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Ashburton councillor throws shadow of doubt on solar expansion
Sustainability

Ashburton councillor throws shadow of doubt on solar expansion

Rising power bills are forcing councillors to weigh a $5m solar farm against cheaper grid electricity and road spending.

By Jonathan Leask • 4 min read • Yesterday
Downer wins top Bay of Plenty civil contractors award
Downer

Downer wins top Bay of Plenty civil contractors award

The Tauriko enabling works near Tauranga finished ahead of schedule and 8 per cent under budget, earning Downer the Supreme Award.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week

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Logicalis wins Cisco secure networking specialisation
Digital Transformation

Logicalis wins Cisco secure networking specialisation

It gives multinational customers a single secure networking managed-service model across five markets, with plans to double that reach within six months.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday
JLL warns of AI skills gap in Asia Pacific facilities
Robotics

JLL warns of AI skills gap in Asia Pacific facilities

Nearly 70% of organisations have already suffered disruption from labour shortages or AI skills gaps, JLL says, as adoption accelerates.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 2 days ago
PagerDuty launches Paige AI agent & PD Labs in ANZ
DevOps

PagerDuty launches Paige AI agent & PD Labs in ANZ

Australian and New Zealand customers will gain early access to AI tools designed to speed incident response and cut service disruption costs.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • 4 days ago
Digital sovereignty in practice: three examples of balancing control with global reach
Data Protection

Digital sovereignty in practice: three examples of balancing control with global reach

Enterprises are reworking infrastructure to keep data and traffic under local control while still accessing global cloud and trading networks.

By Matthias Guenther and Ana Maria Ordonez • 5 min read • 3 days ago
Integrity360 launches managed OT security services
Manufacturing

Integrity360 launches managed OT security services

Industrial operators can now buy continuous monitoring and response support as Integrity360 expands beyond one-off OT assessments and consulting.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • 4 days ago
Supporting Efficient and Resilient Data Centre Growth Across Asia Pacific
Data centers

Supporting Efficient and Resilient Data Centre Growth Across Asia Pacific

Asia Pacific data centre operators are under pressure to add capacity without sacrificing uptime, efficiency or decarbonisation goals as AI demand surges.

By Sharad Yadav • 4 min read • 3 days ago

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BSA urges India to update cyber rules for AI threats
Enterprise Resource Planning

BSA urges India to update cyber rules for AI threats

The trade association says current laws may be too slow for AI-powered attacks that can identify weaknesses and launch cybercrime with less expertise.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Today
Forum says decarbonisation can boost manufacturing growth
Manufacturing

Forum says decarbonisation can boost manufacturing growth

Industrial firms can cut emissions and lift growth at the same time, according to a World Economic Forum guide backed by Tata Consultancy Services.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday
Kyndryl expands AWS tie-up with modernisation offering
Digital Transformation

Kyndryl expands AWS tie-up with modernisation offering

Many large organisations are lagging on upgrades, and the new Kyndryl and AWS offering is meant to cut the risk of modernisation programmes.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Today
What Cybersecurity Leaders Can Learn from Naval Operations
Risk & Compliance

What Cybersecurity Leaders Can Learn from Naval Operations

For cybersecurity teams, the lesson is that resilience depends on disciplined communication, trusted expertise and clear decision-making under pressure.

By Cara Wolf • 5 min read • Yesterday
BT completes upgrade of Scotland's public sector network
Digital Transformation

BT completes upgrade of Scotland's public sector network

More than 5,000 Scottish hospitals, schools and councils now have upgraded connectivity after BT finished a £350 million network programme early.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday
Integrity360 launches managed OT security services
Manufacturing

Integrity360 launches managed OT security services

Industrial operators can now outsource continuous protection as the new service set aims to reduce cyber risk without disrupting production.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Public Services Increasingly Depend On Stronger, Smarter Networks
Data Protection

Public Services Increasingly Depend On Stronger, Smarter Networks

Outages, cyberattacks and ageing systems are making reliable digital government harder to deliver for Australians, despite tighter budgets.

By Trevor Boal • 5 min read • 3 days ago
Why strategic supply chains generate savings for FMCG companies
Robotics

Why strategic supply chains generate savings for FMCG companies

Long-term planning can cut freight, inventory and disruption losses for FMCG firms by avoiding design mistakes that short-term fixes miss.

By Adrian Grunbach • 5 min read • Last week
PSE Consulting to host Merchant Acquiring Conference
Software-as-a-Service

PSE Consulting to host Merchant Acquiring Conference

Pressure is mounting on traditional acquirers as AI shopping tools, marketplaces and embedded payments reshape who controls checkout and bears fraud risk.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week