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Why AI fails without a strong data foundation and how to get it right

Only 7% of organisations say their data is ready for AI, risking weaker personalisation and costlier technology investments.

By Emma Sahota • 5 min read • Last month

Data Protection

Post-quantum cryptography adoption stalls, DigiCert finds

Most firms are still unprepared for quantum attacks, with only 7% deploying quantum-safe cryptography across most digital certificates.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 29th Jul 2026

Digital Transformation

Keyfactor expands partner push for AI & PQC services

Partners will be able to sell higher-margin advisory and managed services as organisations brace for AI-driven identity sprawl and PQC risk.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 24th Jul 2026

Data Protection

Post-quantum cryptography: are we sleepwalking into the next Y2K moment?

Organisations that delay could face costly rushed upgrades as attackers already harvest encrypted data they plan to crack later.

By David Land • 4 min read • Tue, 21st Jul 2026

Digital Transformation

SEI appoints Provencher to lead global services push

The new role reflects growing demand from banks and wealth managers for help modernising operations, data and security as systems grow more complex.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 19th Jun 2026

Data centers

Planned data centres face rising climate risk: XDI

Nearly a third of planned sites in some regions could face severe disruption as extreme heat, flooding and weak infrastructure bite by 2100.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 18th Jun 2026

PC Hardware

AMD extends AM5 support & launches new Ryzen chips

Longer upgrade paths and lower-cost gaming options are on offer, as AMD commits AM5 support through 2029 and adds two Ryzen 7 chips.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 1st Jun 2026

Data Protection

How AI can be the biggest accelerator for SMBs

AI now helps smaller firms speed up routine work and decisions, but only when their PCs can handle the workloads securely and efficiently.

By Alexey Navolokin • 3 min read • Fri, 29th May 2026

Data Protection

Certes says be ready to protect data before Q Day hits

Only 3% of Australian businesses have started preparing for post-quantum cryptography, leaving sensitive data exposed to harvest-now, decrypt-later attacks.

By Anthony Caruana • 5 min read • Fri, 29th May 2026

Virtualisation

Dell numbers the days for hyperconverged infrastructure

Rising hypervisor costs and AI demand are pushing customers towards disaggregated systems, as Dell says HCI is becoming too expensive and inflexible.

By Donovan Jackson • 4 min read • Wed, 20th May 2026

Data Protection

Eseye adds SGP.32 support to AnyNet+ eSIM platform

The move is aimed at reducing IoT outage risk by adding fallback and orchestration controls alongside the latest remote SIM provisioning standard.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 24th Apr 2026

Stories from Other Regions

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Risk & Compliance

$141k bill for Hauraki council to fix non-compliant plants

Ratepayers could face a NZD $141,388 repair bill as Hauraki council moves to bring three water plants up to code.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 3 min read • 2 days ago

Data Protection

HID to showcase access & identity products in Australia

Australian organisations are weighing phased upgrades as HID pushes mobile credentials, biometrics and secure readers to modernise ageing access systems.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month