Global Stories

AI investment in ANZ increases fourfold by 2025

Lenovo's latest report forecasts a fourfold rise in AI investment in Australia and New Zealand by 2025, signalling a strong local commitment despite early-stage adoption.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 19th Mar 2025

Supply Chain

NVIDIA unveils new silicon photonics networking solutions

NVIDIA has unveiled its innovative Spectrum-X and Quantum-X silicon photonics networking switches, boosting AI factory efficiency while slashing energy use.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Mar 2025

Storage

Cisco & NVIDIA unveil Secure AI Factory to boost safety for enterprises

Cisco and NVIDIA launch Secure AI Factory to embed security across enterprise AI deployments, simplifying deployment and management at any scale.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Tue, 18th Mar 2025

AI Agents

Kore.ai unveils agent platform for scalable enterprise AI

Kore.ai has launched its Agent Platform, a cutting-edge infrastructure aimed at enabling businesses to develop and manage autonomous AI applications at scale.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Tue, 18th Mar 2025

Digital Transformation

Databricks launches new tools to transition AI to production

Databricks has launched new tools to assist enterprises in transitioning AI agents from pilot programs to full production, enhancing governance and accuracy.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 12th Mar 2025

Storage

Pure Storage unveils FlashBlade for AI & HPC workloads

Pure Storage has unveiled its new FlashBlade//EXA data storage platform, aiming to resolve legacy system bottlenecks for AI and HPC workloads across Asia Pacific.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 12th Mar 2025

Digital Transformation

Boomi unveils AI Studio to manage & scale AI agents

Boomi has unveiled Boomi AI Studio, a management platform designed to help enterprises effectively manage AI agents while ensuring security and compliance.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Tue, 11th Mar 2025

Artificial Intelligence

European AI centre of excellence to launch in Paris

Viva Technology has joined forces with the World Economic Forum to launch a European Centre for AI Excellence, aiming to enhance Europe's AI innovation landscape.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Sat, 8th Mar 2025

Virtualisation

Forrester highlights AI benefits & challenges in OSS use

Forrester has unveiled two reports analysing the benefits and hurdles of open-source software in AI, highlighting cost and governance as key challenges.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 6th Mar 2025

Open source

Alibaba Cloud open sources AI models for video creation

Alibaba Cloud has unveiled four open-sourced AI models from its Wan2.1 series for video generation, enhancing accessibility for researchers and developers.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 27th Feb 2025

Hyperscale

HPE ships NVIDIA-powered AI system with liquid cooling

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has launched its first NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 system, designed to enhance large AI cluster deployment with advanced cooling technologies.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 18th Feb 2025

Large Language Models

Alibaba chair Joe Tsai advocates for open-source AI future

Joe Tsai, Chairman of Alibaba, has urged a focus on open-source AI models, predicting their role in driving economic growth and accessibility in tech.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 14th Feb 2025

Marketing Technologies

Snowflake unveils Cortex Agents for data integration ease

Snowflake has launched Cortex Agents, a service designed to streamline the integration of structured and unstructured data for enterprises, enhancing productivity.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Thu, 13th Feb 2025

Storage

Asia leads in AI but faces data quality & security issues

A new study by Hitachi Vantara reveals Asia is at the forefront of AI adoption, but data quality and security issues threaten its ongoing progress.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 6th Feb 2025

Data Analytics

Applied Labs secures USD $4.2 million to boost AI solutions

Applied Labs has secured USD $4.2 million in funding to enhance AI solutions, aiming to improve business operations and customer support reliability.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Tue, 28th Jan 2025

Stories from Other Regions

Hybrid Cloud

Building AI-Ready Infrastructure: How to create a balanced approach for success

As AI transforms business operations globally, the need for robust infrastructure becomes paramount, driving organisations to rethink their technological strategies.

By Peter Chambers • 6 min read • Tue, 11th Mar 2025

Data Analytics

AnswerRocket launches new enterprise AI consulting division

AnswerRocket has launched a new Enterprise AI Consulting Division, appointing two seasoned leaders to drive business transformation through AI solutions.

By Melvin Hipolito • 2 min read • Sat, 8th Mar 2025

Digital Transformation

QA becomes first Databricks training partner in EMEA

QA has become the first authorised training partner of Databricks in EMEA, enhancing access to vital data and AI training for businesses across the region.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Mon, 3rd Mar 2025

Endpoint Protection

Vultr launches AMD Instinct MI325X GPUs at Chicago site

Vultr has become the first cloud provider to deploy AMD Instinct MI325X GPUs at its Chicago data centre, enhancing AI capabilities for businesses.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 21st Feb 2025

Unified Communications

Indosat & AIonOS partner to transform AI in Indonesia

Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison and AIonOS have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding to enhance Indonesia's AI ecosystem, promoting economic growth across key sectors.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 30th Jan 2025