast Premium Security with Scam Guardian Pro
Data Protection
Mon, 14th Jul 2025
Hands-on Review: Acer TravelMate P6 14 AI laptop
Sustainability
Fri, 6th Jun 2025
Hands-on Review: Oppo Reno13 Pro 5G
Mobile gaming
Wed, 7th May 2025
Expert columns
Debunking the myths holding back asset performance management
By Iman Ghodosi of Prometheus
Yesterday
Why runtime identity is emerging as the next cybersecurity imperative
By Ash Diffey of Ping Identity
Yesterday
Supporting service providers with their global ambitions
By Mike Mills of Gamma
2 days ago
Proof beats promise: The trust crisis AI is creating
By Lakshmi Hanspal of DigiCert
2 days ago
The autonomous SOC: A dangerous illusion as firms shift to human-led AI security
By Moe Ibrahim of Exabeam
Last week
Tariffs and sustainability: Why master data is a supply chain game-changer
By Bobby Joseph of Melissa
Last week
Microsoft April Patch Tuesday reveals 167 vulnerabilities
By Adam Barnett of Rapid7
Last week
Stop pouring money into cloud providers: The cost of inaction
By Mark Graham of Inde
Last week
The AI risk hiding in your finance team's browser tabs
By Annexa
Last week
AI is reshaping search infrastructure - SEO is being rewritten
By Chirag Solanki of Kia Ora Digital
Last week
5 key take aways for CIOs from Celonis' 2026 Process Optimisation Report
By Pascal Coubard of Celonis
Last week
Responsible ESG AI enablement could become Australia's next great export if we start now
By Logicalis Australia
Last week
Why Legal Services demand is about to grow, not shrink
By Jamie Ng of Ashurst
Last week
Supply chain operators: Here's how to make AI and data work for you
By Adrian Randall of Arcadian Digital
This month
From DSPM to data protection: Closing the last mile on sensitive data in the era of AI
By Franklin Nguyen of Cyberhaven
This month
Interviews
Exclusive: Grafana Lab's Jen Villa on targeting the AI observability gap
Discussing Unified Communications
Today
Netskope's Tony Burnside - visibility is key to AI security
Discussing Shadow IT
Last week
Exclusive: Celonis global banking head says AI rollout hinges on process intelligence
Discussing Productivity
Last week
Affirmo: Could AI make a reality of IoT dreams?
Discussing Cloud Services
This month
TrendAI: Evolving the cybersecurity value proposition
Discussing Hackers
This month
Recent news
Sage adds AI tools for Intacct roll-outs & advisory
About Software-as-a-Service
Today
QNX expands NVIDIA tie-up for safety-critical edge AI
About Robotics
Today
Unknown AI agents plague 82% of enterprises, survey finds
About Data breach
Today
Hyland launches AI tools for finance, SAP & education
About Search
Today
AI makes IT jobs more demanding, SolarWinds study finds
About IT professionals
Yesterday
Redis launches Feature Form for production machine learning
About Encryption
Yesterday
Vultr, SUSE & Dell launch open AI Kubernetes stack
About Cloud Services
Yesterday
Entrust launches Australia-ready identity checks for AML
About Passports
Yesterday
Relativity to open Singapore hub as Asia demand grows
About Data Protection
Yesterday
CrowdStrike expands MSSP push across Japan & Asia Pacific
About Small Business
Yesterday
Trend Micro rebrands consumer arm as TrendLife with Kaleida
About Data Protection
Yesterday
Microsoft & ACTU hold first AI workers' summit in Sydney
About Digital Transformation
Yesterday
Ideally raises AUD $13.4m to expand US market research
About Software-as-a-Service
Yesterday
Commvault expands Flex with Hitachi Vantara & NetApp
About Storage
Yesterday
Supply chain leaders prioritise sustainability, survey finds
About Productivity
Yesterday
Job moves
Cohesity appoints Nigel Lee to lead APJ technical sales
Move at Lenovo
Yesterday
Databricks names Simon Davies to lead APJ expansion
Move at Microsoft
2 days ago
Kinetic IT names Kishore Jayaram Chief Transformation Officer
Move at Cisco
2 days ago
NeuReality taps Amazon & Maersk veteran for AI push
Move at Google
Last week
Anthropic appoints Novartis Chief Executive Officer to board
Move at Anthropic
Last week
Applause appoints Aatish Salvi as Chief Technology Officer
Move at Applause
Last week
iManage appoints Ryan Begin & David Zember to partner roles
Move at Salesforce
Last week
Zurich names Shukla to lead digital push in Asia Pacific
Move at Amazon Web Services
Last week
Ledger appoints Ian Rogers to lead AI security push
Move at Ledger
Last week
Portnox names Jonathan Skinner as Chief Marketing Officer
Move at Symantec
Last week
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