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How yesterday's outdated platforms affect today's decisions
Data Protection

How yesterday's outdated platforms affect today's decisions

Outdated information systems are quietly slowing decisions, lifting risk and draining productivity as Australian organisations push for digital change.

By Giovanni Forero • 4 min read • Wed, 1st Apr 2026
CMTG bets on backup as cyber resilience demand rises
Data Protection

CMTG bets on backup as cyber resilience demand rises

Rising ransomware and outage costs are pushing businesses to treat backup as a board-level priority, boosting demand for recovery services.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 1st Apr 2026
Medcast launches AI platform with initial focus on general practice
Artificial Intelligence

Medcast launches AI platform with initial focus on general practice

Australian GPs could save consultation time as Medcast’s MedLuma gives cited AI answers from local guidelines and earns CPD points.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2026

Global Stories

IT Department stories

Gigamon takes 51 per cent of deep observability market
Virtualisation

Gigamon takes 51 per cent of deep observability market

Rising AI and hybrid cloud traffic is fuelling demand for tools that spot security blind spots, with the market growing 18 per cent in 2025.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Bitdefender launches free attack surface assessment
Firewalls

Bitdefender launches free attack surface assessment

A rise in Living-Off-the-Land attacks is leaving organisations exposed to hidden internal risks, Bitdefender said as it opened the service to larger firms.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Last month
OutSystems launches agentic systems engineering for AI
Digital Transformation

OutSystems launches agentic systems engineering for AI

Enterprise developers are under pressure to govern AI coding tools across legacy systems as OutSystems rolls out context-aware software engineering.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
eScan wins AV-TEST award for enterprise protection
Firewalls

eScan wins AV-TEST award for enterprise protection

Corporate buyers may take note as eScan’s Enterprise EDR earned AV-TEST’s Best Advanced Protection award for consistency against ransomware and infostealers.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
CrowdStrike & HCLTech launch continuous threat service
Data Protection

CrowdStrike & HCLTech launch continuous threat service

Enterprise security teams will get round-the-clock prioritisation of vulnerabilities as the partners aim to speed remediation across cloud, identity and data systems.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month
Businesses warned to overhaul backups amid ransomware
Data Protection

Businesses warned to overhaul backups amid ransomware

Ransomware is exposing backup gaps that can leave firms unable to restore critical services quickly enough to meet regulators’ deadlines.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
TeamViewer tops one million AI remote support sessions
Software-as-a-Service

TeamViewer tops one million AI remote support sessions

AI-assisted support is increasingly cutting downtime, as TeamViewer says more than one million remote sessions have now been completed.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Teradata named to Constellation hybrid data shortlist
Private Cloud

Teradata named to Constellation hybrid data shortlist

The shortlist may bolster Teradata’s pitch to large firms balancing AI adoption, governance and performance across on-premises and cloud systems.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Wed, 1st Apr 2026
MongoDB launches APAC partner push for AI modernisation
Manufacturing

MongoDB launches APAC partner push for AI modernisation

Customers across Asia Pacific could get faster AI modernisation support as MongoDB widens a smaller, strategic partner network in the region.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 1st Apr 2026
Liquibase launches database governance tools for enterprise
DevOps

Liquibase launches database governance tools for enterprise

More teams can now track database change risk and audit evidence in one place as Liquibase adds AI analysis and workflow connectors.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 1st Apr 2026
Microsoft launches Copilot Cowork for task execution
Digital Transformation

Microsoft launches Copilot Cowork for task execution

Users can now automate multi-step office work in Microsoft 365, with early access to a tool that plans tasks and tracks progress.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Wed, 1st Apr 2026
JFrog & iZeno expand AI security tools in Southeast Asia
Customer Relationship Management

JFrog & iZeno expand AI security tools in Southeast Asia

Enterprises in Southeast Asia will get tighter control over software and AI assets as iZeno begins distributing JFrog’s security tools immediately.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2026

Stories from Other Regions

IT Department stories

KPMG launches eight execution imperatives for Canadian tech leaders
Network Infrastructure

KPMG launches eight execution imperatives for Canadian tech leaders

KPMG Canada urges tech chiefs to sharpen data, AI and cloud execution as a survey of 150 executives flags gaps in scaling and returns.

By Sean Mitchell • 7 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2026
UK workers lose meeting time to hybrid tech glitches
Unified Communications

UK workers lose meeting time to hybrid tech glitches

Most UK staff are losing 6.5 minutes a meeting to hybrid tech faults, as employers spend more on AI and office kit.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2026