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Upgrade advantage: Why security enhancements matter for MSPs and MSSPs
Firewalls

Upgrade advantage: Why security enhancements matter for MSPs and MSSPs

For MSPs and MSSPs, next-gen firewall upgrades are now critical to stay secure, competitive and ready for relentless cyber threats.

By Sarah Choi and Mahpara Banday • 4 min read • Mon, 23rd Feb 2026
Beyond technology: How leadership drives contact centre performance
Unified Communications

Beyond technology: How leadership drives contact centre performance

Amid rising AI and automation in contact centres, new research finds leadership, empathy and agent support now outmuscle technology alone.

By Ed Creasey • 5 min read • Mon, 23rd Feb 2026
2026 begins: Crypto's heavyweight rumble - round by round
Firewalls

2026 begins: Crypto's heavyweight rumble - round by round

Crypto enters 2026 swinging as regulation, stablecoins, Bitcoin and DeFi trade blows in a defining bout for digital finance's future.

By Easy Crypto • 5 min read • Mon, 23rd Feb 2026
Securing the future: Simplified management, Scalable growth, and built-in compliance for K-12
Firewalls

Securing the future: Simplified management, Scalable growth, and built-in compliance for K-12

SonicWall unveils unified tools to help overstretched K-12 IT teams simplify security, scale quickly and embed compliance by design.

By Asif Mujtaba • 3 min read • Mon, 23rd Feb 2026
Compression, redistribution and friction: Three ways AI is shifting lawyers from 'performers' to 'producers'
DevOps

Compression, redistribution and friction: Three ways AI is shifting lawyers from 'performers' to 'producers'

AI is speeding legal work, shifting risk upward and forcing lawyers to move from hands-on performers to orchestrators of judgement and control.

By Jamie Ng • 6 min read • Mon, 23rd Feb 2026
Namibia above and before space when it comes to data centers
Network Infrastructure

Namibia above and before space when it comes to data centers

As tech titans eye orbital servers, sun-rich Namibia emerges as a cheaper, greener and sovereign hub for Africa's booming data demand.

By Peter Karon • 4 min read • Mon, 23rd Feb 2026
From breach to recovery - 5 ways to prepare your IT team for the unexpected
Firewalls

From breach to recovery - 5 ways to prepare your IT team for the unexpected

When cyber attacks slip through defences, recovery readiness - not just prevention - decides whether your organisation bends or breaks.

By Al Kingsley MBE • 4 min read • Sat, 21st Feb 2026
Why more SaaS vendors are embedding data quality into their core platforms
Customer Relationship Management

Why more SaaS vendors are embedding data quality into their core platforms

SaaS vendors are baking real-time data quality checks into core products to cut waste, curb fraud, and turn cleaner data into trust.

By Bobby Joseph • 6 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026
How UA financing levels the playing field in mobile
Gaming

How UA financing levels the playing field in mobile

Reliable game economies turn UA from a risky expense into financeable growth fuel, reshaping competition in the crowded mobile market.

By Elena Egorova • 5 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2026
Goodbye VPNs, Hello cloud-delivered Zero Trust
Firewalls

Goodbye VPNs, Hello cloud-delivered Zero Trust

SonicWall's Cloud Secure Edge promises easy, cloud-delivered Zero Trust to replace ageing VPNs with simpler, stronger remote access.

By Jose Correa • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2026
Why it's time to ensure your business is ready for the e-invoicing adoption wave
Digital Transformation

Why it's time to ensure your business is ready for the e-invoicing adoption wave

As e-invoicing mandates loom across Australia and New Zealand, businesses must upgrade now or risk losing lucrative government contracts.

By Chris Calverley • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2026
Marketers boost budgets as LLMs emerge as key audience
Digital Transformation

Marketers boost budgets as LLMs emerge as key audience

Marketers plan to raise content budgets for 2026 as large language models rapidly become a primary audience and core performance metric.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2026
Gartner: LLMs to reshape PR budgets & staff chatbots
Marketing Technologies

Gartner: LLMs to reshape PR budgets & staff chatbots

Gartner predicts public LLMs will double PR budgets by 2027 as AI search reshapes discovery and employee chatbots replace intranets.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Feb 2026

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Easy Crypto migrates customers to Swyftx: Crypto is growing up; the tools must too
Crypto

Easy Crypto migrates customers to Swyftx: Crypto is growing up; the tools must too

Easy Crypto will cease NZ trading, shifting customers to Swyftx as crypto platforms consolidate and demand for advanced tools surges.

By Easy Crypto • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Feb 2026
Australia's costly inbox problem - are emails killing the nation's productivity?
Digital Transformation

Australia's costly inbox problem - are emails killing the nation's productivity?

Australia's clogged inboxes are quietly draining productivity, but AI-powered “communications mining” may finally turn email into an asset.

By Peter Graves • 3 min read • Mon, 23rd Feb 2026
LISTEN to our publisher Mike Bishara on Mediawatch
Radio New Zealand

LISTEN to our publisher Mike Bishara on Mediawatch

RNZ’s Mediawatch put infrastructure coverage under the spotlight after citing Mike Bishara’s commentary on Wellington’s wastewater woes.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 23rd Feb 2026
Why Australian superannuation funds need to prioritise security for their customers with strong MFA
Data Protection

Why Australian superannuation funds need to prioritise security for their customers with strong MFA

Australian super funds sit on AUD $3.7 trillion, yet weak, outdated MFA leaves members' retirement savings exposed to rising cyber threats.

By Geoff Schomburgk • 5 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2026