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Kinetic IT recognised in Australia's top managed awards
Deloitte

Kinetic IT recognised in Australia's top managed awards

Kinetic IT has secured its place among Australia's Best Managed Companies for the fourth consecutive year, lauded for excellence in innovation and growth.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Thu, 3rd Apr 2025

Global Stories

Cloud stories

Agentic AI must enhance human connections, Qualtrics chief urges
Customer Relationship Management

Agentic AI must enhance human connections, Qualtrics chief urges

Qualtrics president Brad Anderson urges firms to harness agentic AI to enhance genuine human connections in customer and employee experiences or risk falling behind.

By Melania Watson • 5 min read • Thu, 29th May 2025
WiseTech to acquire e2open in USD $2.1bn cash deal
Software-as-a-Service

WiseTech to acquire e2open in USD $2.1bn cash deal

WiseTech agrees to buy US supply chain software group e2open in an all-cash deal worth USD $2.1 billion, funded entirely with new debt.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 27th May 2025
Portworx & Red Hat help enterprises cut virtualisation costs
Storage

Portworx & Red Hat help enterprises cut virtualisation costs

Portworx launches Portworx for KubeVirt to cut VM workload costs by up to 50% when run on Kubernetes with Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization Engine.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd May 2025
HAT Distribution brings NinjaOne IT platform to ANZ partners
EduTech

HAT Distribution brings NinjaOne IT platform to ANZ partners

HAT Distribution has been appointed to distribute NinjaOne's IT management platform in Australia and New Zealand, aiming to boost endpoint security and efficiency.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 12th May 2025
DXC introduces new service to speed SAP migration to Microsoft Azure
Unified Communications

DXC introduces new service to speed SAP migration to Microsoft Azure

DXC Technology launches DXC Complete with SAP and Microsoft, a managed service to accelerate SAP IT modernisation using Azure and flexible pricing models.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 12th May 2025
Lastwall IdP earns FedRAMP nod for quantum-ready Zero Trust
Hybrid Cloud

Lastwall IdP earns FedRAMP nod for quantum-ready Zero Trust

Lastwall's Identity Platform has earned FedRAMP Moderate Authorisation, enabling US federal agencies to deploy quantum-resistant Zero Trust cybersecurity solutions.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 8th May 2025
Pulumi launches IDP to speed secure cloud infrastructure delivery
Software-as-a-Service

Pulumi launches IDP to speed secure cloud infrastructure delivery

Pulumi launches Pulumi IDP, an internal developer platform to speed cloud infrastructure delivery with built-in security and governance controls.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 7th May 2025
CrowdStrike unveils new AI & cloud tools for cyber defence
Software-as-a-Service

CrowdStrike unveils new AI & cloud tools for cyber defence

CrowdStrike enhances its Falcon platform with new AI and cloud security tools, offering real-time protection across AI models, data, identities and SaaS environments.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 30th Apr 2025
Lattica secures $3.25 million to boost private AI with FHE
EduTech

Lattica secures $3.25 million to boost private AI with FHE

Lattica exits stealth with $3.25m in funding to pioneer practical Fully Homomorphic Encryption for secure, cloud-based AI in sensitive sectors.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 24th Apr 2025
Appfire launches programme to assist cloud migration
Unified Communications

Appfire launches programme to assist cloud migration

Appfire has launched the Cloud Advantage Alliance to assist Atlassian's Data Center customers in migrating to the cloud, collaborating with several key partners.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 11th Apr 2025
Erqos & DashIO partner to advance IIoT connectivity
Software Development

Erqos & DashIO partner to advance IIoT connectivity

Erqos Technologies and DashIO have formed a partnership to enhance Industrial Internet of Things automation, integrating EQSP32 MicroPLC with DashIO's user interface.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Thu, 3rd Apr 2025

Stories from Other Regions

Cloud stories

Aligned & Lambda join forces on AI-ready data centre in Texas
DataCentre infrastructure

Aligned & Lambda join forces on AI-ready data centre in Texas

Aligned partners with Lambda to build AI-ready DFW-04 data centre in Plano, Texas, featuring advanced NVIDIA GPU cooling and Lambda's AI Cloud platform.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 12th May 2025
Umbraco Cloud adds Canadian hosting to aid data sovereignty
Digital Transformation

Umbraco Cloud adds Canadian hosting to aid data sovereignty

Umbraco launches Canadian hosting on its Cloud platform via Microsoft Azure Toronto, aiding compliance with strict local data privacy laws and improving performance.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 30th Apr 2025
AWS plans USD $11 billion Indiana data centre hub, 1,000 jobs
Digital Transformation

AWS plans USD $11 billion Indiana data centre hub, 1,000 jobs

AWS will invest USD $11 billion to build new data centres in Indiana, creating 1,000 jobs and marking the state's largest ever capital investment.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 25th Apr 2025
CloudBolt buys StormForge to boost Kubernetes optimisation
Virtualisation

CloudBolt buys StormForge to boost Kubernetes optimisation

CloudBolt has acquired StormForge to bolster its Kubernetes optimisation capabilities within its FinOps platform, aiming to address rising cloud costs.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 4th Apr 2025
Atsushi Kubo appointed CEO to lead Telehouse Canada expansion
Digital Transformation

Atsushi Kubo appointed CEO to lead Telehouse Canada expansion

Atsushi Kubo has been named CEO of Telehouse Canada to spearhead expansion and strengthen its position in the Canadian data centre and connectivity market.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 1st Apr 2025