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Over the last decade the IT world has seen a mass transition from in-house computer assets to everything-as-a-service in the cloud, with hardware, platform and services now all commonly cloud-resident. Ideally positioned to support distributed working and working from home, most major players are currently moving or planning to move more than half of their operations to the cloud. The current direction of travel is to multi-cloud deployment, seen as providing greater flexibility, specialisation and security. The main bumps in the road have shown up in skills shortages reported by many organisations, complexity leading to misconfiguration and the need to operate and integrate multiple security dashboards. Consequently, third-party cloud security providers are a hot growth area.
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Tycoon 2FA phishing service disrupted in EU crackdown

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European authorities and tech firms have disrupted Tycoon 2FA, a major phishing service used to bypass MFA and hijack cloud accounts.
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International Women's Day and the leadership gap shaping the future of data centers

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On International Women's Day, data centres confront a stark leadership gender gap that threatens the resilience of future AI infrastructure.
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CIOs warn AI adoption is outpacing governance skills

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CIOs say AI adoption is racing ahead of governance, with skills gaps, risk fears and sustainability concerns stalling efforts to scale.
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AI adoption drives security spend but breaches persist

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Rising AI adoption is driving higher security spend, yet most enterprises still suffer repeated breaches as risk outpaces new defences.
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New Relic names Michael Frendo CTO to drive AI observability

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New Relic names veteran engineering leader Michael Frendo CTO to steer its AI-strengthened intelligent observability platform strategy.
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Grafana: Turning data chaos into developer efficiency and CFO savings

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Grafana leans on AI-powered observability and Adaptive Telemetry to sharpen developer insight while slashing cloud bills by up to 50%.
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OpenID Foundation urges standards for digital estates

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OpenID Foundation warns that fragmented rules for managing digital estates after death demand global standards before AI deepfakes escalate risks.
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Building payments that work for everyone: Why diverse teams are the key to secure innovation

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Diverse, psychologically safe teams are proving crucial to designing secure, seamless payment innovations that reflect real customers' lives.
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Hitachi Vantara tops APeJ high-end storage rankings

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Hitachi Vantara claims top APeJ ranking for high-end external storage as enterprises boost critical data infrastructure and AI workloads.
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The hidden data costs threatening enterprise AI plans

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Hidden cloud data, egress fees and GPU 'double bubble' bills are quietly turning many enterprise AI ambitions into costly, slow ordeals.
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VAST & TwelveLabs bring AI video search on-premises

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VAST and TwelveLabs partner to bring customer‑managed AI video search on‑premises for governed, large‑scale, hybrid video archives.
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Smart Communications gains CSA STAR Level 2 in Singapore

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Smart Communications secures CSA STAR Level 2 in Singapore for its AWS-hosted SmartCOMM and SmartIQ, boosting cloud security assurance.
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Avalara buys Versori to boost AI-driven integrations

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Avalara snaps up Versori to speed AI-driven connector development and scale real-time tax compliance integrations across thousands of systems.
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Amazon invests USD $50 billion in major OpenAI AWS deal

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Amazon to invest up to USD $50bn in OpenAI as the pair deepen AWS ties, expand Trainium use and launch a new stateful AI runtime.
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Contrast integrates with ServiceNow for app risk triage

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Contrast links its sensors with ServiceNow workflows to sync app and API risk data, aiming to cut false positives and speed remediation.
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Alibaba Cloud powers AI-first tech shift at Olympics

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Alibaba Cloud's AI and live cloud platform reshaped Milano Cortina broadcasting and operations, debuting LLM tools across the Olympics.
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GitProtect DevOps backup now live on Microsoft Marketplace

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GitProtect DevOps backup lands on Microsoft Marketplace, giving Azure customers streamlined procurement and deployment for code protection.
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N-able adds real-time alerts to protect backup policies

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N-able adds real-time anomaly alerts to Cove Data Protection, flagging risky backup policy changes linked to identity-driven attacks.
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Codific maps five cyber paths threatening power grids

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Codific warns power grids face repeat cyberattack patterns and urges utilities to bolster resilience to outages and cascading disruption.
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Gcore brings managed Nvidia Dynamo to AI inference

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Gcore adds managed Nvidia Dynamo to its AI inference stack, promising up to 6x throughput and 2x lower latency across its cloud portfolio.