APAC stories
Singapore boardrooms are shifting towards disciplined growth, as 71% of CEOs rank geopolitical uncertainty above all other business risks.
Southeast Asian AI startups could gain Silicon Valley access and USD $350,000 in cloud credits as Google widens regional support.
Customers in Australia and New Zealand will gain more local implementation support as ClickHouse expands its partner ecosystem around ClickHouse Cloud.
Advertisers can now buy prominent TV home screen slots programmatically in four Asia-Pacific markets as streaming shifts viewing habits and ad budgets.
Higher-margin software and services lifted Westcon-Comstor's FY26 sales and profit, with recurring revenue now making up 68% of gross sales.
Rising demand for local-language training and data controls is prompting businesses to seek AI partners that can handle governance across Asia-Pacific.
The move gives the legal AI group a base in three major regional markets as demand rises from firms handling cross-border work.
DocuWare's EMEA and APAC sales VP says UK channel businesses are failing customers by focusing on products rather than outcomes.
New rules are forcing Asian startups to divert cash and staff from product work, with 88% reporting operational constraints, a study found.
The appointment comes as construction, infrastructure and housing demand keep pressure on software suppliers serving Australia and New Zealand.
Unified data governance is set to help Ericsson push AI beyond pilots, with more than 85,000 users already on SAP's Joule assistant.
The award underscores rising demand for local observability expertise as Avocado's Dynatrace business has grown more than 500% year on year.
The deal targets banks, utilities and agencies seeking to turn AI pilots into secure workplace tools across Australia and New Zealand.
New Zealand firms gain a local cloud option as OVHCloud opens its first Asia-Pacific zone in Auckland, boosting resilience and data sovereignty.
New Zealand businesses will gain managed detection and response support as Securecom opens Arctic Wolf's security operations portfolio to local customers.
Banks and payment firms could spot scams mid-session, as Darwinium's updated mobile SDKs track live calls, screen sharing and device evasion.
Councils facing housing approval backlogs could cut assessment time by 20% as the software is embedded into existing workflows.
Businesses facing rising cyber threats in Australia will gain broader access to Exabeam's security operations tools through a new Chillisoft partnership.
Construction and infrastructure work can now get under way faster at Odina, after Avetta cut contractor approvals to 10 minutes and admin by 30%.
The Australian company aims to speed qubit control and testing as it builds commercial-scale systems that pair quantum hardware with classical computing.
