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The upgrade gives data-heavy customers more capacity across the Tasman as AI and cloud traffic drives demand for faster links between New Zealand and Australia.
Growing power constraints and AI demand are pushing firms towards infrastructure models that can adapt as costs, supply and workloads shift.
Enterprises could cut manual work and outage risk as the deal links mainframe data flows more tightly to Snowflake and AWS analytics systems.
Google Cloud users can now tap Anthropic's Claude models in Antigravity for coding tasks, broadening model choice across its AI tools.
Enterprises are reworking infrastructure to keep data and traffic under local control while still accessing global cloud and trading networks.
Small businesses can now manage bookings, campaigns and compliance inside AI chatbots instead of switching between separate software tools.
Rising cloud and AI demand is set to nearly double global data centre spending to USD $645 billion by 2032, the study says.
Victims can face six-figure charges in hours as stolen credentials let attackers run large language models on company accounts.
With 87% of New Zealand organisations now using AI, firms risk shadow tools, data leaks and fractured controls if IT is sidelined.
The open model is aimed at regulated sectors needing on-premise control over code and cyber work, while benchmarking atop open rivals.
Security teams may gain a clearer picture of connected threats as Palo Alto Networks folds SaaS, cloud, identity and AI risks into one platform.
The move gives the observability vendor a dedicated regional lead as Australian and New Zealand customers step up cloud and AI spending.
The consultancy is boosting capacity as more clients seek help turning AI trials into scaled deployments across the region.
Developers can now try ClearRoute's runkora for free, as the consultancy seeks to convert interest in agentic AI into enterprise contracts.
Developers can now deploy Express and Next.js sites on Lambda without rewrites, with billing tied to CPU time and support for 128 concurrent requests.
Banks face growing pressure to secure ageing systems against future quantum attacks, and ZeroTier's pitch drew strong interest from fintech investors.
Many agencies are still stuck in pilots, as Google's new government AI tools aim to tackle security, integration and classified search needs.
Only 21% of Australian organisations say AI is worth more than it costs, even as most spend at least USD $500,000 a year on it.
The overhaul should improve controls and cut paperwork, while giving citizens, suppliers and public servants access to online services across the islands.
Dedicated leadership on the ground is intended to help Lancom deepen Australian customer ties and expand its footprint in a market set for growth.
