What is iPaaS, how it works & how is it different from PaaS
Introduction Depending on organization size, businesses use anything between a few dozens to hundreds of cloud applications and tools on a daily basis. These tools solve different kinds of business problems and help in making processes easier and efficient. With so many tools being used,...
Manchester-based cloud integration platform Matillion raises Ā£72.24M
Manchester-based Matillion, which offers a cutting edge platform for cloud data integration, has raised Ā£72.24 million in funding. The latest Series D funding round of Ā£72.24 million was led by US-headquartered Lightspeed Venture Partners. Other investors include Sapphire Ventures, Battery Ventures, Silicon Valley Bank Capital...
Nine to join Google News Showcase in Australia for $30M a year
Nine Entertainment, one of the largest media companies in Australia, has signed a deal with tech giant Google for using its content in Google News Showcase. Reportedly, the biggest locally-owned media company Nine will be paid AU$30 million annually in compensation for featuring its news...
Delivery app goPuff to acquire UK-based Fancy Delivery
US-based delivery company, goPuff that has its own micro-fulfillment network might be about to buy a United States-based delivery firm Fancy Delivery. The terms of this potential acquisition are still being worked out. Though the deal isn’t final yet, if confirmed, the agreement might arrive...
UK Edtech startup Uptime raises Ā£11.5 million
A London-based educational technology (edtech) app Uptime just secured Ā£11.5 million (approximately $16 million) in a seed funding round from investors including Willian Currie, Lord Alliance and Terry Leahy. The funds raised will be used for product development and aid the expansion of the app...
Sydney-based A1 Technologies nabs Brennan IT Head of Solutions
Australian managed services provider (MSP) A1 Technologies announces that it has appointed former Head of Solutions and National Pre-sales manager of Brennan IT, Clinton Shiels as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Shiels has experience of more than a decade with Brennan IT and has...
Weekly Round Up: Reddit raises $250M, Tesla invests $1.5B in Bitcoin & much more
In case you missed what new and noteworthy has happened around in the tech world in this week, we have covered everything you need to know in this blog. Amongst other news, this eventful week saw some major acquisitions, huge tech funding rounds and investments...
Optus parent organization SingTel assesses potential Accellion data breach
Introduction Parent organization of Australian telecom giant Optus, Singapore Telecommunications Limited said that it is currently investigating the impact of a possible security breach. SingTel says that the cybersecurity breach might have exposed and compromised customer data. In a media statement, SingTel said that it...
McKinsey Australia acquires digital-focused consultancy Hypothesis
The Australian arm of American management consulting firm McKinsey has snapped up Melbourne & Sydney-based Hypothesis, a consulting firm that focuses on digital transformation. Hypothesis Founders, Sean Heydenrych and Grant Hartland, are expected to join consulting giant McKinsey as Partners.Ā For this acquisition, SCD Advisory was...
VMware loses its Head of Channels & Alliances ANZ
Software company VMware loses its long serving Head of Channels & Alliances for Australia and New Zealand, Mr Neels Du Plooy who has been serving the company for about 9 years. Plooy served the company as its Head of local channel for the past 4...
