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Bitdefender launches free VPN for AI agents in beta
Virtual Private Networks

Bitdefender launches free VPN for AI agents in beta

A free tool on macOS now gives AI tasks separate, disposable internet connections, helping keep users' IP addresses distinct from agent activity.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Interview: Cloudera says open-ended AI spending is over
Robotics

Interview: Cloudera says open-ended AI spending is over

Enterprises are now demanding proof of value and tighter controls as AI budgets face scrutiny over compute costs and deployment choices.

By Sean Mitchell • 7 min read • Last month
Interview: Cloudera bets on hybrid AI growth in JAPAC
Data Protection

Interview: Cloudera bets on hybrid AI growth in JAPAC

Banks and large enterprises in Asia-Pacific are rethinking cloud-first AI plans as costs, sovereignty and regulation favour hybrid deployments.

By Sean Mitchell • 7 min read • Last month
Red Hat names ANZ winners for APAC innovation awards
Virtualisation

Red Hat names ANZ winners for APAC innovation awards

The three winners cut manual work, sped up deployments and bolstered resilience across transport, defence research and banking in Australia and New Zealand.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last month
Google Cloud & Anyscale launch Ray sandboxing tool
Virtualisation

Google Cloud & Anyscale launch Ray sandboxing tool

The experimental setup lets AI teams run untrusted model code in isolated Ray clusters on Google Kubernetes Engine without exposing host containers.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 27th Aug 2026
Amazon EC2 marks 20 years of cloud computing growth
Virtualisation

Amazon EC2 marks 20 years of cloud computing growth

The service now spans more than 1,200 instance types in 39 regions, underpinning much of AWS's compute stack and AI workloads.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 27th Aug 2026
Rocket Software adds AI tools for IBM i modernisation
Disaster Recovery

Rocket Software adds AI tools for IBM i modernisation

AI tools are being added to legacy IBM systems as firms struggle to modernise core software amid persistent skills shortages.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 26th Aug 2026
NVIDIA, SAP back OpenBao as secrets tool gains ground
DevOps

NVIDIA, SAP back OpenBao as secrets tool gains ground

Growing use by major tech groups is helping open source secrets manager OpenBao win trust as cloud and AI credential risks mount.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 24th Aug 2026
SUSE targets Australia's sovereignty rules with AI roadmap
Virtualisation

SUSE targets Australia's sovereignty rules with AI roadmap

Compliance hurdles are stalling 43% of enterprise AI projects, as stricter sovereignty and cyber rules reshape Australian infrastructure plans.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Thu, 20th Aug 2026
Application modernisation services market set to soar
Private Cloud

Application modernisation services market set to soar

Corporate cloud migration and AI tools are set to drive the application modernisation services market to USD $81.24 billion by 2034.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 14th Aug 2026
Checkout.com moves Airflow to Google Cloud, cuts costs
Software-as-a-Service

Checkout.com moves Airflow to Google Cloud, cuts costs

By shifting orchestration to Google Cloud's managed service, the payments firm cut monthly data platform costs by about 30% and improved reliability.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 23rd Jul 2026
Google tests AI agents on short film-making project
Open source

Google tests AI agents on short film-making project

The experiment showed AI crews can coordinate across files and roles, but still stumble on timing, continuity and safety filters.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 17th Jul 2026

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Forrester says India enterprises favour hybrid cloud
Disaster Recovery

Forrester says India enterprises favour hybrid cloud

Most Indian firms now run workloads across public, private and on-premises systems, as cost, resilience and sovereignty concerns reshape cloud plans.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
SCX.ai builds Australian inference service on ASICs
Hyperscale

SCX.ai builds Australian inference service on ASICs

Australian businesses can now access locally run AI inference as SCX.ai charges by token and sidesteps hyperscale training costs.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Thu, 27th Aug 2026
Reclaiming control: why cloud vendor lock-in is back on the CIO agenda
Software-as-a-Service

Reclaiming control: why cloud vendor lock-in is back on the CIO agenda

Budget pressure is forcing CIOs to revisit cloud contracts as exit costs, egress fees and proprietary tools erode promised flexibility.

By DVS Shiv Kumar • 4 min read • Wed, 26th Aug 2026
Synextra gains full Microsoft Azure partner status
DevOps

Synextra gains full Microsoft Azure partner status

It strengthens Synextra's appeal to UK firms seeking one provider for cloud migration, app development and data projects across Azure.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 19th Aug 2026
Cloudways launches managed AI agents with OpenClaw, Hermes
Software-as-a-Service

Cloudways launches managed AI agents with OpenClaw, Hermes

Developers can now run OpenClaw and Hermes without setting up servers, as Cloudways adds managed hosting to cut deployment and maintenance work.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 18th Aug 2026