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The cyber security vendor is deepening local coverage in a region where compliance demands and partner-led sales are becoming more important.
The move comes as the group develops software to make environmental accounts easier to manage, scale and use across organisations.
The Perth intake's permanent hires underline a widening mainframe skills gap as older specialists retire from critical banking and government systems.
A Sydney ceremony will honour IT channel leaders across Australia and New Zealand, with finalists spanning vendors, distributors and service firms.
Australian and New Zealand businesses face greater pressure to prove cyber controls work as the firms back continuous testing over periodic reviews.
The appointment comes as Akamai seeks to deepen local ties in Australia and New Zealand, where customers are combining cloud, security and AI spending.
Customers may get more predictable pricing as Cloudwerx expands its product-led Tesseract model after passing 1,500 Delivery Unit sales.
Returns on City Chic's online sales fell 7.5% in a pilot, suggesting creator-led fit reviews could ease a costly problem for retailers.
Healthcare providers will be able to keep scans, prompts and AI inference inside national borders as 3verest expands sovereign cloud controls.
Targeted fraud is inflicting bigger losses on small firms as AI helps criminals forge convincing invoices and impersonations in Australia.
With cheques disappearing, Australian firms face delays and unclaimed funds when payout details are missing or outdated, Commonwealth Bank said.
Businesses risk costly disruption if they upgrade systems for flashier features without testing integrations, compliance and day-to-day workflows first.
The pilot could speed cross-border settlements by letting banks move funds seven days a week, including weekends and public holidays.
New Australian rules leave directors exposed to fines and privacy claims if they sign off on cyber risk they cannot properly see.
Australian households will get wider access to connected yard, pool and pet devices as the brand expands beyond indoor floor cleaning.
Australian organisations could soon keep more AI workloads onshore as SCX.ai and DDN add capacity aimed at faster, sovereign inferencing.
Australian firms could reclaim staff time by trimming repetitive admin, with Omniche warning that many AI projects miss the real bottlenecks.
Pressure to avoid vendor lock-in is pushing Australian organisations towards open access systems that can adapt as security needs change.
Women are missing out on higher-paid AI jobs and leadership roles, with LinkedIn finding they hold just 13% of C-suite posts globally.
Support for tougher online protections comes with calls for scrutiny of age checks, as TUANZ warns they could harm privacy and exclude vulnerable youth.
