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Mark Tarre is an editor and journalist with experience across newsroom, public relations, and digital publishing. He has worked across different organisations on editorial and content-led projects. He holds a journalism degree.

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Zadara aligns AI cloud platform with NVIDIA security guide
Virtualisation

Zadara aligns AI cloud platform with NVIDIA security guide

Zadara aligns its sovereign multi-tenant AI cloud with NVIDIA's security guide to boost isolation, governance and shared GPU utilisation.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026
Featherless launches Managed OpenClaw for agentic AI
DevOps

Featherless launches Managed OpenClaw for agentic AI

Featherless launches Managed OpenClaw, a flat-fee managed runtime and model bundle aimed at taming the costs of always-on agentic AI.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026
XConnect & SONIO team up to fight fraud in fintech
Gaming

XConnect & SONIO team up to fight fraud in fintech

XConnect links its mobile network fraud signals into SONIO's identity platform to tighten onboarding and compliance for fintech and gambling.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
Amazon leads concentrated global hyperscale market
Hyperscale

Amazon leads concentrated global hyperscale market

Amazon leads the concentrated global hyperscale data centre market, as the top 10 providers captured 46% of 2024 revenue.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
Okta unveils security blueprint for enterprise AI agents
Software-as-a-Service

Okta unveils security blueprint for enterprise AI agents

Okta launches AI agent security blueprint and upcoming Okta for AI Agents product to govern identity, access and kill-switch controls.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
SailPoint & AWS ally on AI agent identity governance
Software-as-a-Service

SailPoint & AWS ally on AI agent identity governance

SailPoint strikes multi-year AWS deal to govern fast-growing AI agent identities with unified controls across human and machine access.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
Nutanix unveils Agentic AI stack for enterprise AI factories
Virtualisation

Nutanix unveils Agentic AI stack for enterprise AI factories

Nutanix has launched an Agentic AI stack with NVIDIA to power secure, scalable “AI factories” for running thousands of enterprise agents.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
Island brings secure AI-ready enterprise browser to ANZ
Data Protection

Island brings secure AI-ready enterprise browser to ANZ

Island launches a secure AI-ready enterprise browser in Australia and New Zealand as CIOs boost AI spend but fret over data governance.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
Musk floats Tesla 'terafab' chip plant & Intel talks
Robotics

Musk floats Tesla 'terafab' chip plant & Intel talks

Elon Musk says Tesla may build a vast in-house 'terafab' chip plant to secure AI supply and hints at potential manufacturing talks with Intel.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
Explainer: The first transatlantic fibre cable is being hauled up
Network Infrastructure

Explainer: The first transatlantic fibre cable is being hauled up

Engineers are hauling TAT-8, the first transatlantic fibre-optic internet cable, off the ocean floor, closing a landmark digital era.

By Mark Tarre • 6 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
PagerDuty links Anthropic, Cursor & LangChain for AI ops
DevOps

PagerDuty links Anthropic, Cursor & LangChain for AI ops

PagerDuty links Anthropic, Cursor and LangChain to expand its AI ops ecosystem, boosting incident response across modern software stacks.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Mon, 16th Mar 2026
Adobe chief Shantanu Narayen to step down amid AI shift
Software-as-a-Service

Adobe chief Shantanu Narayen to step down amid AI shift

Adobe boss Shantanu Narayen to step down as chief executive after 18 years, staying on as chair while the group navigates the AI era.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 16th Mar 2026
PC shipments to plunge in 2026 on memory shortages
Semiconductors

PC shipments to plunge in 2026 on memory shortages

Global PC shipments are set to slump 12% in 2026 as memory shortages push component costs sharply higher and force up system prices.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 16th Mar 2026

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Retailers warned: identity gaps blunt AI personalisation
Data Analytics

Retailers warned: identity gaps blunt AI personalisation

Amperity warns identity gaps and flat budgets mean AI-led retail personalisation remains generic, missing high-intent moments for shoppers.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
Datacom launches AI virtual work experience module
eLearning

Datacom launches AI virtual work experience module

Datacom adds a free AI workplace simulation on Forage to help students and career‑changers bridge New Zealand's widening AI skills gap.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
AI investment surges as firms lag on omnichannel CX
Unified Communications

AI investment surges as firms lag on omnichannel CX

AI tops CX investment plans, but few brands yet deploy proactive, predictive tools across channels, leaving omnichannel ambitions stalled.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 16th Mar 2026
Logicalis Australia expands Erica Smith growth remit
Hybrid Cloud

Logicalis Australia expands Erica Smith growth remit

Logicalis Australia expands Erica Smith's remit to lead marketing and vendor alliances, unifying partner strategy to drive channel growth.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 16th Mar 2026