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Nord Security, Wavelink in ANZ MSP distribution pact

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Nord Security taps Wavelink to distribute its business security suite to MSPs and resellers across Australia and New Zealand.
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Women in tech call for daily, sustained workplace backing

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Women in tech urge daily, visible backing over token gestures, saying sustained support boosts careers.
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Diverse perspectives driving innovation for the real world

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Female leadership at Tineco ANZ is reshaping consumer tech, proving diverse perspectives are vital to real-world innovation and growth.
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HAT to distribute Tufin across Australia & New Zealand

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HAT Distribution will distribute Tufin across Australia and New Zealand, targeting complex hybrid networks and regulated sectors.
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A deep dive into ANZ's travel insurance landscape - through the lens of payments

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In ANZ's booming travel insurance market, slick payments now make or break policy sales, customer loyalty and rapid claim payouts.
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Tech leaders call for real action on women in cyber

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Tech and cyber chiefs urge firms to turn IWD pledges into concrete steps to dismantle barriers and advance women into senior roles.
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International Women's Day: Embedding ethics, inclusion and skills at the heart of AI transformation

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On International Women's Day, leaders urge AI built with ethics, inclusion and skills at its core to avoid deepening gender inequality.
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Grafana: Turning data chaos into developer efficiency and CFO savings

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Grafana leans on AI-powered observability and Adaptive Telemetry to sharpen developer insight while slashing cloud bills by up to 50%.
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Shoppers ditch Australian brands over poor site search

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Shoddy search tools are driving Australians from favourite online retailers, with 72% abandoning brands and many paying rivals more.
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The importance of succession planning and mentoring future female leaders from day one in a new role

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Succession planning from day one and intentional mentoring are vital to grow future female leaders and safeguard continuity in business.
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Okta names Christian Rota ANZ director of partnerships

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Okta appoints Christian Rota to lead ANZ partnerships, stepping up its partner-first push as identity security demand surges across the region.
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Consolidation Wave Hits Infosec, Sparing CISOs From Tool Sprawl

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Overwhelmed CISOs are driving a consolidation wave in cybersecurity, slashing tool sprawl to close security gaps and cut mounting costs.
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International Women's Day: Balancing the scales requires more than good intentions

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AI could entrench bias or unlock fairer careers; on International Women's Day, leaders are urged to redesign work, not just declare intent.
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Quanton rebrands as AI partner to take pilots to scale

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Quanton ditches pure automation tag to relaunch as an AI transformation partner, promising to help ANZ firms push pilots into production.
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2degrees & Ericsson deploy private 5G at Lyttelton port

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2degrees and Ericsson have activated a private 5G network at Lyttelton Port, boosting safety, reliability and support for remote operations.
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Cricut debuts Joy 2, Explore 5 cutting bundles in ANZ

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Cricut debuts Joy 2 and Explore 5 Essential Bundles in Australia and New Zealand, pairing updated hardware with revamped Design Space tools.
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Concentric AI, Sektor sign ANZ data security tie-up

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Concentric AI taps Sektor as ANZ distributor in new data security pact, targeting rising demand for AI governance and protection tools.
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AI-first firms hit by slower, costlier cyber recoveries

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AI-first firms face a seven-month average cyber recovery and 135% higher incident costs as AI adoption outpaces modern security controls.
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AI drives rising risk & burnout for ANZ security chiefs

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AI is piling pressure on ANZ CISOs, fuelling burnout, personal liability fears and complex new demands in governance and threat response.
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ANZ marketers turn to AI as customer expectations soar

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ANZ marketers embrace AI to meet soaring demands for real-time, two-way customer conversations, but patchy data and generic campaigns hold them back.