NEWS
OneQode, in collaboration with
Hitachi Vantara, the data storage, infrastructure and hybrid cloud management subsidiary of Hitachi, and Cylix Applied Intelligence, have announced a Sovereign AI Factory initiative, a strategic alliance to deploy sovereign AI infrastructure across key global markets.
Australia, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore are among the first markets selected for the initial phase, while the US is targeted for future expansion. The initiative will enable governments and enterprises to deploy advanced AI capabilities while maintaining full control over data, infrastructure and regulatory compliance.
Each partner contributes a key capability to this architecture:
• OneQode delivers energy, facilities, telecoms and compute infrastructure – performance GPU compute, connected by its low-latency global backbone.
• Hitachi Vantara brings Hitachi iQ, a validated AI infrastructure platform that integrates accelerated compute,
OneQode, Hitachi Vantara and Cylix form alliance for sovereign AI initiative
networking and storage to keep data close to where it’ s processed.
• Cylix Applied Intelligence architects and operates the AI layer on top, from readiness assessments and RAG deployments through to fully managed production AI services.
“ More than half of the enterprise tenders we’ re seeing in Australia now specify sovereign-capable solutions,” said Nathan Knight, Vice President and Managing Director, Australia and New Zealand, Hitachi Vantara.“ Boards and management teams are now treating data sovereignty as a critical requirement alongside operational resilience and security. In the event of foreign ownership, control and intervention, the impact on critical infrastructure and intellectual property would be catastrophic. We applaud OneQode’ s
decision to make Australia one of the first locations for its Sovereign AI Factory network and we’ re committed to supporting that ambition with infrastructure that meets the standard these workloads demand.”
Zoho Corporation reinforces commitment to Australia and New Zealand with new office
Zoho Corporation, a global technology company offering a suite of enterprise IT management and business applications, has announced the opening of its new office in Sydney. Located in the heart of Parramatta, NSW, the new office will house teams from Zoho and ManageEngine, two of the major divisions within the company. While the company has maintained a strong local presence in Sydney since 2019, the new Parramatta office marks a significant milestone. It has been purpose-built to support the company’ s expanding local team, as well as a growing customer and partner base across both Australia and New Zealand( ANZ). approach, its long-term product philosophy and ability to help businesses modernise without adding unnecessary complexity or cost. Our growth across customers, partners and local teams shows that this approach is working. With deeper investments on the ground across the region, we are well positioned to support larger and more complex organisations as they look for a futureready technology partner.”
Zoho Corporation’ s ANZ business saw year over year( YoY) growth in customers( 30 %), channel partners( 44 %) and local headcount( 42 %). The company also recorded 9 % revenue growth, hired its first employees in New Zealand and expanded its Adelaide office to support team growth. ManageEngine, Zoho Corporation’ s enterprise IT management division, has been witnessing a healthy growth of 15 % YoY and a continued cloud growth at 40 % YoY.
“ The momentum we have seen in ANZ over FY2024 / 25 reflects a deliberate effort to scale Zoho’ s enterprise footprint in the region,” said Rakesh Prabhakar, head of Zoho ANZ.“ At a time when organisations are rethinking their software stack amid the rapid rise of AI, Zoho stands out through the platform unification
Arun Kumar J, Promoth, Marnie Stevens, Dr Janakiraman, Sohail, Vinayak Sreedhar, Rakesh Prabhakar www. intelligentcio. com
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