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The next AI arms race isn't about models. It's about context
3+ hour, 37+ min ago (696+ words) David M Williams | Published 2 July 2026 Perhaps they'll say that's where they met their wife. Or that's the trip where they got lost. Even, that's the beach where a storm hit the next morning. The image itself hasn't changed. What has…...
Elastic rebuilds its metrics engine to undercut Datadog, right as ANZ AI budgets blow out
4+ hour, 21+ min ago (1074+ words) Alex Zaharov-Reutt, Global AI and Technology Editor | Published 2 July 2026 A rebuilt columnar engine, native Prometheus support and agentic investigations that start before anyone gets paged. Elastic reckons it can query metrics 30x faster than Prometheus at 3. 75 bytes per data point, and…...
Logicalis strengthens enterprise AI capability with Global Microsoft Frontier Partner status and Copilot specialisation
4+ hour, 31+ min ago (467+ words) Shane Murray | Published 2 July 2026 COMPANY NEWS: Logicalis, the global technology service provider, has announced it has achieved Microsoft Frontier Partner status, alongside its Microsoft Copilot specialisation, strengthening its role as a trusted partner for organisations looking to scale AI securely,…...
New Financial Year, New Workplace Priorities: The Hybrid Work Trends Shaping Australian Organisations
15+ hour, 8+ min ago (350+ words) Jennifer Smith, Content Manager | Published 2 July 2026 What began as an emergency response during the pandemic has matured into a permanent operating model, prompting a fresh wave of investment as employers look to maximise productivity, improve the employee experience to attract…...
Elastic Delivers Best-in-Class Metrics With Native Prometheus Support and Agentic Investigation Experiences
5+ hour, 52+ min ago (321+ words) Elastic | Published 2 July 2026 Native Prom QL, out-of-the-box Kubernetes agentic investigations, and automated migration from Datadog and Grafana " all in the platform SREs already run for logs. Elastic Observability addresses both problems in a single platform that stores Open Telemetry, Prometheus-native,…...
Verena Siow named new SAP Regional President, Asia Pacific
6+ hour, 40+ min ago (261+ words) i TWire Verena Siow named new SAP Regional President, Asia Pacific With almost three decades of technology sector experience, Siow has served in multiple capacities during her fifteen-year tenure at SAP, most recently as the Business Suite Leader APAC, driving…...
DXC Introduces DXC Private Cloud+, Bringing Greater Control, Security, and Flexibility to Enterprise Cloud
7+ hour, 41+ min ago (479+ words) i TWire DXC Introduces DXC Private Cloud+, Bringing Greater Control, Security, and Flexibility to Enterprise Cloud - Private Cloud+ is a hybrid private cloud powered by Dell infrastructure and operated by DXC OASIS, built for enterprises and governments running sensitive and…...
Beyond the Essential Eight: Why Australia's Next Cybersecurity Framework Must Focus on Identity
13+ hour, 44+ min ago (85+ words) Beyond Trust | Published 2 July 2026 This transition should encourage organisations to stop thinking about cybersecurity as a compliance exercise and start treating it as a confidence problem in identities, assets, and resources. Every access request should answer three questions: Why do…...
Skylight Announces Disney Mode, Bringing Beloved Characters into Everyday Family Routines
8+ hour, 53+ min ago (124+ words) Skylight | Published 2 July 2026 COMPANY NEWS: Disney Mode for Skylight Calendar makes everyday chores and routines more engaging, with featured characters celebrating kids every step of the way Turning Routines into Moments Kids Want to Be Part Of" Disney Mode introduces…...
Anthropic shutdown shows kill switch hanging over Australian AI
9+ hour, 10+ min ago (332+ words) i TWire Anthropic shutdown shows kill switch hanging over Australian AI GUEST OPINION: AI expert Rhys Oxenham says Australia has received a sharp wake-up call following the sudden decision to switch off Anthropic models earlier this month. "When a prominent…...