Kiwi Stories

Sharp New Zealand buys Securecom to boost IT services

Sharp New Zealand buys managed IT specialist Securecom, signalling a pivot from print hardware to broader cyber security and cloud services.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026

Global Stories

Hybrid Cloud

Oracle & Google Cloud add AI agent for database queries

Oracle and Google Cloud have added a Gemini Enterprise agent that lets users query Oracle databases in natural language without writing SQL.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Hybrid Cloud

Oracle & Google Cloud add Gemini Enterprise database agent

Oracle and Google Cloud add Gemini Enterprise access to governed database data, letting users query enterprise records in natural language without SQL.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Hyperscale

Asia Pacific data centre pipeline hits record 19.4GW

Johor, Mumbai and Bangkok drive Asia Pacific's surge as the region's data centre pipeline reaches a record 19.4GW, Cushman & Wakefield says.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Mon, 30th Mar 2026

Digital Transformation

FedEx impact in Asia Pacific hits USD $5.7 billion

FedEx says its Asia Pacific operations delivered USD $5.7 billion in economic impact in 2025 as it ramps up routes, tech and green investments.

By Kaleah Salmon • 6 min read • Wed, 7th Jan 2026

Digital Transformation

AirTrunk to invest AUD $5bn in new Melbourne AI campus

AirTrunk will pour AUD $5bn into a second Melbourne hyperscale campus, boosting its local AI and cloud data capacity beyond 630MW.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 24th Dec 2025

Disaster Recovery

Oracle & Google Cloud launch new AI database services & regions

Oracle and Google Cloud unveil AI-powered database services and expand Oracle Database@Google Cloud to eight regions, enhancing multicloud flexibility and partner access.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Wed, 15th Oct 2025

Digital Transformation

Specialist Sports boosts efficiency with automated warehouse tech

Specialist Sports has boosted efficiency by automating its warehouse and order management using Microsoft Dynamics 365, BPA Platform, and AutoStore robotics.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 15th Aug 2025

Cushman & Wakefield

Japanese markets lead in global data centre rankings

Japan's data centre market outshines the rest of Asia Pacific, with Tokyo and Osaka scoring highly in global established and emerging markets rankings, according to annual Global Data Centre Market Comparison report.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 17th Apr 2024

Hyperscale

AirTrunk initiates construction of new data centre in West Osaka

AirTrunk initiates the construction of a 20MW data centre, AirTrunk OSK1, in West Osaka, marking a major step in Japan's digital evolution and enhancing cloud technology infrastructure.

By Kaleah Salmon • 2 min read • Thu, 7th Mar 2024

Hyperscale

Japan unveils third superconducting quantum computer

Japan's third superconducting quantum computer, developed by top scientific institutions and tech companies, sets for user access in December.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 28th Dec 2023

Digital Economy

Equinix to expand liquid cooling tech support in IBX data centres globally

Equinix has announced plans to extend support for advanced liquid cooling technologies in over 100 of its global data centres. .

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Tue, 12th Dec 2023

Digital Realty

Singapore's DCRU eyes Japanese market amid asset performance boost efforts

Singapore's DCRU has targeted Japan expansion as it shores up assets via various agreements, including property sales.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 3rd Nov 2023

Stories from Other Regions

Hyperscale

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT buys S$1.4bn assets, enters Japan

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT to buy Singapore and Osaka assets for SGD $1.4 billion, boosting logistics, business space and data centres.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026

Digital Transformation

AirTrunk lands record JP¥191.6bn green loan for TOK1

AirTrunk secures a record JP¥191.6bn green loan to refinance and expand its TOK1 hyperscale data centre campus in east Tokyo.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026

Data Analytics

AirTrunk to build second Osaka hyperscale data centre

AirTrunk will build a second Osaka hyperscale data centre, lifting its Japan platform to 530MW and its regional investment to USD $8 billion.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Wed, 17th Dec 2025

Digital Transformation

STACK secures JPY ¥39.7bn green loan for Tokyo data centre

STACK Infrastructure secures a JPY ¥39.7bn green loan to fund its 36MW TKY01 data centre in Greater Tokyo, enhancing sustainable digital infrastructure capacity.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Fri, 24th Oct 2025