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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.
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AI readiness illusion as data controls lag, Cloudera says

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Cloudera says most firms have embraced AI, but weak data governance, access controls and integration are still blocking real-world gains.
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Hitachi Vantara names ANZ partner award winners 2025 awards

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Hitachi Vantara has honoured five Australia and New Zealand partners at its 2025 awards, as the vendor steps up channel investment amid AI readiness concerns.
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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.
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Rafay & Argentum AI strike software orchestration deal

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Rafay and Argentum AI partner to streamline tailored GPU compute environments for hyperscalers and enterprises across a global AI infrastructure network.
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Tuanz warns New Zealand of widening digital safety gaps

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Tuanz marks 40 years by calling for a national rethink on AI, school digital skills and internet access as online harm and coverage gaps widen.
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Anthropic launches Project Glasswing for cyber defence

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Anthropic enlists Amazon, Apple and Microsoft in Project Glasswing to use Claude Mythos Preview for hunting vulnerabilities in critical software.
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Argentum AI picks Rafay for GPU software orchestration

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Argentum AI taps Rafay Systems to streamline customer-specific GPU environments across its global data centre footprint as AI demand surges.
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Firmus wins USD $505 million AI infrastructure boost

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Firmus secures USD $505 million from Coatue and NVIDIA backers to expand energy-efficient AI factories across Australia and Asia-Pacific.
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Anthropic launches Project Glasswing for cyber defence

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Anthropic expands a guarded AI pilot with Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and others, offering Claude Mythos Preview to hunt flaws in critical code and open source.
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Cisco says Wi-Fi spend shifts to growth as AI bites

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Cisco report finds firms are ramping up wireless budgets as AI, security pressures and staff shortages push networks into a strategic role.
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AEM Networks rebrands amid growing AI testing demands

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AEM Networks widens its test kit as AI-driven bandwidth, latency and audit pressures push the Singapore unit beyond cable certification into fibre and RF.
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AI lifts Asia Pacific data centre costs, report says

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Japan and Singapore drive Asia Pacific data centre build costs higher as AI demand, power constraints and labour shortages widen regional gaps.
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Datacom buys T4 Auckland data centre in NZ expansion

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Datacom deepens New Zealand data centre push with T4 Auckland site, lifting sovereign capacity to five and backing AI-ready upgrades.
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TBH urges integrated utility precincts for data centres

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TBH says shared infrastructure hubs could ease power, water and land bottlenecks as AI-fuelled data centre growth strains utilities.
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Kordia appoints Aroha Fleming as communications head

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Kordia names Aroha Fleming Head of Communications as the New Zealand technology and infrastructure firm sharpens its cyber resilience message.
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KBRO expands Taiwan broadband with Harmonic fibre-on-demand

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KBRO turns to Harmonic's fibre-on-demand platform to extend Taiwan broadband selectively, pairing XGS-PON with DOCSIS upgrades and limiting new build costs.
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Tyler Vander Ploeg elected Vice Chair of fibre consortium

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Tyler Vander Ploeg named Vice Chair of fibre consortium as industry body steps up education and standards work amid rising network demand.
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TenPeaks appoints Whineray as Independent Chairman

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TenPeaks taps Fraser Whineray as independent chairman as the New Zealand data centre operator readies a 130MW expansion pipeline.
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Microsoft & VU open Victoria's first datacentre academy

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Microsoft and Victoria University have launched a fee-free Datacentre Academy in Footscray to train Victorians for in-demand technical roles.