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Primary export growth lifts demand for industrial property
DevOps

Primary export growth lifts demand for industrial property

Rising food and fibre exports are driving more demand for warehouses and cold storage, with Calder Stewart’s pipeline set to double.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2026

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Gyre Energy wins funding for larger cold chain rollout
Software-as-a-Service

Gyre Energy wins funding for larger cold chain rollout

Funding will help Gyre Energy prove its cooling software can cut costs at a 140,000 sq ft cold chain site run by a global operator.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Scality & Biomemory team up on DNA archive storage
Data Protection

Scality & Biomemory team up on DNA archive storage

Enterprises seeking decades-long retention may soon get a DNA archive tier managed within familiar object storage systems, pending integration work.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Fri, 5th Jun 2026
WD to showcase AI storage platforms at Computex 2026
Semiconductors

WD to showcase AI storage platforms at Computex 2026

Growing AI data sets are putting storage economics under pressure, prompting WD to pitch harder drives and tiered platforms as part of the answer.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 2nd Jun 2026
Ledger adds perpetual trading to wallet for selected users
Malware

Ledger adds perpetual trading to wallet for selected users

Selected users in some regions can now access crypto perpetuals inside Ledger Wallet, with hardware signing kept in the approval loop.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 6th May 2026
Affordable cloud backups for all with Exaba and Datacentre220
Storage

Affordable cloud backups for all with Exaba and Datacentre220

Many small businesses are skipping backups altogether as a local partnership says it can cut cloud storage costs by up to 90%.

By Donovan Jackson • 5 min read • Mon, 4th May 2026
Re7 Capital partners Zodia Custody on on-chain funds
Crypto

Re7 Capital partners Zodia Custody on on-chain funds

Institutional investors can now keep crypto assets in cold storage while accessing liquidity, reducing counterparty risk and pre-funding needs.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Fri, 10th Apr 2026
Ledger launches on-premise HSM for institutional keys
Fintech

Ledger launches on-premise HSM for institutional keys

Banks and custodians can now keep digital asset keys in-house as Ledger’s new hardware aims to ease compliance and security concerns.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Mar 2026
Ledger Wallet 4.0 boosts crypto app with trading tools
Crypto

Ledger Wallet 4.0 boosts crypto app with trading tools

Broader trading access and market data are now available in the app, as Ledger widens software features before a full rollout.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026
Seagate's Mozaic 4+ HAMR drives target AI data surge
Storage

Seagate's Mozaic 4+ HAMR drives target AI data surge

Seagate begins volume shipments of Mozaic 4+ 44TB HAMR drives to hyperscalers, targeting exploding AI data storage and efficiency demands.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
Fireblocks & Thales deepen bank crypto key control
Fintech

Fireblocks & Thales deepen bank crypto key control

Fireblocks deepens its Thales tie-up to keep bank crypto keys in customer-owned HSMs, tightening control, compliance and resilience.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Feb 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Cold Storage stories

Freight costs up to 14 times higher than local moves
Data centers

Freight costs up to 14 times higher than local moves

Interstate freight bills are squeezing supply chains, with TMX Transform data showing some routes now cost up to 14 times local delivery rates.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
Land squeeze pushes warehouses to build higher, smarter
Supply Chain

Land squeeze pushes warehouses to build higher, smarter

Tight industrial land near Australia's cities is pushing retailers and manufacturers into taller automated warehouses and network consolidation.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Mon, 8th Jun 2026
Aggreko urges data centres to review cooling plans
Edge Computing

Aggreko urges data centres to review cooling plans

Rising heat and an El Niño warning are raising the odds of costly outages at data centres as ageing cooling systems come under strain.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Mon, 18th May 2026
Scality launches ADI platform for enterprise AI data
Data Protection

Scality launches ADI platform for enterprise AI data

Enterprises facing heavier AI workloads and tighter rules may get more control over data, power use and resilience with Scality's new platform.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Thu, 14th May 2026
Daikin unveils DeVap evaporator range for Australia
DevOps

Daikin unveils DeVap evaporator range for Australia

Daikin launches DeVap evaporator range in Australia, targeting supermarkets, hospitality and cold chain sites with locally tailored designs.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2026
Autonomous drones tackle freezer inventory for Kroger
Supply Chain

Autonomous drones tackle freezer inventory for Kroger

Corvus debuts freezer-proof drones that scan barcodes in sub-zero warehouses, with Kroger using the system to cut manual stock checks.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026