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Papua New Guinea signs K26m deal with TechnologyOne

The three-year extension will broaden digital oversight of spending and revenue as the government pushes to tighten control of public funds nationwide.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Today

Software-as-a-Service

ControlMonkey expands backup to security platforms

Organisations using multiple security tools now face a bigger risk of configuration loss, as ControlMonkey extends recovery into those platforms.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Today

Software-as-a-Service

Guickly raises USD $4.2m to track enterprise AI spend

Enterprise buyers now have a new tool to curb unpredictable AI bills as Guickly secures USD $4.2 million and targets shadow usage.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Today

Virtualisation

SIOS survey finds outages persist despite resilience spend

More than half of IT leaders remain unhappy with their resilience setups, as 76% still reported outages lasting over 10 minutes last year.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Today

AIOps

Google Cloud finds Gemma 3 12B outscales 27B on TPU

Under heavy generation load, the smaller model kept scaling on TPU v6e while the 27B version hit a throughput plateau above 64 users.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Today

Data Analytics

Yahoo cuts Spark cluster failures by 85% with flexible VMs

Google Cloud's fallback machine selection has helped Yahoo keep analytics jobs running, cutting Spark cluster provisioning failures by 85%.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Today

Manufacturing

Tech Mahindra launches AWS centre to scale agentic AI

The launch targets firms struggling to move AI from pilots into production, with a first UK deployment reporting efficiency gains of about 40%.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday

Hyperscale

JLL appoints Mikhail Jaura to head Asia Pacific research

Rising demand for AI and cloud infrastructure is intensifying competition for capital, sites and power across Asia Pacific's data centre market.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday

Network Security

HPE raises outlook after record revenue & AI demand

Demand for AI infrastructure and networking lifted HPE's backlog to a record, prompting the group to raise its fiscal 2026 and 2027 outlook.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Yesterday

Data Protection

Google named Gartner cloud leader for ninth straight year

The recognition bolsters Google's pitch to enterprises seeking AI-ready cloud systems with tighter data control as rivals vie for big workloads.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Data Protection

Cisco expands Secure AI Factory with Supermicro deal

Demand for denser AI data centres is driving a new Cisco-Nvidia partnership with Supermicro, aimed at easing cooling and deployment pressures.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

LG & Marriott launch smart hotel room platform pilot

Guests at 40 Marriott hotels in the US and Canada will get connected room controls and streaming as operations shift to cloud management.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

Layercake appoints former Fox Sports Executive as Chair

A broader international push and tighter governance are behind the appointment of former Fox Sports and Network Ten executive Jon Marquard to Layercake's board.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week