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NZ employers swamped by overqualified job applicants
Human Capital Management

NZ employers swamped by overqualified job applicants

New Zealand employers face a flood of overqualified applicants, with 98% struggling to spot standout talent amid rising job applications.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026

Global Stories

Public Sector stories

SolarWinds revamps global partner programme with tiers
Data Analytics

SolarWinds revamps global partner programme with tiers

SolarWinds refreshes global partner programme with tiered incentives, richer marketing support, and new training and specialisation tracks.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Feb 2026
Informotion names new CEO to drive Microsoft AI push
EduTech

Informotion names new CEO to drive Microsoft AI push

Informotion appoints Shane Parsons as CEO to spearhead a deeper Microsoft AI and cloud pivot, targeting regulated and public sector demand.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
Zyxel unveils multi-gig PoE switches for WiFi 6 & 7
Unified Communications

Zyxel unveils multi-gig PoE switches for WiFi 6 & 7

Zyxel debuts XMG2230 multi-gig PoE switches, promising WiFi 6 and 7-ready bandwidth, high-power PoE and cloud-managed resilience for SMBs.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
Dell appoints Richard McLaughlin as APJC president
Storage

Dell appoints Richard McLaughlin as APJC president

Dell names veteran sales executive Richard McLaughlin president for Asia Pacific, Japan and Greater China to drive regional growth and AI focus.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
SUSE rolls out APAC cloud sovereignty self-assessment
Hybrid Cloud

SUSE rolls out APAC cloud sovereignty self-assessment

SUSE has launched a 20-minute cloud sovereignty self-assessment for APAC firms, benchmarking them against the 2025 EU framework.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
Cybersecurity as a Service market to hit USD $83.96bn
Firewalls

Cybersecurity as a Service market to hit USD $83.96bn

Cybersecurity as a Service market forecast to soar from USD $17.60bn in 2024 to USD $83.96bn by 2034, driven by threats and skills gaps.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
Aspire Systems buys Assurity in AI testing expansion
DevOps

Aspire Systems buys Assurity in AI testing expansion

Aspire Systems acquires New Zealand-founded Assurity, creating a 900-strong quality engineering group to boost AI-driven software testing.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026
YubiKey study touts ROI, breach risk plunge for firms
Multi-factor authentication

YubiKey study touts ROI, breach risk plunge for firms

YubiKey deployment delivers 265% ROI, USD $5.3 million NPV and 99.99% lower breach risk in Forrester model of a 5,000-staff enterprise.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026
Adobe backs UK Tech Towns AI skills drive in Barnsley
Smart Cities

Adobe backs UK Tech Towns AI skills drive in Barnsley

Adobe and ministers launch a Barnsley Tech Towns pilot to boost AI and digital skills, and trial AI across local public services.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Public Sector stories

CIQ advances Rocky Linux with NIST post-quantum step
Firewalls

CIQ advances Rocky Linux with NIST post-quantum step

CIQ's Rocky Linux NSS gains NIST CAVP for post-quantum ML-KEM and ML-DSA, marking key stride towards FIPS 140-3 cryptographic validation.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Feb 2026
Leaders overestimate UK organisations' AI readiness gap
Digital Transformation

Leaders overestimate UK organisations' AI readiness gap

Senior leaders see UK organisations as AI ready, but managers report weaker strategy, governance and skills, risking stalled deployments.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Feb 2026
Celonis unveils new process intelligence push for defence
Digital Transformation

Celonis unveils new process intelligence push for defence

Celonis launches a defence and security push, pitching process intelligence to boost military readiness, supply resilience and IT modernisation.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Feb 2026
Lucion adds in-house AI to upgrade NexGen compliance
Software-as-a-Service

Lucion adds in-house AI to upgrade NexGen compliance

Lucion has embedded in-house AI into its NexGen platform, promising continuous, data-led compliance oversight for complex UK estates.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
CyberFOX lands nine-figure funding to boost MSP security
Software-as-a-Service

CyberFOX lands nine-figure funding to boost MSP security

CyberFOX secures nine-figure backing from Level Equity and Radian to scale MSP-focused security tools, AI projects and global expansion.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
Deloitte Ireland appoints Eoin Gilhooly for SAP delivery
Digital Transformation

Deloitte Ireland appoints Eoin Gilhooly for SAP delivery

Deloitte Ireland has named Eoin Gilhooly partner to lead end-to-end SAP delivery, bolstering major transformation work for key sectors.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026
UK staff confident with AI but lack training & strategy
Unified Communications

UK staff confident with AI but lack training & strategy

Confident but undertrained, UK staff are embracing AI tools at work despite patchy strategies, rollout plans and formal learning support.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026