IT Budget stories
SoftwareOne unifies APAC direct businesses under one brand
This month
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digital transformation
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cx
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martech
SoftwareOne and Crayon merge APAC direct businesses under one brand as customers see no immediate changes to contracts or account teams.
NTT Data warns AI demand is outpacing cloud maturity
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private cloud
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hybrid cloud
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digital transformation
NTT Data warns only 14% of firms have top-tier cloud maturity as AI demand surges, leaving modernisation, security and cost plans under strain.
Asia-Pacific PC shipments seen falling 13.7% in 2026
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semiconductors
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hyperscale
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dc
Asia-Pacific PC shipments are expected to reverse sharply in 2026 as memory shortages and higher prices squeeze supply after a strong 2025 rebound.
Asia Pacific technology spend to rise 9.3% in 2026
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
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dc
Forrester says Asia Pacific tech spending will climb to USD $874 billion in 2026, but inflation, tariffs and geopolitical risks will blunt gains.
CFOs urged to treat AI as a portfolio, not one ROI
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digital transformation
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rpa
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risk & compliance
Gartner tells CFOs to stop chasing a single AI ROI formula and instead manage varied AI projects as a balanced, actively reviewed portfolio.
World Backup Day warns firms on untested recoveries
Last month
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storage
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malware
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data protection
World Backup Day prompts warnings that untested restores and AI-era data demands are leaving mid-sized firms dangerously exposed.
Salesforce adds AI agents to small business suites
Last month
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crm
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digital transformation
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cx
Salesforce bakes Agentforce AI agents into SME CRM suites, promising faster sales, service and marketing work from a single platform.
Lwart expands Rimini Street support to SAP & VMware
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malware
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virtualisation
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ransomware
Lwart extends Rimini Street support to SAP and VMware to cut licensing pressure, avoid forced upgrades and refocus IT on operations.
Netskope launches unified platform for AI security
Last month
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firewalls
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data protection
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private cloud
Netskope unveils Netskope One AI Security, a unified platform to tackle shadow AI, data leakage and model attacks across enterprises.
Island brings secure AI-ready enterprise browser to ANZ
Last month
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data protection
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digital transformation
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cloud security
Island launches a secure AI-ready enterprise browser in Australia and New Zealand as CIOs boost AI spend but fret over data governance.
AI to drive Australian cyber security spend to 2026 high
Last month
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firewalls
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data protection
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digital transformation
Australian cyber security spending will hit AUD $7.555 billion in 2026, as AI adoption, talent shortages and rising threats fuel fresh investment.
IDC cuts 2026 PC forecast as memory shortages bite
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partner programmes
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supply chain
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risk & compliance
IDC warns memory shortages and supply constraints will drive a steeper 2026 fall in PC and tablet shipments, even as market value rises.
Valkey's lean memory tactics amid global DRAM crunch
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supply chain
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erp
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it budget
With DRAM in short supply, Percona urges developers to cut RAM use and fine‑tune Valkey to keep apps fast on tighter hardware budgets.
External OEM storage revenue rises 3.9% to USD $33bn
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storage
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network infrastructure
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hyperscale
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.
Virtana launches system-wide observability for AI chaos
Last month
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virtualisation
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devops
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hybrid cloud
Virtana debuts system-wide AI observability as enterprises battle double-digit AI job failures and mounting hybrid, multi-cloud fragility.
Nvidia survey shows AI driving revenue, cuts & spend
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manufacturing
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
Nvidia survey finds AI now widely embedded in operations, driving revenue gains, cost cuts and fresh spend as firms move beyond pilots.
Grafana brings ObservabilityCON to Sydney amid AI boom
Last month
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virtualisation
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devops
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hybrid cloud
Grafana brings ObservabilityCON to Sydney as APAC engineers tackle soaring AI complexity, tool sprawl and rising telemetry costs.
Hitachi Vantara tops APeJ high-end storage rankings
Last month
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storage
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dr
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private cloud
Hitachi Vantara claims top APeJ ranking for high-end external storage as enterprises boost critical data infrastructure and AI workloads.
Why Australian leaders are losing faith in IT spend
Last month
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digital transformation
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ai
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finops
With 88% of Australian tech leaders doubting IT ROI, IT financial management emerges as the missing link between spend and value.
Komodor triples ARR as AI reshapes SRE & cloud spend
Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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virtualisation
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devops
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digital transformation
Komodor triples ARR and doubles Fortune 500 reach as AI-fuelled SRE, automation and cloud cost pressure reshape reliability operations.