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Grafana opens marketplace for paid plugins on Cloud
DevOps

Grafana opens marketplace for paid plugins on Cloud

Grafana Cloud users can now trial and subscribe to vetted commercial plugins, giving developers a paid route into the platform's catalog.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 4 days ago
Rafay wins NVIDIA certification for AI virtual machines
Virtualisation

Rafay wins NVIDIA certification for AI virtual machines

Enterprises can better share costly GPUs for AI workloads after Rafay gained NVIDIA-Certified Hypervisors status for its VM service.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Sat, 29th Aug 2026
Current picks Aiwyn for network-wide platform overhaul
Software-as-a-Service

Current picks Aiwyn for network-wide platform overhaul

The overhaul could standardise systems across nearly 30 partner firms, giving Current better data, billing control and faster client onboarding.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 27th Aug 2026

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Maxio launches AI agents for finance teams in billing
Software-as-a-Service

Maxio launches AI agents for finance teams in billing

The tool is aimed at easing manual close, collections and reconciliation work while keeping finance staff in control of approvals.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week
Beyond Now launches platform for AI telecoms revenue
Digital Transformation

Beyond Now launches platform for AI telecoms revenue

Telecoms operators could speed new AI offers to market, as Beyond Now's platform aims to cut friction in pricing, billing and partner settlement.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month
From Clean to Trusted: Rethinking Healthcare Data Quality
Data Analytics

From Clean to Trusted: Rethinking Healthcare Data Quality

Poor-quality records can still undermine patient matching, interoperability and AI workflows, even as healthcare data volumes keep rising.

By Edmund Ng • 6 min read • This month
Mobilise launches telecom software for non-telco brands
Customer Relationship Management

Mobilise launches telecom software for non-telco brands

The launch gives travel and fintech brands a faster route into mobile services, with software that avoids building telecom systems from scratch.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • This month
Maximor rebrands as Hyphenate after 86-fold growth
Software-as-a-Service

Maximor rebrands as Hyphenate after 86-fold growth

The rebrand follows 86-fold revenue growth and aims to signal a broader finance platform as customers add more modules within months.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month
GitLab 19.4 adds agentic automation & cost controls
Software-as-a-Service

GitLab 19.4 adds agentic automation & cost controls

Administrators now have tighter oversight as GitLab 19.4 expands AI agent controls, model choice and usage visibility across teams.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Bill.me lifts on-time bill payments with open banking
Fintech

Bill.me lifts on-time bill payments with open banking

On-time bill settlements rose 17% in three months after the platform added bank-to-bank payments, cutting costs and lifting usage.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
Project firms back profit rise as CFO role expands
Digital Transformation

Project firms back profit rise as CFO role expands

Project-based firms are betting on tighter financial controls and AI to lift margins, even as most still lack integrated systems.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 27th Aug 2026
Study finds companies lose 26% of time to wasted effort
Customer Relationship Management

Study finds companies lose 26% of time to wasted effort

Businesses could claw back hours and profit, with a study finding 26% of working time is lost to handoffs, switching and admin.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 20th Aug 2026

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LoanPro partners with KOHO on new Canadian products
Fintech

LoanPro partners with KOHO on new Canadian products

The deal lets KOHO speed up new launches for its 2.5 million Canadian members while keeping app control and outsourcing back-end lending work.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Australia healthcare shifts focus to patient experience
Customer Experience

Australia healthcare shifts focus to patient experience

Ageing patients and staff shortages are forcing providers to redesign services around easier booking, faster follow-up and more personal care.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Tem appoints Berian James to open Rosso to customers
Software-as-a-Service

Tem appoints Berian James to open Rosso to customers

The move signals tem's push to sell Rosso beyond its own operations, with the platform already handling more than 6TWh across 8,000 sites.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month
Metris raises USD $5 million to automate energy data
Software-as-a-Service

Metris raises USD $5 million to automate energy data

The funding will help the London start-up expand into wind and CHP assets as it seeks to replace spreadsheet-based energy operations across Europe.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • This month
2degrees wins Canstar small business telecoms award
Customer Experience

2degrees wins Canstar small business telecoms award

Business customers are rewarding simpler billing and support, with 2degrees taking Canstar's small business telecoms prize for a fifth time in six years.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month