Global stories

Linux Foundation launches x402 payment protocol body

Linux Foundation takes control of Coinbase's x402 protocol as Amazon, Visa and Mastercard back open payments standard for AI-driven web transactions.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month

Data Protection

Upwind hires ex-Facebook security chief Joe Sullivan

Upwind taps former Facebook security chief Joe Sullivan to bolster cloud and AI strategy as it eyes enterprise buyers and rapid growth.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month

Disaster Recovery

SIOS maps spring webinars on cloud & SQL resilience

SIOS rolls out spring webinar and conference programme on cloud resilience, SQL Server uptime and Linux failover across AWS, Azure and Google Cloud.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • This month

DevOps

Lumenia's Birmingham ERP event draws record buyer interest

Lumenia's Birmingham ERP HEADtoHEAD event attracts more than 180 attendees as buyers weigh AI, cloud migration and transformation risks.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • This month

Digital Transformation

Keyloop buys Motortech.ai to boost Fusion AI tools

Keyloop folds Motortech.ai's AIME into Fusion as dealer web conversions surge and sales rise 101% in early use.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • This month

Data Protection

Kelleher visits ACI Worldwide's Limerick data centre

Kelleher hails Limerick's role as ACI Worldwide marks decade of running European payments hub and data centre.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month

Storage

Leaseweb expands European cloud campus with new tools

Leaseweb adds autoscaling, load balancing and developer tools to its European Cloud Campus as it pushes sovereign cloud build-out.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month

Data Analytics

Tech Mahindra & ParkourSC expand AI supply chain deal

Tech Mahindra and ParkourSC deepen AI supply chain tie-up to target pharma and cold chain customers across global markets.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • This month

Digital Transformation

Unpacking the Impact of Agentic Commerce Across ANZ

Woolworths and Google push AI shopping agents into retail as loyalty schemes face a real-time test in the emerging agentic commerce era.

By Jonathan Reeve • 5 min read • This month

Digital Transformation

SoftwareOne unifies APAC direct businesses under one brand

SoftwareOne and Crayon merge APAC direct businesses under one brand as customers see no immediate changes to contracts or account teams.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month

Data Protection

Agentic AI raises new cybersecurity and privacy risks

Norton Rose Fulbright warns that AI agents could intensify privacy and security challenges for Asian companies as data moves across systems and borders.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • This month

Digital Transformation

Cloudflare launches EmDash as WordPress alternative

Cloudflare unveils EmDash, an open-source CMS with plugin isolation, migration tools and pay-per-use monetisation for publishers and AI access.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • This month

Stories from other regions

Digital Transformation

Zapier survey warns of AI vendor lock-in in enterprises

Enterprise leaders fear AI vendor lock-in, as 74% say losing their main supplier would disrupt operations and most migrations prove harder than expected.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • This month

Digital Transformation

Advania names new UK CFO & CMO following expansion

Advania names Sabrina Harris as UK Chief Financial Officer and Tara Allison as Chief Marketing Officer as it presses on with expansion after acquisitions.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • This month

Software-as-a-Service

Stampede launches SNAPguard for hospitality guest Wi-Fi

Edinburgh-based Stampede launches SNAPguard to help hotels, bars and restaurants fix guest Wi‑Fi, capture data and link access to marketing.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • This month

Hyperscale

Kubus achieves Diamond Partner status with Verkada in the UK

Kubus joins Verkada's elite Diamond tier as the tech vendor boosts UK channel reach and the firm deepens its push into cloud security integration.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • This month

Storage

UK firms back AI workloads but doubt cyber recovery

UK organisations back up AI workloads widely, yet only 39% say they are fully confident they could restore cloud data after a cyberattack.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • This month

Hyperscale

DayOne to invest GBP £28 billion in Malaysia by 2026

DayOne to create more than 1,200 direct jobs in Malaysia as its GBP £28 billion expansion cements the country as its biggest global base.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • This month

Software-as-a-Service

UK software firms struggle to bill AI products accurately

PwC UK survey finds software groups' AI charging models are outrunning billing systems, with most executives fearing revenue leakage and manual workarounds.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • This month

Network Infrastructure

How leadership, people and technology are key for AI adoption across Irish businesses

Irish businesses urged to pair leadership, skills and AI-ready infrastructure to turn workplace experimentation into measurable value.

By Mark Hopkins • 5 min read • This month