IT Budget stories

Virtana debuts system-wide AI observability as enterprises battle double-digit AI job failures and mounting hybrid, multi-cloud fragility.

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 as APAC engineers tackle soaring AI complexity, tool sprawl and rising telemetry costs.

Hitachi Vantara claims top APeJ ranking for high-end external storage as enterprises boost critical data infrastructure and AI workloads.

With 88% of Australian tech leaders doubting IT ROI, IT financial management emerges as the missing link between spend and value.

Komodor triples ARR and doubles Fortune 500 reach as AI-fuelled SRE, automation and cloud cost pressure reshape reliability operations.

AI has overtaken all other threats as the top global data security risk, with firms warning its rapid spread magnifies existing vulnerabilities.

Generative AI surge set to push global enterprise IT spend to USD $4.96tr by 2026, as services and cloud outpace hardware and comms.

Global distributors, steering USD $180 billion in tech sales, are recasting how cloud and AI reach customers via platforms and new partners.

Cayosoft posts 76% ARR jump for 2025 as identity recovery demand soars and it wins major public sector and enterprise customers.

CFOs shift from hiring to hardware, funnelling bigger budgets into tech, AI and sales while HR, headcount and pay growth lose momentum.

CFOs are funnelling 2026 budgets into tech, AI and sales, while easing back on hiring, HR spending and rapid pay growth.

Interactive and Ansvar celebrate 15-year tech partnership underpinning cyber security, compliance and modernisation in insurance.

Celonis hires veteran software leader Ewan Henderson as North America GM to tighten AI's link to day-to-day operations and measurable ROI.

Security, privacy and data protection will command the biggest tech spend for Australian retail SMBs in 2026, ahead of AI and global growth.

AI ambitions are outstripping legacy IT, as Netskope finds most infrastructure leaders doubt they can meet rising performance and security demands.

Australian SMEs risk a hidden productivity tax as fragmented IT oversight and tool sprawl quietly erode day-to-day business performance.

AppOmni study finds average SaaS breach costs USD $1.365m, as customers report big time savings, fewer audit issues and faster detection.

VDURA launches index and modelling tool as AI-fuelled SSD volatility drives 189% flash cost surge and widens gap with hard drives.

Rimini Street pitches Agentic AI ERP and Smart Path savings as CIOs delay costly Oracle and SAP upgrades amid rising budget pressure.