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Hitachi Vantara names ANZ partner award winners 2025 awards
Storage

Hitachi Vantara names ANZ partner award winners 2025 awards

Research shown at the Gold Coast event found 56% of Australian organisations are not AI-ready, as channel partners were honoured.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Wed, 15th Apr 2026
Portnox names Jonathan Skinner as Chief Marketing Officer
Firewalls

Portnox names Jonathan Skinner as Chief Marketing Officer

The hire comes as Portnox targets larger enterprises shifting away from legacy access tools and toward certificate-based, passwordless security.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Wed, 15th Apr 2026
Backblaze names Anuj Kumar as chief revenue officer
Storage

Backblaze names Anuj Kumar as chief revenue officer

Demand from AI infrastructure is lifting Backblaze’s storage business, which grew 26% in 2025 and landed its first eight-figure deal.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 15th Apr 2026
AI agents set to transform software development - study
DevOps

AI agents set to transform software development - study

Most large enterprises expect AI agents to run software lifecycles within two years, as firms chase faster delivery and fewer stalled projects.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 15th Apr 2026
AppDirect buys PartnerStack to expand B2B sales platform
Software-as-a-Service

AppDirect buys PartnerStack to expand B2B sales platform

The deal gives software vendors a broader route to market as AppDirect adds PartnerStack's 138,000-strong B2B partner network.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 15th Apr 2026
Trusted data is the backbone of digital healthcare
Data Protection

Trusted data is the backbone of digital healthcare

Poor patient records are driving errors, denied claims and delays as hospitals race to secure the data behind digital care.

By Bud Walker • 5 min read • Wed, 15th Apr 2026
Numecent links Cloudpager to Citrix Studio for VDI
Virtualisation

Numecent links Cloudpager to Citrix Studio for VDI

IT teams can cut image sprawl and speed recovery by managing application containers inside Citrix Studio instead of rebuilding desktop images.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 15th Apr 2026
Splashtop launches unified IT platform for endpoints
Endpoint Protection

Splashtop launches unified IT platform for endpoints

It aims to cut the need for multiple IT tools by combining patching, security alerts and remote support in one dashboard for distributed fleets.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 15th Apr 2026
Owl Labs secures Microsoft Teams certification for devices
Unified Communications

Owl Labs secures Microsoft Teams certification for devices

IT buyers can now standardise on a fully certified Owl Labs kit for Microsoft Teams, easing compatibility headaches in hybrid meeting rooms.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 14th Apr 2026
Identity crisis as machine accounts outnumber humans
Privileged Access Management

Identity crisis as machine accounts outnumber humans

Machines now account for most cloud identities, leaving firms exposed to faster attacks, over-privileged access and AI-driven risks.

By Shannon Williams • 6 min read • Tue, 14th Apr 2026
CIOs rank AI as a growing cyber risk, survey finds
Malware

CIOs rank AI as a growing cyber risk, survey finds

Fewer than half of firms have the safeguards to track staff AI use, even as 77% reported a cyber incident in the past year.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Tue, 14th Apr 2026

Stories from Other Regions

IT Department stories

Lincoln & Metrobloks plan Kansas City data centre campus
DataCentre infrastructure

Lincoln & Metrobloks plan Kansas City data centre campus

The 568,000-square-foot first phase could ease capacity shortages for hyperscale and AI users in Kansas City, where power and fibre are tight.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 15th Apr 2026
Mythos model sparks warnings over AI cyber threats
Data Protection

Mythos model sparks warnings over AI cyber threats

Enterprises face faster phishing, deepfakes and automated exploits as security leaders say existing controls lag behind frontier AI models.

By Shannon Williams • 6 min read • Wed, 15th Apr 2026
NiCE launches native Epic integration for healthcare
Software-as-a-Service

NiCE launches native Epic integration for healthcare

Hospitals could cut switching between systems as patient calls, messages and records are brought into one Epic workspace.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 15th Apr 2026
Kyndryl launches sovereignty assessment amid cloud concerns
Data Protection

Kyndryl launches sovereignty assessment amid cloud concerns

Rising cloud and AI sovereignty risks are forcing firms to map data exposure and contingency plans as Kyndryl adds a readiness assessment.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 15th Apr 2026
OpenText partners S3NS on sovereign cloud for Europe
Data Protection

OpenText partners S3NS on sovereign cloud for Europe

Regulated firms in France and across Europe can keep sensitive workloads under local control while using Google Cloud-based services for less sensitive tasks.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 14th Apr 2026
Brand vs demand in B2B tech - Why you need both to grow
Digital Transformation

Brand vs demand in B2B tech - Why you need both to grow

Relying only on paid channels makes B2B tech growth more costly, while brand can boost trust, shorten sales cycles and protect pricing power.

By Patrick Keenan • 3 min read • Tue, 14th Apr 2026