Australian stories

Orcaworks appoints Dr. Abhinav Somaraju as Chief AI Officer

Orcaworks has named Dr Abhinav Somaraju as Chief AI Officer to lead its agentic AI strategy from pilot to production, enhancing enterprise AI deployment.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Thu, 16th Oct 2025

Unified Communications

HP selects Multimedia Technology to distribute AI-ready Z workstations

HP has appointed Multimedia Technology as its Tier-1 distributor for Z workstations and AI solutions across Australia, enhancing SMB access to advanced computing.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 9th Oct 2025

Global stories

Storage

Pure Storage & Cisco unveil unified platform for AI at scale

Pure Storage and Cisco launch a unified FlashStack platform with NVIDIA support, enabling enterprises to deploy generative AI at scale efficiently by 2026 Q1.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 31st Oct 2025

Storage

Pure Storage & Cisco launch unified platform for scaling AI

Pure Storage and Cisco launch FlashStack platform to help enterprises scale generative AI from pilot to production by unifying data, compute, and networking.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 30th Oct 2025

Virtualisation

Nutanix & NVIDIA advance secure AI factories for government sector

Nutanix and NVIDIA collaborate to deliver secure, scalable AI factory solutions tailored for government agencies, ensuring compliance with strict security standards.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Wed, 29th Oct 2025

Hyperscale

Rackspace cuts emissions by 10% & targets net zero by 2045

Rackspace Technology cut emissions by 10% in a year and aims for net-zero carbon by 2045, backed by Science Based Targets initiative validation.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 22nd Oct 2025

Digital Transformation

New Relic appoints Simon Rizkalla to drive APAC observability push

New Relic appoints Simon Rizkalla as VP of Customer Advocacy for Asia-Pacific and Japan to boost observability and AI-driven tech adoption.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Wed, 15th Oct 2025

Firewalls

Ingram Micro brings NVIDIA AI solutions to Australia & New Zealand

Ingram Micro will supply NVIDIA's AI and accelerated computing solutions to partners in Australia and New Zealand, boosting local AI infrastructure and innovation.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Tue, 14th Oct 2025

Customer Experience

Adobe launches AI agents to streamline B2B marketing journeys

Adobe launches AI agents within its B2B marketing tools to personalise interactions, streamline workflows, and speed up sales processes for businesses.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Fri, 10th Oct 2025

Firewalls

Cisco launches 8223 router & P200 chip for AI data centres

Cisco launches 8223 router and Silicon One P200 chip, offering 51.2Tbps for secure, efficient AI data centre networking across vast distances.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Thu, 9th Oct 2025

Unified Communications

Wi-Fi solutions improve emergency responses & critical calls

The Wireless Broadband Alliance has unveiled reports showing how Wi-Fi can enhance emergency calls and aid first responders during crises when cellular networks fail.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Thu, 9th Oct 2025

AI Security

SentinelOne appoints Ana Pinczuk to lead product & technology

SentinelOne has appointed Ana Pinczuk as President of Product & Technology to lead global AI and cybersecurity innovation efforts.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Sat, 27th Sep 2025

Stories from other regions

Storage

Trustmarque & Ultima merge to create UK IT giant with GBP £1bn

Trustmarque and Ultima are merging to form a UK IT giant with GBP £1bn revenue, combining expertise in cloud, cybersecurity, and digital innovation.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Fri, 24th Oct 2025

Hybrid Cloud

NetApp & Cisco unveil converged AI infrastructure for enterprise

NetApp and Cisco have launched a converged AI infrastructure, combining advanced storage and networking to boost enterprise AI performance and scalability.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 23rd Oct 2025

DevOps

AI-powered observability boosts UK business productivity & ROI

AI-powered observability boosts UK business productivity and ROI, with 75% citing improved efficiency and 125% annual return on investments reported by leaders.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Wed, 22nd Oct 2025

Firewalls

Westcon-Comstor brings Proofpoint to AWS Marketplace for Europe

Westcon-Comstor now offers Proofpoint security solutions to European partners via AWS Marketplace, simplifying access to advanced cybersecurity in the region.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 17th Oct 2025

Unified Communications

Arrcus strengthens India focus with AI-ready networking push

Arrcus expands operations in India, boosting AI-ready networking solutions to support the nation's growing digital and AI infrastructure demands.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 9th Oct 2025

Hyperscale

GovWare 2025 in Singapore to unite over 13,000 global experts

GovWare 2025 in Singapore will unite over 13,000 global experts from 90+ countries to discuss digital trust, AI, and cybersecurity innovation in October.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 9th Oct 2025

Partner Programmes

Comstor partners prepare for Cisco 360 launch & new incentives

Comstor reveals 78% of EMEA Cisco partners are prepared for the 2026 Cisco 360 launch, with many seeing growth and streamlined business as key benefits.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 2nd Oct 2025

Artificial Intelligence

Cogna appoints senior leaders to drive growth in UK & EMEA

Cogna appoints Luke Rogers and James Dickinson to senior roles, aiming to boost growth across UK and EMEA sectors including utilities and manufacturing.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Fri, 26th Sep 2025