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G2's 2026 Best Software Awards reveal major market shifts

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G2's 2026 Best Software Awards show buyer loyalties shifting fast, with 47% new top products and a major shake-up in global rankings.
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Why smart IT teams should solve device management before chasing AI

Sat, 22nd Nov 2025
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Small firms expanding remotely face device management chaos, risking compliance crises and productivity loss before AI adoption can begin properly.
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Buildkite appoints Kevin Gounden as CEO to lead AI software push

Wed, 6th Aug 2025
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Buildkite has named Kevin Gounden as CEO to spearhead growth and AI innovation in its software delivery platform used by top firms worldwide.
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Clay secures USD $40 million, valued at USD $1.25 billion

Fri, 24th Jan 2025
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Clay has raised USD $40 million in Series B funding, boosting its valuation to USD $1.25 billion following impressive revenue growth and strategic acquisitions.
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Australian firms seek flexibility & tech for productivity boost

Fri, 28th Jun 2024
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Flexible work methods and global hires are key to Australian business growth, yet implementation remains limited, finds Rippling. Firms eye UK and US markets.
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Asigra partners with D2C to enable secure cloud backup

Tue, 20th Jun 2023
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Asigra partners with Direct 2 Channel (D2C), a distributor of technology solutions, to enable secure cloud backup through its extensive channel.
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WhiteHawk delivers cybersecurity amid heightened threats

Wed, 22nd Jan 2020
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Nation-state attacks have targeted telecommunications and internet service providers, government organisations, and other institutions globally.
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Organisations wasting $100k a year hoarding useless IT hardware

Mon, 28th Jan 2019
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A new report reveals that two in five organisations spend over USD $100,000 annually storing useless IT hardware, posing security and compliance risks.
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Is Supermicro innocent? 3rd party test finds no malicious hardware

Thu, 13th Dec 2018
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One of the larger scandals within IT circles took place this year with Bloomberg firing shots at Supermicro - now Supermicro is firing back.
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Supermicro to test for spy chips, Apple & AWS call for retraction

Tue, 23rd Oct 2018
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Supermicro vows to test its motherboards for alleged spy chips amid strong denials from Apple and AWS, who demand Bloomberg retract its claims.
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Chinese espionage: Sweating Apple insists breach allegations are 'not true'

Tue, 9th Oct 2018
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The dust still hasn't settled on the report that caused Supermicro's stocks to collapse, and now Apple is stressing its innocence.
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Supermicro, Apple, & Amazon vs crippling scandal – who's lying?

Sat, 6th Oct 2018
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A Bloomberg report claims that Supermicro sold motherboards with Chinese spy chips to Apple and Amazon, causing Supermicro's stock to plummet by 40%.
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Data centres “must leverage high-density fibre management systems”

Fri, 17th Aug 2018
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Michael Zammit says it's crucial to implement future-proof connectivity solutions now to reduce outages and avoid unnecessary costs down the road.
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Backup vendor launches SaaS app to tackle ransomware

Thu, 26th Jul 2018
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Known as a provider of backup solutions for enterprises and data centres, Rubrik has changed the mould after taking a new approach to security.
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Interxion releases Key Guardian to secure the keys to the castle

Wed, 27th Jun 2018
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Interxion has released an encryption key management service that works to simplify data protection across private, hybrid & multi-cloud environments.
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Internet of Things or Internet of Trouble?

Thu, 3rd Nov 2016
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The recent cyber-attack in the US has raised concerns about the potential threat to New Zealand from the Internet of Things.
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CDNetworks explains the brute force of XOR.DDoS attacks

Thu, 11th Aug 2016
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The XOR.DDoS creates huge volumes of of data and meaningless strings in a SYN flood attack, crippling Linux PCs - and Windows too, says CDNetworks.