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Orca Security achieves IRAP PROTECTED for Australian cloud sector

Orca Security has achieved IRAP PROTECTED status for its cloud platform, enabling Australian public sector organisations to access enhanced cloud security capabilities.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 15th Aug 2025

Global Stories

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Hyperscale

Amazon leads concentrated global hyperscale market

Amazon leads the concentrated global hyperscale data centre market, as the top 10 providers captured 46% of 2024 revenue.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026

Digital Transformation

Alibaba Cloud powers AI-first tech shift at Olympics

Alibaba Cloud's AI and live cloud platform reshaped Milano Cortina broadcasting and operations, debuting LLM tools across the Olympics.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Sat, 28th Feb 2026

Robotic Process Automation

Alibaba Cloud brings AI replay tech to Milano 2026

Alibaba Cloud will power immersive AI-driven replays and fast media search for global broadcasters at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Feb 2026

Malware

Chinese hackers fake Teams downloads in false flag ploy

Chinese state-backed hackers mimic Microsoft Teams downloads in a false flag campaign to infect Chinese speakers and blame Russian actors.

By Kaleah Salmon • 5 min read • Thu, 18th Dec 2025

Cloud Services

How Alibaba Cloud deploys eBPF for large-scale load balancing

Alibaba Cloud's Hermes framework uses eBPF to boost large-scale load balancing, cutting costs by 19% and handling over 10 million requests per second.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Sat, 22nd Nov 2025

Hyperscale

Confluent launches advanced Streaming Agents to boost AI agility

Confluent unveils advanced Streaming Agents, enabling faster, real-time AI agent development with minimal coding and enhanced observability for enterprises.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Thu, 30th Oct 2025

Firewalls

Cisco launches 8223 router & P200 chip for AI data centres

Cisco launches 8223 router and Silicon One P200 chip, offering 51.2Tbps for secure, efficient AI data centre networking across vast distances.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Thu, 9th Oct 2025

Data Analytics

Wiise appoints Sullivan McIntyre to drive AI ERP innovation

Wiise appoints Sullivan McIntyre as Chief Product Officer to lead AI-driven ERP innovation for Australian and New Zealand SMBs.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Tue, 26th Aug 2025

Artificial Intelligence

Alibaba Cloud to power digital services at Dakar 2026 Games

Alibaba Cloud will provide digital infrastructure for the 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, the first Olympic event hosted in Africa.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Thu, 7th Aug 2025

Virtualisation

Alibaba Cloud named leader in Forrester Wave serverless report

Alibaba Cloud leads Forrester Wave's 2025 serverless development platforms report, excelling in innovation, AI, and scalability across diverse industries.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Wed, 6th Aug 2025

Digital Transformation

Standard Chartered & Alibaba partner to boost AI in finance

Standard Chartered partners with Alibaba to accelerate AI adoption in finance, aiming to enhance customer service and sustainability efforts.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Thu, 31st Jul 2025

Data Analytics

World Aquatics to migrate core systems to Alibaba Cloud by 2028

World Aquatics will fully migrate its core systems to Alibaba Cloud by 2028, enhancing digital services for international aquatic sports events and communities.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 30th Jul 2025