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New Zealand's chance to lead in green datacentres

New Zealand stands poised to lead in sustainable data centres, harnessing 85% renewable energy to power AI growth worth NZD $3.4b annually by 2035.

By Ollie Hill • 4 min read • Wed, 22nd Oct 2025

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Hybrid Cloud

Google Cloud launches Cortex Framework v7 for SAP AI

The update could help SAP users expose ERP data to AI agents without altering core systems, while cutting compute costs in BigQuery.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Software-as-a-Service

AWS Builder Centre expands with free sandbox workshops

Free workshop sandboxes should make it easier for developers to try AWS training without a personal account, credit card or cleanup.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last month

Hybrid Cloud

Couchbase launches AI Data Plane for enterprise agents

The release aims to ease a key hurdle for firms moving AI agents into production by unifying memory, retrieval and access across environments.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last month

Data Analytics

Qlik expands Snowflake tie-up for governed AI workflows

Businesses can now feed governed enterprise data into Snowflake AI workflows in real time, cutting the gap between insight and action.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Mon, 8th Jun 2026

Hybrid Cloud

Informatica deepens Microsoft ties with Foundry boost

Enterprise AI teams could gain easier access to governed data as Informatica plugs its tools into Microsoft Foundry and Fabric.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Mon, 25th May 2026

Data Privacy

Heard app gains users as domestic abuse checks rise

Private demand for early abuse recognition is lifting Heard, with 1,500 April downloads and more than 26% of users moving to paid plans.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 14th May 2026

Data Analytics

Qlik adds AI tools for data engineering pipeline work

The new release could help data teams cut manual pipeline work and deliver fresher data for AI and analytics without extra complexity.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 16th Apr 2026

Hybrid Cloud

CData adds pipeline orchestration & broader CDC support

Data teams can now manage replication, transformations and monitoring in one place as CData Sync extends CDC to IBM DB2 and SAP HANA.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Mar 2026

Software-as-a-Service

Boomi tops 2026 Gartner iPaaS rankings for execution

Boomi tops Gartner's 2026 iPaaS Magic Quadrant for Ability to Execute, extending its run in the Leaders segment to a 12th year.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026

Data governance

Boomi unveils Meta Hub & EU instance for AI agents

Boomi launches Meta Hub semantic layer and a dedicated EU platform to boost data governance, AI agent oversight and SAP data activation.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026

Digital Transformation

Boomi hits 30,000 customers as AI integration surges

Boomi tops 30,000 customers and runs 75,000 AI agents in production, as enterprises shift from AI experiments to large-scale automation.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Mon, 9th Feb 2026

Data Analytics

Boomi launches SAP CDC tool to simplify real-time data access

Boomi has launched a global SAP CDC tool enabling enterprises to access SAP data in real time without custom coding, boosting AI and analytics projects.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 9th Oct 2025

Hyperscale

Artificial intelligence a wildcard in electricity demand

AI is driving a 60% rise in data centre electricity demand in Auckland, challenging power supply priorities amid $6 billion planned grid investments.

By Phil Pennington • 5 min read • Wed, 7th May 2025

Artificial Intelligence

CDC launches USD $2.7 billion Laverton data campus

Construction of a new USD $2.7 billion data campus in Laverton has commenced, poised to boost the local economy and create thousands of jobs.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Wed, 19th Feb 2025

EduTech

CDC secures AUD $17 billion valuation in ownership deal

A landmark ownership deal has secured CDC's AUD $17 billion valuation, ensuring its sovereign status while enabling significant growth in data centre operations.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 18th Feb 2025