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Oracle NetSuite rolls out AI upgrades for ANZ users
DevOps

Oracle NetSuite rolls out AI upgrades for ANZ users

NetSuite unveils AI-powered tools and connectors for ANZ customers, promising automation across finance, inventory, warehousing and eCommerce.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Mon, 23rd Mar 2026
OpenID Foundation unveils new independent testing plan
Crypto

OpenID Foundation unveils new independent testing plan

OpenID Foundation names four partners to deliver new independent conformance testing for fast-growing digital identity schemes from 2026.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026
AI, cost pressures reshape observability in new survey
DevOps

AI, cost pressures reshape observability in new survey

AI ambitions and cost pressures are reshaping observability, as teams centralise tools, embrace SaaS and double down on open standards.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
Rise of AI Agents introduces new infosec risk: Okta
Data Protection

Rise of AI Agents introduces new infosec risk: Okta

Okta warns that surging numbers of uncontrolled AI agents pose a major identity and access risk as they become the new digital workforce.

By Donovan Jackson • 4 min read • Mon, 16th Mar 2026
Schneider Electric unveils open software-defined DCS
Digital Transformation

Schneider Electric unveils open software-defined DCS

Schneider Electric launches EcoStruxure Foxboro SDA, an open software-defined DCS aimed at flexible, hardware-agnostic industrial control.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Mon, 16th Mar 2026
Tower raises USD $6.4m to bring AI data and code to production
Software-as-a-Service

Tower raises USD $6.4m to bring AI data and code to production

Tower raises USD $6.4m to help data teams turn AI-generated code into reliable production pipelines on an Apache Iceberg-based platform.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026
ThoughtSpot unveils Spotter Semantics AI-native layer
Data Analytics

ThoughtSpot unveils Spotter Semantics AI-native layer

ThoughtSpot debuts Spotter Semantics, an AI-native semantic layer to give analytics agents consistent, governed answers to data questions.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026
Grafana brings ObservabilityCON to Sydney amid AI boom
Virtualisation

Grafana brings ObservabilityCON to Sydney amid AI boom

Grafana brings ObservabilityCON to Sydney as APAC engineers tackle soaring AI complexity, tool sprawl and rising telemetry costs.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026
The future of marketing is built on open data infrastructure
Data Analytics

The future of marketing is built on open data infrastructure

Marketing's future belongs to teams that master open, unified data infrastructure instead of guessing through disconnected systems.

By Monica Ohara • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
Why digital sovereignty is a myth
Data Protection

Why digital sovereignty is a myth

Digital sovereignty is a comforting fiction; true resilience lies in messy, modular choices that manage dependency, not abolish it.

By Elianne Anemaat • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2026
Atlassian brings AI agents to Jira with MCP support
Software-as-a-Service

Atlassian brings AI agents to Jira with MCP support

Atlassian launches Jira AI agents with MCP support, embedding governed automation in existing workflows rather than separate chat tools.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2026
Beyond silicon: AMD evolves AI processor performance, makes play for investment trillions
Semiconductors

Beyond silicon: AMD evolves AI processor performance, makes play for investment trillions

AMD shifts its AI pitch from raw silicon to open software and cloud access as it targets developers and a share of looming trillions.

By Donovan Jackson • 6 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2026
Yubico picks Singapore for new Asia Pacific HQ push
Data Protection

Yubico picks Singapore for new Asia Pacific HQ push

Yubico has chosen Singapore for a new global HQ, bolstering Asia Pacific operations as demand for phishing-resistant authentication grows.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2026
AMD, Nutanix team on open hybrid agentic AI platform
Virtualisation

AMD, Nutanix team on open hybrid agentic AI platform

AMD and Nutanix will co-develop an open hybrid agentic AI platform, backed by AMD's USD $250 million investment in Nutanix and joint R&D.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Open Standards stories

Meshcloud joins CNCF to advance cloud-native platforms
Virtualisation

Meshcloud joins CNCF to advance cloud-native platforms

Meshcloud joins CNCF and The Linux Foundation to push open standards, cloud-native tooling and digital sovereignty for multi-cloud platforms.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026
Hitachi expands iQ stack for on-prem agentic AI with NVIDIA
Storage

Hitachi expands iQ stack for on-prem agentic AI with NVIDIA

Hitachi Vantara widens its iQ stack with new NVIDIA-powered options and tools to run agentic AI securely on-premises at production scale.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
Grafana brings AI observability roadshow to Toronto
DevOps

Grafana brings AI observability roadshow to Toronto

Grafana brings its AI observability roadshow to Toronto, targeting Canada's cloud boom with tools to tame complex, distributed systems.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
WMIS joins TCCA to boost critical comms recruitment
Unified Communications

WMIS joins TCCA to boost critical comms recruitment

UK recruiter WMIS joins industry body TCCA to strengthen global talent pipelines across the evolving critical communications sector.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026