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AI's next phase in Australia: 4 Predictions for 2026
Firewalls

AI's next phase in Australia: 4 Predictions for 2026

Australia races into AI's next phase as leaders demand visibility, security and smarter human-AI collaboration to stay competitive by 2026.

By Craig Nielsen • 5 min read • Mon, 8th Dec 2025
Why observability matters to smart Aussie finance leaders
Hybrid Cloud

Why observability matters to smart Aussie finance leaders

Australian CFOs are using IT observability tools to cut operating costs and boost efficiency, enabling smarter spending and faster innovation in finance teams.

By Sascha Giese • 4 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2025
Why Australian banks must invest in secure and reliable databases
Disaster Recovery

Why Australian banks must invest in secure and reliable databases

Australian banks must invest in secure, reliable databases to meet rising customer expectations, comply with new privacy laws, and prevent costly downtime.

By Kevin Kline • 4 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2025

Global Stories

Observability stories

Hitachi Vantara storage named leader in GigaOm AI era
Storage

Hitachi Vantara storage named leader in GigaOm AI era

Hitachi Vantara's VSP One platform is named a GigaOm primary storage Leader again, praised for AI-era cyber resilience and hybrid cloud support.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 16th Dec 2025
Exclusive: VyOS Networks on why enterprise networks need a unified OS layer
Virtualisation

Exclusive: VyOS Networks on why enterprise networks need a unified OS layer

VyOS says the age of the central office is over, pitching a universal software network layer for cloud, remote work and AI-era traffic.

By Jake MacAndrew • 4 min read • Tue, 16th Dec 2025
HCLSoftware unveils BigFix SRO model with Agentic AI
Software-as-a-Service

HCLSoftware unveils BigFix SRO model with Agentic AI

HCLSoftware has introduced a BigFix Secure Resilient Operations model with Agentic AI to unify IT and security on a single cloud-native platform.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Fri, 12th Dec 2025
BlueCat predicts AI will reshape networks & security
Firewalls

BlueCat predicts AI will reshape networks & security

BlueCat leaders say AI, rising security threats and IT modernisation will force enterprises to rethink how they design and defend networks.

By Catherine Knowles • 6 min read • Fri, 12th Dec 2025
Cybersecurity, AI set to shake IT leaders in 2026
Software-as-a-Service

Cybersecurity, AI set to shake IT leaders in 2026

Cybersecurity threats and fast-evolving AI are set to be the biggest disruptors for global IT leaders in 2026, new research warns.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Thu, 11th Dec 2025
AI surge keeps Gigamon atop fast-growing observability
Firewalls

AI surge keeps Gigamon atop fast-growing observability

Gigamon holds 50% of the deep observability market as AI and LLM demand fuels rapid hybrid cloud growth toward USD $1.7 billion by 2029.

By Melvin Hipolito • 5 min read • Thu, 11th Dec 2025
Neo4j unveils Fleet Manager for unified graph control
DevOps

Neo4j unveils Fleet Manager for unified graph control

Neo4j launches Fleet Manager, a unified control plane giving CIOs a single view to govern dispersed graph databases for GenAI workloads.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Wed, 10th Dec 2025
From fantasy to function: Key considerations for building enterprise-ready AI agents
Digital Transformation

From fantasy to function: Key considerations for building enterprise-ready AI agents

Enterprises must ditch open-world hype and build deterministic, event-driven AI agents that reliably automate closed-world workflows at scale.

By Sean Falconer • 5 min read • Mon, 8th Dec 2025
SUSE Rancher for AWS launches with built-in AI & cost controls
Virtualisation

SUSE Rancher for AWS launches with built-in AI & cost controls

SUSE launches Rancher for AWS with built-in AI assistant and cost controls, streamlining management of Amazon EKS workloads for enterprises.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Sat, 6th Dec 2025
Telecommunications & tech firms diverge on AI observability
DevOps

Telecommunications & tech firms diverge on AI observability

Telecommunications and tech firms diverge on AI observability, with telcos prioritising AI monitoring to curb USD $2m hourly outage costs, tech firms favouring DevOps.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Thu, 4th Dec 2025
CrowdStrike & HPE partner to secure enterprise AI operations
Data Protection

CrowdStrike & HPE partner to secure enterprise AI operations

CrowdStrike joins HPE Unleash AI Partner Programme to secure enterprise AI workloads on HPE Private Cloud AI, bolstering hybrid and multi-cloud protection.

By Melania Watson • 2 min read • Tue, 2nd Dec 2025
The Cloudflare outage highlights single-provider risk
Digital Entertainment

The Cloudflare outage highlights single-provider risk

The global Cloudflare outage has revived concerns about single-provider dependence as businesses confront rising risks from large-scale IT disruptions.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2025
Culture Amp boosts platform speed & sustainability with Datadog
Data Analytics

Culture Amp boosts platform speed & sustainability with Datadog

Culture Amp enhances its platform speed by nearly 50%, cuts cloud emissions by 50%, and boosts reliability for 25 million users with Datadog deployment.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2025

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Unlocking observability in complex edge setups
Digital Transformation

Unlocking observability in complex edge setups

Observability is key to managing complex edge computing, offering real-time insight and automated solutions as IT systems grow across cloud, on-premise and edge setups.

By SUSE • 4 min read • Mon, 24th Nov 2025