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Tech New Zealand urges action on digital skills gap
Data governance

Tech New Zealand urges action on digital skills gap

New Zealand's tech growth is being constrained by a deepening talent shortage, with firms struggling to fill AI, cyber and cloud roles.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Yesterday

Global Stories

Cloud stories

AWS adds Bedrock web search & DynamoDB vector search
DevOps

AWS adds Bedrock web search & DynamoDB vector search

Customers can now build AI apps with live web data and vector search in one AWS stack, reducing database sprawl and latency.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Today
Vertiv plans 300 new jobs in Letterkenny expansion
DataCentre infrastructure

Vertiv plans 300 new jobs in Letterkenny expansion

The expansion could bolster Donegal's labour market as demand for AI and data centre infrastructure drives up global manufacturing needs.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Today
HCLSoftware appoints Ashish Shreykar as Vice President
Software-as-a-Service

HCLSoftware appoints Ashish Shreykar as Vice President

The hire comes as enterprise software groups race to align products with AI-driven automation, security and governance demands.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Today
Everpure wins second top-five hyperscaler storage deal
Digital Transformation

Everpure wins second top-five hyperscaler storage deal

The agreement could lift revenue from fiscal 2028 as cloud operators seek denser, more power-efficient storage for AI-heavy data centres.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Today
Google named Forrester AI Platforms leader on strategy
DevOps

Google named Forrester AI Platforms leader on strategy

Businesses weighing AI spending may see Google's Forrester ranking as a boost, with Gemini Enterprise aimed at uniting users, developers and IT teams.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Today
NiCE cuts emissions 23% in ESG report on AI & staff
Data centers

NiCE cuts emissions 23% in ESG report on AI & staff

Cloud migration helped NiCE cut Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 23%, while it kept 14% of revenue flowing into research and development.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Today
WPP cuts AI campaign deployment times with Google Cloud
Software-as-a-Service

WPP cuts AI campaign deployment times with Google Cloud

That overhaul has slashed campaign rollout times from months to days, while also boosting production efficiency and content output across agencies.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Today
Nutanix launches MCP server for AI cloud operations
Virtualisation

Nutanix launches MCP server for AI cloud operations

Customers can now use plain-language prompts to manage Nutanix cloud systems, while existing access controls and audit logs stay in place.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Today
Fujitsu launches Uvance Wayfinders consulting in Oceania
Digital Transformation

Fujitsu launches Uvance Wayfinders consulting in Oceania

Pressure is mounting on advisers in Australia and New Zealand as Fujitsu moves to tie strategy to delivery and win more transformation work.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Today
NCC Group teams up with SailPoint on identity security
Robotics

NCC Group teams up with SailPoint on identity security

The tie-up aims to help firms curb access risk as AI agents, bots and contractors increasingly outnumber traditional staff users.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Today
Cloudflare launches Kitesurf browser for AI agents
Edge Computing

Cloudflare launches Kitesurf browser for AI agents

Cost-sensitive AI automation can now use a lighter browser as Cloudflare's beta aims to cut CPU and memory use for web tasks.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday
Amazon launches runtime instances for Bedrock agents
Virtualisation

Amazon launches runtime instances for Bedrock agents

Production AI agents on Bedrock can now share sessions for up to 14 days, making long-running workflows easier to run and coordinate.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Yesterday
Workday study says AI tools cost workers a workday
Software-as-a-Service

Workday study says AI tools cost workers a workday

Many Australian and New Zealand workers are losing nearly a full day a week reconciling AI outputs across disconnected systems, Workday found.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Yesterday

Stories from Other Regions

Cloud stories

Australian AI cloud spending set to jump to AUD $1.5bn
Digital Transformation

Australian AI cloud spending set to jump to AUD $1.5bn

Australian businesses are set to lift AI cloud budgets sharply as production deployments drive demand for high-performance infrastructure.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Today
Globant launches Glob.AI marketplace for AI services
Data Protection

Globant launches Glob.AI marketplace for AI services

Enterprises can now buy AI work by output, as the new marketplace aims to cut project costs and speed delivery across functions.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Today
Saviynt launches Snowflake integration for AI agent risk
Data Protection

Saviynt launches Snowflake integration for AI agent risk

Rising use of autonomous AI agents is forcing firms to rethink access controls, as Saviynt and Snowflake target identity risks in business systems.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday