IT Procurement stories

Governments are taking a cautious, experimental approach to AI, prioritising public trust, security and stability over rapid innovation.

VDURA launches index and modelling tool as AI-fuelled SSD volatility drives 189% flash cost surge and widens gap with hard drives.

Lancom wins coveted AWS Managed Service Provider status, boosting its cloud credentials and access to joint sales and technical support.

Lancom wins listing on New Zealand’s All-of-Government IT Marketplace, opening a streamlined route to tap a projected $13 billion spend.

Pax8 taps former Microsoft Asia channel leader Sarah Bowden to spearhead APAC sales, marketing and partner growth from 2026.

Global AI spend will soar to USD $2.52trn by 2026, Gartner says, as enterprises pour cash into infrastructure and AI-optimised servers.

OVHcloud VP of the Americas says digital sovereignty, green AI infrastructure and quantum planning will define Canada’s digital economy by 2026.

StorMagic taps QBS to widen EMEA and South Africa edge virtualisation reach, adding more resellers, financing options and distribution support.

Five9 and Google Cloud unveil a joint AI-powered CX platform, unifying contact centre workflows and customer data across all channels.

The UK Ministry of Defence has deepened its Oracle cloud ties to modernise legacy systems, boost AI adoption and treat data as a core asset.

Hyland has been named IDC’s 2025 Customer Experience Award winner for content and experience management, topping global satisfaction scores.

Vespertec says AI growth will slam into hard data centre limits by 2026, as chip, memory and cooling bottlenecks reshape infrastructure plans.

Finance chiefs warn 2026 AI tools must be fully auditable and data‑driven, with ‘prove it’ tests replacing hype in buying decisions.

Denodo named a Leader in Gartner’s 2025 Magic Quadrant for data integration, its sixth straight top-tier ranking amid rising AI demand.

Australian IT teams are taking charge of climate goals, but data gaps and weak ROI metrics still limit real sustainability progress.

Flexera snaps up ProsperOps and Chaos Genius to fuse AI-driven automation into a single FinOps suite for cloud and data platform spend.

Dell Pro 13 Premium packs AI-ready Intel Core Ultra power into a sleek, sub-1.1kg chassis that excels at office work and light gaming.

UK SMEs told to stop ‘dabbling’ and urgently hardwire AI, cyber, skills and sustainability into tech strategy before 2026 crunch hits.

Opengear secures SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO 27001 certifications, bolstering trust in its resilient network management and independent control plane.

Service-first IT, agentic automation and real-time data platforms are set to dominate 2026 enterprise tech strategies and infrastructure spend.