The Ultimate Guide to Private Cloud

2026 · Australian Edition

Private cloud technology offers organisations a dedicated cloud infrastructure that provides enhanced control, security, and customisation compared to public cloud options. It is an essential component in the evolving landscape of hybrid IT environments, allowing businesses to balance operational flexibility with compliance and security requirements.

Through recent stories, readers can explore challenges such as why some private cloud initiatives fall short of expectations, the emerging innovations in data lakehouse platforms tailored for private clouds, and how companies are integrating advanced AI and analytics to leverage their private cloud investments. These insights reveal the strategic importance of private cloud in driving digital transformation, securing sensitive workloads, and enabling scalable, on-premises or hosted cloud environments.

Further, the tag covers updates on key vendor offerings, partnerships, security considerations, and market trends influencing private cloud adoption worldwide. Readers interested in understanding how private cloud solutions fit into broader IT strategies, hybrid cloud deployments, and enterprise infrastructure will find valuable perspectives here to guide their cloud journey decisions.

Australian Private Cloud news
Analyst Insights
Dell adds Nutanix AHV support to its Private Cloud
Gartner · Private Cloud · Storage
Last month
Software-defined vehicles now top priority for carmakers
IoT Analytics · Private Cloud · DevOps
Thu, 15th Jan 2026
Forrester names Ververica a Leader in streaming data
Forrester Wave · Private Cloud · Hybrid Cloud
Mon, 12th Jan 2026
Keepit named Leader in IDC MarketScape for SaaS backup
IDC MarketScape · Private Cloud · SaaS
Fri, 19th Dec 2025
Red Hat named leader in 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for containers
Gartner · Private Cloud · Virtualisation
Thu, 14th Aug 2025
Expert columns
Why 2026 will separate the digital leaders from the laggards
By Pieter DeGunst of Tecala Group
Last week
No compromise: Designing AI operations for sovereignty and reliability
By Shankar Gomathi of OpenText
Last month
Inference-as-a-service is the secret sauce behind a new breed of AI companies
By Petar Bielovich General Manager - Data and Analytics and Diego Nievas Chief Technology Officer – Managed Services of Atturra
Last month
Love at first byte: The infrastructure behind your Valentine's match
By Samuel Liu of Equinix
Last month
AI surge exposes cloud security gaps, report warns
By Vincent Hwang of Fortinet
Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
Cloud in 2026: Cost, control and a push for resilience
By Dan Wright of Atturra
Tue, 25th Nov 2025
Rethinking cloud choices in the age of AI
By Pieter Kraan of Leaseweb Singapore, Hong Kong & Australia
Mon, 24th Nov 2025
Recalibrating hybrid cloud security in the age of AI: The need for deep observability
By David Land of Gigamon
Wed, 13th Aug 2025
Right work, right place: cloud rebalancing holds potential for every enterprise
By Chris Weber of HPE South Pacific
Wed, 28th May 2025
Defending the Cloud from the Edge
By Guy Brown of Fastly
Fri, 23rd May 2025
Interviews
Exclusive: VyOS Networks on why enterprise networks need a unified OS layer
Discussing Virtualisation
Tue, 16th Dec 2025
Exclusive: Allianz Australia embraces AI, aligning to regulatory standards
Discussing Cloud Services
Fri, 3rd Oct 2025
Exclusive: Dell's Satish Iyer on AI innovation, startup partnerships and what comes next
Discussing Data Protection
Tue, 27th May 2025
Recent news
Mitel unveils WX framework for unified workforce comms
About Video conferencing
Today
Rackspace & Uniphore target USD $100m regulated AI push
About Cloud Services
Yesterday
Entrust launches cloud cryptographic security platform
About Cloud Services
2 days ago
Azul Prime delivers 129% ROI & major cloud savings
About Software-as-a-Service
2 days ago
Chanelle Pharma taps SAP Cloud ERP & AI for expansion
About Data Analytics
3 days ago
Deskpro brings cloud & VPC help desks to AWS shopfront
About Unified Communications
Last week
Hitachi Vantara tops APeJ high-end storage rankings
About Storage
Last week
AI drives container growth as shadow use raises risks
About Cloud Services
Last week
Broadcom previews AI-native VMware Telco Cloud 9 for MNOs
About Virtualisation
Last week
Broadcom unveils VMware Telco Cloud to cut costs, power
About Virtualisation
Last week
VAST & TwelveLabs bring AI video search on-premises
About Cloud Services
Last week
Dell extends Private Cloud to Nutanix for multi-hypervisor
About Storage
This month
Gcore brings managed Nvidia Dynamo to AI inference
About Cloud Services
Last month
CloudCasa boosts OpenShift backup with SMB & VM restores
About Storage
Last month
AMD, Nutanix team on open hybrid agentic AI platform
About Cloud Services
Last month
Job moves
Logicalis Australia appoints Luke Gardiner to lead new Technology Assurance Services practice
Move at Logicalis
Last month
Leaseweb names Ronald Richardson as Chief Revenue Officer
Move at Microsoft
Fri, 9th Jan 2026
Leaseweb names Jan Willem des Tombe to lead global ties
Move at Leaseweb
Wed, 7th Jan 2026
CrowdStrike powers security for HPE Unleash AI with NVIDIA
Move at HP
Tue, 2nd Dec 2025
Kelsey Hightower joins Civo's board to shape cloud future
Move at Google
Tue, 18th Feb 2025
Kordia strengthens cyber team with two senior hires
Move at Kordia
Mon, 4th Nov 2024
Aptum appoints CloudOps Founder Ian Rae as New CEO
Move at Aptum
Wed, 23rd Aug 2023
Rackspace appoints new Vice President, Sales APJ
Move at Microsoft
Sat, 17th Dec 2022
VPLS strengthens team with key leadership hires
Move at VPLS
Fri, 26th Aug 2022
VMware allures APJ channel veteran to take the reins
Move at VMware
Mon, 25th Mar 2019
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