Industry News
Tech sector scales back economic growth forecasts
A growing proportion of Australian ICT sector respondents are predicting flat to small growth in the Australian economy, according to an AIIA survey. [ + ]
Rexel named Australian APC distributor
Rexel Holdings Australia has been named an Australian distributor for Schneider Electric's flagship APC brand. [ + ]
HPE expands AI network security capabilities
HPE has introduced behavioural analytics-based network detection and response capabilities to help safeguard against IoT-related threats. [ + ]
Rippling launches training course builder in Australia
Workforce management company Rippling has announced the Australian launch of its custom training and development course builder. [ + ]
AI chatbots have an "empathy gap" that puts children at risk: research
A new study proposes a framework for "child-safe AI" following recent incidents which revealed that many children see chatbots as quasi-human and trustworthy. [ + ]
Half of Australian ransomware victims paid up: survey
A survey from Cloudflare indicates that 50% of the Australian companies falling victim to ransomware in the last two years paid off their attackers. [ + ]
Cloudera enhances metadata management tools
Cloudera has announced new enhancements to its metadata management solutions, including Apache Iceberg REST Catalog integration. [ + ]
Commvault expands security ecosystem
Hybrid cloud security company Commvault has announced bidirectional security integrations with a range of new partners. [ + ]
Security execs overstate supply chain security: JFrog
A new report from DevOps company JFrog found that security executives are underestimating their organisations' exposure to software supply chain risks. [ + ]
MongoDB adds Australian-built AI feature to Atlas Charts
Database company MongoDB has announced the launch into general availability of an Australian-developed natural language feature for its Atlas Charts tool. [ + ]
51% of APAC orgs at lowest level of multi-cloud maturity: research
Research commissioned by Infoblox found that APAC organisations are more likely than the global average to be at the lowest level of multi-cloud maturity. [ + ]
ServiceNow enters mutual partnership with Boomi
ServiceNow and Boomi have announced a new partnership aimed at harnessing the power of AI to improve customer experiences. [ + ]
Gartner predicts 30% of GenAI projects to be abandoned before 2026
Research firm Gartner expects organisations to abandon 30% of projects involving generative AI after the proof-of-concept stage by the end of next year. [ + ]
Only 20% of Australian organisations mature in AI adoption
New research published by V2 Digital points to a disconnect between Australian professionals' perceptions of AI and the AI maturity of their organisations. [ + ]
Veeam launches free Splunk extension
Veeam's new Splunk extension will allow users of the SIEM tool to monitor the health and security status of their Veeam backup infrastructure. [ + ]