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Open Compute Project rack market to hit USD $4.32bn
DataCentre infrastructure

Open Compute Project rack market to hit USD $4.32bn

Demand is being lifted by edge and AI workloads, with the market forecast to more than double to USD $4.32 billion by 2030.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 19th Jun 2026
Vercel unveils agent tools as deployments turn AI-led
Software-as-a-Service

Vercel unveils agent tools as deployments turn AI-led

More than half of Vercel deployments are now triggered by coding agents, as monthly AI token traffic has jumped tenfold.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 19th Jun 2026
Wialon launches ChatGPT app for fleet managers platform
Software-as-a-Service

Wialon launches ChatGPT app for fleet managers platform

Fleet operators can now query vehicle and fuel data in ChatGPT, as Wialon's new app aims to cut time spent on reports and menus.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 19th Jun 2026
Festina Finance wins EUR 25 million growth backing
Digital Transformation

Festina Finance wins EUR 25 million growth backing

The backing values the Danish pensions software specialist at about EUR 200 million and will fund expansion across Europe.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Fri, 19th Jun 2026
Lumera completes major Nordea Liv Norway migration
Software-as-a-Service

Lumera completes major Nordea Liv Norway migration

The insurer has moved more than 58 million transactions, 70,000 contracts and 163,000 investment accounts to a new cloud platform.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Fri, 19th Jun 2026
CPP Investments backs CtrlS India data centre expansion
Hyperscale

CPP Investments backs CtrlS India data centre expansion

The Canadian pension fund is deepening its exposure to India's fast-growing digital infrastructure market with up to INR 70 billion of backing.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Fri, 19th Jun 2026
Blue Yonder unveils new AI tools for supply chains
Digital Transformation

Blue Yonder unveils new AI tools for supply chains

Supply chain leaders are becoming more cautious as the software group rolls out AI agents and mobile tools aimed at improving planning and execution.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 19th Jun 2026
Gathid launches authority assurance for complex identities
Software-as-a-Service

Gathid launches authority assurance for complex identities

It aims to help large organisations spot hidden control risks as roles, credentials and delegated access combine across fragmented systems.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 19th Jun 2026
Grafana wins AI customers as observability shifts cloud
Software-as-a-Service

Grafana wins AI customers as observability shifts cloud

Rising AI workloads are pushing more firms towards managed monitoring as operational complexity and telemetry costs make self-hosted tools harder to justify.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 19th Jun 2026

Stories from Other Regions

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20i backs distributed hosting as traffic demands rise
Software-as-a-Service

20i backs distributed hosting as traffic demands rise

Rising traffic and more complex sites are pushing businesses to look beyond single-server hosting, 20i says, to reduce bottlenecks and outages.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 19th Jun 2026
Altimetrik rebrands around enterprise AI engineering
Digital Transformation

Altimetrik rebrands around enterprise AI engineering

The rebrand comes as the combined group passes 10,000 practitioners and seeks to win more enterprise work moving AI from trials into operations.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Fri, 19th Jun 2026
Australia leads in trusted AI service investment, Salesforce
Data Protection

Australia leads in trusted AI service investment, Salesforce

Despite regulatory pressure, Australian service leaders are prioritising customer-facing AI spending as trust in AI agents outpaces global averages.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 19th Jun 2026
GoCardless becomes Intelligent Billing payment partner
Software-as-a-Service

GoCardless becomes Intelligent Billing payment partner

Telecoms and managed services firms could cut manual billing work as the platform adds Direct Debit, open banking and automated retries.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Fri, 19th Jun 2026
Salesforce & Hero FinCorp cut loan processing time
Software-as-a-Service

Salesforce & Hero FinCorp cut loan processing time

Turnaround times for two-wheeler loans have fallen 72%, easing delays for dealers and first-time buyers across Hero FinCorp's network.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Fri, 19th Jun 2026
Data centres eye AUD $21 billion of NSW & Victoria land
Data centers

Data centres eye AUD $21 billion of NSW & Victoria land

Rural farming districts in New South Wales and Victoria are emerging as data centre sites, raising concerns over food production and land use.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Fri, 19th Jun 2026
Australia has high AI agency in eight capabilities
Semiconductors

Australia has high AI agency in eight capabilities

The findings suggest Canberra should target funding where it has leverage, as the country ranks highly in just eight of 103 AI capabilities.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 19th Jun 2026
Myriad360 duo named to CRN's Next-Gen leaders list
Privileged Access Management

Myriad360 duo named to CRN's Next-Gen leaders list

The recognition underscores growing demand for cyber advisers who can tie technical decisions to business risk as threats and cloud use intensify.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Fri, 19th Jun 2026