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Customer success is not support, it is stewardship

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Customer success must evolve from reactive support to strategic stewardship, aligning stakeholders so tech investments deliver lasting value.
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Beyond infrastructure: Reimagining networks to drive real business impact

Yesterday
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network infrastructure
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digital transformation
Asia Pacific firms must redesign networks as strategic assets, aligning cloud and AI demands with agility, resilience and measurable growth.
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The AI infrastructure trap: Why your 'AI-ready' project may already be obsolete

4 days ago
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digital transformation
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fintech
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cx
Banks risk AI 'infrastructure traps' as long projects outpace fast-evolving models, wasting budget while nimbler rivals ship real solutions.
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Why Australian leaders are losing faith in IT spend

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digital transformation
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finops
With 88% of Australian tech leaders doubting IT ROI, IT financial management emerges as the missing link between spend and value.
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Firms pour billions into AI but struggle to scale value

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edutech
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digital transformation
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hcm
Firms spent USD $252 billion on AI in 2024, yet only 4% report repeatable, scalable value as governance and skills gaps hold back returns.
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UK CIOs struggle to govern surge in business AI agents

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data protection
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casb
UK CIOs embed AI agents in critical workflows but lack real-time oversight as board pressure mounts for provable returns and tighter audits.
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Celonis names Ewan Henderson North America GM for AI push

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manufacturing
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digital transformation
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rpa
Celonis hires veteran software leader Ewan Henderson as North America GM to tighten AI's link to day-to-day operations and measurable ROI.
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How AI-powered log management unlocks observability

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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devops
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data analytics
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digital transformation
Companies that treat log data as strategic intelligence, not digital clutter, are unlocking faster recovery, resilience and innovation.
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KPMG report warns AI scale-up lags lofty ambitions

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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digital transformation
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quantum computing
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ai
KPMG warns firms' AI ambitions outpace delivery, with most chasing top maturity by 2026 but only a quarter scaling agentic AI with ROI.
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AI value proving elusive for many Australian firms

Tue, 20th Jan 2026
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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cx
Four in five Australian organisations say they struggle to prove AI delivers business value, blaming poor data access and weak integration.
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Pendo unveils Agent Analytics to optimise AI agents

Mon, 12th Jan 2026
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saas
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data analytics
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digital transformation
Pendo rolls out Agent Analytics to help companies track AI agents in real workflows, spot friction points and turn usage data into improvements.
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Cevo hires former Macquarie AI leader to head AI adoption

Mon, 12th Jan 2026
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hybrid cloud
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digital transformation
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AWS partner Cevo hires ex-Macquarie AI leader Jeff Voigt as Head of AI Adoption to drive governed, production-grade enterprise deployments.
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Tetrate launches tool to certify enterprise AI agents

Fri, 9th Jan 2026
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data protection
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devops
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apm
Tetrate has unveiled Agent Router Enterprise, a platform to certify AI agents as production ready with shared standards, guardrails and metrics.
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Lendi Group names new CTO to drive AI-native strategy

Mon, 22nd Dec 2025
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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fintech
Lendi Group promotes Devesh Maheshwari to CTO to spearhead its AI-native transformation across Aussie and Lendi brands by mid-2026.
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AI & automation face 2026 shakeout on real business value

Thu, 18th Dec 2025
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digital transformation
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hcm
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it automation
In 2026, AI and automation face a shakeout as pilots give way to hard ROI demands, exposing skills gaps and flawed processes at scale.
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Exclusive: Celonis' Pascal Coubard shares APAC ambitions and growth

Thu, 11th Dec 2025
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
Celonis' Pascal Coubard eyes rapid APAC expansion after customers unlock USD $8.1 billion in value with its upgraded process intelligence platform.
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Why every business needs an AI strategy (even if AI isn't the strategy)

Mon, 8th Dec 2025
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digital transformation
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phishing
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advanced persistent threat protection
Businesses that treat AI as a shiny toy, not a planned tool, risk waste, security gaps and stagnation as competitors move ahead.
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Australian & NZ firms struggle with poor data amid AI ambitions

Fri, 21st Nov 2025
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data analytics
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cx
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martech
Australian and New Zealand firms face poor-quality data and siloed systems, hindering AI ambitions despite pressure to boost data-driven insights and business value.
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Ingram Micro Australia & Oreta on driving MSP value with innovation

Thu, 20th Nov 2025
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firewalls
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
Managed Service Providers like Oreta are leveraging innovation, strategic partnerships, and AWS expertise to deliver outcome-based solutions and long-term value for customers.
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Generative AI adoption cuts IT incident times by nearly a third

Wed, 22nd Oct 2025
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Generative AI adoption cuts IT incident resolution times by nearly a third, saving over 323,000 work hours and boosting ITSM efficiency, says SolarWinds report.