UST Widens Tricentis Partnership to A/NZ for Testing Software Tool Boost
UST has broadened its partnership with test‑automation leader Tricentis to cover Australia and New Zealand. The collaboration will deploy Tricentis’s platform to modernise testing, shorten test‑cycle timelines and reinforce Agile and DevOps delivery models. UST’s Australian vice‑president Kumaran C R highlighted the region’s dynamism, while Tricentis senior VP Damien Wong called 2026 a pivotal year for quality testing. Together they aim to deliver faster, higher‑quality software releases across the APAC market.
Salesforce Partners Double Down on ROI as ‘Agentic Enterprise’ Push Accelerates
Salesforce’s Australian‑New Zealand partner network is pivoting toward quantifiable return‑on‑investment as AI‑driven "agentic enterprise" initiatives gain momentum. Executives from OSF Digital and Xenai Digital highlighted enterprise demand for clear business outcomes, while Salesforce reports that 70% of Agentforce AI deployments...
Island Launches Australian Operations
Island, the enterprise‑browser firm, has launched its Australian operations from a new Melbourne office, appointing Nick Lennon as managing director for Australia and New Zealand. The move follows growing global momentum and aims to capture the region’s strong enterprise sector. Island’s...
Synechron Consolidates Australian Acquisitions, Led by Scott Grigg
Synechron has merged its Australian acquisitions—Chamonix IT, Exposé and iGreenData—under the Synechron brand, appointing Scott Grigg as Australia Country Managing Director. The unified unit will target secure, end‑to‑end digital transformation for financial services, government, defence, utilities, education and healthcare. Synechron plans to...
Wokiva Hires Kristen Pimpini to Push APJ Growth
Workiva announced the hiring of Kristen “KP” Pimpini as Vice President of Sales and General Manager for its Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) region. Pimpini joins after two years leading Neo4j’s APAC business and nearly three decades at firms such as...
IDC Significantly Lowers PC Sales Forecast Amid Chip Shortage
IDC has sharply lowered its 2026 PC market outlook, now forecasting an 11.3% decline in shipments, far steeper than the previous 2.4% drop. Tablet shipments are also projected to fall 7.6% amid persistent memory shortages, rising component prices, and ongoing...
AWS Marks Twenty Years of Partnerships and Next Phase of AI Growth
Amazon Web Services celebrates its 20‑year milestone by highlighting the pivotal role of its Partner Network, which has expanded from 50 partners in 2012 to nearly 150,000 today. AWS reported a 24% revenue surge in Q4 2025, reaching a $142 billion annualised...
Logicalis Promotes Erica Smith to Lead Marketing and Vendor Alliances
Logicalis Australia has expanded Erica Smith’s remit to head both marketing and vendor alliances, consolidating brand strategy, demand generation, and partner engagement under a single leader. Smith will oversee a newly created seven‑member team operating across Australia and Malaysia, tasked...
Cloudwerx Added to OpenAI Services Partner Program
Cloudwerx has joined OpenAI’s Services Partner Program, calling it a strategic move in agentic AI. The partnership highlights the MSP’s ability to design, deploy, and govern production‑grade AI systems using OpenAI models and APIs. Cloudwerx cites recent projects for My...
WinDC Joins with Armada for Nation-Wide Renewable AI Factory Deployment
WinDC and US edge‑computing platform Armada have teamed up to roll out a network of renewable‑energy‑powered portable AI factories across Australia. The partnership will install 11 MW of modular data centres at wind, solar and battery sites, each deployable in about...
From Invisible to In-Demand: Kylie Chown on Owning Your Online Brand
LinkedIn strategist Kylie Chown will headline the WIICTA Mentorship program on April 28, teaching early‑career professionals how to transform a low‑visibility online profile into a high‑demand digital brand. She stresses that recruiters and hiring managers now evaluate candidates online before...
How OpenText Customers Are Exploring the ‘New Gold Rush’ of Records Management and AI
OpenText showcased AI‑driven records management at its Sydney summit, highlighting customers such as the City of Greater Geelong and the National Gallery of Australia. The vendor stressed that secure, AI‑ready content is the “new gold” of the digital economy and...
