Procurement stories
Mis-sized welding gear and late design changes could be avoided if buyers document pipe-job limits first, the guidance says.
AI is becoming routine in finance departments, even as most teams now run six tools or fewer and plan further consolidation.
APAC firms face tougher onboarding, fraud and compliance demands as buyers increasingly expect B2B transactions to be as seamless as retail.
Rising logistics, property and construction costs are leaving Australian companies wary of expansion as Christmas trading prospects soften.
Rising savings and resilience demands are outpacing staffing, data and technology in large procurement teams, a survey finds.
Early security design can improve uptime and reveal operational data in data centres, but only if cybersecurity is built in from the start.
Rising savings demands are colliding with staffing shortages and poor data, leaving procurement teams struggling to keep pace.
Snowflake customers can now buy Liquibase Secure through the marketplace, with spend eligible for Capacity Drawdown as teams tighten change control.
The ranking may bolster Kinetic IT's bid for government contracts as agencies seek suppliers with local delivery, governance and security controls.
Australia's next transport wave is expected to be driven by Olympic-linked works, with AUD $7.1 billion committed to Brisbane 2032.
Households could soon sort rubbish into separate bins as the council weighs a system aimed at cutting dumping and landfill waste.
More than half of finance leaders are unsure they are getting a fair deal on AI, as 46% blew their 2025 budgets, a survey found.
Indirect emissions from Lord's suppliers are set to come under sharper scrutiny as MCC uses ExpectAI's Una platform to track Scope 3 data.
Finance teams now have a 2029 deadline to upgrade systems, as the UK makes Peppol the backbone of mandatory e-invoicing.
Queensland's road network stands to gain from A$9 billion in works aimed at easing freight delays, crash risks and flood disruption.
Cash is being freed up as Australian factories slash stock levels, but weaker sales suggest margins remain under pressure.
Staff at Papua New Guinea state investor Kumul Consolidated Holdings can now query finance data by voice, cutting manual reporting and speeding decisions.
The checks are aimed at roles handling cash or sensitive data, as UK employers widen screening to curb fraud and insider risk.
Businesses now need to monitor AI usage, spending and adoption more closely as token-based pricing makes software bills harder to predict.
The appointment signals a push to win cautious enterprise buyers as the supply-chain AI company expands in the US after a USD $75 million seed round.
