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Hammer launches AI Works programme for channel partners
Hybrid Cloud

Hammer launches AI Works programme for channel partners

Hammer unveils AI Works for UK channel partners, adding a laboratory, portal and specialist support to tackle skills gaps and deployment hurdles.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
CirrusHQ names Gary Beddow Head of Business Development
Digital Transformation

CirrusHQ names Gary Beddow Head of Business Development

CirrusHQ expands its sales push with a senior hire as it targets rising public sector demand for cloud services and AI-ready infrastructure.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

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Hitachi Vantara names ANZ partner award winners 2025 awards
Storage

Hitachi Vantara names ANZ partner award winners 2025 awards

Hitachi Vantara has honoured five Australia and New Zealand partners at its 2025 awards, as the vendor steps up channel investment amid AI readiness concerns.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last month
Backblaze names Anuj Kumar as chief revenue officer
Storage

Backblaze names Anuj Kumar as chief revenue officer

Backblaze appoints Anuj Kumar as Chief Revenue Officer to accelerate AI-focused growth, as B2 Cloud Storage expands with neocloud demand.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Trusted data is the backbone of digital healthcare
Data Protection

Trusted data is the backbone of digital healthcare

Patient data quality becomes a crucial trust test as AI, telehealth and interoperability reshape digital healthcare.

By Bud Walker • 5 min read • Last month
Versos AI & Tape Ark unlock taped video for training
Storage

Versos AI & Tape Ark unlock taped video for training

Versos AI and Tape Ark partner to turn decades of archive tape footage into searchable datasets for AI training, opening new licensing revenue.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
Identity security warning as AI agents fuel cyber risk
Malware

Identity security warning as AI agents fuel cyber risk

Security chiefs warn organisations that AI agents, machine accounts and stolen credentials are shifting cyber risk from the perimeter to identity.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 7 min read • Last month
Hitachi Vantara named leader in GigaOm object storage
Storage

Hitachi Vantara named leader in GigaOm object storage

Hitachi Vantara wins GigaOm Leader and Fast Mover status for VSP One Object as AI-driven demand reshapes enterprise storage priorities.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Finexer says tax digital shift exposes SME finance gaps
Digital Transformation

Finexer says tax digital shift exposes SME finance gaps

Making Tax Digital is forcing UK SMEs to confront broken finance workflows as quarterly reporting pushes demand for real-time data and open banking.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
5 eCommerce trends set to define 2026
Digital Transformation

5 eCommerce trends set to define 2026

Ecommerce in 2026: AI shoppers, social sales and returns pressure push retailers to rethink data, compliance and cross-border growth.

By Bobby Joseph • 7 min read • Last month
Nutanix expands database & storage ties with NetApp
Storage

Nutanix expands database & storage ties with NetApp

Nutanix teams up with MongoDB and NetApp in moves aimed at simplifying database operations and storage for hybrid cloud customers.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last month
Nutanix & NetApp launch virtualisation migration tie-up
Storage

Nutanix & NetApp launch virtualisation migration tie-up

Nutanix and NetApp team up on migration tools to help enterprises modernise virtualised systems, cut complexity and bolster ransomware defences.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last month
V2 AI wins Databricks Silver Partner status in APAC
Data Analytics

V2 AI wins Databricks Silver Partner status in APAC

V2 AI has secured Databricks Silver Partner status, strengthening its credentials as it targets more data and AI work across Asia-Pacific.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Cisco appoints Pete Shimer to board & audit committee
Network Infrastructure

Cisco appoints Pete Shimer to board & audit committee

Cisco adds Deloitte veteran Pete Shimer to board, strengthening audit oversight as the networking giant pushes into AI-driven infrastructure.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month
Why the next phase of AI adoption will be determined less by models and more by data foundations
Hybrid Cloud

Why the next phase of AI adoption will be determined less by models and more by data foundations

AI adoption's next phase hinges on data foundations, with enterprises needing real-time pipelines, governance and portability to scale safely.

By Will LaForest • 6 min read • Last month
Anaxi, Carnegie Mellon study AI data value, revenue models
Marketing Technologies

Anaxi, Carnegie Mellon study AI data value, revenue models

Anaxi Labs and Carnegie Mellon probe how AI agents and datasets should be priced as generative tools reshape search, advertising and subscriptions.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last month

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Bill S-5 on the table: An attempt to end health data silos
Digital Transformation

Bill S-5 on the table: An attempt to end health data silos

Canada's Health Minister Marjorie Michel has relaunched legislation to force medical software vendors to share patient records and curb blocking.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Last month