IT Industry stories - Page 3

Oracle opens a Sydney AI hub to train, test and fast‑track cloud and AI projects for customers across Australia and Oceania.

Norton unveils Revamp, an AI tool to help professionals craft and schedule credible social posts while keeping full control of their voice.

Compliance gaps are forcing firms to forfeit scarce AI talent, as most global hirers admit exposure to cross-border tax and labour risks.

DHL opens a 21,000m² Erskine Park warehouse to boost tech and auto spare parts distribution, returns handling and energy-efficient logistics.

Robinhood Ventures Fund I adds Stripe and ElevenLabs stakes to give retail investors listed access to late-stage private tech firms.

Cloud security startup Native launches from stealth with USD $42m to unify preventive, intent-based controls across major public clouds.

Irish tech exports to Australia and New Zealand have surged nearly 60% in five years, with Enterprise Ireland backing rapid sector growth.

Datacom adds a free AI workplace simulation on Forage to help students and career‑changers bridge New Zealand's widening AI skills gap.

Contentful opens an Australian arm and expands ANZ hiring, backing rising enterprise demand for composable digital experience tools.

Synechron merges Chamonix IT, Exposé and iGreenData into a single Australian consultancy, unveiling a new national leadership team.

IDC warns memory shortages and supply constraints will drive a steeper 2026 fall in PC and tablet shipments, even as market value rises.

Decidr and ICON team up to bring AI-driven Procure-to-Pay automation to SAP users across Asia-Pacific, targeting high-volume finance tasks.

Service Leadership's 2026 IT pay report links eased wage inflation and new 'Digital Worker' automation metrics to profitability for providers.

Entrepreneurs increasingly see AI as a tool for efficiency and cost-cutting, not a springboard to new markets or sustainability goals.

Legal AI specialist Harvey will open a Singapore office in June, deepening its APAC footprint and support for regional law firms and corporates.

IDC says AI demand drives global server revenue to a record USD $444.1 billion, with hyperscalers and GPU-based systems leading the surge.

IDC says the external OEM enterprise storage market returned to growth in 2025 as delayed refresh cycles lifted spending, with all-flash arrays leading gains.

SonicWall earns a 5-Star rating in the 2026 CRN Partner Program Guide, spotlighting its focus on partner success and security outcomes.

Anthropic will open a Sydney office as its ANZ hub, deepening Claude AI partnerships and exploring local compute capacity in Australia.

Over half of SMEs in New Zealand now use AI, but most still lack training and strategy to turn experiments into real productivity gains.