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Melania Watson
Interview Editor
Melania Watson is our Interview Editor for the TechDay editorial team. Starting her journalism career with Newshub as a Digital Reporter and Producer, she has a keen interest in technology, communication, and current affairs. Melania takes pride in conducting professional and in-depth interviews, which assist her in producing exclusive content that resonates with TechDay’s audience.
Former TechDay team member.

Stories by Melania - Page 7

Australian logistics control room cloud rostering replaces paper

Tasfreight adopts OneAdvanced tech to digitise rostering

Thu, 11th Dec 2025
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Tasfreight rolls out OneAdvanced's cloud workforce platform to scrap paper-based rostering and streamline operations across Australia.
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Snowflake hits USD $2 billion in AWS Marketplace sales

Thu, 11th Dec 2025
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storage
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gaming
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hybrid cloud
Snowflake doubles AWS Marketplace sales to top USD $2 billion in 2025, underscoring surging enterprise demand for integrated data and AI tools.
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WHOOSH! unveils digital hygiene travel kits in Australia

Wed, 10th Dec 2025
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travel technologies
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Screen-cleaning brand WHOOSH! has launched pocket-sized Digital Hygiene Kits in Australia as travel rebounds and device hygiene concerns rise.
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Honeywell to digitise key Rockhampton water plants

Wed, 10th Dec 2025
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manufacturing
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digital transformation
Honeywell will digitise two key Rockhampton water plants, boosting reliability, cybersecurity and capacity for Fitzroy River Water services.
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AI-led workplaces twice as likely to beat revenue goals

Wed, 10th Dec 2025
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digital transformation
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risk & compliance
Firms that embed AI in digital workplace tools are twice as likely to beat revenue goals, as gaps widen with slower-moving rivals.
Cinematic ai identity silhouette between secure servers with shields

BeyondTrust & Ping join forces on unified AI identity

Wed, 10th Dec 2025
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cloud security
BeyondTrust and Ping Identity unveil unified AI-driven identity security fabric to tackle Zero Trust, silos and non-human access risks.
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Neo4j unveils Fleet Manager for unified graph control

Wed, 10th Dec 2025
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Neo4j launches Fleet Manager, a unified control plane giving CIOs a single view to govern dispersed graph databases for GenAI workloads.
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Physical security shifts to strategic business role

Wed, 10th Dec 2025
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Physical security is evolving into a strategic business function, with AI, unified platforms and hybrid cloud reshaping priorities to 2026.
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Expereo to manage Kingspan Light, Air + Water network

Wed, 10th Dec 2025
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network infrastructure
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digital transformation
Expereo wins global deal to unify Kingspan Light, Air + Water's network across 100 sites, replacing fragmented local connectivity setups.
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Exclusive: Inside Commvault's Cloud Unity launch with APAC leaders

Tue, 9th Dec 2025
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data protection
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cloud security
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advanced persistent threat protection
Commvault launched its Unity platform to simplify and secure data recovery across hybrid environments, offering unified cyber resilience and faster recovery times.
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NiCE's 2024 ESG report shows gains in climate & ethics

Tue, 9th Dec 2025
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NiCE's 2024 ESG report shows higher EcoVadis scores, lower emissions, full ethics training and USD $900,000 in global community giving.
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Australia leads world in costly, rising ransomware toll

Tue, 9th Dec 2025
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Australia tops global ransomware charts as attacks surge, nearly all victims pay up and AI-driven identity threats loom ever larger.
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Exclusive: OutsourcedCISO's CEO warns of cybersecurity leadership gaps

Tue, 9th Dec 2025
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digital transformation
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martech
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physical security
Australian mid-sized firms warned they face rising cyber risk as a lack of senior security leadership leaves core threats unchecked.
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Wisr launches secured motorbike loans via brokers

Tue, 9th Dec 2025
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risk & compliance
Wisr adds secured motorbike loans via brokers, targeting growing demand for flexible vehicle finance ahead of Australia's summer riding season.
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Bigmate deploys AI quality platform on Equinix in Sydney

Tue, 9th Dec 2025
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digital transformation
Bigmate has launched its ACIS AI quality platform on Equinix infrastructure in Sydney, targeting global growth in industrial automation.
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Gallagher Security maps global growth & 2026 focus

Tue, 9th Dec 2025
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cloud security
Gallagher Security steps up global expansion with new leaders, offices and award-winning tech as it sharpens its growth focus for 2026.
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Exclusive: Yealink's Jeremy Chen on expanding into Australian retail

Mon, 8th Dec 2025
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Yealink partners with Officeworks to launch enterprise-grade headsets in Australia, catering to hybrid workers seeking advanced communication tech.
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Avast warns of surge in fake online shops in Australia

Mon, 8th Dec 2025
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physical security
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email security
Avast flags 430,000 blocked visits to fake online shops in Australia, warning scam “ghost stores” will surge over summer sales and Christmas.
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Cloudera predicts industrial AI boom in Australia by 2026

Mon, 8th Dec 2025
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data protection
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hybrid cloud
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digital transformation
Cloudera forecasts Australia's AI shift from pilots to industrial-scale, privacy-first deployments by 2026 as tech spend tops AUD $172 billion.
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Dynatrace expands AWS integrations with new AI & cloud features

Fri, 5th Dec 2025
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cloud security
Dynatrace enhances AWS support with new AI and cloud features, earning AWS Agentic AI Specialisation and LATAM Partner of the Year honours.