The Ultimate Guide to AI Agents

2026 · Australian Edition

Also known as Agentic AI.

AI agents represent a transformative area within artificial intelligence, focusing on autonomous or semi-autonomous systems capable of performing complex tasks and making decisions to enhance business operations and personal productivity.

Our recent stories highlight how AI agents are rapidly evolving across sectors—from cybersecurity and data management to customer experience and enterprise automation. Companies are integrating AI agents to improve efficiency, drive innovation, and manage security risks in increasingly sophisticated ways.

By exploring these developments, readers can gain insights into the potential benefits, emerging applications, and challenges associated with AI agent deployment. Whether you're interested in how AI agents enhance software development, automate workflows, or secure enterprise environments, this tag offers a comprehensive look at this dynamic and impactful technology.

Australian AI Agents news
Analyst Insights
SnapLogic adds AI gateway to push agents into work
Gartner · Agentic AI · MarTech
Last week
Capsule Security raises $7 million to guard AI agents
Gartner · Agentic AI · PAM
Last week
Infobip launches AgentOS platform, targets agentic AI shift
Gartner · Agentic AI · UC
Last week
Thoughtworks: The inside line on AI software development from the company that created Agile
Gartner · Agentic AI · DevOps
This month
Australia in intermediate phase of agentic AI adoption
Gartner · Agentic AI · Digital Transformation
This month
Reviews
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Gaming
Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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Gaming
Thu, 29th May 2025
Hands-on Review: Oppo Reno13 Pro 5G
Mobile gaming
Wed, 7th May 2025
Expert columns
Agentic era and the UI transition
By Ned Shawa of Kong
Today
Why runtime identity is emerging as the next cybersecurity imperative
By Ash Diffey of Ping Identity
2 days ago
Proof beats promise: The trust crisis AI is creating
By Lakshmi Hanspal of DigiCert
3 days ago
Mythos changes everything: Is your AI agent security ready?
By Dev Rishi of Rubrik
3 days ago
The autonomous SOC: A dangerous illusion as firms shift to human-led AI security
By Moe Ibrahim of Exabeam
Last week
Agentic commerce and the evolution of retail purchase behaviour
By Sangeeta Mudnal of Glu
Last week
The AI risk hiding in your finance team's browser tabs
By Annexa
Last week
Supply chain operators: Here's how to make AI and data work for you
By Adrian Randall of Arcadian Digital
This month
5 eCommerce trends set to define 2026
By Bobby Joseph of Melissa
This month
From APIs to MCPs: The new architecture powering enterprise AI
By Srinivas Gutta of Adactin
This month
Why robust AI governance is key to building trust in agentic AI systems in FY2027
By Sreeni Unnamatla of Kore.ai
This month
Why the Chatbot is not your AI strategy
By Adrian Randall of Arcadian Digital
This month
Why the next phase of AI adoption will be determined less by models and more by data foundations
By Will LaForest of Confluent
This month
From chaos to code efficiency: AI's big software development shift
By Craig Nielsen of GitLab
This month
AI can inspire travel, but it still can't book it. That's about to change
By Mike Putman of Custom Travel Solutions
This month
Interviews
Exclusive: Google sees success with niche AI playbooks
Discussing Manufacturing
Today
Google sees retail success with agentic commerce push
Discussing Contact Centre
Today
Netskope's Tony Burnside - visibility is key to AI security
Discussing Shadow IT
Last week
Exclusive: Celonis global banking head says AI rollout hinges on process intelligence
Discussing Productivity
Last week
Great Southern Grammar embraces AI to boost high-impact teaching
Discussing Data Protection
This month
Recent news
Rubrik launches Google Cloud tools for AI governance
About Cloud Storage
Today
Google Cloud study says 52% of firms use AI agents
About Cloud Services
Today
Google Cloud unveils agentic enterprise infrastructure tools
About Cloud Services
Today
Google Cloud expands AI infrastructure with new chips
About Storage
Today
Ping Identity wins Google Cloud security partner award
About Data Protection
Today
Google unveils separate TPU chips for training & inference
About Virtualisation
Today
Google Cloud launches Agentic Data Cloud for AI agents
About Business Intelligence
Today
KPMG & Google Cloud launch AI agents for regulated sectors
About Cloud Services
Today
Infosys expands Google Cloud tie-up for agentic AI
About IT services
Today
Kong launches Agent Gateway for multi-agent AI traffic
About Data Protection
Today
Silverfort & SentinelOne unite on AI identity security
About Endpoint Protection
Today
Oracle & Google Cloud add AI agent for database queries
About Hybrid Cloud
Today
Google Cloud unveils AI security tools & fraud defence
About Data Protection
Today
Google expands Gemini Enterprise with governance features
About Business Intelligence
Today
Google Cloud launches Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform
About Cloud Services
Today
Job moves
Databricks names Simon Davies to lead APJ expansion
Move at Microsoft
3 days ago
Ledger appoints Ian Rogers to lead AI security push
Move at Ledger
Last week
Ping Identity names Antony Collins to lead APJ channels
Move at ServiceNow
Last week
Synthflow appoints Matt Alexander as Channel Chief
Move at Ericsson
This month
Yubico appoints chief marketing officer as phishing grows
Move at Yubico
Last month
Prophet bolsters Australian team with two key hires
Move at MYOB
Last month
Singulr AI expands Richard Bird role to steer agentic risk
Move at Singular AI
Last month
Saviynt names Alex Lei to lead APJ identity security sales
Move at Proofpoint
Last month
Quiq hires Jen Grant as CMO to drive scaled AI agents
Move at Google
Last month
KnowBe4 appoints Kelly Morgan as Chief Customer Officer
Move at DocuSign
Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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