Amazon Web Services (AWS) stories
Originally disrupting the book retailing business, Amazon Web Services has since emerged as a world’s
leader in the provision of ‘as a Service’ computing resources. With more than 200 services available
covering infrastructure, platform, compute, storage and applications as a service, AWS solutions are
provided from a network of 38 data centers around the world. A cluster of AWS data centres is planned
for New Zealand, headquartered in Auckland, and likely to be online by 2024.
Data centre market set to hit USD $1.08 trillion by 2034
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Cloud and AI boom to drive data centre investment as operators race to build power-hungry facilities and edge sites worldwide.
Anthropic expands Amazon tie-up in USD $5 billion deal
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Amazon deepens Anthropic partnership with USD $5 billion injection and capacity for up to 5 gigawatts of new AI computing.
Adobe expands AI partner network for customer experience
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Adobe widens AI alliances with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and agencies to embed agent workflows across customer experience tools.
Adobe unveils CX Enterprise Coworker for AI workflows
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Adobe launches CX Enterprise Coworker to connect fragmented marketing systems and let AI agents carry out customer experience tasks with human oversight.
Anthropic launches Claude Opus 4.7 with stronger coding
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Anthropic rolls out Claude Opus 4.7 with sharper coding, stronger image handling and new cyber safeguards, plus fresh API controls and review tools.
Temenos forum spotlights AI & banking modernisation
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Temenos forum in Copenhagen to draw 1,000 banking executives as AI, cybersecurity and legacy system upgrades dominate the agenda.
SAS names Deloitte, Microsoft & Intel as partner winners
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Deloitte, Microsoft and Intel among SAS partner awards winners as global software vendor spotlights channel growth across Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas.
SentinelOne appoints Shah as Channel Director for ANZ & APJ distribution
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SentinelOne taps Shah to expand partner network across Australia, New Zealand and APJ as AI-driven threat shifts lift channel demand.
AWS launches Amazon Bio Discovery app for drug design
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AWS launches Amazon Bio Discovery to help drug researchers design and test molecules in one AI-driven workflow with wet-lab partners.
Appdome launches identity-first mobile API protection
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Appdome unveils mobile API defence that checks app, device and session identity before granting access, targeting bot abuse and takeover attacks.
Dtcc expands cloud first push with AWS & Microsoft
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DTCC expands its Cloud First plan with AWS and Microsoft, moving core clearing systems to public cloud while widening Azure support for digital assets.
Artemis announces $70 million in seed funding for AI security
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Artemis lands $70 million as investors back AI-driven cyber defence platform for real-time threat detection and response.
Amazon Australia signs nine renewable deals adding 430MW
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Amazon boosts Australian clean power with battery-backed deals in NSW and Victoria, lifting its contracted renewable capacity to 990MW across 20 projects.
iManage appoints Ryan Begin & David Zember to partner roles
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iManage strengthens its global partner push with two senior hires as the software group looks to widen ecosystem links and sharpen channel execution.
Zurich names Shukla to lead digital push in Asia Pacific
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Zurich appoints former Carsome executive Shukla to steer Asia Pacific digital and embedded insurance growth as Zurich Edge tops 100 partners.
Stop pouring money into cloud providers: The cost of inaction
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Britain's organisations are being urged to tackle cloud waste before cutting jobs, as FinOps discipline and independent oversight could trim costs by up to 30%.
Cloudflare Mesh links AI agents to private networks
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Cloudflare launches Mesh to give AI agents secure access to private networks across clouds, data centres and internal systems.
AI agents set to transform software development - study
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SoftServe study finds 72% of executives expect AI agents to run software lifecycles within two years, as hiring shifts towards AI engineers.
Blackpepper deploys Fastly WAF to protect eCommerce
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Blackpepper turns to Fastly's Next-Gen WAF as online retail traffic surges and attack threats rise across its AWS-driven eCommerce sites.
Certes launches v7 with quantum-safe edge protection
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Certes says v7 extends quantum-safe data protection to edge systems, letting organisations secure hybrid workloads without application rewrites.