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Sean Mitchell
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Having started his career at Renaissance. Sean joined Apple in Melbourne for a number of years before working in the media space. This started with Review Publishing and later the tech publisher IDG Communications. In 2006 he was involved in the launch of The Channel magazine. As they say – the rest is history.

Stories by Sean

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BC Transit, Spare to unify handyDART with one platform

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digital transformation
BC Transit taps Vancouver tech firm Spare to unify handyDART bookings and oversight across 29 British Columbia communities.
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UBC & Caseway team up on court‑trained legal AI system

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UBC teams with Vancouver startup Caseway on a court-trained legal AI, aiming to curb hallucinations and widen access to justice in Canada.
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LambdaTest rebrands as TestMu AI with agentic testing shift

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devops
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digital transformation
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devsecops
TestMu AI replaces LambdaTest as the firm pivots from cloud-based testing tools to an agentic AI platform for autonomous quality engineering.
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Self-employed brace for digital tax as deadline looms

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digital transformation
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fintech
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financial systems
UK sole traders face mounting year-end tax pressure as Making Tax Digital nears, driving a surge in software and AI adoption to save time.
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AI, geopolitics & supply chains reshape cyber risk

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data protection
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ransomware
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digital transformation
Rapid AI rollout, geopolitical rifts and fragile supply chains are upending cyber risk, straining outdated security and compliance regimes.
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Cevo hires former Macquarie AI leader to head AI adoption

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hybrid cloud
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
AWS partner Cevo hires ex-Macquarie AI leader Jeff Voigt as Head of AI Adoption to drive governed, production-grade enterprise deployments.
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NBN hits 25 GWh energy goal early with fibre upgrades

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uc
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power / energy
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NBN cuts network energy use by 25 GWh two years early as fibre upgrades, wireless tweaks and cable switch-offs drive efficiency gains.
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Spreetail unveils causal AI tool to cut wasted ad spend

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martech
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commerce systems
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supply chain
Spreetail debuts True Ads causal AI tool to slash wasted eCommerce marketplace ad spend by up to 50% and boost incremental sales.
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Concentric AI brings Private Scan Manager to Azure

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data protection
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private cloud
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hybrid cloud
Concentric AI launches Private Scan Manager on Azure, letting regulated sectors keep sensitive data in private cloud while using SaaS tools.
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Horizon3.ai hires Andres Botero to drive global push

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saas
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devops
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cloud security
Horizon3.ai names veteran marketer Andres Botero CMO to spearhead global expansion after a USD $100 million funding boost.
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Riverlane opens Delft AI quantum error correction hub

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hyperscale
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dc
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hpc
Riverlane launches an AI-driven quantum error correction hub in Delft, led by Barbara Terhal, bolstering its European R&D footprint.
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Cynomi appoints Shane Deegan as Chief Revenue Officer

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soc
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partner programmes
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security operations
Cynomi names former ThreatLocker leader Shane Deegan as Chief Revenue Officer to spearhead MSP-focused global cybersecurity growth.
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Anthropic donates MCP to new Agentic AI Foundation

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virtualisation
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hyperscale
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ai security
Anthropic donates its Model Context Protocol to the new Agentic AI Foundation under the Linux Foundation to standardise agentic AI tools.
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Tanium named Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for IT AI

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manufacturing
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datacentre infrastructure
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digital transformation
Tanium named a Leader in Gartner’s first Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Management Tools as demand for AI-driven autonomous IT surges.
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RingQ & Snom forge global cloud telephony partnership

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uc
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digital transformation
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cx
RingQ and Snom have sealed a global cloud telephony partnership to streamline IP phone provisioning and unified communications for businesses.
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NMITE appoints Richard Lillington to lead teaching

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edutech
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devops
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cartech
Emerging engineering institution NMITE names Richard Lillington as its first Head of Learning and Teaching to drive academic growth.
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Quintauris, SiFive team up on RISC-V car platforms

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hyperscale
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iot
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dc
Quintauris teams with SiFive to embed RISC-V cores at the heart of standardised automotive zonal and ADAS control platforms.
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Marqeta names Patti Kangwankij as new finance chief

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fintech
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bnpl
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payment technologies
Marqeta has hired veteran payments executive Patti Kangwankij as CFO, completing a leadership reshuffle under chief executive Mike Milotich.
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Beroe links DataHub to MCP to power AI procurement data

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supply chain
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erp
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genai
Beroe plugs its DataHub procurement data platform into the Model Context Protocol to feed decision-grade intelligence into enterprise AI.
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Kiteworks & Concentric AI partner on data security

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data protection
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encryption
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cloud security
Kiteworks and Concentric AI join forces to tie AI-driven data discovery to automated controls on sensitive information shared externally.