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Amazon Web Services (AWS) stories

Originally disrupting the book retailing business, Amazon Web Services has since emerged as a world’s leader in the provision of ‘as a Service’ computing resources. With more than 200 services available covering infrastructure, platform, compute, storage and applications as a service, AWS solutions are provided from a network of 38 data centers around the world. A cluster of AWS data centres is planned for New Zealand, headquartered in Auckland, and likely to be online by 2024.
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Confluent Cloud boosts agentic AI with enhanced data & security
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Confluent Cloud unveils new features blending real-time and historical data to enhance secure, intelligent AI agents and analytics for enterprises.
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AWS unveils Innovation Hub & AI Springboard in Singapore
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AWS has launched its first Asia Pacific Innovation Hub and AI Springboard programme in Singapore to boost AI adoption among local enterprises with up to SGD $600,000 support.
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Verax launches Protect to tackle AI data leak risks for firms
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Verax AI launches Verax Protect globally to help firms prevent AI-driven data leaks, enhancing security and compliance amid rising AI adoption in businesses.
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AWS opens Singapore Innovation Hub & launches AI Springboard
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AWS has opened its first Asia Pacific Innovation Hub in Singapore, launching the AI Springboard to boost AI adoption among 300 local enterprises.
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LogicMonitor recognises global leaders in AI & IT excellence
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LogicMonitor honoured global leaders like Syngenta, Presidio and AWS in its 2025 Elevate Awards for AI-driven IT observability and data centre transformation.
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Salesforce unveils Agentforce 3 to accelerate enterprise AI adoption
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Salesforce launches Agentforce 3 to help enterprises scale AI adoption with enhanced control, interoperability, and real-time hybrid workforce insights.
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FourTwoThree unveils global SME climate data platform with bank support
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FourTwoThree launches a global SME climate data platform supported by NatWest, NAB and SC Ventures to aid net zero transitions across supply chains.
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BeyondTrust & AWS partner to boost cloud identity security
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BeyondTrust and AWS have teamed up in a multi-year deal to enhance cloud identity security, offering integrated solutions for safer hybrid cloud adoption.
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Salesforce launches Agentforce 3 to boost enterprise AI
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Salesforce unveils Agentforce 3, enhancing control and visibility for enterprises to efficiently scale AI agents across operations amid rising global adoption.
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Wild Tech hires Andrew Kirk to lead enterprise cloud growth
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Wild Tech appoints Andrew Kirk as Senior Business Development Manager to boost enterprise cloud growth and drive digital transformation partnerships across APAC.
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Pure Storage unveils Enterprise Data Cloud for unified control
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Pure Storage launches Enterprise Data Cloud, offering centralised control and automation for managing data across on-premises, public cloud and hybrid environments.
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Trilliant unveils analytics platform to cut utility losses
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Trilliant launches cloud-independent Analytics as a Service to help utilities cut energy losses by enhancing data analysis, forecasting and decision-making.
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Poor cloud security leaves secrets & data at risk, report finds
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A report finds poor cloud security and misconfigurations put sensitive data and secrets at risk across major public cloud providers worldwide.
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Nicola Gerber appointed Fastly Vice President for APJ growth drive
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Fastly has appointed Nicola Gerber as Vice President for Asia Pacific and Japan to spearhead growth and boost adoption of its edge cloud platform in the region.
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NiCE & AWS deepen AI partnership to power CX automation
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NiCE expands its AI partnership with AWS to enhance CXone Mpower, bringing advanced AI-powered automation to customer experience workflows at enterprise scale.
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Myriad360 & Cyera launch AI-powered data security tool for AWS
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Myriad360 and Cyera have launched the AI-powered Data Security Health Assessment to enhance data security and compliance in AWS environments.
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Circumvent raises $6 million to advance proactive AI cloud security
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Circumvent raises $6 million to develop AI-driven cloud security platform that helps teams prioritise and remediate risks efficiently.
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SentinelOne partners with AWS to enhance AI-powered cloud security
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SentinelOne has partnered with Amazon Web Services to enhance cloud security by integrating AI-powered threat detection with AWS Security Hub's new features.
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CrowdStrike Falcon boosts AWS security with faster AI incident response
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CrowdStrike launches Falcon for AWS Security Incident Response, enabling faster AI-driven threat detection and streamlined cloud security via the AWS Marketplace.
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Amazon to invest AUD $20 billion in Australian AI expansion
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Amazon will invest AUD $20 billion to expand its Australian data centres from 2025-29, aiming to boost AI adoption and create skilled jobs nationwide.