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PALO IT appoints Xavier Rizos as Global Chief Strategy & Impact Officer
Clean technologies

PALO IT appoints Xavier Rizos as Global Chief Strategy & Impact Officer

PALO IT has appointed Xavier Rizos as its new Global Chief Strategy & Impact Officer to leverage tech as a force for good.

By Tom Raynel • 2 min read • Fri, 14th Apr 2023
Innovation critical to business success, study finds
Network Infrastructure

Innovation critical to business success, study finds

There's a powerful equation in business: innovative idea plus technology equals impact. But there are several dependencies that are catching out organisations.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 14th Apr 2023
HDR designs two NEXTDC data centres colocated in Melbourne
DataCentre infrastructure

HDR designs two NEXTDC data centres colocated in Melbourne

HDR has designed two NEXTDC colocation data centres in Melbourne that are set to house Australia's largest and most comprehensive cloud ecosystem.

By Gaurav Sharma • 4 min read • Thu, 13th Apr 2023
Akamai invests heavily in cloud computing following new research
EduTech

Akamai invests heavily in cloud computing following new research

Akamai survey reveals varying levels of investment in cloud computing among businesses in Asia-Pacific, but overall acknowledgement of its importance.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Wed, 12th Apr 2023
Don't neglect on-premise applications and infrastructure
Health Technologies

Don't neglect on-premise applications and infrastructure

Businesses need to ensure their mission-critical, customer-facing applications (those that are often running on-premise) are optimised at all times.

By Gregg Ostrowski • 6 min read • Wed, 12th Apr 2023
Why you should attend the NZ Government Data Summit 2023
New Zealand Government

Why you should attend the NZ Government Data Summit 2023

Building an inclusive and integrated data system for informed policy and improved service delivery in New Zealand Government Sector.

By Jen Rabino • 3 min read • Thu, 6th Apr 2023
The top enterprise tech trends to watch out for in 2023
Supply Chain

The top enterprise tech trends to watch out for in 2023

Now that we've settled into the new year, enterprise cloud solution providers look to expand their focus to business buyers, not just IT/development teams.

By Jarrod Kinchington • 4 min read • Thu, 6th Apr 2023
Threats surge as cybersecurity budgets are slashed
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Threats surge as cybersecurity budgets are slashed

In the face of economic turmoil, businesses are confronting the dual challenge of declining or stagnating cybersecurity budgets and escalating threats.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Thu, 6th Apr 2023
Global IT spending in 2023 continues to trend downward
IT Budget

Global IT spending in 2023 continues to trend downward

IDC lowers its 2023 forecast for global IT spending for the fifth month in a row, as the weak economy takes its toll.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 6th Apr 2023
Illumio Names Gautam Mehandru as CMO
Ransomware

Illumio Names Gautam Mehandru as CMO

Gautam Mehandru appointed as Chief Marketing Officer at Illumio, the Zero Trust Segmentation Company, after playing an essential role in its success.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 5th Apr 2023
MariaDB launches 2nd gen of cloud database service
Platform-as-a-Service

MariaDB launches 2nd gen of cloud database service

MariaDB announces the release of SkySQL, a second generation cloud database service offering autoscaling and serverless analytics.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Tue, 4th Apr 2023
Disconnect between confidence in cyber resilience and capabilities
Cybersecurity

Disconnect between confidence in cyber resilience and capabilities

Some 82% of cyber leaders agree they could have mitigated some to all of the damage of their most significant cyber incident if they were better prepared.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 3rd Apr 2023
Cohesity stresses on cyber resilience on World Backup Day
Disaster Recovery

Cohesity stresses on cyber resilience on World Backup Day

World Backup day is a commemorative date celebrated annually by the backup and tech industries worldwide on March 31.

By Gaurav Sharma • 3 min read • Fri, 31st Mar 2023

Stories from Other Regions

AVEVA to present industrial intelligence innovation at upcoming trade fair
Manufacturing

AVEVA to present industrial intelligence innovation at upcoming trade fair

AVEVA to showcase how industrial intelligence as a service can address the energy trilemma at Hannover Messe 2023.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 11th Apr 2023
Illumio appoints Adrian Crawley as EMEA Regional VP of Sales
Network Infrastructure

Illumio appoints Adrian Crawley as EMEA Regional VP of Sales

Adrian Crawley has been named as the new Regional Vice President of Sales for EMEA at Zero Trust Segmentation firm, Illumio.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 6th Apr 2023
SmartSat commits AU$1 million for space mission Waratah Seed
Space Technologies

SmartSat commits AU$1 million for space mission Waratah Seed

The SmartSat NSW Node and Aurora Space Startups Cluster are funding projects representing a significant portion of the Waratah Seed mission budget.

By Gaurav Sharma • 5 min read • Wed, 5th Apr 2023
How IT leaders can prepare organisations for penetration testing
DevOps

How IT leaders can prepare organisations for penetration testing

Australian boards are aware of cyber risks but not proactive enough, leaving organisations under-prepared, says report.

By Craig Searle • 3 min read • Tue, 4th Apr 2023
Immersive Labs Hires New Exec Leadership Team
Data Analytics

Immersive Labs Hires New Exec Leadership Team

Immersive Labs has appointed Eric Johnson as CRO and Julie Chapman as SVP of Customer Experience to drive global revenue growth and customer acquisition.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 31st Mar 2023