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SonicWall urges hybrid firewalls for cloud security
Network Security

SonicWall urges hybrid firewalls for cloud security

Hybrid virtual firewalls can sharpen threat detection without sacrificing throughput as SonicWall weighs stateful and stateless inspection for cloud traffic.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 28th Jul 2026
Supply chain pressures threaten Australia's AI data centres
Manufacturing

Supply chain pressures threaten Australia's AI data centres

Delays in transformers, cooling gear and servers could slow Australia's data centre boom as AI demand strains global supplier networks.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 28th Jul 2026
Databricks appoints Corrie Briscoe to APJ partnerships
Data Analytics

Databricks appoints Corrie Briscoe to APJ partnerships

The appointment aims to bolster Databricks' regional ecosystem as customers in Asia Pacific and Japan spend more on AI and data projects.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 28th Jul 2026
Hyve launches Australian hosting hub in Sydney, Melbourne
Private Cloud

Hyve launches Australian hosting hub in Sydney, Melbourne

Australian firms seeking local cloud hosting will gain more options as Hyve opens live data centre capacity in Sydney and Melbourne.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 28th Jul 2026
IT leaders prioritise AI over infrastructure as code
DevOps

IT leaders prioritise AI over infrastructure as code

Most firms still depend on manual endpoint workflows, even as they plan to step up AI spending and struggle with slow patching and poor visibility.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Mon, 27th Jul 2026
Schneider Electric, AMD unveil Helios AI rack design
Hyperscale

Schneider Electric, AMD unveil Helios AI rack design

Data centre operators could cut deployment risk and speed AI build-outs with a validated blueprint for racks drawing up to 246 kW.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 27th Jul 2026
OpenAI-linked Hugging Face breach raises AI risk fears
Disaster Recovery

OpenAI-linked Hugging Face breach raises AI risk fears

Security leaders say the incident shows machine-speed agents can outrun human oversight, forcing board-level AI governance and tighter controls.

By Mark Tarre • 6 min read • Mon, 27th Jul 2026
ControlMonkey & AWS boost cloud recovery resilience
Disaster Recovery

ControlMonkey & AWS boost cloud recovery resilience

The tie-up is aimed at closing a gap that can leave AWS users unable to rebuild working systems even after data has been restored.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Sat, 25th Jul 2026
Vultr adds AMD MI455X GPU & Helios rackscale support
Public Cloud

Vultr adds AMD MI455X GPU & Helios rackscale support

Customers facing soaring AI compute demands will get access to one of the first cloud offerings of AMD's latest large-memory GPU and rackscale system.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Sat, 25th Jul 2026
team.blue adds AI tools across four small business brands
Software-as-a-Service

team.blue adds AI tools across four small business brands

Small businesses can now automate website, reporting and email tasks as team.blue rolls out AI across four brands on European infrastructure.

By Regine Laguilles • 4 min read • Fri, 24th Jul 2026
Acceldata expands Europe push with new senior hires
Hybrid Cloud

Acceldata expands Europe push with new senior hires

Enterprise demand for AI projects is driving Acceldata to expand in Europe, as firms seek sovereignty controls without lengthy data migrations.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 24th Jul 2026
Website outages recover in two minutes through summer
DevOps

Website outages recover in two minutes through summer

Businesses saw no summer slowdown in website fixes, with half of outages still cleared in under two minutes despite holiday absences.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 24th Jul 2026
Google Cloud time-slices accelerators for RL training
Data centers

Google Cloud time-slices accelerators for RL training

Large language model post-training could get cheaper as idle accelerator time is cut from about 60% to 30% in early tests.

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

Stories from Other Regions

Application infrastructure stories

Oracle, Ingram Micro strike Australian distribution deal
Data Protection

Oracle, Ingram Micro strike Australian distribution deal

Australian enterprises will gain wider access to Oracle's cloud and AI tools as demand for multicloud infrastructure and data security rises.

By David Shilovsky • 4 min read • Tue, 28th Jul 2026
STT GDC India launches Jaipur data centre in Rajasthan
Smart Cities

STT GDC India launches Jaipur data centre in Rajasthan

The new site gives enterprises and government users in Jaipur access to local co-location as demand for cloud and AI capacity grows.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 28th Jul 2026
Vultr to offer AMD's MI455X chips for AI cloud push
Semiconductors

Vultr to offer AMD's MI455X chips for AI cloud push

Reserved capacity for new AI workloads is now open, as Vultr prepares deployments across 2027 and 2028 with AMD's latest chips.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Mon, 27th Jul 2026
Cambridge releases open AI map of Earth's land surface
Agricultural Technology

Cambridge releases open AI map of Earth's land surface

Governments and researchers can now track land-use change, crop health and biodiversity globally without proprietary systems after Cambridge opened its dataset.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 24th Jul 2026
Albanese delivers strong speech - can he turn words into action?
Data governance

Albanese delivers strong speech - can he turn words into action?

New AI rules could reshape data centre investment and copyright battles, but Labor must still turn Anthony Albanese's promises into action.

By David Shilovsky • 5 min read • Fri, 24th Jul 2026