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Upwind Expands to Sydney: Real Time Cloud Security for APJ
Hyperscale

Upwind Expands to Sydney: Real Time Cloud Security for APJ

The Sydney move follows a USD $250 million funding round as the cloud security firm bets on real-time protection for fast-growing AI workloads.

By Anthony Caruana • 4 min read • Mon, 4th May 2026
Pax8 & NinjaOne form global MSP referral partnership
Data Protection

Pax8 & NinjaOne form global MSP referral partnership

The referral deal could help MSPs cut tool sprawl as demand rises for bundled remote monitoring, backup and security software.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Fri, 1st May 2026
SAS launches AI Navigator for governance oversight
Digital Transformation

SAS launches AI Navigator for governance oversight

Businesses face rising compliance and security risks as SAS adds a single governance layer for AI models and agents across their life cycle.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 29th Apr 2026
Gamma launches APAC push with Australia & NZ focus
Unified Communications

Gamma launches APAC push with Australia & NZ focus

Partners in Australia and New Zealand may benefit as Gamma targets higher margins and simpler onboarding in a crowded cloud communications market.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 29th Apr 2026
Commvault brings cloud resilience tools to Google Cloud
Virtualisation

Commvault brings cloud resilience tools to Google Cloud

Google Cloud customers can now buy Commvault’s cyber resilience tools via Marketplace, bolstering recovery from ransomware and other attacks.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Fri, 24th Apr 2026
Alteryx launches AI Insights Agent on Google Cloud
Data Analytics

Alteryx launches AI Insights Agent on Google Cloud

Businesses using Gemini Enterprise can now keep AI answers aligned with approved data and rules, reducing errors in finance, operations and compliance.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 23rd Apr 2026
Cognizant launches Gemini Enterprise practice with Google
Unified Communications

Cognizant launches Gemini Enterprise practice with Google

Embedded engineers will help enterprises move generative AI from pilots into production as Cognizant deepens its Google Cloud partnership.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 23rd Apr 2026
Ping Identity wins Google Cloud security partner award
Data Protection

Ping Identity wins Google Cloud security partner award

Marketplace sales tripled in EMEA and Asia-Pacific last year as Google Cloud rewarded Ping Identity for work on passwordless access and AI controls.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 23rd Apr 2026
Google Cloud expands Gemini Enterprise into AI agent hub
DevOps

Google Cloud expands Gemini Enterprise into AI agent hub

Businesses gain a single control plane for AI agents as Google Cloud folds developer tools, employee apps and partner software into Gemini Enterprise.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 23rd Apr 2026
OVHcloud and Alchemy strike blockchain cloud tie-up
Platform-as-a-Service

OVHcloud and Alchemy strike blockchain cloud tie-up

The deal could help blockchain developers reach more regulated markets sooner, as Alchemy expands its multi-cloud setup via OVHcloud's infrastructure.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 23rd Apr 2026
Oracle & Google Cloud add Gemini Enterprise database agent
Hybrid Cloud

Oracle & Google Cloud add Gemini Enterprise database agent

Enterprise users can now query Oracle databases in natural language through Gemini, without moving data or writing SQL, as the partners expand their cloud tie-up.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 23rd Apr 2026
Anthropic expands Amazon tie-up in USD $5 billion deal
Digital Transformation

Anthropic expands Amazon tie-up in USD $5 billion deal

Users of Claude should see fewer peak-time slowdowns as Anthropic secures more AWS capacity and Amazon adds USD $5 billion to its stake.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Tue, 21st Apr 2026
SAS names Deloitte, Microsoft & Intel as partner winners
Data Analytics

SAS names Deloitte, Microsoft & Intel as partner winners

Partners across consulting, cloud and distribution were rewarded for helping SAS expand customer reach and adopt its Viya data and AI platform.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Fri, 17th Apr 2026
AppDirect buys PartnerStack to expand B2B sales platform
Software-as-a-Service

AppDirect buys PartnerStack to expand B2B sales platform

The deal gives software vendors a broader route to market as AppDirect adds PartnerStack's 138,000-strong B2B partner network.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 15th Apr 2026
Vultr named NVIDIA Exemplar Cloud after Blackwell tests
Storage

Vultr named NVIDIA Exemplar Cloud after Blackwell tests

The benchmark win could help enterprises compare AI cloud performance more clearly as demand grows for reliable large-scale model training.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Fri, 10th Apr 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Cloud marketplace stories

BlackBox Hosting partners Everpure for sovereign cloud
Storage

BlackBox Hosting partners Everpure for sovereign cloud

Growing concern over data sovereignty has pushed BlackBox Hosting to shift thousands of customer services onto Everpure's UK cloud platform.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 24th Apr 2026
Dropbox expands UK partnership with ALSO Cloud Marketplace
Software-as-a-Service

Dropbox expands UK partnership with ALSO Cloud Marketplace

UK resellers gain a single route to sell Dropbox’s full portfolio as the tie-up widens to six more EMEA markets and adds local support.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 23rd Apr 2026
DE-CIX Mexico launches Google peering provider service
Network Infrastructure

DE-CIX Mexico launches Google peering provider service

Mexican businesses and smaller ISPs can now reach Google through DE-CIX, after demand forced the exchange operator to double capacity in Queretaro.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Thu, 16th Apr 2026