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Tight security budgets are tilting towards AI, with 69% of Chief Information Security Officers making it their top priority for new spending.
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Omnissa appoints Amit Singh as Chief Executive Officer
The appointment comes as Omnissa looks to bolster its position in endpoint management software amid the rise of AI agents in workplaces.
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AI coding tools shift developers towards review work
Software teams are spending more on review and debugging as AI now writes at least half the code for 42% of developers, a survey found.
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Iron Mountain wins first-time analyst nods for InSight DXP
It boosts Iron Mountain's push into AI-ready records management as the platform gains broader analyst attention across document processing and analytics.
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Gartner forecasts AI strain on services, costs & jobs
Autonomous agents, soaring AI bills and new governance demands could strain public services and reshape how firms manage costs, jobs and power use.
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