Data management stories
Australian marketers show strong interest in AI, but 52% remain beginners with limited readiness, reveals the first AI Readiness Score report by ACAM.
Australian brands risk being crushed by global eCommerce giants as local e-tailers lag in digital maturity amid booming online sales in 2024.
Most Australian IT leaders see data streaming as vital for AI growth, with 93% planning increased investment to supply real-time, trustworthy data for AI systems.
UniSuper has appointed BNP Paribas to deliver its Data PRISM360 solution, enhancing data management for AUD $149bn across 650,000 members in Australia.
The Isle of Man and EDM Council launch a global framework treating data as a capital asset to boost value, investment, and innovation in the data economy.
Qantas's robust data management at least identified a recent breach via a third party, protecting sensitive customer information amid rising cyber threats.
Cohesity has been named a Leader for the sixth consecutive year in Gartner's 2025 Magic Quadrant for Backup and Data Protection Platforms.
Arvind Krishnan has joined Alteryx as Chief Technology Officer to lead the firm's AI analytics platform and global engineering team.
Veeam has been named a Leader in Gartner's 2025 Magic Quadrant for Backup & Data Protection Platforms for the ninth year running.
Hitachi Vantara named Leader in GigaOm's 2025 AI storage report for its high-performance, AI-optimised Hitachi iQ and VSP One platforms.
Paras Chadha will lead Logicalis's Microsoft and AI business in Australia and New Zealand, aiming to boost AI adoption and align regional and global strategies.
Tray.ai launches Merlin Agent Builder 2.0, enhancing enterprise AI with smarter data, session memory, multi-LLM support, and seamless omnichannel deployment.
Forrester forecasts global generative AI spending to soar from USD $2.3bn in 2023 to USD $13.8bn in 2024, urging firms to optimise escalating costs strategically.
Datadobi launches StorageMAP 7.3, enhancing automation and compliance tools for managing unstructured data across diverse storage systems.
De Agostini Editore's TV channels have moved one petabyte of data to WIIT's European Cloud Vault, ensuring full data sovereignty with Cubbit technology.
Denodo appoints Richard Jones as Vice President for Asia Pacific and Japan to boost data strategy amid rapid AI-driven transformation in the region.
Air Niugini has implemented Ramco Payce to transform payroll for 2,000+ staff across four countries, enhancing efficiency and digital operations.
Despite a GBP £1 billion AI infrastructure plan, just 19% of UK executives see the country as a leader, feeling it trails behind the US and China in AI innovation.
Over half of UK IT leaders worry about rising data volumes fueling cybersecurity, compliance risks, despite growing demand for data-driven business insights.
Wasabi Technologies is now the Official Cloud Storage Partner of USA Rugby, with branding on national team jerseys through 2025, expanding its sports market presence.