IT Budget stories
Identity and data protection tools are taking a larger share of European security budgets as older perimeter products lose ground.
Infrastructure demand and vendor spending will drive most of the surge as AI outlays are set to jump 47% next year.
Outages are now costing Global 2000 firms USD $600 billion a year, as a single incident can wipe 3.4% off share prices.
Poor data governance and recovery gaps are undermining AI roll-outs, even as 97% of enterprises have deployed or are piloting agents.
Partners selling Dell's focus products will get quicker rebates and real-time pricing as the company moves to simplify AI dealmaking.
Mid-market buyers are increasingly favouring flexible workplace deals as YASH earns recognition for scalable cloud and security services.
The tie-up aims to help large companies run AI agents securely at scale, while keeping data, governance and spending under tighter control.
The hire signals a fresh push to win corporate spending on AI customer service tools as Crescendo scales across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Top Down Ventures closes oversubscribed USD $28 million fund backing AI-native software start-ups for managed service providers.
Skills shortages and uneven adoption could slow UK and Ireland IT providers as AI services become the main growth bet over two years.
The move strengthens Fastly's push for more enterprise and public sector spending in Australia and New Zealand as competition intensifies.
The deal gives employers a single place to curb waste from software renewals and shelfware as AI subscriptions add to IT spending.
Higher AI returns appear to hinge on redesigning jobs and skills, as Gartner found layoffs alone did not boost investment performance.
The ranking highlights growing demand for governed AI tools in regulated sectors, where document control and auditability are becoming critical.
Most enterprises are still unable to link AI spending to business gains, with 87% investing faster than they can show results.
The deal aims to lower total cost of ownership for Azure Virtual Desktop users by linking cloud automation with cheaper endpoint management.
Many US enterprises still cannot trace AI failures across infrastructure, leaving costly GPU bottlenecks and hidden risks unresolved.
AI workloads and cost controls are set to push Australian public cloud spending up 17.9% to AUD $33.6 billion in 2026.
Recognition comes as more buyers scrutinise IT spending and waste, with Sumillion saying sustainable procurement can cut both costs and emissions.
Log bills are rising fast as cloud-native systems swamp legacy tools and drag incident resolution, and Australian firms are paying over USD $1 million a year.
