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Sean Mitchell
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Having started his career at Renaissance. Sean joined Apple in Melbourne for a number of years before working in the media space. This started with Review Publishing and later the tech publisher IDG Communications. In 2006 he was involved in the launch of The Channel magazine. As they say – the rest is history.

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AI foundries & digital factories will change humankind, NVIDIA CEO says
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In his GTC 2024 keynote, NVIDIA's CEO Jensen Huang unveils the future vision of technology's societal role, showcasing advancements in AI and innovative partnerships.
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Stuff, Straker & Microsoft foster te reo Maori with AI
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Stuff, Straker, and Microsoft join forces to boost te reo Maori content using AI-assisted translation tech, a move set to revitalise and normalise the language across digital platforms.
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Adobe's new AI advancements aim to bolster customer experiences
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Adobe unveils a series of AI advancements aimed at enhancing brands' customer experiences and content personalisation, including their new generative programme, Adobe GenStudio.
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World Backup Day punctuates rising fears of cyber-attacks
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As cyber threats rise, World Backup Day emphasises the urgency of data protection, with 90% of executives fearing a ransomware attack, says Cloudera's SVP, Remus Lim.
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Huawei Cloud & Shenzhen Meteorological Bureau launch AI weather model
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Huawei Cloud and the Meteorological Bureau of Shenzhen Municipality launch the pioneering Zhiji Regional Model, an AI-based tool yielding short-term weather forecasts with an unprecedented fine-scale resolution of 3 km, dwarfing the 25 km scope of conventional global models.
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PepsiCo embraces automation to boost productivity in Thai facility
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productivity
PepsiCo embraces a digital future by integrating automation into a key production and logistics hub in Thailand, partnering with Dematic, to meet growing product demand.
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NICE unveils Enlighten XM for hyper-personalised customer experiences
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NICE reveals AI solution Enlighten XM, offering hyper-personalised customer experiences through large language models and a deep data memory system.
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Rising data breaches underscore importance of World Backup Day
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As data breaches surge by 19% in 2023, World Backup Day urges personal and enterprise level data protection, with Cloudera's VP Keir Garrett emphasising disaster recovery measures.
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Odhran O'Brien bags Digital Transformation Leader award at 2024 ceremony
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Odhran O'Brien, Archdiocesan Archivist Director, wins the 2024 Tom Wayman: Digital Transformation Leader award, marking the first APAC recognition since 2005.
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Qrious celebrates decade of innovation & AI advancement in New Zealand
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Qrious, Spark Business Group's tech sub-division, celebrates a decade of leveraging AI and data to transform major industries across New Zealand with innovative solutions.
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Australian Open 2024 serves up AI experiences with Infosys
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The 2024 Australian Open is set to redefine fan engagement by integrating advanced AI technologies by Infosys, offering immersive experiences from predictive game challenges to AI-generated artworks and a VR match-up with tennis icons.
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Rising ransomware attacks amplify World Backup Day's importance
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World Backup Day highlights the escalating data breach issue as 24% of businesses suffered ransomware attacks in 2023, a significant jump from 15% in 2022, according to a survey.
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Microsoft unveils AI-powered Surface Pro 10 & Laptop 6 for business
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Microsoft unveils AI-driven Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 for Business, featuring cutting-edge design, customisation and security, and promising significantly enhanced performance.
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SoftIron unveils VM Squared: a user-friendly VMWare alternative
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SoftIron revolutionises cloud infrastructure with the launch of VM Squared, a ground-breaking virtualisation platform and user-friendly alternative to VMware vSphere, operational in just 30 minutes.
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Siemens adopts NVIDIA Omniverse Cloud APIs for Xcelerator platform upgrade
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Siemens boosts its Xcelerator platform with NVIDIA's Omniverse Cloud APIs, revolutionising industrial-scale design with photoreal digital twin capabilities and minimising production errors.
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Radware expands offerings with new load balancing service
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Cybersecurity provider, Radware, expands its security services portfolio with the launch of Load Balancer as a Service and an enhanced Cloud Network Analytics Service.
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Aussies lose trust in traditional comms due to scam surge, study reveals
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A surge in scams targeting traditional communication channels such as SMS and email has caused Australians to lose faith in these methods, with in-app messaging emerging as the most trusted platform, according to a recent study.
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OutSystems unveils Data Fabric to boost developer prowess & agility
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OutSystems unveils major update with introduction of OutSystems Data Fabric and Event-Driven Architecture feature in its Developer Cloud to boost data-powered app creation and IT transformation.
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AIA & SAS team up to address Australia's data skills gap
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AIA and SAS form strategic partnership to curtail Australia's data skills deficit, using SAS's data, AI, and analytics tools to prepare future leaders in analytics and business transformation.
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New Relic boosts open source commitment with native OpenTelemetry support
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New Relic, the observability platform pioneer, affirms its commitment to open source by announcing native support for OpenTelemetry and Prometheus-instrumented hosts and Kubernetes clusters.
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Keeper Security enhances UI & introduces new onboarding experience
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Keeper Security bolsters its cybersecurity platform with enhanced user interface, launches new, user-friendly onboarding experience guided by a Quick Start Checklist.
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GitHub launches code scanning autofix for advanced security customers
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GitHub introduces a public beta of its code scanning autofix for Advanced Security users, promising remediation of two-thirds of vulnerabilities within major coding languages.
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Orion Health introduces Unified Healthcare Platform to Southeast Asia
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Orion Health rolls out their cutting-edge Unified Healthcare Platform in Southeast Asia, aiming to transform the healthcare experience with consolidated patient data, predictive analytics, and seamless interoperability.
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Akamai & Fujitsu extend partnership for ANZ cloud services
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Akamai Technologies pairs up with Fujitsu, broadening their cloud computing services in Australia and New Zealand, while honing their cybersecurity strengths and enhancing access to cost-efficient, modern cloud infrastructure for local organisations.