Opinion stories - Page 31

Australian outbound business travel grew 12.4% in H1 2025, boosting demand for robust expense controls amid rising global engagement and steady airfare costs.

Women comprise just 20% of Australia's tech workforce, yet specialising and lifelong learning can help them thrive in the evolving AI-driven IT sector.

AI isn't built but grown; we cultivate intelligence that emerges unpredictably, raising urgent ethical issues about control and alignment.

Starting from a simple idea in rural NZ, MyTrucking has grown over 11 years into a thriving tech business serving NZ, Australia, and the UK.

Consumers spent USD $88.7 billion online in October 2025, up 8.2% year-on-year, as AI-powered shopping and mobile sales continue to surge.

Synology launches PAS7700, a dual-active all-NVMe storage system, offering secure, high-performance, and highly available data access for AI-driven enterprises.

As Asia Pacific factories adopt AI and IoT, cybersecurity becomes crucial amid rising ransomware, with 21% of global attacks targeting manufacturing.

AI is rapidly transforming accounting, shifting roles from bookkeeping to strategic advising and reshaping how firms deliver value amid economic challenges.

Australian MSP AC3 builds resilience through decades-long partnerships with vendors like Cisco and Microsoft, ensuring seamless, trusted IT services for clients.

ShureCloud helps organisations secure modern meeting rooms by integrating AV device management into IT cybersecurity frameworks, reducing hidden cyber risks.

Palantir's soaring AI implementation success highlights a critical global demand gap, signaling the need for hundreds of similar firms by 2026.

Combining human empathy with AI's smart automation transforms contact centres, boosting efficiency and delivering personalised customer experiences.

High-growth firms often underestimate equity's true cost, risking excessive dilution and lost control despite apparent freedom from immediate repayments.

Self-replicating AI, though theoretical, poses ethical and security risks as experts urge strict controls to ensure safe, human-aligned development by 2024.

B2B technology CMOs face greater pressure to prove ROI amid wider roles, budget cuts, and rising AI use, reveals the CMO Survey 2025.

As Asia Pacific's energy sector digitises, guaranteed packet-level visibility must underpin operational resilience to secure critical utility networks from rising cyber threats.

AI forecasting revolutionises contact centres by replacing outdated spreadsheets, boosting staffing accuracy and customer satisfaction amid volatile market demands.

New Zealand's digital government ranking slips from ninth to sixteenth; accelerating cloud adoption could save billions and boost AI productivity by 2035.

Interactive and Microsoft's enduring partnership drives real digital transformation, helping businesses innovate and modernise with trusted, collaborative solutions.

With over 1,100 data breaches reported in 2024, AI-powered PCs offer proactive, hardware-based defence to protect business data from evolving cyber threats.