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Ciena says AI services to drive telecoms revenue growth

Telecom operators face urgent network upgrades as most expect AI and managed fibre services to be major new revenue sources.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Today

Virtualisation

Nutanix unveils AI 2.8 & Kubernetes platform update

Enterprises seeking to run AI and containers together will gain tighter governance and lower-latency inference from Nutanix's latest platform update.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Today

Virtual Private Networks

Tailscale launches DNS filtering add-on with Control D

Businesses can now block phishing and unwanted domains across distributed devices without a separate buying process.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Today

Software-as-a-Service

Auxia launches Agent Studio for AI marketing workflows

Marketers could cut manual campaign work as Auxia links AI agents to existing tools, after surpassing 200 billion personalisation decisions.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Today

Disaster Recovery

ConnectWise opens Australian data centre for x360Recover

APAC partners can now keep backup data in Australia, easing sovereignty concerns and cutting recovery delays for regulated customers.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Yesterday

Cloud Security

Barracuda names ANZ winners of 2026 partner awards

Regional channel partners in Australia and New Zealand are gaining more support as Barracuda steps up tools, training and marketing to win share.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Yesterday

DataCentre infrastructure

DXN wins AUD $12.2 million AI data centre contract

The deal lifts DXN's AI high-performance computing order book to about AUD $21 million as demand for faster-deployed modular sites grows.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Yesterday

Application Security

CREST launches AI testing standard for cyber firms

Buyers of AI tools now have a benchmark to judge testing providers, as CREST's new standard targets gaps in assurance and due diligence.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Partner Programmes

GTIA names finalists for 2026 ANZ Spotlight Awards

A Sydney ceremony will honour IT channel leaders across Australia and New Zealand, with finalists spanning vendors, distributors and service firms.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Software-as-a-Service

Cohesity adds partner incentives & services specialisation

Partners will get higher rebates and simpler certification rules as Cohesity shifts its channel push towards services-led security sales.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

AppViewX appoints Mike Durso as CRO, adds Clarence Hinton

The appointments underscore AppViewX's push beyond certificate management as demand grows for tools to secure machine identities and AI agents.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week

Artificial Intelligence

Ecommpay shortlisted in three Fin.Tech Marketing awards

Recognition for Ecommpay's rebrand and AI-led marketing comes as the payments firm is named a finalist in three award categories.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week

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Managed Service Provider (MSP) stories

Semiconductors

MSP buyers focus on margins as AI reshapes M&A market

Private equity buyers are valuing managed service providers on recurring revenue and gross margins as AI uncertainty slows technology dealmaking.

By Mark Tarre • 7 min read • Today

Virtualisation

Rackspace launches managed VMware Cloud Foundation cloud

Enterprises seeking tighter control over sensitive workloads now have a new option as Rackspace rolls out a managed VMware cloud for regulated sectors.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Today

Disaster Recovery

How CPS 230 will indirectly impact manufacturers through their customers and suppliers

Manufacturers supplying banks and other regulated firms face tougher contract demands on resilience, cyber risk and continuity as CPS 230 beds in.

By Adam Bowles • 4 min read • Yesterday

Network Infrastructure

Explainer: How Telus and Bell became each others wholesalers

Bell and Telus once built networks to keep rivals out. Regulation has now made each company a wholesale customer on the other's turf.

By Jake MacAndrew • 5 min read • Yesterday

Software-as-a-Service

blueAPACHE partners with ControlUp on managed services

Mid-market customers in Australia could see faster fixes and fewer tickets as blueAPACHE folds ControlUp ONE into its managed services.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Digital Transformation

Interactive launches company-wide AI adoption program

Internal testing is already cutting security response times from 40 minutes to seven, as Interactive prepares to sell the same AI methods to customers.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 3 days ago