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Data portability stories

Australian builders warn over data ownership control
Digital Transformation

Australian builders warn over data ownership control

Rising software costs and tighter scrutiny are pushing Australian builders to prioritise control of project data over collaboration features.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
FinTech Australia launches summit on open banking data
Disaster Recovery

FinTech Australia launches summit on open banking data

FinTech Australia unveils Fintech Data Horizons Summit to spotlight real-world open banking and data sharing across key sectors in 2026.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
FinTechs push Canberra for fairer tenders, funding
Data Analytics

FinTechs push Canberra for fairer tenders, funding

FinTech Australia urges Canberra to open tenders to smaller players and revamp startup funding settings in its pre-budget pitch.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Tue, 24th Feb 2026

Global Stories

Data portability stories

Why the next phase of AI adoption will be determined less by models and more by data foundations
Hybrid Cloud

Why the next phase of AI adoption will be determined less by models and more by data foundations

Enterprises scaling AI are finding that reliable, real-time data pipelines and governance now matter more than model choice for ROI and control.

By Will LaForest • 6 min read • Last month
New Relic named IDC MarketScape AIOps leader again
DevOps

New Relic named IDC MarketScape AIOps leader again

New Relic secures a third consecutive Leader ranking in IDC's Worldwide AIOps 2026 assessment, highlighting its AI-led observability tools.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
Denodo joins Snowflake-led OSI for semantic standard
Virtualisation

Denodo joins Snowflake-led OSI for semantic standard

Denodo has joined Snowflake-led Open Semantic Interchange, backing an open standard to align business metrics across data and AI tools.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
CTERA debuts Fusion Direct to unify file & object data
Storage

CTERA debuts Fusion Direct to unify file & object data

CTERA launches Fusion Direct, unifying file and object storage in one global namespace to streamline AI, analytics and collaboration data use.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026
UK fintech delegation backs New Zealand open finance push
Data Protection

UK fintech delegation backs New Zealand open finance push

UK fintech heavyweights visit New Zealand to help shape open finance rules, eyeing partnerships and a testbed for new banking technology.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Mon, 9th Mar 2026
OpenID Foundation urges standards for digital estates
Storage

OpenID Foundation urges standards for digital estates

OpenID Foundation warns that fragmented rules for managing digital estates after death demand global standards before AI deepfakes escalate risks.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
Veeam appoints Piero Gallucci to lead UK & Ireland
Virtualisation

Veeam appoints Piero Gallucci to lead UK & Ireland

Veeam taps seasoned sales and channel leader Piero Gallucci as Regional Vice President to drive UK and Ireland data resilience growth.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Mon, 2nd Mar 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Data portability stories

Apricorn appoints Jeanclaude Toma as Chief Executive
Data Protection

Apricorn appoints Jeanclaude Toma as Chief Executive

The data storage supplier is looking to widen its reach in government and regulated sectors as Jeanclaude Toma takes over as Chief Executive Officer.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month
FCA sets out open finance plans to boost credit access
Data Protection

FCA sets out open finance plans to boost credit access

Small firms and mortgage seekers could gain faster access to credit as the regulator widens permissioned data sharing beyond open banking.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month
Bill S-5 on the table: An attempt to end health data silos
Digital Transformation

Bill S-5 on the table: An attempt to end health data silos

Patients could soon move between doctors and hospitals with their records intact as Ottawa moves to force health software to share data.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Last month
Zapier survey warns of AI vendor lock-in in enterprises
Digital Transformation

Zapier survey warns of AI vendor lock-in in enterprises

Many enterprises could be left unable to function if their main AI supplier failed, with most switch attempts proving harder than expected.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last month
Open banking becomes core UK fintech infrastructure
Data Protection

Open banking becomes core UK fintech infrastructure

Open banking has swiftly evolved from a regulatory fix into core UK infrastructure, transforming payments, lending and everyday money management.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Mon, 23rd Mar 2026
NE2NE expands PDFFlex AI to speed payroll onboarding
Digital Transformation

NE2NE expands PDFFlex AI to speed payroll onboarding

NE2NE rolls out expanded PDFFlex AI to turn complex payroll PDFs into structured data, cutting onboarding time and manual processing.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Sat, 7th Mar 2026
Oxford study to shape UK's future open finance regime
Digital Transformation

Oxford study to shape UK's future open finance regime

Oxford's Saïd Business School and Raidiam will design and test rival models to underpin the UK's future open finance and smart data regime.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2026