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AI is reshaping search infrastructure - SEO is being rewritten
Marketing Technologies

AI is reshaping search infrastructure - SEO is being rewritten

AI-driven results are reducing clicks for some sites as search engines prioritise meaning, summaries and topical authority over keyword matching.

By Chirag Solanki • 7 min read • Tue, 14th Apr 2026
Check Point launches Perth data residency SASE site
Firewalls

Check Point launches Perth data residency SASE site

Western Australian enterprises and agencies can now keep SASE traffic local, easing compliance and latency concerns under tighter data rules.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 13th Apr 2026

Global Stories

Infrastructure stories

LogicMonitor taps Chillisoft for ANZ expansion push
Digital Transformation

LogicMonitor taps Chillisoft for ANZ expansion push

The deal gives LogicMonitor wider reach in Australia and New Zealand as it seeks customers for observability tools without building large local teams.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 20th Apr 2026
Appdome adds backend Risk Intelligence APIs for IDAnchor
Cloud Security

Appdome adds backend Risk Intelligence APIs for IDAnchor

Fraud teams can now feed mobile threat histories into server-side checks as Appdome expands IDAnchor with risk APIs and persistent identifiers.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Fri, 17th Apr 2026
Cyber rules shift as geopolitics & AI reshape policy
Data Protection

Cyber rules shift as geopolitics & AI reshape policy

Companies face tougher, more fragmented compliance as governments tie cyber rules to national security, AI use and digital sovereignty.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 17th Apr 2026
Why fibre connectivity must be a front-end consideration in data centre site selection
Network Infrastructure

Why fibre connectivity must be a front-end consideration in data centre site selection

Delays can cost operators millions a month if fibre routes or wayleaves emerge too late in the data centre siting process.

By Alan Pritchard • 4 min read • Thu, 16th Apr 2026
AI shifts IT roles towards orchestration, SolarWinds says
Hybrid Cloud

AI shifts IT roles towards orchestration, SolarWinds says

Most IT teams now say AI is making their work more strategic and demanding, with 71% needing to double-check outputs.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 15th Apr 2026
AI readiness illusion as data controls lag, Cloudera says
Data Protection

AI readiness illusion as data controls lag, Cloudera says

Many firms are still unable to govern or access data fully, leaving AI projects exposed to quality, integration and cost setbacks.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Wed, 15th Apr 2026
Legacy tech blocks AI projects across Asia Pacific
Hybrid Cloud

Legacy tech blocks AI projects across Asia Pacific

Many Asia-Pacific firms are seeing AI efforts stalled by rigid systems, with failed modernisation programmes driving higher costs and risk.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Tue, 14th Apr 2026
Celonis expands Oracle cloud tie-up for enterprise AI
Digital Transformation

Celonis expands Oracle cloud tie-up for enterprise AI

The deal lets joint customers link AI projects to live business data on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, reducing automation risk and migration uncertainty.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 14th Apr 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Infrastructure stories

AI use widespread among IT service providers, GTIA finds
Data Analytics

AI use widespread among IT service providers, GTIA finds

Most providers are using AI already, but only a minority have the governance and revenue models needed to turn it into growth.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 17th Apr 2026
Canada opens AI compute funding round for supercomputer
Semiconductors

Canada opens AI compute funding round for supercomputer

Researchers and institutions could soon gain domestic access to large-scale AI computing as Ottawa backs a new supercomputer with CAD $890 million.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Fri, 17th Apr 2026
Oracle & AWS expand multicloud link with private connection
Firewalls

Oracle & AWS expand multicloud link with private connection

Enterprises will be able to move data and run workloads privately between Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and AWS without using the public internet.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 17th Apr 2026
Vertiv buys BMarko to boost AI data centre capacity
DataCentre infrastructure

Vertiv buys BMarko to boost AI data centre capacity

The deal gives Vertiv more in-house fabrication as AI-driven data centre demand forces suppliers to speed up delivery and expand capacity.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 15th Apr 2026
Why health IT projects fail at the data layer
Data Protection

Why health IT projects fail at the data layer

Fragmented records and weak governance are making health IT roll-outs slower, costlier and less effective than budgets suggest.

By Robert Kelly • 4 min read • Wed, 15th Apr 2026
Datacom finds New Zealand firms lack cyber recovery plans
Data Protection

Datacom finds New Zealand firms lack cyber recovery plans

Only 30% of New Zealand organisations have a cyber recovery plan, leaving customers and operations exposed if attacks cause prolonged outages.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 14th Apr 2026
Treasury opens cyber threat sharing for crypto firms
Firewalls

Treasury opens cyber threat sharing for crypto firms

Eligible US digital asset firms will now get Treasury cyber threat warnings at no cost, after losses from hacks topped hundreds of millions of dollars.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Sat, 11th Apr 2026