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Kinetic IT earns fifth Deloitte Best Managed award

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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Kinetic IT secures a fifth straight Deloitte Best Managed award, underscoring its governance, culture and role in critical national sectors.
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GTIA launches Innovate Awards for AI-led IT service

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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GTIA unveils Innovate Awards to honour deployed AI solutions delivering measurable business impact, with winners earning USD $20,000 each.
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AI is rewriting the B2B marketing playbook for CIOs, CTOs & CMOS

Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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AI assistants are reshaping B2B discovery, forcing CIOs, CTOs and CMOs to rebuild content for zero‑click, conversational buying journeys.
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Inference-as-a-service is the secret sauce behind a new breed of AI companies

Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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Inference-as-a-service is slashing GPU and cloud costs, powering a rapid boom in Australia and New Zealand's next wave of AI innovators.
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AI shapes RFP proposal teams as revenue pressure grows

Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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Rising RFP volumes are stretching proposal teams, leaving bids unfinished and exposing B2B services firms to mounting revenue risk.
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GenAI drives USD $4.96 trillion global IT spend by 2026

Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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Generative AI surge set to push global enterprise IT spend to USD $4.96tr by 2026, as services and cloud outpace hardware and comms.
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WatchGuard marks 30 years backing MSP-led security

Wed, 25th Feb 2026
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WatchGuard marks 30 years in cybersecurity, touting MSP-first strategy, 25,000 partners and a unified, automated security platform.
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IPTel adopts Highlight to enhance managed services

Wed, 25th Feb 2026
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Australian networking provider IPTel rolls out Highlight's observability platform to bolster managed services visibility and executive reporting.
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Myriad360 buys Advizex to build AI-led IT platform

Wed, 25th Feb 2026
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Myriad360 buys Advizex, creating a global AI-focused IT services platform with more than USD $900 million in annual run-rate revenue.
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Infotrust sells Nexgen for AUD $50m to fund cyber push

Tue, 24th Feb 2026
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Infotrust sells its Nexgen cloud and communications unit for AUD $50m to bankroll acquisitions and double down on sovereign cyber security.
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Dell unveils tougher classroom laptops for AI‑era study

Tue, 24th Feb 2026
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Dell launches tougher Windows and Chromebook laptops for classrooms, pitching durable AI‑ready devices with long battery life and easier repairs.
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Distributors gain clout in shaping cloud & AI sales

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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Global distributors, steering USD $180 billion in tech sales, are recasting how cloud and AI reach customers via platforms and new partners.
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MaxContact Australia rebrands as Kaizn in CX advisory pivot

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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MaxContact Australia has rebranded as Kaizn, shifting focus to independent CX and contact centre advisory across Australia and New Zealand.
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Evergreen accelerates MSP deals with UK B Corp buy

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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Evergreen seals 47 deals in 2025 and snaps up its first UK B Corp MSP, Optimising IT, to deepen global managed services expansion.
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Splashtop, Leader partner on secure remote access push

Thu, 19th Feb 2026
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Splashtop taps Australian distributor Leader to push secure remote access and autonomous endpoint management for hybrid workforces.
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Cognizant deepens Google Cloud pact for agentic AI

Tue, 17th Feb 2026
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Cognizant is expanding its Google Cloud partnership to accelerate enterprise deployment of agentic AI using Gemini Enterprise at scale.
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Virtual IT Group names Maurice McCarthy as chief executive

Tue, 17th Feb 2026
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Virtual IT Group appoints Maurice McCarthy as chief executive to drive ANZ expansion and embed AI across its managed IT and security services.
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Arctic Wolf unveils Aurora managed endpoint tools for MSPs

Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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Arctic Wolf launches Aurora managed endpoint defence, rapid-response SLA and MSP admin portal to help partners scale security operations.
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SecureW2 unveils Nexus Partner Programme for growth

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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SecureW2 launches Nexus Partner Programme, a global channel initiative to drive passwordless, certificate-based network security growth.
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Kyndryl unveils policy-as-code guardrails for AI agents

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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Kyndryl launches policy-as-code guardrails to keep agentic AI workflows governed, auditable and compliant in tightly regulated sectors.