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Fastly earns seventh consecutive Gartner choice for cloud WAAP

Fri, 3rd Oct 2025
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Fastly has secured its seventh consecutive Gartner Peer Insights Customers' Choice award for Cloud WAAP, praised for its Next-Gen WAF by 130 verified reviewers.
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IBM & AMD power Zyphra's USD $1B open-source AI push

Fri, 3rd Oct 2025
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IBM and AMD partner to equip Zyphra's AI lab with AMD Instinct GPUs on IBM Cloud, powering its USD $1 billion open-source AI superintelligence project.
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Google Workspace isn't built to handle shadow SaaS

Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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Google Workspace's native tools struggle to manage unapproved SaaS apps, exposing firms to data risks amid rising shadow IT use.
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AI vulnerability reports surge as hackbots reshape cyber risks

Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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AI vulnerability reports surged 210% as organisations boosted AI security by 270%, with prompt injection attacks rising 540%, HackerOne's report shows.
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Hitachi Vantara names Dave Wardrop CTO for Australia & New Zealand

Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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Hitachi Vantara has appointed Dave Wardrop as CTO for Australia and New Zealand to lead technical sales amid growth in data storage and cloud markets.
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ServiceNow launches unified AI Experience with multimodal agents

Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
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ServiceNow unveils AI Experience, a unified, multimodal AI platform that streamlines enterprise workflows with voice, text, image, and web agents for smarter work.
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Commvault launches Clumio for Iceberg on AWS to boost AI data security

Wed, 1st Oct 2025
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Commvault unveils Clumio for Apache Iceberg on AWS, offering air-gapped, Iceberg-aware backups to strengthen AI and analytics data lakehouse security.
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Dynatrace awarded AWS Generative AI Competency for observability

Wed, 1st Oct 2025
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Dynatrace has earned the AWS Generative AI Competency, highlighting its expertise in observability and governance of generative AI apps on AWS platforms.
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ServiceNow unveils AI Experience to unify workflows & boost productivity

Wed, 1st Oct 2025
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ServiceNow launches AI Experience, a unified conversational AI platform integrating workflows to enhance productivity across enterprises with secure, multimodal tools.
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Cybersecurity in 2025: Focus where it matters

Wed, 1st Oct 2025
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In 2025, cybersecurity centres on layered data protection, privacy compliance, shadow IT control and responsible AI to safeguard trust and resilience in organisations.
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AI projects & machine identities shift cybersecurity focus

Wed, 1st Oct 2025
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As AI projects rise and non-human identities outnumber humans in IT, firms must strengthen cybersecurity and governance to meet new regulatory demands.
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Hitachi Vantara & Red Hat unite to simplify VM migration costs

Wed, 1st Oct 2025
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Hitachi Vantara and Red Hat have teamed up to ease virtual machine migration costs by integrating OpenShift Virtualization with VSP One for hybrid cloud platforms.
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Dell unveils PowerEdge XR8720t for AI-ready telecom edge use

Wed, 1st Oct 2025
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Dell launches PowerEdge XR8720t, a compact server that consolidates Cloud RAN and Open RAN workloads, boosting AI and telecom edge computing efficiency.
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WatchGuard launches FireCloud Total Access for Zero Trust SASE

Fri, 26th Sep 2025
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WatchGuard launches FireCloud Total Access, a hybrid SASE service offering Zero Trust security for MSPs and IT teams to protect remote and hybrid workforces.
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AI adoption now a business necessity for 96% of enterprises

Fri, 26th Sep 2025
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A global survey reveals 96% of enterprises now treat AI adoption as essential, marking a shift from competitive edge to core business necessity.
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ManageEngine updates ServiceDesk Plus with flexible AI options

Thu, 25th Sep 2025
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ManageEngine updates ServiceDesk Plus with flexible AI, letting users choose AI providers like ChatGPT or use its own Zia model without extra costs.
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Dell unveils private cloud & storage updates to boost security

Thu, 25th Sep 2025
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Dell Technologies launches new private cloud and storage solutions, enhancing security, efficiency, and AI-driven management for modern businesses.
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Dell & Nutanix expand partnership with PowerStore support

Thu, 25th Sep 2025
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Dell and Nutanix deepen partnership with Nutanix Cloud Platform soon supporting Dell's PowerStore, boosting flexibility in infrastructure deployment for businesses.
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Red Hat celebrates partner excellence in AI & open source awards

Thu, 25th Sep 2025
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Red Hat honoured six partners at its 2025 Ecosystem Awards in Sydney, celebrating collaboration in AI and open source driving enterprise transformation.
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Dell unveils updates to boost private cloud speed & security

Thu, 25th Sep 2025
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Dell launches updates to boost private cloud speed and security, enhancing automation, storage, and cyber resilience for modern IT workloads.