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Companies spread AI across multiple models amid failures
Security Information and Event Management

Companies spread AI across multiple models amid failures

Production AI is straining as 5% of model requests fail and almost 60% of those errors stem from capacity limits.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Last month
Keepit survey finds gap in AI disaster recovery plans
Data Protection

Keepit survey finds gap in AI disaster recovery plans

Despite widespread confidence, only 32% of firms test AI disaster recovery plans monthly, leaving identity and SaaS access exposed to outages.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Last month
Peer Software expands partner programme for hybrid file data
Storage

Peer Software expands partner programme for hybrid file data

Partners will get bigger incentives and a file assessment tool as Peer Software tries to help customers manage fragmented hybrid storage more quickly.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Last month
Xero unveils AI business health scorecards for users
Software-as-a-Service

Xero unveils AI business health scorecards for users

Users can now track performance against targets and share AI-powered scorecards as Xero expands analytics tools to 4.6 million subscribers worldwide.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
1Cover expands Adyen payments deal, saves AUD $35,000
Digital Transformation

1Cover expands Adyen payments deal, saves AUD $35,000

Consolidating payments across Australia and New Zealand has cut 1Cover's costs by about AUD $35,000 in nine months, with more savings likely.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month
Dropbox launches three ChatGPT apps for workflow control
Software-as-a-Service

Dropbox launches three ChatGPT apps for workflow control

Users can now manage files, search workplace data and schedule meetings without leaving ChatGPT, as Dropbox ties three tools into the interface.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Images 2.0 with API access
Digital Transformation

OpenAI launches ChatGPT Images 2.0 with API access

The update aims to make image generation more useful for work, with better text rendering and layout accuracy for business users.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last month
Elastic launches MCP apps for security & observability
Virtualisation

Elastic launches MCP apps for security & observability

Analysts can now triage threats and trace outages from inside AI tools, as Elastic’s public preview cuts dashboard switching.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
GitLab expands AWS integration for agentic AI workflows
DevOps

GitLab expands AWS integration for agentic AI workflows

AWS users can now run GitLab Duo Agent Platform inference through Amazon Bedrock, keeping AI workflows inside existing controls and budgets.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Sovos appoints David McCann as Chief Technology Officer
Software-as-a-Service

Sovos appoints David McCann as Chief Technology Officer

The hire signals Sovos’s push to scale its compliance platform for multinational customers facing faster reporting rules and rising AI demand.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month

Stories from Other Regions

Automation stories

Irish business leaders gain confidence in AI, despite remaining unease
Digital Transformation

Irish business leaders gain confidence in AI, despite remaining unease

Irish executives are saving time with AI, but the country still ranks as the most wary of its impact among four European markets.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Last month
UK finance chiefs prioritise AI accuracy over speed
Digital Transformation

UK finance chiefs prioritise AI accuracy over speed

UK finance leaders see AI mistakes and opaque outputs as the main obstacle to wider use, with trust beating speed in a Bloomberg poll.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
MYOB says AI-using SMEs are growing 2.8 times faster
Data Analytics

MYOB says AI-using SMEs are growing 2.8 times faster

AI adoption is widening a gap among Australian SMEs, with users growing 2.8 times faster and many others still holding back.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Last month
Kia Ora New Zealand: Microsoft AI Tour delivers a dose of He Tangata
Digital Transformation

Kia Ora New Zealand: Microsoft AI Tour delivers a dose of He Tangata

Microsoft is betting on AI training to ease workplace fears, after pledging to skill another 200,000 people in New Zealand.

By Donovan Jackson • 5 min read • Last month
Inde appoints Matthew Flatt as Technical Director of Data
Data Analytics

Inde appoints Matthew Flatt as Technical Director of Data

The hire strengthens the New Zealand technology company's push into data and AI as clients demand tighter governance and stronger foundations for machine learning.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month
Employment Hero launches HeroForce to ease compliance burden
Human Capital Management

Employment Hero launches HeroForce to ease compliance burden

Australian employers could cut duplicated HR costs as Employment Hero rolls out a platform to handle payroll and award compliance.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
TAL expands Microsoft deal in biggest tech pact yet
Unified Communications

TAL expands Microsoft deal in biggest tech pact yet

The insurer will use cloud and AI tools to cut claims admin and speed up customer service under a five-year agreement with Microsoft.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Plaid says AI is reshaping consumer finance expectations
Data Protection

Plaid says AI is reshaping consumer finance expectations

More than half of Americans used AI to manage money last year, as consumers increasingly expect financial apps to offer guidance, not just data.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month