Global Stories

RecordPoint names Brett Hooker as first Chief Operating Officer

RecordPoint appoints Brett Hooker as its first COO to drive global growth and enhance operations amid rising demand for data and AI governance solutions.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Wed, 29th Oct 2025

Unified Communications

Talkdesk & Databricks join forces to unify customer data

Talkdesk expands its partnership with Databricks to unify customer data, enhancing AI-driven automation and personalised experiences on its CXA platform.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 27th Oct 2025

Hybrid Cloud

Couchbase 8.0 boosts AI scalability with advanced vector search

Couchbase 8.0 enhances AI scalability with new vector search options, boosting speed, accuracy, and AI data management across hybrid cloud environments.

By Kaleah Salmon • 6 min read • Mon, 27th Oct 2025

Storage

Dell advances AI Data Platform to unify & accelerate enterprise AI

Dell enhances its AI Data Platform with new storage and data engines to unify disparate data, speeding and securing AI outcomes for enterprises worldwide.

By Melania Watson • 5 min read • Mon, 27th Oct 2025

Storage

Open source database report highlights AI, cloud & licensing

Percona's new report highlights AI, cloud-native growth, and licensing shifts shaping open source database management in enterprise environments.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 24th Oct 2025

Digital Transformation

Boomi recognised as exemplary vendor in ISG 2025 guides for data management

Boomi has been named an Exemplary Vendor in ISG's 2025 guides, topping data integration and master data management categories for enterprise solutions.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Fri, 24th Oct 2025

Ransomware

AI browsers like ChatGPT Atlas raise new privacy & security fears

Security experts warn new AI browsers like OpenAI's ChatGPT Atlas pose serious privacy, safety and data risks amid growing adoption and emerging vulnerabilities.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Fri, 24th Oct 2025

AI Security

RecordPoint acquires Redactive to boost AI data security focus

RecordPoint has acquired Australian AI firm Redactive to enhance its AI data security and governance solutions for regulated industries globally.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 23rd Oct 2025

Data Analytics

MariaDB unifies AI, analytics & cloud in Enterprise Platform 2026

MariaDB launches its Enterprise Platform 2026, uniting AI, analytics and cloud capabilities to simplify data management and boost real-time insights for businesses.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 23rd Oct 2025

Virtualisation

Couchbase 8.0 accelerates enterprise AI with faster vector search

Couchbase 8.0 launches enhanced vector search and security features, boosting AI applications with faster, scalable data management and developer-friendly tools.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Thu, 23rd Oct 2025

Storage

Wasabi & ScorePlay partner to boost AI for sports media

Wasabi Technologies and ScorePlay partner to offer AI-powered media management and cloud storage, helping sports organisations control and share content more efficiently.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 23rd Oct 2025

Storage

Red Hat & NetApp deepen partnership to boost hybrid cloud adoption

Red Hat and NetApp expand their partnership to simplify hybrid cloud adoption, enhancing VM migration and data management across on-premises and public cloud environments.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 22nd Oct 2025

Data Analytics

Iron Mountain unveils AI-driven platform for unified data control

Iron Mountain launches AI-powered InSight DXP platform to unify physical and digital data, boosting productivity and automating compliance for enterprises.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Wed, 22nd Oct 2025

Digital Transformation

Aware Super appoints Richard Exton to lead technology strategy

Aware Super names Richard Exton as Chief Technology and Data Officer to boost AI and digital services for 1.2 million members from November.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Mon, 20th Oct 2025

Virtualisation

Veeam Data Cloud launch empowers MSPs with unified SaaS tools

Veeam launches Data Cloud for MSPs, offering a unified SaaS platform that streamlines data protection across Microsoft 365 and other workloads globally.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 16th Oct 2025

Stories from Other Regions

Data Protection

Canadian firms link AI progress with strong privacy focus

Over 84% of Canadian firms explore AI, driven mainly by employees, with 71% investing in privacy to support secure, responsible digital transformation.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 24th Oct 2025

Storage

Hitachi Vantara & Supermicro unite to boost AI infrastructure

Hitachi Vantara and Supermicro partner to enhance AI infrastructure in Southeast Asia, integrating data storage with GPU compute solutions for enterprises.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 23rd Oct 2025

Hybrid Cloud

NetApp & Cisco unveil converged AI infrastructure for enterprise

NetApp and Cisco have launched a converged AI infrastructure, combining advanced storage and networking to boost enterprise AI performance and scalability.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 23rd Oct 2025

Customer Experience

Why better data management is the key to exceptional customer experience

Customer experience excellence hinges on robust data management, as Australian firms invest in AI and analytics to meet soaring consumer expectations.

By Andy Milburn • 4 min read • Mon, 20th Oct 2025

Data Analytics

Netball Victoria wins award for analytics-led digital overhaul

Netball Victoria won the 2025 Qlik ANZ Digital Transformation Award for overhauling its data strategy, boosting insights for 119,000 participants across Victoria.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 17th Oct 2025