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Australia's First Female Governor General

Appointment of Ms Quentin Bryce AC as Australia's next Governor General is good news. She has had a distinguished career as a lawyer, academic, senior public servant and governor of Queensland (not to mention the 5 kids & several grandchildren). IMHO an excellent choice as Her Excellency (although I do suspect she will prefer to be called "Ms Bryce").

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Context and control: the real future of AI in the enterprise

The AI conversation is shifting. What began as a fascination with generative tools is rapidly evolving into something far more consequential: AI as an enterprise execution engine. The real challenge is no longer producing outputs, but delivering reliable, governed outcomes at scale.

Why observability and assurance are essential in the age of AI agents

As AI agents take real actions across your business, observability and assurance move from nice‑to‑have to non‑negotiable.

Data is changing: static to flowing

Data is no longer a static by-product; it is a flowing asset that powers automation and AI. When it is poorly governed, AI amplifies the problems - so managing data and its risks is now a strategic imperative.

Machine overmatch in an age of software-defined war

Ukraine has shown that modern war is increasingly software-defined, data-dependent and commercially entangled. Salt Typhoon reveals what this means in peacetime: adversaries are mapping telecommunications, infrastructure and digital ecosystems long before a crisis begins.

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Context and control: the real future of AI in the enterprise

Why observability and assurance are essential in the age of AI agents

Data is changing: static to flowing

Machine overmatch in an age of software-defined war