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Australia urged to ban Kmart smart glasses over privacy
Data Protection

Australia urged to ban Kmart smart glasses over privacy

Retailers face mounting pressure as privacy advocates warn the glasses could let shoppers film people covertly in public and private spaces.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday

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Google expands BigQuery transfer service with new connectors
Hybrid Cloud

Google expands BigQuery transfer service with new connectors

Enterprises will be able to move more sales, marketing and database data into BigQuery as Google adds connectors for SQL Server and Shopify.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday
Google adds BigQuery search tools for unstructured data
Data Analytics

Google adds BigQuery search tools for unstructured data

Customers can now keep document search and embedding work inside BigQuery, as Google rolls out AI search tools to cut extra pipelines and indexes.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday
Tech Data signs Wasabi distribution deal in Singapore
Data Protection

Tech Data signs Wasabi distribution deal in Singapore

Rising storage demand and ransomware fears are driving the agreement, giving partners in Singapore and Malaysia access to Wasabi cloud products.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last week
Google Cloud touts sharded fix for noisy neighbours
Software-as-a-Service

Google Cloud touts sharded fix for noisy neighbours

Shared data platforms could see outages contained to one tenant, as Google Cloud says a new sharded design cuts blast radius and eases scaling.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Sandisk unveils NAND technologies for AI inference
Semiconductors

Sandisk unveils NAND technologies for AI inference

AI operators could cut data-centre costs and power use as Sandisk positions flash memory for longer-context inference workloads.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
VDURA, Wasabi link AI storage with cloud archiving lifecycle
Data Protection

VDURA, Wasabi link AI storage with cloud archiving lifecycle

The tie-up aims to cut AI storage costs by shifting older training data off premium systems without losing access for retraining or compliance.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
Google Cloud launches AI tools for mainframe migration
Hybrid Cloud

Google Cloud launches AI tools for mainframe migration

Banks and insurers could cut migration risk as Google Cloud's new AI suite maps legacy logic, tests parity and shifts data incrementally.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Google expands AI infrastructure with Lustre & C4N
Cloud Security

Google expands AI infrastructure with Lustre & C4N

The upgrades are aimed at easing bottlenecks for large AI and machine learning deployments, with clusters now scaling to 15,000 nodes.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
Cloudinary developer community tops four million users
Software-as-a-Service

Cloudinary developer community tops four million users

Rising pressure on web teams is fuelling demand for media infrastructure as Cloudinary's developer community climbs to four million users.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month
Dropbox appoints Jim Rudall as the Head of EMEA role
Software-as-a-Service

Dropbox appoints Jim Rudall as the Head of EMEA role

The move signals a push to win more enterprise spend across the region as businesses reassess software, workflows and AI use.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month

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Datacom finds NZ firms untested on outage recovery
Disaster Recovery

Datacom finds NZ firms untested on outage recovery

Many New Zealand firms say they could ride out an outage, but fewer than four in ten have tested recovery of critical systems recently.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last week
CTERA links Microsoft Copilot to enterprise file data
Hybrid Cloud

CTERA links Microsoft Copilot to enterprise file data

The integration lets staff query authorised files across hybrid environments without moving sensitive data into Microsoft 365 repositories.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
TalkTalk Business warns SMEs on AI agent access risks
Data Protection

TalkTalk Business warns SMEs on AI agent access risks

Autonomous tools with broad permissions could expose customer records and email to costly breaches, TalkTalk Business says, as SMEs rush to adopt AI.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 7 min read • Last month
Yoree launches beta photo memory app for camera rolls
Data Protection

Yoree launches beta photo memory app for camera rolls

The beta aims to help users find and revisit photos buried in crowded camera rolls, as privacy questions loom over family image tools.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
CTERA wins PeerSpot awards for cloud storage, backup
Data Protection

CTERA wins PeerSpot awards for cloud storage, backup

Verified customer reviews placed CTERA second in both cloud storage and backup, bolstering its pitch to enterprises facing ransomware and governance risks.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Wasabi, Megaport partner on AI storage and network platform
Disaster Recovery

Wasabi, Megaport partner on AI storage and network platform

Enterprises building AI data platforms will soon be able to pair private connectivity with object storage through a single interface.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last month