IT Procurement stories

Anthropic replaces flat enterprise seats with token-based charges and monthly spending commitments, pushing more cost risk onto customers at renewal.

MetTel unveils a connected laptop service that uses SingleSIM to ship, activate and support enterprise devices across multiple mobile networks.

Owl Labs wins Microsoft Teams approval for its Meeting Owl 5 Pro, bringing full certification to its current hybrid meeting device range.

CIQ unveils free C3 compatibility catalogue for Rocky Linux, giving vendors and enterprise buyers a three-tier way to verify support.

Cato Networks rolls out modular SASE buying, letting customers start with AI Security, SD-WAN, SSE or Universal ZTNA and expand later.

Komprise debuts Flash Stretch service to analyse NAS data, reclaim flash capacity and counter rising DRAM and SSD costs for enterprises.

Asia-Pacific PC shipments are expected to reverse sharply in 2026 as memory shortages and higher prices squeeze supply after a strong 2025 rebound.

OpenID Foundation names four partners to deliver new independent conformance testing for fast-growing digital identity schemes from 2026.

Global PC shipments are set to slump 12% in 2026 as memory shortages push component costs sharply higher and force up system prices.

1Kosmos named overall, product and innovation leader in KuppingerCole's 2026 passwordless authentication ranking after review of 26 vendors.

Temenos wins Microsoft AI Cloud partner status for its Azure-native core banking SaaS, boosting co-sell options and bank modernisation plans.

Sitecore launches sovereign AI and content services on Azure in Singapore, targeting regulated sectors with in-country data residency.

Upwind plugs its CNAPP into AWS Security Hub Extended plan to feed runtime data into findings and streamline cloud security procurement.

Island brings browser-based security and AI governance tools to AWS Security Hub Extended, offering unified buying, billing and support.

GitLab expands its MSP partner programme to deliver agentic AI-powered DevSecOps as a managed service with strict data sovereignty controls.

Most big firms use AI, yet only 12% run truly continuous AI-led IT operations, missing speed, security and architecture gains.

Generative AI surge set to push global enterprise IT spend to USD $4.96tr by 2026, as services and cloud outpace hardware and comms.

CrowdStrike's Falcon platform is now sold via Microsoft Marketplace, letting customers spend existing Azure commitments on security tools.

Big firms edge away from VMware after Broadcom deal, shifting select workloads to cloud while keeping core systems in place for now.

Safe Software's FME Flow now on AWS Marketplace, letting AWS customers buy, deploy and manage data integration workflows via existing accounts.