About Sean
Sean Mitchell
Publisher
Having started his career at Renaissance. Sean joined Apple in Melbourne for a number of years before working in the media space. This started with Review Publishing and later the tech publisher IDG Communications. In 2006 he was involved in the launch of The Channel magazine. As they say – the rest is history.
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Visa & Akamai partner to secure rising AI shopping
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data protection
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digital transformation
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biometrics
Visa teams with Akamai on new protocol to verify AI shopping agents, tackling a 300% surge in bot traffic and rising eCommerce fraud risks.
UK drivers stick with older cars, switch insurers less
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data analytics
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cx
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martech
UK motorists cling to older, cheaper cars and shop around less for cover as easing premiums and cost pressures dampen insurer switching.
Graylog appoints Jody Cire as CFO to drive AI growth
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data analytics
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siem
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digital transformation
Graylog names Jody Cire CFO to sharpen capital strategy and scale its AI-powered security analytics platform for global enterprise growth.
Outcome-first AI to dominate governed enterprise use
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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supply chain
Outcome-first, tightly governed AI will eclipse experimental pilots by 2026 as boards and regulators demand clear, measurable business value.
MITRE flags deepfake KYC threat using face-swap tools
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firewalls
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biometrics
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crypto
MITRE warns that cheap face-swap deepfakes can defeat banks’ remote KYC checks, bypassing liveness tools to open fraudulent accounts.
Drukair chooses Worldpay to boost global payments
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data protection
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digital transformation
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encryption
Bhutan’s Drukair has picked Worldpay as its new global payment gateway to cut cross-border declines and streamline online bookings.
Basware buys Redmap to boost AP automation in APAC
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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fintech
Basware acquires Australian AP software provider Redmap to accelerate AI-driven invoice automation growth across the Asia-Pacific mid-market.
Radware warns of AI ‘internet of machines’ by 2026
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firewalls
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ddos
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digital transformation
Radware predicts AI-driven bots will dominate internet traffic by 2026, forcing firms to rethink API defences, DDoS and compliance.
Fortinet brings AI data centre security to NVIDIA DPUs
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firewalls
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private cloud
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hyperscale
Fortinet embeds FortiGate firewalls on NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPUs to secure AI data centres without stealing CPU or GPU performance.
Gartner crowns leaders in key artificial intelligence races
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firewalls
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breach prevention
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ai security
Gartner names Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and Palo Alto Networks as frontrunners in nearly 30 fiercely contested AI market “races”.
Cohesity deepens Google Cloud alliance for across ANZ
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storage
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data protection
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dr
Cohesity deepens its Google Cloud alliance to boost AI, cyber resilience and data sovereignty for tightly regulated ANZ enterprises.
Peacock Bros predicts shifts in supply chain tech for 2026
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digital transformation
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edge computing
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iot
Peacock Bros flags AI, digital workflows and stricter traceability as key trends set to reshape Australian supply chain tech in 2026.
APAC enterprises eye sovereign RAG & hyperscale AI in 2026
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data protection
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private cloud
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hybrid cloud
APAC enterprises plan big 2026 AI spend, pivoting from chatbots to sovereign RAG and hyperscale platforms to meet strict data rules.
NZ cyber losses more than double amid email scams
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malware
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phishing
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advanced persistent threat protection
New Zealand cyber losses hit NZD $12.4 million in Q3 2025, more than doubling as business email scams and high-value transfers surge.
Google expands Preferred Sources in global search
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martech
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seo
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geo
Google is rolling out its personalised Preferred Sources news feature to all English search users worldwide as it tweaks AI-driven search links.
Port of Tyne hails gains from private 5G rollout
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uc
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
Port of Tyne says a private 5G network from BT and Ericsson has boosted safety, automation and real-time oversight across its estate.
Sage CTO urges CFOs to demand transparent finance AI
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saas
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digital transformation
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fintech
Sage CTO Aaron Harris says CFOs must demand transparent, auditable AI in finance as trust becomes a measurable requirement by 2026.
AirTrunk to build second Osaka hyperscale data centre
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
AirTrunk will build a second Osaka hyperscale data centre, lifting its Japan platform to 530MW and its regional investment to USD $8 billion.
Databricks raises USD $4bn, valued at USD $134bn
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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erp
Databricks secures over USD $4bn in fresh funding, lifting its valuation to USD $134bn as demand for AI data infrastructure surges.
Hexaware appoints Raghu Mocherla to lead cyber physical push
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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iot
Hexaware has named Raghu Mocherla Senior Vice President for Digital and Software to drive its expanding cyber-physical and AI portfolio.