Cloud Services stories - Page 4
Over the last decade the IT world has seen a mass transition from in-house computer assets to everything-as-a-service in the cloud, with hardware, platform and services now all commonly cloud-resident. Ideally positioned to support distributed working and working from home, most major players are currently moving or planning to move more than half of their operations to the cloud. The current direction of travel is to multi-cloud deployment, seen as providing greater flexibility, specialisation and security.
The main bumps in the road have shown up in skills shortages reported by many organisations, complexity leading to misconfiguration and the need to operate and integrate multiple security dashboards. Consequently, third-party cloud security providers are a hot growth area.
Virtuozzo appoints board directors in leadership reset
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Virtuozzo adds Jason Magee, Charles Ryan and Peter Bergstrom as it unifies cloud tools under Chief Executive Officer Kurt Daniel and eyes expansion.
Backbase, Ninth Wave unlock ERP banking connections
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Backbase and Ninth Wave have teamed up to let banks plug corporate clients' ERP and accounting systems straight into account data and payments.
Gigamon eyes AI-led surge in network observability
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Gigamon unveils AI traffic tools as IDC says network observability market will reach USD $4.39 billion by 2029.
Cyber teams unready for major attack, Sygnia finds
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Most companies lack confidence in cyber defences as a Sygnia survey finds major gaps in visibility, coordination and board-level readiness.
Kyndryl launches sovereignty services as concerns grow
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Kyndryl rolls out a new sovereignty advisory and managed service to help firms control data, systems and AI across complex IT estates.
akto named Boomi Platinum Partner in AI readiness push
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akto wins Boomi Platinum Partner status as enterprises in Australia and New Zealand seek stronger integration, governance and data foundations for AI.
American Express launches AI commerce kit & protection
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American Express adds AI agent safeguards and purchase protection as it opens a developer kit for software-led buying.
Stop pouring money into cloud providers: The cost of inaction
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Britain's organisations are being urged to tackle cloud waste before cutting jobs, as FinOps discipline and independent oversight could trim costs by up to 30%.
Inde wins ISO 27001 certification after security audit
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Inde's security chief says the certification will boost customer confidence as the cloud services provider expands across Australia and New Zealand.
Actionstep adds iManage integration for midsize law firms
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Actionstep and iManage team up to give midsize law firms a single workflow for matters, documents, governance and security.
Numecent links Cloudpager to Citrix Studio for VDI
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Numecent adds native Cloudpager integration to Citrix Studio, letting administrators package apps for VDI without bloating desktop images.
Commvault launches AI tools to secure enterprise data
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Commvault unveils AI tools to help enterprises govern agents, prepare approved datasets and recover full-stack systems after automated changes.
Anthropic launches Claude for Word with tracked edits
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Anthropic brings Claude into Microsoft Word as a beta add-in, letting users edit tracked changes, check documents and draft in templates.
Westpac NZ launches Microsoft AI contact centre platform
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Westpac NZ rolls out Microsoft Dynamics 365 Contact Centre with AI support, aiming to speed up calls and cut waits across New Zealand branches.
Datacom finds New Zealand firms lack cyber recovery plans
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Datacom survey finds New Zealand firms are confident in cyber defences but lag badly on recovery plans, raising outage risks.
Celonis expands Oracle cloud tie-up for enterprise AI
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Celonis broadens Oracle cloud partnership to let enterprises run its process intelligence on OCI, linking AI tools with business workflows and modernisation.
Thoughtworks: The inside line on AI software development from the company that created Agile
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Thoughtworks says AI is lowering the cost of custom software, but its APAC boss Steven Yurisich warns enterprises must still protect core systems.
Wasabi buys Seagate's Lyve Cloud business in storage push
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Wasabi to take over Seagate's Lyve Cloud as David Friend's company expands enterprise storage reach and Seagate shifts back to hardware.
OMS Group buys second DriX vessel for cable surveys
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OMS Group deepens its autonomous offshore push with a second DriX O-16, as the cable contractor scales up survey capacity for global subsea projects.
One NZ readies satellite texts as Cyclone Vaianu nears
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One NZ on alert as Cyclone Vaianu threatens outages, with satellite texting ready for compatible phones if mobile coverage fails.