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Layoffs hit VMware staff

Many VMware staff have received redundancy notices globally following the closure of the US$61 billion Broadcom deal on 22 November.
Devoli becomes first telco to offer trans-Tasman internet services

Devoli has become the first trans-Tasman telco to offer clients the ability to directly provision and manage internet and voice services through expanding the reach of its unified software platform, Vumeda into both Australia and New Zealand.
UK-based Totalmobile expands into Australia

Field service management technology provider Totalmobile has expanded into Australia under the leadership of Gravity iLab’s Andrew Wiltshire.
PHP 8.3 brings typing of class constants

Major update to PHP adds support for declaring class, interface, trait, and enum constant types. Readonly properties and randomness also get attention.
Microsoft gives up on internet search to build a better AI brand

The company is going all in on generative artificial intelligence, even if that means walking away from its fight over internet search with Google.
- AWS puts local partners under global spotlight in 2023 awards
- Alibaba shutters quantum computing efforts
- Zendesk’s Steve Bray to lead Cloudflare A/NZ
- Fed launches Optus inquiry, homes in on triple 0 and compensation
- New Amazon Lex AI features aim to let developers quickly build, enhance bots
- Check Point's Rodney Thorne joins Fujifilm BI Australia as new channel lead
- US, UK, Japan, and other major powers sign AI security accord
- A new dawn as Broadcom/VMware deal closes: 'brace for impact'
- AI hype isn’t helping anyone
- Digital platforms face ACCC scrutiny for data collection and ‘unfavourable’ cloud storage
- Gigamon maps out channel strategy for 2024
- NSW seeks partner for regional connectivity
- Aussie start-up Leonardo.Ai reaches new milestones with AWS
- Moheb Moses passes CompTIA baton to Rose Stamell
Profiles
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One on One: with Beni Sia of Veeam
Veeam's general manager and senior vice president for APJ discusses his passion for cyber security, business innovation and snowboarding
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Deloitte’s Peter Nikandrow: ‘The cloud is cheaper conversation is over’
GSI Partner explains why there is no excuse to delay digital transformation.
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Aussie workload modernisation opportunities ‘huge’ for partners: AWS
Despite being in the fourth year of COVID-19.
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Why being ‘hands-on’ with partners is driving Qlik's APAC growth
APAC channel chief Jeremy Sim discusses how the Talend acquisition and Qlik’s partner engagement is spurring regional growth.
Analysis
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Generative AI set to reshape SD-WAN market
Security and cloud connectivity requirements are driving today’s SD-WAN buying decisions, according to Gartner, while AI networking support and full-stack SASE capabilities will differentiate vendor ...
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6 ways automation makes things worse
The dream of fully automated development is getting more real by the day, but is that a good thing? Here are six automation gotchas to ...
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How companies are putting embedded genAI to good use
Enterprise software vendors of all stripes are beginning to add generative AI features to their applications. Here’s how Stream Financial, NFP, and Thomson Reuters are ...
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4 key steps for optimising your IT services portfolio
Periodically assessing the efficiency of your IT services spend is vital for uncovering optimisation opportunities and areas where you may fall short of future demand.
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Will OpenAI’s enterprise chatbot put a big hurt on Microsoft?
You’d think that OpenAI’s new enterprise ChatGPT offering would directly threaten Microsoft’s big genAI push. The truth is more nuanced.
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A new way of thinking about open source sustainability
Go beyond paying developers to maintain the software your business depends on. Pay the companies that pay the developers and watch the whole ecosystem thrive.
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5 ways to use AI and machine learning in dataops
Data quality is more important than ever, and many dataops teams struggle to keep up. Here are five ways to automate data operations with AI ...
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10 questions to ask about secure service edge (SSE)
IDC and Gartner have identified a broad range of vendors that provide converged security services. Here's what to ask before choosing a platform.
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What ChatGPT Enterprise means for AI business adoption
Claire Trachet, CEO of tech business advisory firm Trachet, talks about what she's seeing from clients and the market at large.