IT Industry stories

Access Group is investing £1.5m of Apprenticeship Levy funds to train 115 staff on new AI programmes across roles and skill levels.

Red Helix has appointed veteran technologist Simon Michie to lead its Risk Crew cyber governance and assurance unit amid rising scrutiny.

Virtual IT Group appoints Maurice McCarthy as chief executive to drive ANZ expansion and embed AI across its managed IT and security services.

Smart CT hires former BT leader Eddie Egan as COO to scale its fast-growing technology lifecycle services without compromising customer service.

Anthropic raises USD $30bn in new backing, lifting the AI group’s valuation to USD $380bn as demand for its Claude models surges.

Singapore’s Budget 2026 fires up a national AI drive, tying innovation to cyber resilience, third‑party risk controls and strict cost discipline.

Manchester’s GBP £1.7bn Sister hub and Galway’s Platform94 sign a 12-month pact to ease cross-Irish Sea expansion for start-ups.

Global tech firms say Singapore’s Budget 2026 marks a shift from pilot projects to large-scale AI rollout and workforce-wide skills upgrades.

ConnectWise hires Johannes Kamleitner as EMEA go-to-market SVP, bolstering sales and partner-led growth across the UK and wider Europe.

Phoenix secures VMware Pinnacle and Expert Advantage consulting status, signalling top-tier cloud and data centre expertise in the UK market.

Webtrends Optimize becomes first conversion optimisation platform to gain B Corp status, signalling stricter social and climate standards.

Data and AI firm Quantexa will move its global headquarters to The Delft on London’s South Bank when the new development completes in 2027.

SOUTHSTART 2026 will bring OpenAI, Canva, Derek Sivers and Peter Helliar to Adelaide for a three-day tech, climate and culture forum.

From swipes to sparks, low-latency data centres, clouds and interconnection hubs quietly power your Valentine’s match worldwide.

Stratus Consulting Group sweeps top honours at the 2025 MYOB Acumatica Partner Awards, leading a strong field of ANZ partners in Melbourne.

Four Australian tech leaders are showing motherhood can supercharge careers, challenging the industry’s persistent gender gap.

Unanet launches Champ AI copilot inside its architecture ERP, letting AEC firms query data in plain language and automate core workflows.

Trust tech firm Drata opens San Francisco HQ after hitting USD $100m ARR, eyeing deeper ties with security buyers and partners.

Leighton has secured a long-term deal to manage eaga Trust’s AWS cloud, modernising its digital estate and boosting cost efficiency.

Australian organisations are moving past AI hype, demanding tools that simplify daily work, scale across teams and prove practical value.