About Melania
Melania Watson
Interview Editor
Melania Watson is our Interview Editor for the TechDay editorial team. Starting her journalism career with Newshub as a Digital Reporter and Producer, she has a keen interest in technology, communication, and current affairs. Melania takes pride in conducting professional and in-depth interviews, which assist her in producing exclusive content that resonates with TechDay’s audience.
Stories by Melania
Exclusive: Celonis' Pascal Coubard shares APAC ambitions and growth
Yesterday
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
Celonis’ Pascal Coubard eyes rapid APAC expansion after customers unlock USD $8.1 billion in value with its upgraded process intelligence platform.
Exclusive: UiPath sees ROI pressure in ANZ AI shift
Yesterday
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digital transformation
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ai
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cloud services
Australian and New Zealand firms rapidly adopt agentic AI, now demanding real ROI and robust governance for sustainable, scaled deployment.
Exclusive: Andrew Foo reveals the future of AI and data in APAC
Yesterday
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smart cities
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digital transformation
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supply chain
Asia Pacific firms are urged to prioritise real-time, high-quality data and robust governance to unlock AI's full potential and avoid costly errors.
Nutanix & Pure Storage unveil integrated AI-ready stack
Yesterday
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storage
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virtualisation
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firewalls
Nutanix and Pure Storage launch integrated AI-ready virtualisation stack with per-VM FlashArray storage to challenge legacy platforms.
CrowdStrike hits 100% in latest MITRE cross-domain tests
Yesterday
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data protection
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endpoint protection
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devops
CrowdStrike’s Falcon platform scores 100% detection and protection with no false positives in MITRE’s toughest cross-domain ATT&CK tests yet.
Guidewire unveils Olos to modernise pricing & AI
Yesterday
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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cx
Guidewire unveils Olos, a cloud release unifying pricing, underwriting and workers’ comp with agentic AI to speed rate changes and decisions.
Equinix named global leader in data centre sustainability
Yesterday
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
Equinix has been named a global leader in data centre sustainability by IDC MarketScape, praised for renewables, water and heat reuse.
Human-linked cyber incidents surge as AI use grows
Yesterday
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endpoint protection
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digital transformation
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phishing
Human-linked cyber incidents have surged 90% as AI embeds deeper in workplaces, with security leaders warning of rising email and deepfake attacks.
Australian firms exposed as vendor cyber risk grows
Yesterday
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supply chain
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
Australian organisations face mounting cyber risk as vendor networks outgrow weak third party controls, with 99% hit by supply chain breaches.
Media.com bets on verified users as social rules tighten
Yesterday
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data protection
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cartech
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digital entertainment
Media.com touts a fully verified social network as Australia and other nations tighten age limits and safety rules on big platforms.
Tasfreight adopts OneAdvanced tech to digitise rostering
Yesterday
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saas
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digital transformation
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hcm
Tasfreight rolls out OneAdvanced’s cloud workforce platform to scrap paper-based rostering and streamline operations across Australia.
Snowflake hits USD $2 billion in AWS Marketplace sales
Yesterday
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storage
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gaming
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hybrid cloud
Snowflake doubles AWS Marketplace sales to top USD $2 billion in 2025, underscoring surging enterprise demand for integrated data and AI tools.
WHOOSH! unveils digital hygiene travel kits in Australia
3 days ago
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tablets
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travel technologies
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laptops
Screen-cleaning brand WHOOSH! has launched pocket-sized Digital Hygiene Kits in Australia as travel rebounds and device hygiene concerns rise.
Honeywell to digitise key Rockhampton water plants
3 days ago
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smart cities
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it in manufacturing
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digital transformation
Honeywell will digitise two key Rockhampton water plants, boosting reliability, cybersecurity and capacity for Fitzroy River Water services.
AI-led workplaces twice as likely to beat revenue goals
3 days ago
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digital transformation
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hcm
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risk & compliance
Firms that embed AI in digital workplace tools are twice as likely to beat revenue goals, as gaps widen with slower-moving rivals.
BeyondTrust & Ping join forces on unified AI identity
3 days ago
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pam
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mfa
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cloud security
BeyondTrust and Ping Identity unveil unified AI-driven identity security fabric to tackle Zero Trust, silos and non-human access risks.
Neo4j unveils Fleet Manager for unified graph control
3 days ago
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devops
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hybrid cloud
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hyperscale
Neo4j launches Fleet Manager, a unified control plane giving CIOs a single view to govern dispersed graph databases for GenAI workloads.
Physical security shifts to strategic business role
3 days ago
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data protection
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hybrid cloud
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digital transformation
Physical security is evolving into a strategic business function, with AI, unified platforms and hybrid cloud reshaping priorities to 2026.
Langdon backs third culture cuisine with NZD $15m hub
3 days ago
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supply chain
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social media
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food safety
Langdon to pour over NZD $15m into a new South Auckland hub, doubling capacity to feed surging demand for third culture cuisine.
AI-driven cybercrime to reshape online trust by 2026
3 days ago
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mfa
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crypto
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phishing
AI-fuelled cybercrime will outpace human intuition by 2026, as deepfakes, emotional scams and synthetic identities erode online trust.