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Women in Digital names finalists for 2026 national awards
Digital Transformation

Women in Digital names finalists for 2026 national awards

A record shortlist across 20 categories spotlights women, non-binary people and allies shaping Australia's banking, health and education systems.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week
Synology launches first Australia symposium on AI data
Data Protection

Synology launches first Australia symposium on AI data

Australian businesses face growing pressure to secure fragmented data as AI adoption outpaces the infrastructure needed to support it.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Australia warned AI adoption is too slow for gains
Digital Transformation

Australia warned AI adoption is too slow for gains

Productivity gains are being left on the table as businesses adopt artificial intelligence too slowly and without the skills or strategy to scale it.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Shadow AI becomes security headache as workers outpace governance
Software-as-a-Service

Shadow AI becomes security headache as workers outpace governance

Unchecked use of consumer AI tools is exposing sensitive company data, forcing executives to balance productivity gains against compliance and security risk.

By David Shilovsky • 5 min read • Last month
Interactive appoints Alfred Flokstra as Account Director
Disaster Recovery

Interactive appoints Alfred Flokstra as Account Director

The hire strengthens the provider's push into regulated finance as banks and insurers face tougher security, resilience and governance demands.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
CTO Labs relocates Sydney office as AI advisory grows
Digital Transformation

CTO Labs relocates Sydney office as AI advisory grows

The central Sydney move puts CTO Labs closer to investors and boards as demand rises for practical AI and technology due diligence.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month

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Equinix launches AI inference exchange with Nvidia
Hybrid Cloud

Equinix launches AI inference exchange with Nvidia

Enterprises could cut AI latency and simplify compliance as the new service places inference closer to data, apps and users.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
HEB Construction automates tender CVs with Boomi AI
Software-as-a-Service

HEB Construction automates tender CVs with Boomi AI

Tender teams at HEB Construction are now saving hours on bids after AI turned scattered staff CVs into reusable, structured data.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Nutanix unveils AI 2.8 & Kubernetes platform update
Virtualisation

Nutanix unveils AI 2.8 & Kubernetes platform update

Enterprises seeking to run AI and containers together will gain tighter governance and lower-latency inference from Nutanix's latest platform update.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Talkdesk report says AI adoption outpaces business gains
Digital Transformation

Talkdesk report says AI adoption outpaces business gains

Despite near-universal deployment, most firms cannot prove AI is lifting service results, with only 5% able to measure business impact.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Why adding more security tools could make businesses less secure
Digital Transformation

Why adding more security tools could make businesses less secure

Security teams are finding that overlapping products can swamp alerts, raise costs and obscure whether defences are actually improving.

By Matthew Lowe • 4 min read • Last month

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Preparing your data infrastructure for year-end demands
Disaster Recovery

Preparing your data infrastructure for year-end demands

Year-end reporting and AI growth are exposing costly data sprawl, as many firms struggle to safely retire legacy systems without disruption.

By Mark Christie • 5 min read • Last week
Stonegate Farmers picks Version 1 for tech overhaul
Agricultural Technology

Stonegate Farmers picks Version 1 for tech overhaul

The egg producer aims to give staff faster access to data and improve resilience as it modernises a heavily customised Oracle JD Edwards system.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week
SMBs take cautious approach to AI adoption, study finds
Data Protection

SMBs take cautious approach to AI adoption, study finds

Security and compliance worries are slowing AI rollouts at smaller firms, even as most report business gains from targeted use.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Many leaders struggle to define sovereign AI, study finds
Data Protection

Many leaders struggle to define sovereign AI, study finds

A new study suggests boards are moving to sovereign AI for risk and data control, even though many executives still cannot define it.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Thinc launches AI service for SMEs as governance looms
Software-as-a-Service

Thinc launches AI service for SMEs as governance looms

Many mid-sized firms are now seeking clearer guidance on where AI fits into everyday workflows as Thinc expands support.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
NZ CIO of the Year 2026 - Tighe Wall on trust, culture and the cost of holding to strategy
Digital Transformation

NZ CIO of the Year 2026 - Tighe Wall on trust, culture and the cost of holding to strategy

Trust and culture, not technology, powered Contact Energy's transformation, delivering a 30% cost-to-serve cut and 100,000 new customers.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month