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Macquarie University & tech group deepen digital ties
EduTech

Macquarie University & tech group deepen digital ties

Macquarie University and Macquarie Technology Group strike strategic pact to bolster cloud, cyber security and data centre skills.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
SCX joins Equinix Fabric in Australian AI expansion
Data Protection

SCX joins Equinix Fabric in Australian AI expansion

SCX taps Equinix Fabric and SambaNova SN50 chips to expand sovereign AI inference across Australia, with new nodes planned in Melbourne and Brisbane.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last week
Australian builders warn over data ownership control
Digital Transformation

Australian builders warn over data ownership control

Australian builders increasingly fear vendor lock-in as new survey shows data ownership and control now outrank collaboration features.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Global Stories

Data sovereignty stories

Kamiwaza launches AI platform for regulated sectors
Unified Communications

Kamiwaza launches AI platform for regulated sectors

Kamiwaza AI debuts version 1.0 platform for healthcare, banking and government users, promising governed access and hardened infrastructure.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 6 days ago
Affordable cloud backups for all with Exaba and Datacentre220
Storage

Affordable cloud backups for all with Exaba and Datacentre220

Exaba and Datacentre220 tout a local cloud backup option that can cut storage costs by up to 90% for MSPs and small businesses.

By Donovan Jackson • 5 min read • 6 days ago
Glean expands in Australia as ANZ demand for AI grows
Software-as-a-Service

Glean expands in Australia as ANZ demand for AI grows

Glean deepens its Australia commitment with a local entity and hiring drive, as ANZ demand for its AI workplace tools accelerates.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
Nintex adds on-premises AI to K2 for regulated firms
Data Protection

Nintex adds on-premises AI to K2 for regulated firms

Nintex brings on-premises AI to K2 platform as version 5.9.1 adds local sentiment analysis and severity scoring for regulated sectors.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Virtana adds AWS Bedrock Guardrails support to AI Factory
Data Protection

Virtana adds AWS Bedrock Guardrails support to AI Factory

Virtana expands AI Factory Observability with AWS Bedrock Guardrails support, giving security teams deeper insight into enterprise LLM behaviour and anomalies.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Featherless.ai raises USD $20 million to expand open AI
Data Protection

Featherless.ai raises USD $20 million to expand open AI

Featherless.ai lands USD $20 million as AMD and Airbus back its push to expand open-source AI infrastructure beyond dominant cloud providers.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Last week
Cyber sovereignty - Do we need to wrestle back control from the tech titans?
Data Protection

Cyber sovereignty - Do we need to wrestle back control from the tech titans?

UK lawmakers drop cyber sovereignty clauses as US cloud giants dominate the market, raising fresh fears over foreign access to sensitive data.

By Simon Chassar • 5 min read • Last week
GitLab deepens Anthropic Claude integration for governance
Data Protection

GitLab deepens Anthropic Claude integration for governance

GitLab adds Anthropic's latest Claude models to Duo Agent Platform, giving enterprises cloud-based access with governance, compliance and audit controls.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week
SUSE unveils AI partnerships amid sovereignty push
Virtualisation

SUSE unveils AI partnerships amid sovereignty push

SUSE expands AI, virtualisation and agentic partnerships as it targets digital sovereignty, citing research showing many firms have yet to act.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

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Data sovereignty stories

OneAdvanced launches IQ AI platform for regulated sectors
Software-as-a-Service

OneAdvanced launches IQ AI platform for regulated sectors

OneAdvanced has unveiled IQ, an AI-enabled work platform for regulated sectors that unites workflows, data and compliance controls in one UK-hosted system.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 6 days ago
Hammer launches on-premises AI platform for sovereign use
Data Protection

Hammer launches on-premises AI platform for sovereign use

Hammer targets AI deployment bottlenecks with Hammer Stack, an on-premises platform built for data control, compliance and sovereign workloads.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Atos wins LCH SA cloud migration deal for clearing systems
Disaster Recovery

Atos wins LCH SA cloud migration deal for clearing systems

Atos secures three-year cloud migration contract from LCH SA, moving core clearing-house systems to a SecNumCloud-qualified environment.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last week
Check Point launches Canada data residency for SASE
Firewalls

Check Point launches Canada data residency for SASE

Check Point expands SASE data residency to Canada, letting organisations keep security telemetry and logs in-country for compliance and sovereignty needs.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week
Most large UK firms cannot explain overseas AI data use
Data Protection

Most large UK firms cannot explain overseas AI data use

Harbr Data survey finds 61% of large UK firms cannot fully explain how sensitive information is used by AI systems overseas.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last week