Kinetic IT Picks Dean Langenbach as New CEO
Kinetic IT announced Dean Langenbach as its new chief executive, succeeding interim leader Shane Quinn. Langenbach brings more than two decades of senior roles in technology services, most recently as CEO of ASG Group, now NRI Australia and New Zealand. The...
Cisco and UTS Partner to Create Innovation Central Sydney Hub
Cisco and the University of Technology Sydney have opened Innovation Central Sydney (ICS), a dedicated hub within NSW’s Tech Central that forms a core pillar of the National Industry Innovation Network (NIIN). The facility is designed to fast‑track the adoption...
ISACA to Build a Skilled Cyber Security Workforce in the Age of AI
ISACA has been named the Department of Defense’s official CMMC Assessors and Instructors Certification Organisation, giving it authority to deliver the full suite of CMMC credentials worldwide. The CMMC framework blends NIST standards with a maturity model, becoming a global...
Breeze Connect Launches Operator Connect for Teams Direct Voice Calling
Breeze Connect has rolled out Microsoft Teams Operator Connect for direct voice calling across Australia. The offering bundles a Microsoft 365 + Teams Phone licence from Leader Cloud with handsets, headsets, MTR systems and Teams Calling plans, all managed by Breeze. It...
Proofpoint Expands AI-Driven Security Strategy While Strengthening Partner Ecosystem
Proofpoint is expanding its AI‑driven security platform to protect the emerging human‑AI workspace, adding intent‑based detection for AI‑generated phishing and modernising threat investigation tools. The company now processes roughly six trillion messages daily, covering about 45 % of global enterprise email...
Motorola Solutions Connects Vic Search and Rescue Dog Orgs to Radio Network
Motorola Solutions donated APX 8000 portable two‑way radios to Australian Search and Rescue K9 and Search and Rescue Dogs Australia, linking them to Victoria's state radio network. The equipment enables the volunteer dog teams to communicate securely with police, ambulance and fire...
Kyocera Document Solutions Absorbs Huon IT, Creating Unified Services Offering
Kyocera Document Solutions Australia will fully absorb Huon IT under the Kyocera brand on April 1, completing a multi‑year integration that began with the 2019 acquisition. The merger combines Kyocera’s print and document workflow expertise with Huon IT’s managed IT...
Saviynt Signs Nextgen as Key Distie
Saviynt has appointed Nextgen as its key distributor for the Australian market, extending its channel‑first approach across APJ. The partnership grants regional integrators, specialists, and resellers access to Saviynt’s cloud‑native identity security platform, with Nextgen handling onboarding, logistics, financial services,...
Macquarie Technology Group Secures $200M for Sovereign, Digital and Cyber Services Investment
Macquarie Technology Group has secured a $200 million hybrid investment from the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation, marking the fund’s largest single‑company commitment. The capital will be used to expand sovereign cloud, AI, and cyber‑security services within its Cloud Services & Government...
Startup SecureNative AI Appoints Peter Lillywhite, Inks Dicker Data Deal
SecureNative AI has appointed Peter Lillywhite as co‑founder to strengthen its Microsoft security capabilities. Lillywhite, former founder of Xello Australia and leader of its Microsoft practice, joins existing founder Sean Roberts, whose background includes multiple tech exits. The startup also...
Lenovo Delivers ‘Largest-Ever’ TruScale IaaS Engagement for Sharon AI
Lenovo has installed a 1,000‑GPU NVIDIA B200 cluster at NextDC’s M3 data centre for Australian neocloud provider Sharon AI, marking its largest‑ever TruScale infrastructure‑as‑a‑service deal. The Blackwell‑based system delivers up to three times the training speed and fifteen times the...
Data Centres Australia Confirms Founding Members for Inaugural Board
Data Centres Australia has announced its inaugural board, composed of senior executives from AirTrunk, AWS, CDC Data Centres, Microsoft and NextDC, with NextDC CEO Craig Scroggie appointed chair. The board will guide the peak body’s four‑pillar strategy to promote Australia’s...
Baidam Partners with Deadly Coders for First Nations IT Job Push
Baidam has signed an MOU with Indigenous‑owned not‑for‑profit Deadly Coders to create IT career pathways for First Nations students. The deal ties Baidam’s commercial recruitment success to education funding: for every ten job placements, the company will finance a $20,000...
