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Nasuni names new CTO & CFO to drive AI data growth
Software-as-a-Service

Nasuni names new CTO & CFO to drive AI data growth

Nasuni appoints Jerry Carter as CTO and Ross Grainger as CFO, strengthening leadership to scale unstructured data and AI-focused growth.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026
AI sprawl to create waste as firms chase tools, not trust
Digital Transformation

AI sprawl to create waste as firms chase tools, not trust

Uncoordinated AI rollouts risk creating costly “AI sprawl” and waste by 2026, with Nintex warning trust and governance are lagging.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026
Microlise names Dean Garvey-North as new technology chief
Digital Transformation

Microlise names Dean Garvey-North as new technology chief

Microlise has appointed Dean Garvey-North as chief technology officer to steer its next growth phase in fleet and logistics technology.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026
Tanium named Leader in Gartner 2026 endpoint report
Endpoint Protection

Tanium named Leader in Gartner 2026 endpoint report

Tanium named Leader in Gartner's first 2026 Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Management Tools, scoring highest for Completeness of Vision.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026
Organisations face widening skills gap for AI roles
Manufacturing

Organisations face widening skills gap for AI roles

Over half of firms cannot hire the data and AI talent they need, with mid-sized businesses and industrial sectors hit hardest, Emergn warns.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026
Forrester warns on 2026 tech budgets amid AI shifts
Unified Communications

Forrester warns on 2026 tech budgets amid AI shifts

Forrester flags cooler optimism for 2026 tech budgets as leaders juggle AI-driven investment plans with rising geopolitical and cyber risks.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2026
Accenture to buy UK AI firm Faculty in USD $1bn deal
Data Analytics

Accenture to buy UK AI firm Faculty in USD $1bn deal

Accenture to acquire UK AI specialist Faculty for USD $1bn, in its biggest British AI startup deal and a major bet on AI safety expertise.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Sat, 10th Jan 2026
Beroe links DataHub to MCP to power AI procurement data
Supply Chain

Beroe links DataHub to MCP to power AI procurement data

Beroe plugs its DataHub procurement data platform into the Model Context Protocol to feed decision-grade intelligence into enterprise AI.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026
Forter unveils AI copilot to tackle surging fraud risk
Data Analytics

Forter unveils AI copilot to tackle surging fraud risk

Forter launches Prism AI copilot and fresh benchmarks as agentic activity soars 2,107% and automated fraud attempts jump 202%.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026
Keeper adds zero-knowledge secrets manager to JetBrains
Data Protection

Keeper adds zero-knowledge secrets manager to JetBrains

Keeper launches a zero-knowledge secrets manager extension for JetBrains IDEs, aiming to eliminate hardcoded credentials in codebases.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 8th Jan 2026
Pax8 names Avery Moon Chief Technology Officer for AI push
Digital Transformation

Pax8 names Avery Moon Chief Technology Officer for AI push

Pax8 appoints Avery Moon as Chief Technology Officer to spearhead its global AI-led marketplace and 'operating system' for SMBs.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 8th Jan 2026
Black Kite unveils tool to analyse third-party software risk
Software-as-a-Service

Black Kite unveils tool to analyse third-party software risk

Black Kite launches Product Analysis tool to expose hidden risks in third-party software, from SaaS subdomains to SBOM dependencies.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 8th Jan 2026
Semify buys Dragon Metrics to boost global AI SEO reach
Marketing Technologies

Semify buys Dragon Metrics to boost global AI SEO reach

US-based Semify has bought Hong Kong's Dragon Metrics to expand its global AI-led SEO and reporting services across non-Google markets.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Thu, 8th Jan 2026
Integral Ad Science hires Melissa Furze to lead AI push
Data Protection

Integral Ad Science hires Melissa Furze to lead AI push

Integral Ad Science taps former LinkedIn leader Melissa Furze as Head of Data Science to steer an AI-first strategy in ad verification.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 7th Jan 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Tempo names new product & tech chiefs to fuel SPM push
Software-as-a-Service

Tempo names new product & tech chiefs to fuel SPM push

Tempo has hired Kevin Nanney as Chief Product Officer and Shams Chauthani as CTO to accelerate its adaptive strategic portfolio management push.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2026
NBN hits 25 GWh energy goal early with fibre upgrades
Unified Communications

NBN hits 25 GWh energy goal early with fibre upgrades

NBN cuts network energy use by 25 GWh two years early as fibre upgrades, wireless tweaks and cable switch-offs drive efficiency gains.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2026
UK firms invest in cyber, overlook growing AI risks
Data Protection

UK firms invest in cyber, overlook growing AI risks

UK firms pour cash into cyber security yet neglect AI-specific threats, leaving new attack surfaces exposed despite rising confidence.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026