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Sean Mitchell
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Having started his career at Renaissance. Sean joined Apple in Melbourne for a number of years before working in the media space. This started with Review Publishing and later the tech publisher IDG Communications. In 2006 he was involved in the launch of The Channel magazine. As they say – the rest is history.

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Customer Science posts 53% growth & wins Fast 100 accolade again

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Customer Science achieved 53% revenue growth to AUD $12.15 million, earning a spot on The Australian Financial Review Fast 100 for the second consecutive year.
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Healthcare ramps up cyber defences as threats & costs rise

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Healthcare providers are boosting cyber defences amid rising cyber threats, safeguarding patient data and critical care systems from costly attacks.
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Dynatrace expands AI cloud operations with new Azure integration

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Dynatrace unveils next-gen AI cloud operations, integrating directly with Microsoft Azure SRE Agent for smarter, automated issue detection and resolution.
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Spacetalk launches family app for safety, privacy & wellbeing

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Australian tech firm Spacetalk unveils the Freedom Platform app to centralise family safety, privacy and wellbeing across smart devices and wearables.
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Fastly launches partner certification to combat rising cyber threats

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Fastly launches a new certification programme for partners to tackle rising cyber threats, enhancing security expertise and service delivery worldwide.
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Modern 42 wins top BeyondTrust partner status for security work

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Modern 42 is the first Australian firm to gain BeyondTrust's Advanced Implementation Partner status for excellence in identity and privileged access management solutions.
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Greencross streamlines pet profiles with Boomi integration platform

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Greencross Pet Wellness Company uses Boomi platform to centralise IT and personalise pet profiles across its 250+ Petbarn stores and 140 clinics in Australia.
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New Zealand SMEs confident despite rising costs & soft profits

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Despite rising costs and softening profits, 92% of New Zealand's SMEs remain confident in their business outlook over the next year and five years ahead.
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This Christmas brings gaming, wellbeing & experience gifts

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This Christmas features gifts for gamers, fitness fans and foodies, plus experience tickets and charity merch supporting girls' sports in NZ schools.
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2degrees launches free seven-day eSIM trial for new users

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2degrees offers Kiwis a free seven-day eSIM trial with 15GB, 500 mins, and 100 texts to test its mobile network without switching providers.
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Gallagher Security Integrate event unites industry for innovation

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Gallagher Security’s Integrate event in Warwick united European stakeholders to showcase innovation and collaboration in integrated security solutions.
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Hugging Face & Google Cloud boost open AI model access

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Hugging Face and Google Cloud expand their partnership to enhance access and deployment of open AI models on Google's cloud infrastructure.
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Anthropic pledges USD $50 billion for AI data centres in the US

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Anthropic to invest USD $50 billion in new AI data centres in Texas and New York, creating 3,200 jobs and boosting US computing infrastructure by 2026.
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DoiT & Ingram Micro partner to deliver FinOps to AWS resellers

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DoiT teams up with Ingram Micro to offer FinOps 3.0 via Xvantage, empowering 5,000+ AWS resellers to optimise cloud costs with AI-driven insights.
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Microsoft to enable in-country Copilot data processing by 2026

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Microsoft will enable in-country data processing for Microsoft 365 Copilot interactions in 15 countries by 2026, enhancing control and regulatory compliance.
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Anthropic identifies AI-driven cyber-espionage campaign

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A China-linked group launched a major AI-driven cyber-espionage campaign targeting global firms, performing 80-90% of hacking with minimal human input.
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Schneider Electric named Leader for energy transition services

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Schneider Electric has been named a Leader in IDC's 2025 Energy Transition Services report, praised for digital innovation and global expertise in net-zero solutions.
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Safe Software passes USD $100M revenue as growth accelerates

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Safe Software has surpassed USD $100M in annual revenue, growing nearly 20% amid global expansion and new AI-driven product updates.
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BDO Digital named finalist for 2025 Microsoft Americas award

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BDO Digital is a finalist for the 2025 Microsoft Americas Partner of the Year - Systems Integrator Canada Award, recognised for its innovative AI solutions.
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Canadian SMBs lose growth due to tool overload & missed AI gains

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Canadian SMBs lose over a workday weekly using nine tools, missing CAD $178,000 in growth yearly; AI adoption boosted savings and strategic focus.