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VENDORiQ: Atlassian Slashes Staff – Is AI the Employee Assassin, or Just Management’s Scapegoat?
ICT vendors are maskng fiscal mismanagement and high AI infrastructure costs by framing mass redundancies as strategic AI-driven shifts.

VENDORiQ: Atlassian Slashes Staff – Is AI the Employee Assassin, or Just Management’s Scapegoat?
ICT vendors are maskng fiscal mismanagement and high AI infrastructure costs by framing mass redundancies as strategic AI-driven shifts.

Sourcing Monthly February 2026
IBRS Sourcing Monthly brings you the latest news and deals in the Australian IT world.

IBRSiQ February 2026
February focuses on pivoting from adoption to pragmatics, prioritising operational excellence, rigorous AI governance, and cost-optimised infrastructure to secure tangible value.

VENDORiQ: Canva’s Acquisition of Cavalry and MangoAI Rewrites the Enterprise Playbook
Canva’s acquisitions of Cavalry and MangoAI challenge Adobe’s enterprise dominance by integrating professional motion design with performance-linked AI analytics.

SaaSpocalypse? What’s Really Rattling Software Stocks – AFR Feb 27 2026
Recent SaaS volatility isn’t an ‘AI apocalypse’; it’s a mix of yield-driven valuation shifts, geopolitical sovereignty risks, and evolving pricing models.

Consultancy Over-Reliance Drives Project Risk – ITBrief Feb 13 2026
New IBRS research suggests over-reliance on Tier 1 consultants increases public sector project failure risks. Prioritising internal capability delivers better SaaS outcomes.

VENDORiQ: Auditing the New Acrobat Studio
Adobe’s Acrobat Studio transforms static PDFs into multimedia hubs, though disjointed workflows and limited audio controls currently necessitate internal-only utility.