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Commerce Commission confirms it will not step in to keep Wellington water bills down

Residents face higher Wellington water bills after the Commerce Commission said Tiaki Wai's costs still justify rises and no cap is needed now.

By Ellen O'Dwyer and Nine to Noon • 3 min read • 2 days ago

Global Stories

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Digital Transformation

Datadog launches observability maturity programme in A/NZ

The assessment aims to help A/NZ firms spot blind spots, cut tool sprawl and justify observability spend as cloud and AI workloads grow more complex.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Disaster Recovery

MariaDB Ecosystem Hub passes 200 entries in six months

The directory now gives MariaDB users a faster way to find compatible tools, after the curated hub topped 200 entries in just six months.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Yesterday

Mobile Device Management

Jamf unveils AI governance tools for Apple devices

The new controls aim to help employers monitor AI use on managed Apple fleets and reduce compliance risk as adoption spreads.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

AI shifts Cybersecurity Awareness Month focus to visibility

Security teams are being pushed to monitor AI activity across systems, as executives warn that unsanctioned tools and hidden agents are outpacing governance.

By Raphael Veloso • 7 min read • Last week

Cloud Security

Goldman Sachs backs Cyera with USD $400 million AI bet

The fresh capital lifts Cyera's Series G to USD $1 billion, as enterprises seek tools to govern AI agents accessing sensitive data.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week

Data Protection

SAP & NVIDIA expand OpenShell for AI agent governance

Enterprise users should gain tighter control over AI agents, as SAP and NVIDIA link runtime isolation with business authorisation and audit trails.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Last month

Digital Transformation

Boomi named leader in Forrester adaptive orchestration

Businesses need less reworking of automated workflows as demand shifts, and Forrester says Boomi is best placed to provide it.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

Software-as-a-Service

Security leaders worry AI agents outpace governance

Many security chiefs expect to curb AI agent use within 18 months as fears grow over unauthorised access and weak audit trails.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

Malware

Red Heron exploits Gitea flaw, uncovers SIXZUT rootkit

Attackers turned a newly disclosed Gitea flaw into automated intrusions within days, hitting systems in five countries and exposing source code and secrets.

By Raphael Veloso • 4 min read • Last month

Virtualisation

Ayla launches Dealer Hub for connected device networks

Manufacturers can now monitor dealer-installed devices across sites, aiming to cut service delays and spot faults before customers complain.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month

Disaster Recovery

Google Cloud issues six-step guide for outage response

Customers can use the six-step workflow to tell whether an outage stems from Google, their own systems or a third-party service.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last month

Stories from Other Regions

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IT Automation

LogicMonitor unveils AI operating model for IT operations

Enterprises could cut alert overload and speed incident response as LogicMonitor adds governed AI investigation across its monitoring tools.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday

Data governance

Conference Board sets five-stage AI agent work framework

As spending rises, employers are being urged to redesign tasks around AI agents or risk automating the wrong work without measurable gains.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 4 days ago

Digital Transformation

UBS picks BT to modernise global trader communications

The rollout gives more than 2,400 traders a single cloud-based voice platform, replacing fragmented systems across 17 countries and improving compliance.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 5 days ago

AI Security

Medicare AI incident a wake-up call on cyber security

The incident has sharpened calls for tighter controls as automated systems grow better at probing weaknesses across public and private networks.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week

DevOps

ControlTheory launches Dstl8 to feedback production issues

The platform meant to cut response times for teams wrestling with faster AI-driven release cycles, and one early customer surfaced 328 incidents in two months.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • This month