Shifting Focus From AI Models to Data Architecture as Real-Time Streaming Gains Market Momentum
Confluent executives warned that AI initiatives will falter without fresh, governed data in motion, shifting focus from model perfection to real‑time data architecture. They described a transition from batch‑based business intelligence to continuous, autonomous AI that requires millisecond‑latency streams and...
HAT Bolsters A/NZ Enterprise Security Distie Portfolio with Tufin
Tufin has appointed HAT Distribution as its official distributor for Australia and New Zealand, expanding the vendor's footprint in the region. The partnership stresses technical enablement and architectural alignment rather than a purely transactional sales model. HAT will embed Tufin’s policy‑management...
HP Enhances Ferrari’s Formula 1 Team with AI
HP has deepened its partnership with the Ferrari Formula 1 team, delivering AI‑enabled infrastructure and HP Workstation Z hardware to power massive simulation workloads. The collaboration focuses on processing billions of parameters—track layouts, weather, fuel and aerodynamic regulations—to optimize car design and race...
First Focus Steps Into NZ with CNX Acquisition
First Focus, an Australian managed services provider, has acquired New Zealand‑based CNX to create a national platform across both islands. The deal builds on more than a decade of First Focus operating in Auckland and adds 24×7 support, advanced cybersecurity,...
OpenText Ramps up A/NZ Channel Investment
OpenText is ramping up its partner ecosystem in Australia and New Zealand to accelerate AI and cloud adoption after internally deploying its AI tools to more than 20,000 staff. The company will boost marketing, sales‑enablement and training resources, and is...
Optus Completes Dual-Path Resilience Test
Optus has completed a dual‑path resilience trial delivering 800 gigabit Ethernet services across a 4,700 km Sydney‑to‑Perth corridor. The test used the Indigo subsea cable paired with a terrestrial fibre backup, leveraging Nokia’s 1830 Photonic Service Switch for automatic fail‑over. Results showed...
Microsoft: Securing AI Agents and Human Teams Crucial for Success
Microsoft’s inaugural Cyber Pulse AI Security Report reveals that over 80% of Fortune 500 firms already deploy low‑code AI agents, and the company forecasts 1.3 billion autonomous agents operating by 2028. Financial services account for roughly 11% of global agent activity, underscoring...
Secure Agility Sets Sights on AI, Security, IoT and Telco-Led Growth in 2026
Secure Agility, a Sydney‑based tech services firm with roughly 100 staff and $70 million in annual revenue, is shifting from a low‑profile engineering focus to aggressive customer acquisition and national expansion. The company now offers production‑ready AI, IoT and cybersecurity platforms,...
Spacera Launches Free Dashboard to End Meeting Room “Visibility Tax”
Sydney‑based Spacera has introduced Photon, a free cloud‑to‑cloud dashboard that gives IT and AV teams real‑time visibility into meeting rooms across Microsoft Teams, Zoom and Cisco Webex. The platform eliminates the so‑called “visibility tax” by offering unlimited rooms and users...
ATA Calls for Reduction of Red Tape Holding Back Digital Infrastructure
The Australian Telecommunications Alliance (ATA) is urging the federal government to slash regulatory red tape that it says is stifling digital infrastructure investment. A Business Council of Australia report placed Australia near the bottom of the Global Investment Competitiveness Index...
Forensic IT Takes on Chris Hatfield as Exec General Manager
Infotrust subsidiary Forensic IT has appointed Chris Hatfield as executive general manager. Hatfield, a former managing director at FTI Consulting with 26 years of forensic and service experience, will lead the firm’s national digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) expansion....
Altis Consulting Expands to Tap Into South Australia’s AI Demand
Altis Consulting announced a strategic expansion into South Australia, appointing former BHP data leader Luke Best to spearhead growth and partnerships. The move targets rising demand for modern data and AI capabilities in the state’s copper and energy sectors. Altis...
Lánluas Boosts Senior Leadership with Dual Appointments
Consultancy Lánluas has bolstered its senior leadership by promoting Lorraine Sinnott to head of enterprise and commercial and hiring Susan Furber as head of public sector. Sinnott, a six‑year Lánluas veteran, brings enterprise transformation experience across Australia, New Zealand and the UK, while...
