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CrowdStrike Falcon now available via Microsoft Marketplace
Endpoint Protection

CrowdStrike Falcon now available via Microsoft Marketplace

CrowdStrike's Falcon platform is now sold via Microsoft Marketplace, letting customers spend existing Azure commitments on security tools.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2026
Why it's time to ensure your business is ready for the e-invoicing adoption wave
Digital Transformation

Why it's time to ensure your business is ready for the e-invoicing adoption wave

As e-invoicing mandates loom across Australia and New Zealand, businesses must upgrade now or risk losing lucrative government contracts.

By Chris Calverley • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2026
IT leaders rethink cloud, AI spend amid lock-in fears
Data Protection

IT leaders rethink cloud, AI spend amid lock-in fears

IT leaders cool on cloud-only and AI-first as lock-in fears rise, eyeing hybrid models, faster VDI swaps and tighter rules on AI spend.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2026
Big firms slowly unwind VMware reliance after Broadcom deal
Virtualisation

Big firms slowly unwind VMware reliance after Broadcom deal

Big firms edge away from VMware after Broadcom deal, shifting select workloads to cloud while keeping core systems in place for now.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2026
Safe Software launches FME Flow on AWS Marketplace
Hybrid Cloud

Safe Software launches FME Flow on AWS Marketplace

Safe Software's FME Flow now on AWS Marketplace, letting AWS customers buy, deploy and manage data integration workflows via existing accounts.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2026
Brinqa brings exposure management platform to Google Cloud
Software-as-a-Service

Brinqa brings exposure management platform to Google Cloud

Brinqa lists unified exposure management on Google Cloud Marketplace, streamlining procurement and deployment for committed cloud customers.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Sun, 15th Feb 2026
Calero unveils AI assistant for telecom invoice insight
Data Analytics

Calero unveils AI assistant for telecom invoice insight

Calero launches AI-powered assistant to give TEM and MEM teams instant, conversational insight from complex telecom and mobility invoices.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2026
Expereo enhances expereoOne with digital case tool
Network Infrastructure

Expereo enhances expereoOne with digital case tool

Expereo adds shared Digital Case Management to expereoOne, giving enterprises a single, transparent case timeline across global networks.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026
AI, regulation & quantum top Gartner cyber trends for 2026
Data Protection

AI, regulation & quantum top Gartner cyber trends for 2026

AI, quantum threats and tougher regulation will reshape cyber strategies by 2026, forcing new governance, identity models and SOC workflows.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
Rimini Street urges ERP users to defy upgrade pressure
Data Analytics

Rimini Street urges ERP users to defy upgrade pressure

Rimini Street urges ERP users to resist vendor upgrade pressure, touting Smart Path and Agentic AI as cheaper, longer-life alternatives.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026

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Centacare boosts cyber resilience & halves Azure bill
Storage

Centacare boosts cyber resilience & halves Azure bill

Centacare overhauls disaster recovery with 11:11 Systems, boosting cyber resilience while slashing Azure data storage costs by half.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Feb 2026
Centacare halves Azure storage costs in DR overhaul
Storage

Centacare halves Azure storage costs in DR overhaul

Centacare slashes Azure storage costs by 50% in disaster recovery revamp with 11:11 Systems, boosting resilience against cyber threats.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Wed, 18th Feb 2026
Big consultancies linked to failing public IT projects
Digital Transformation

Big consultancies linked to failing public IT projects

Big consultancies tied to higher failure risk in Australian public IT overhauls, as research links them to delays and cost blowouts.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Feb 2026
Westcon-Comstor brings Meter's NaaS offering to EMEA
EduTech

Westcon-Comstor brings Meter's NaaS offering to EMEA

Westcon-Comstor signs first EMEA distribution deal for Meter's NaaS platform, targeting partners seeking opex-friendly networking subscriptions.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2026
NEXTDC names Jodi Pearce Alliance Director for AI push
DataCentre infrastructure

NEXTDC names Jodi Pearce Alliance Director for AI push

NEXTDC has hired Jodi Pearce as Alliance Director to steer AI-focused partnerships and expand its ecosystem around NVIDIA DGX-ready sites.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Tue, 10th Feb 2026
Aussie Broadband named Fortinet Australia Partner 2025
Unified Communications

Aussie Broadband named Fortinet Australia Partner 2025

Fortinet crowns Aussie Broadband its Australia Partner of the Year 2025, also naming it Telco Partner of the Year amid wider channel honours.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Tue, 10th Feb 2026
AI boom drives PC component shortages, price rises
Storage

AI boom drives PC component shortages, price rises

AI data centre investment is starving Europe's PC market of key components, driving sharp RAM and SSD price rises into 2026.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Feb 2026