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ANZ firms shift cloud workloads to private & hybrid

Cybersecurity and AI demands are pushing most Australian and New Zealand firms to move workloads back from public cloud to private or hybrid systems.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Fri, 1st May 2026

Digital Transformation

Upgrading legacy systems: How to confidently implement modernised applications

Modernisation is becoming faster and less risky, helping organisations cut maintenance costs, improve security and sustain service delivery.

By Ger O’Sullivan • 6 min read • Fri, 1st May 2026

Virtualisation

Exclusive: Denodo's Dominic Sartorio on perfect data vs the right data

Trust in enterprise AI is being undermined as Denodo research finds most firms still lack live, context-aware data for production use.

By Jake MacAndrew • 5 min read • Thu, 30th Apr 2026

DevOps

UiPath & Deloitte launch AI testing for enterprises

Enterprises could cut software release delays as the partners add self-healing AI agents to automate testing across existing systems.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 28th Apr 2026

Data Analytics

ServiceNow & Google Cloud widen AI agent partnership

The expanded tie-up aims to automate telecoms, retail and IT workflows while giving enterprises tighter oversight of AI agents across both platforms.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 24th Apr 2026

DevOps

Accessiway launches accessibility platform as EU rules bite

Businesses selling into the EU face tighter accessibility scrutiny, with Accessiway targeting retailers and other firms using a new monitoring platform.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 23rd Apr 2026

Storage

Rubrik launches Google Cloud tools for AI governance

Enterprises get tighter controls for autonomous AI agents and Cloud SQL backups as Rubrik expands its Google Cloud security stack.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 23rd Apr 2026

Hybrid Cloud

Google Cloud launches Agentic Data Cloud for AI agents

The new tools could let firms’ AI agents act on live data more securely across clouds, while cutting rebooking from hours to minutes.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 23rd Apr 2026

Customer Experience

SAP & Google Cloud expand AI partnership for marketers

Marketers could soon cut manual campaign work as SAP and Google Cloud link customer data and AI agents across both platforms.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 23rd Apr 2026

Privileged Access Management

Critical Microsoft vulnerabilities double in yearly report

Critical Microsoft flaws surged as Azure, Dynamics 365 and Office saw big jumps, even though total vulnerabilities fell 6% in 2025.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Wed, 22nd Apr 2026

Manufacturing

Snowflake expands AI tools for business users & developers

The updates aim to help companies turn internal data into AI-driven workflows while keeping business controls and governance in place.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Wed, 22nd Apr 2026

Virtualisation

PHP firms face tougher hunt for skilled developers

A shortage of experienced coders is putting pressure on teams maintaining mission-critical web systems as most PHP users plan upgrades.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 16th Apr 2026

Manufacturing

Rockwell's Plex named major player in six IDC reports

The recognition broadens Rockwell Automation’s software push as manufacturers seek AI tools that tie plant data to finance and planning systems.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 16th Apr 2026

Virtualisation

Leapwork launches AI-driven continuous validation platform

Enterprises under release pressure can now test more quickly, as Leapwork combines functional automation, performance testing and AI orchestration in one platform.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 16th Apr 2026