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Over the last decade the IT world has seen a mass transition from in-house computer assets to everything-as-a-service in the cloud, with hardware, platform and services now all commonly cloud-resident. Ideally positioned to support distributed working and working from home, most major players are currently moving or planning to move more than half of their operations to the cloud. The current direction of travel is to multi-cloud deployment, seen as providing greater flexibility, specialisation and security. The main bumps in the road have shown up in skills shortages reported by many organisations, complexity leading to misconfiguration and the need to operate and integrate multiple security dashboards. Consequently, third-party cloud security providers are a hot growth area.
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Actionstep adds iManage integration for midsize law firms

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Actionstep and iManage team up to give midsize law firms a single workflow for matters, documents, governance and security.
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Numecent links Cloudpager to Citrix Studio for VDI

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Numecent adds native Cloudpager integration to Citrix Studio, letting administrators package apps for VDI without bloating desktop images.
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Commvault launches AI tools to secure enterprise data

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Commvault unveils AI tools to help enterprises govern agents, prepare approved datasets and recover full-stack systems after automated changes.
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Anthropic launches Claude for Word with tracked edits

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Anthropic brings Claude into Microsoft Word as a beta add-in, letting users edit tracked changes, check documents and draft in templates.
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Westpac NZ launches Microsoft AI contact centre platform

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Westpac NZ rolls out Microsoft Dynamics 365 Contact Centre with AI support, aiming to speed up calls and cut waits across New Zealand branches.
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Datacom finds New Zealand firms lack cyber recovery plans

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Datacom survey finds New Zealand firms are confident in cyber defences but lag badly on recovery plans, raising outage risks.
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Celonis expands Oracle cloud tie-up for enterprise AI

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Celonis broadens Oracle cloud partnership to let enterprises run its process intelligence on OCI, linking AI tools with business workflows and modernisation.
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Thoughtworks: The inside line on AI software development from the company that created Agile

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Thoughtworks says AI is lowering the cost of custom software, but its APAC boss Steven Yurisich warns enterprises must still protect core systems.
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Wasabi buys Seagate's Lyve Cloud business in storage push

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Wasabi to take over Seagate's Lyve Cloud as David Friend's company expands enterprise storage reach and Seagate shifts back to hardware.
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OMS Group buys second DriX vessel for cable surveys

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OMS Group deepens its autonomous offshore push with a second DriX O-16, as the cable contractor scales up survey capacity for global subsea projects.
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One NZ readies satellite texts as Cyclone Vaianu nears

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One NZ on alert as Cyclone Vaianu threatens outages, with satellite texting ready for compatible phones if mobile coverage fails.
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MSPs face AI adoption hurdle over governance rules

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AvePoint and Omdia find governance and compliance are stalling AI adoption for MSP customers, as demand outpaces providers' readiness.
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Kyndryl launches AI Digital Twin for the workplace

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Kyndryl's AI workplace Digital Twin uses Microsoft Foundry to spot IT faults before staff are hit, as firms seek faster, predictive support.
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OpenNebula 7.2 adds gRPC API for sovereign AI clouds

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OpenNebula 7.2 adds gRPC APIs, NVIDIA support and tighter security controls for sovereign cloud and AI deployments.
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Custodia warns of AI record-keeping risk in finance

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Custodia says financial firms must widen record-keeping to cover collaboration tools, messaging apps and AI-generated content as regulators step up scrutiny.
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Catalogic adds web NDMP management & encryption controls

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Catalogic updates DPX 4.15 with browser-based NDMP management, vCentre tag-driven VMware backups and stronger encryption controls.
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Governance & compliance block MSP AI adoption, report says

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Governance and compliance are stalling MSP AI rollouts, with AvePoint and Omdia finding operational strain is widening the gap between investment and delivery.
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EY rolls out AI audits across global Assurance business

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EY embeds agentic AI into Canvas audit workflows worldwide, aiming to cut admin, sharpen risk checks and keep human judgement in the loop.
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Trintech adds AI tools to financial close workflows

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Trintech expands embedded AI across close processes with Beacon assistant, aiming to speed journal entries, matching and risk checks.
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Affirmo: Could AI make a reality of IoT dreams?

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Affirmo's Lip Sing Tay says AI can unlock smarter real-time location tracking, as the Singapore firm targets tougher IoT use cases.