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Australian leaders target stronger data & AI by 2026
Data Analytics

Australian leaders target stronger data & AI by 2026

Australian executives ramp up data governance and AI for reporting by 2026, tackling siloed information and slow access to real-time insight.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Tue, 10th Feb 2026
Avocado & Clear Dynamics team up to tackle CPS 230 risk
Digital Transformation

Avocado & Clear Dynamics team up to tackle CPS 230 risk

Avocado and Clear Dynamics join forces to replace risky spreadsheet-based systems as CPS 230 ramps up scrutiny of operational resilience.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Tue, 6th Jan 2026

Global Stories

IT Transformation stories

Telehouse Europe appoints Chris Lamb as Enterprise Director
Manufacturing

Telehouse Europe appoints Chris Lamb as Enterprise Director

Telehouse Europe names Chris Lamb Enterprise Director to drive sector-led growth and tailored infrastructure for demanding workloads.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026
TM Forum adds Deutsche Telekom & T-Mobile US leaders
Unified Communications

TM Forum adds Deutsche Telekom & T-Mobile US leaders

TM Forum adds senior leaders from Deutsche Telekom and T-Mobile US to its board, strengthening its push on AI, automation and network standards.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026
Zendesk names Craig Flower COO to drive AI first shift
Software-as-a-Service

Zendesk names Craig Flower COO to drive AI first shift

Zendesk promotes Craig Flower to chief operating officer, tasking him with accelerating its AI-first customer service and operations strategy.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026
CPG firms modernise data systems to unlock AI at scale
Manufacturing

CPG firms modernise data systems to unlock AI at scale

Consumer goods groups race to modernise fragmented data systems as they lay foundations for scaling AI and agentic tools across factories.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2026
'Lazy supplier data' blamed for failures in procurement AI
Digital Transformation

'Lazy supplier data' blamed for failures in procurement AI

Lazy supplier data is crippling procurement AI, sparking hallucinations, broken automations and a 'Transformation Wall' to adoption.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2026
Rackspace names Joseph Vito to lead global alliances
Network Infrastructure

Rackspace names Joseph Vito to lead global alliances

Rackspace appoints Joseph Vito to spearhead global strategic alliances, bolstering its hybrid cloud and AI partnership ecosystem.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Wed, 28th Jan 2026
Thoughtworks launches AI platform to modernise legacy IT
Hybrid Cloud

Thoughtworks launches AI platform to modernise legacy IT

Thoughtworks unveils AI/works, an agentic platform that reverse engineers legacy systems to speed enterprise modernisation and delivery.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 21st Jan 2026
Thoughtworks unveils AI/works for legacy modernisation
DevOps

Thoughtworks unveils AI/works for legacy modernisation

Thoughtworks launches AI/works, an agentic platform to accelerate legacy modernisation and new software delivery in complex enterprises.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Wed, 21st Jan 2026
Cloud marketplaces and SaaS reshape global IT spend
Software-as-a-Service

Cloud marketplaces and SaaS reshape global IT spend

Cloud marketplaces and SaaS are set to transform global IT spend, with Omdia forecasting USD $163 billion marketplace sales by 2030.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 12th Dec 2025

Stories from Other Regions

IT Transformation stories

Phoenix gains top VMware partner & consulting status
Virtualisation

Phoenix gains top VMware partner & consulting status

Phoenix secures VMware Pinnacle and Expert Advantage consulting status, signalling top-tier cloud and data centre expertise in the UK market.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Fri, 13th Feb 2026
Cloudhouse unveils drift audit to bolster bank resilience
Digital Transformation

Cloudhouse unveils drift audit to bolster bank resilience

Cloudhouse launches Drift Detection Audit for banks, targeting hidden configuration changes blamed for outages and rising resilience risk.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026
NTT DATA & AWS expand global agentic AI cloud push
Unified Communications

NTT DATA & AWS expand global agentic AI cloud push

NTT DATA and AWS sign multi-year deal to speed enterprise cloud modernisation and move agentic AI systems from pilots to production at scale.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2026
AI & skills to reshape UK project management by 2026
DevOps

AI & skills to reshape UK project management by 2026

AI, sustainability and upskilling will transform UK project management by 2026, shifting managers from task delivery to strategic leadership.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Fri, 16th Jan 2026
EU banks bracing for AML rules & major vendor shift
Digital Transformation

EU banks bracing for AML rules & major vendor shift

EU banks face a 2026 crunch as new AML rules spark a shake-up in KYC vendors, testing compliance strategies amid rising fraud risks.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Tue, 30th Dec 2025
CARS24 adopts Pennant cloud platform for digital loans
Digital Transformation

CARS24 adopts Pennant cloud platform for digital loans

CARS24 shifts its lending to Pennant's cloud, unifying loan servicing on a single digital platform to boost automation and scalability.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 18th Dec 2025