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Manchester cuts hazardous prescribing with SMASH tool

An early Salford pilot found a 40% drop in hazardous prescribing within 12 months, prompting a rollout across 400 GP practices.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Global Stories

IT Department stories

Data Protection

Study finds technology investment gap across businesses

Most firms still judge tech buys on upfront price, even as security, efficiency and long-term value increasingly drive business risk.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Digital Transformation

Ventia teams with OpenAI on AI rollout for field staff

More than 15,000 Ventia field workers could gain AI tools to cut admin and speed decisions as the services group tests OpenAI pilots.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • 2 days ago

Cloud Security

CrowdStrike joins identity standards groups amid AI threats

AI-driven attacks are forcing identity systems to move faster, as CrowdStrike backs standards for real-time access decisions across users and agents.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Data Protection

Zscaler launches zero-trust tools to secure AI agents

Enterprises face new risks as autonomous software agents spread through systems faster than older security tools can track or control.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Firewalls

Zscaler expands Zero Trust SASE with AI agent tools

The update aims to simplify security operations as enterprises grapple with unmanaged devices, partners and multi-cloud workloads across AI projects.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • 2 days ago

Digital Transformation

Spinnaker Support names Vivek Pruthi APAC managing director

Rising demand for independent SAP, Oracle and VMware support is driving Spinnaker's APAC expansion as it doubles headcount and appoints Vivek Pruthi.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 2 days ago

DataCentre infrastructure

AMD touts EPYC rack throughput for agentic AI systems

AMD says data centre operators could fit more CPU work into a 100 kW rack as agentic AI systems strain orchestration and database layers.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • 2 days ago

Hybrid Cloud

Financial firms face shadow AI risk, Nutanix finds

Most financial institutions now see unsanctioned AI use as a business risk, with 86% of IT executives warning of weak oversight.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Data Protection

ASUS launches ExpertBook Ultra business laptop in Australia

Business buyers in Australia can now get a 0.99kg 14-inch Copilot+ PC from AUD $3,399, with local AI tools and 26-hour battery life.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Cybersecurity

Evergreen buys OSIT in its largest ANZ deal to date

The deal gives Evergreen a bigger foothold in Australia and New Zealand as demand for outsourced IT support and cybersecurity keeps rising.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Software-as-a-Service

GitLab launches managed Google Cloud offer for firms

Regulated firms can now run GitLab's DevSecOps platform on Google Cloud with partner management, tighter data residency controls and new Gemini models.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Robotics

Humanoid robots, 0-day defence among Info-Tech trends for '27

Agentic AI, zero-day surge, sovereign cloud, and humanoid robots will define IT strategy in 2027, Info-Tech Research Group warns.

By Jake MacAndrew • 5 min read • 3 days ago

Data Protection

Spectrum wins ISO 27001 in seven months with Spotica

The certification could help Spectrum win government and enterprise contracts, after it cut the usual ISO 27001 timetable and costs sharply.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 3 days ago

Digital Transformation

Fuel names Sana Chaarani as Vice President of Technology

It underscores Fuel's push to tighten its systems and cyber defences as North American logistics operators face rising pressure for speed and visibility.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 3 days ago