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Customer Science names first Chief Operating Officer
Digital Transformation

Customer Science names first Chief Operating Officer

Customer Science appoints James Johnstone to its new Chief Operating Officer role as it accelerates UK and US expansion after rapid Australian growth.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Nutanix adds AI & cloud tools amid infrastructure push
Storage

Nutanix adds AI & cloud tools amid infrastructure push

Nutanix broadens AI and cloud platform with bare-metal Kubernetes, sovereign cloud support and wider hardware ties amid supply constraints.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
EDB tops new ranking of commercial Postgres backers
Hybrid Cloud

EDB tops new ranking of commercial Postgres backers

EDB crowns itself top commercial Postgres backer in new vitality index, as cloud and data giants ramp up investment in the database.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Sat, 14th Mar 2026
Leadership, transformation, and designing what's next for women
Digital Transformation

Leadership, transformation, and designing what's next for women

An Iranian tech leader calls for women to claim space in AI and redesign leadership so work and family expand, not limit, their futures.

By Ramak Salamat • 5 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Celonis users save USD $10 billion with AI operations
Manufacturing

Celonis users save USD $10 billion with AI operations

Celonis says its process intelligence platform has helped customers save USD $10 billion by underpinning AI-driven operations and automation.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
Qualcomm coalition targets AI-native 6G rollout by 2029
Unified Communications

Qualcomm coalition targets AI-native 6G rollout by 2029

Qualcomm unites tech and telecoms heavyweights in a new coalition to fast-track AI-native 6G standards and networks for rollout from 2029.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
Fujitsu unveils AI platform to automate legacy systems
Digital Transformation

Fujitsu unveils AI platform to automate legacy systems

Fujitsu has launched an AI platform that uses collaborating agents to automate legacy system updates, slashing work from months to hours.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
Everpure rebrands & moves into AI data intelligence
Storage

Everpure rebrands & moves into AI data intelligence

Everpure debuts new name on Wall Street and moves deeper into AI by agreeing to acquire data intelligence specialist 1touch.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Feb 2026
Qubitra plots quantum push for finance & marketplace
Digital Transformation

Qubitra plots quantum push for finance & marketplace

Qubitra, backed by SC Ventures and Fujitsu, maps out quantum apps and a marketplace to push finance use cases into production by 2026.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 21st Jan 2026
Humanforce names Cameron Partridge Chief Growth Officer
Digital Transformation

Humanforce names Cameron Partridge Chief Growth Officer

Humanforce appoints AI-driven growth specialist Cameron Partridge as Chief Growth Officer to spearhead global expansion and scale strategy.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Tue, 20th Jan 2026
Fujitsu cuts excess stock 20% with Celonis AI rollout
Storage

Fujitsu cuts excess stock 20% with Celonis AI rollout

Fujitsu unit FSAS cuts excess stock by 20% and halves orders in six months after rolling out Celonis AI-driven process intelligence platform.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2026
Cyber resilience, AI & energy shape IT strategies for 2026
Storage

Cyber resilience, AI & energy shape IT strategies for 2026

Experts predict that cyber resilience, AI infrastructure, and energy constraints will redefine IT strategies across the UK and Australia in 2026.

By Shannon Williams • 7 min read • Fri, 28th Nov 2025
SUSE launches AI suite & expands Rancher Prime for enterprises
Storage

SUSE launches AI suite & expands Rancher Prime for enterprises

SUSE unveils its AI suite and expands Rancher Prime, enhancing enterprise AI workload management with security, observability and Kubernetes innovations.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Nov 2025

Stories from Other Regions

UA92 & Fujitsu join forces to boost female leaders
EduTech

UA92 & Fujitsu join forces to boost female leaders

UA92 partners with Fujitsu to spotlight gender gaps and galvanise male allyship in boosting women's leadership across business and academia.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
UA92, Fujitsu boost funds to support women in tech
EduTech

UA92, Fujitsu boost funds to support women in tech

UA92 and Fujitsu launch GBP £101,000 package of bursaries and apprenticeships to help more women and non-binary people build tech careers.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2026
Kitestring opens neutral lab for retail POS testing
Digital Transformation

Kitestring opens neutral lab for retail POS testing

Kitestring has launched a neutral retail innovation lab in Arkansas, letting enterprise chains trial rival POS and omnichannel systems side by side.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
Fujitsu appoints Kendy Hau to lead Defence for Oceania region
Quantum Computing

Fujitsu appoints Kendy Hau to lead Defence for Oceania region

Fujitsu has appointed Kendy Hau as Head of Defence for Oceania, bolstering its leadership in advanced technology for Australia's Defence and national security sectors.

By Melvin Hipolito • 2 min read • Thu, 4th Dec 2025
Sarah Armstrong Smith to deliver keynotes on cyber resilience
Digital Transformation

Sarah Armstrong Smith to deliver keynotes on cyber resilience

Cybersecurity expert Sarah Armstrong Smith will deliver keynotes worldwide, sharing crisis insights to boost business resilience and innovation from 2025.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Tue, 4th Nov 2025