Capex stories
Argon & Co promotes four as AI-led transformation shifts
Last week
#
manufacturing
#
data analytics
#
digital transformation
Argon & Co promotes four partners as it doubles down on AI, data and operational change across manufacturing, procurement and capital investment.
How Apograph uses proactive firewall upgrades to protect clients and control costs
Last week
#
firewalls
#
network infrastructure
#
sd-wan
Apograph's £60-a-month firewall plan helps clients dodge emergency refresh costs, cut downtime and strengthen security across 1,500 endpoints.
Cisco says Wi-Fi spend shifts to growth as AI bites
This month
#
firewalls
#
network infrastructure
#
digital transformation
Cisco report finds firms are ramping up wireless budgets as AI, security pressures and staff shortages push networks into a strategic role.
AI lifts Asia Pacific data centre costs, report says
This month
#
hyperscale
#
edge computing
#
dc
Japan and Singapore drive Asia Pacific data centre build costs higher as AI demand, power constraints and labour shortages widen regional gaps.
TBH urges integrated utility precincts for data centres
This month
#
smart cities
#
hyperscale
#
dc
TBH says shared infrastructure hubs could ease power, water and land bottlenecks as AI-fuelled data centre growth strains utilities.
Grundfos solar pumps slash diesel use at Outback hideaway
Last month
#
agricultural technology
#
power / energy
#
clean technologies
Grundfos solar pumps cut diesel use and fuel bills at Northern Territory outback hideaway, boosting irrigation for hay and tourism.
Oracle opens Sydney AI hub for Australia & Oceania
Last month
#
data analytics
#
digital transformation
#
cx
Oracle opens a Sydney AI hub to train, test and fast‑track cloud and AI projects for customers across Australia and Oceania.
.webp)
F5 boosts Kubernetes AI inference with NVIDIA BlueField-3
Last month
#
virtualisation
#
hyperscale
#
dc
F5 taps NVIDIA BlueField-3 in BIG-IP Next for Kubernetes to speed AI inference, boosting token throughput and cutting latency at scale.
Musk floats Tesla 'terafab' chip plant & Intel talks
Last month
#
robots
#
semiconductors
#
hyperscale
Elon Musk says Tesla may build a vast in-house 'terafab' chip plant to secure AI supply and hints at potential manufacturing talks with Intel.
Arcadian's AI success: Start small, solve real problems
Last month
#
devops
#
digital transformation
#
apm
Arcadian Digital backs small, tightly scoped AI projects solving real business problems over hype-fuelled, grandiose rollouts.
Schneider Electric unveils open software-defined DCS
Last month
#
digital transformation
#
edge computing
#
power / energy
Schneider Electric launches EcoStruxure Foxboro SDA, an open software-defined DCS aimed at flexible, hardware-agnostic industrial control.
Oracle Q3 boosted by AI cloud surge & USD $553bn RPO
Last month
#
saas
#
digital transformation
#
hyperscale
Oracle Q3 revenue jumps 22% to USD $17.2 billion as AI-fuelled cloud demand soars and contracted backlog swells to USD $553 billion.
IDC says global server revenue hits USD $444.1 billion
Last month
#
network infrastructure
#
semiconductors
#
hyperscale
IDC says AI demand drives global server revenue to a record USD $444.1 billion, with hyperscalers and GPU-based systems leading the surge.
External OEM storage revenue rises 3.9% to USD $33bn
Last month
#
storage
#
network infrastructure
#
hyperscale
IDC says the external OEM enterprise storage market returned to growth in 2025 as delayed refresh cycles lifted spending, with all-flash arrays leading gains.
Broadcom previews AI-native VMware Telco Cloud 9 for MNOs
Last month
#
virtualisation
#
uc
#
data protection
Broadcom has previewed AI-native VMware Telco Cloud Platform 9, targeting MNOs with cost savings, GPU sharing and sovereign cloud controls.
Broadcom unveils VMware Telco Cloud to cut costs, power
Last month
#
virtualisation
#
uc
#
private cloud
Broadcom launches VMware Telco Cloud Platform 9, promising operators up to 40% TCO savings and 30% lower power use in data centres.
Macquarie boosts profit as Sydney data centre spend rises
Fri, 27th Feb 2026
#
datacentre infrastructure
#
hyperscale
#
dc
Macquarie lifts half-year EBITDA 3% to AUD $57.9 million as it ramps up Sydney data centre capex and extends profit growth to 22 halves.
Swoop grows revenue 41% & boosts Melbourne fibre plan
Fri, 27th Feb 2026
#
uc
#
network infrastructure
#
partner programmes
Swoop lifts first-half revenue 41% to AUD $64.1 million and accelerates a Melbourne fibre build backed by AUD $60 million in contracts.
Tariffs, AI, new trade routes reshape supply chains
Thu, 26th Feb 2026
#
hyperscale
#
fintech
#
blockchain
Tariff hikes, AI adoption and regional supply chains are redrawing global trade as firms diversify sourcing and tighten working capital.
Australian businesses ramp up spending on energy shift
Tue, 24th Feb 2026
#
manufacturing
#
data analytics
#
power / energy
Australian firms plan to lift energy-transition capex as tech, AI and renewables drive momentum, but green skills shortages loom.