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TCS & ASX go live with CHESS cash clearing upgrade
Fintech

TCS & ASX go live with CHESS cash clearing upgrade

The upgrade puts Australia’s post-trade market on a new footing, with release 1 of CHESS now handling cash clearing and settlement in production.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 29th Apr 2026
ASX, TCS put CHESS Release 1 into production for clearing
Fintech

ASX, TCS put CHESS Release 1 into production for clearing

Australia’s market infrastructure overhaul takes a step forward as the new clearing platform goes live, with Release 2 now on the horizon.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 29th Apr 2026
Semperis expands Purple Knight for government clouds
Disaster Recovery

Semperis expands Purple Knight for government clouds

Agencies using Microsoft Government Community Cloud High can now scan cloud identities for weaknesses, closing a gap in hybrid security oversight.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 24th Apr 2026

Global Stories

Infrastructure stories

Kamiwaza launches AI platform for regulated sectors
Unified Communications

Kamiwaza launches AI platform for regulated sectors

Regulated organisations can now run AI across distributed data while preserving access controls, audit trails and compliance boundaries.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 5th May 2026
Backblaze maps neocloud traffic hotspots in AI boom
Storage

Backblaze maps neocloud traffic hotspots in AI boom

New heatmaps show AI traffic clustering in California and Virginia, with fresh hotspots emerging in Finland, Brazil, France and Canada.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Fri, 1st May 2026
Qualys warns cloud risk now stems from identity design
Privileged Access Management

Qualys warns cloud risk now stems from identity design

Poor identity controls and slow remediation are leaving cloud users exposed as attacks now exploit trust relationships rather than one flaw.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 30th Apr 2026
CIP marks 10 years of Linux support for infrastructure
DevOps

CIP marks 10 years of Linux support for infrastructure

A decade of support has helped operators keep rail, power and factory systems running on Linux without frequent upgrades.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 30th Apr 2026
Bedrock deploys bidder on Index Cloud in programmatic first
Marketing Technologies

Bedrock deploys bidder on Index Cloud in programmatic first

A first-of-its-kind setup could widen access to ad inventory as Bedrock runs its bidder inside Index Exchange’s cloud infrastructure.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Wed, 29th Apr 2026
DXC launches OASIS for AI-era managed services oversight
Digital Transformation

DXC launches OASIS for AI-era managed services oversight

Enterprises could gain earlier warning of outages as DXC OASIS uses AI agents and human oversight to unify fragmented IT operations.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Wed, 29th Apr 2026
Ntt Data launches AI agent for multivendor IT estates
Hybrid Cloud

Ntt Data launches AI agent for multivendor IT estates

It aims to cut manual work for IT teams by unifying multivendor infrastructure management through natural language prompts and human oversight.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 29th Apr 2026
API attacks surge as AI exposure raises cyber risk
Data Protection

API attacks surge as AI exposure raises cyber risk

API-related breaches now cost organisations more than USD $700,000 on average, as AI-linked interfaces draw fresh hacker attention.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 28th Apr 2026
Dell expands cyber resilience with quantum-ready PCs
Data Protection

Dell expands cyber resilience with quantum-ready PCs

Security teams face new pressure to protect AI data and backups, as Dell adds quantum-ready safeguards and faster recovery tools.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 28th Apr 2026
Elastic ties security platform to Google's air-gapped cloud
Hybrid Cloud

Elastic ties security platform to Google's air-gapped cloud

Regulated agencies can now use Elastic’s security tools inside disconnected Google cloud environments as threats grow more automated.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 24th Apr 2026
OpenAI rolls out GPT-5.5 with coding & research gains
DevOps

OpenAI rolls out GPT-5.5 with coding & research gains

Codex and ChatGPT users get a model that OpenAI says performs better on coding, research and office work while using fewer tokens.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 24th Apr 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Infrastructure stories

Synextra wins Microsoft Data & AI on Azure designation
Software-as-a-Service

Synextra wins Microsoft Data & AI on Azure designation

The recognition could help Synextra win more UK contracts as buyers seek proven Azure data and AI expertise from trusted partners.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 28th Apr 2026
Rilian raises USD $17.5 million to expand AI cyber platform
Cloud Security

Rilian raises USD $17.5 million to expand AI cyber platform

The funding will help Rilian hire staff and push Caspian into the US and Gulf markets as governments race to automate cyber defence.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Sat, 25th Apr 2026
Google Cloud expands AI deal with Thinking Machines Lab
Storage

Google Cloud expands AI deal with Thinking Machines Lab

Access to Google Cloud’s newest Blackwell hardware should speed training for Thinking Machines Lab as AI rivals battle for scarce compute.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Sat, 25th Apr 2026