Proofpoint Celebrates A/NZ Partners
Proofpoint announced the 2025 ANZ Partner Awards at its Protect Tour in Sydney, honoring partners that advance human‑ and agent‑centric cybersecurity. Nextgen Distribution earned Distributor of the Year, while NTT Data was named Partner of the Year. Infotrust secured Growth...
Macquarie Technology Posts 22nd Consecutive Half-Year EBITDA Growth
Macquarie Technology Group posted its 22nd consecutive half‑year EBITDA increase, rising 3% year‑on‑year to $57.9 million for the six months to 31 December 2025. Cloud services and data‑centre segments each delivered roughly 9% EBITDA growth, while telecom EBITDA fell 19.2% to $10.1 million. Revenue...
Infotrust to Reinvest $50M From Nexgen Sale Into Shoring up Sovereign Security
Infotrust has sold its cloud and communications arm Nexgen to Aussie Broadband for up to $50 million, freeing capital to accelerate its sovereign cyber‑security strategy. The proceeds will be redeployed into identity, data‑privacy and broader federal‑government capabilities, as well as potential...
The Missing Link Moves Into Infosys’ North Sydney Office
Cyber‑security specialist The Missing Link, acquired by Infosys in May 2025, has moved from Artarmon to Infosys’ North Sydney office. The relocation creates an upgraded Global Security Operations Centre offering 24/7 monitoring and services aligned with the Australian Signals Directorate’s Essential Eight....
Tanium Augments APAC Leadership with New Promotions
Tanium announced a series of senior appointments to strengthen its Asia Pacific leadership. James Greenwood was promoted to area vice‑president of solution engineering, while Yasir Yousuff became vice‑president of marketing for the APJ region. The company also added Satyen Desai as...
Ransomware Is the Invoice for Compounding Technical Debt
Ransomware attacks are increasingly being framed as the overdue invoice for years of accumulated technical debt. Experts highlight that identity sprawl, inconsistent patching, and legacy backup systems create fertile ground for ransomware to cripple organisations. A Rubrik survey found 95%...
Sektor Signs up Concentric AI to A/NZ Distie Portfolio
Sektor has entered a distribution agreement with AI and data‑security‑governance vendor Concentric AI to serve the Australian and New Zealand market. As an authorised distributor, Sektor will equip its channel partners with enablement, go‑to‑market support and local expertise, positioning Concentric AI’s platform for...
Firmus Partners with Vast Data for APAC Expansion
Firmus announced a partnership with Vast Data to deploy the Vast AI Operating System as the data foundation for its Asia‑Pacific expansion. The collaboration targets high‑throughput, disaggregated GPU clusters, ensuring efficiency across thousands of GPUs in its sovereign AI factories,...
SISU Solutions Joins ICTPA Panel
Australia's Department of Defence has added SISU Solutions to its Information Communications Technology Provider Arrangement (ICTPA) panel, making the SME one of the few approved across all service modules. SISU can now supply systems integration, application services, and ICT personnel...
CrowdStrike Hires Joe McPhillips
CrowdStrike appoints veteran Joe McPhillips as JAPAC SMB senior director after a year‑long sabbatical. McPhillips brings more than 30 years of cybersecurity experience, previously serving at SentinelOne, Cylance, Symantec, Intel Security, Riverbed and Commvault. He will build and scale the...
WinDC Partners with Yirigaa for AI Infrastructure Deployment
WinDC has teamed up with Indigenous‑led MSP Yirigaa to roll out modular, high‑density AI data centres powered by renewable energy at generation sites across regional Australia. The partnership couples WinDC’s zero‑scope‑2 emissions compute modules with Yirigaa’s ISO‑27001‑certified workforce, delivering training,...
Sharon AI, Cisco and NVIDIA Bring AI Factory to Australia
Sharon AI, Cisco and NVIDIA are launching Australia’s first Cisco Secure AI Factory, a sovereign AI infrastructure that keeps data and processing within the country. The facility will run on Cisco UCS servers, Nexus Hyperfabric, and 1,024 NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra...