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Synack launches Sara AI Pentesting for wider coverage
Data Protection

Synack launches Sara AI Pentesting for wider coverage

Synack rolls out Sara AI Pentesting to widen cyber coverage, pairing autonomous reconnaissance with human validation across its PTaaS platform.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Upwind expands runtime protection to Windows Server VMs
Hybrid Cloud

Upwind expands runtime protection to Windows Server VMs

Upwind widens cloud runtime protection to Windows Server virtual machines, adding visibility into host activity, detections and vulnerability checks.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 3 days ago
HPE adds rugged ProLiant edge systems for AI workloads
Unified Communications

HPE adds rugged ProLiant edge systems for AI workloads

HPE launches rugged ProLiant servers for edge AI and remote industrial sites, adding tougher systems for factories, telecoms networks and defence.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 6 days ago
Affordable cloud backups for all with Exaba and Datacentre220
Storage

Affordable cloud backups for all with Exaba and Datacentre220

Exaba and Datacentre220 tout a local cloud backup option that can cut storage costs by up to 90% for MSPs and small businesses.

By Donovan Jackson • 5 min read • 6 days ago
Panzura launches Nexus to connect CloudFS to Copilot
Storage

Panzura launches Nexus to connect CloudFS to Copilot

Panzura launches Nexus to link CloudFS file estates with Microsoft 365 Copilot, giving enterprises faster, permission-aware access to unstructured data.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
AvePoint adds AI governance tools for channel partners
Data Protection

AvePoint adds AI governance tools for channel partners

AvePoint expands its Confidence Platform with AI governance, partner policy controls and new recovery tools to help MSPs standardise services.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last week
Cyber sovereignty - Do we need to wrestle back control from the tech titans?
Data Protection

Cyber sovereignty - Do we need to wrestle back control from the tech titans?

UK lawmakers drop cyber sovereignty clauses as US cloud giants dominate the market, raising fresh fears over foreign access to sensitive data.

By Simon Chassar • 5 min read • Last week
10ZiG & Nerdio expand Azure Virtual Desktop tie-up
Desktop-as-a-Service

10ZiG & Nerdio expand Azure Virtual Desktop tie-up

10ZiG and Nerdio deepen Azure Virtual Desktop tie-up to cut costs, combining endpoint hardware, RepurpOS and automation for Windows 365 users.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last week
SAS launches AI Navigator for governance oversight
Digital Transformation

SAS launches AI Navigator for governance oversight

SAS has unveiled AI Navigator, a governance service that gives organisations a single view of AI models and agents as scrutiny intensifies.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Global real estate company strengthens MFA security with Inde
Digital Transformation

Global real estate company strengthens MFA security with Inde

Inde helps international real estate company roll out Authsignal MFA across Australia, New Zealand and South Africa in just two months.

By Lisa Pfahlert • 3 min read • Last week
Black Box Automation vs. Engineer Control: The partnership redefining Kubernetes FinOps
Virtualisation

Black Box Automation vs. Engineer Control: The partnership redefining Kubernetes FinOps

Kloia teams with Kubeadapt.io to champion observability-led Kubernetes cost control, putting engineers in charge of savings and safe rightsizing.

By Dorian Sezen • 5 min read • Last month
Wiz expands AI security coverage across cloud & edge
Hyperscale

Wiz expands AI security coverage across cloud & edge

Wiz adds Red Agent preview and wider tools for AI code, Databricks, multicloud services and edge risk across cloud environments.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

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Penske launches supply chain insight platform & app
Data Protection

Penske launches supply chain insight platform & app

Penske Logistics unveils cloud-based Supply Chain Insight platform, with AI tools and mobile app giving customers real-time operational visibility.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 6 days ago
OceanBase opens Kuala Lumpur support centre for Asia
Hyperscale

OceanBase opens Kuala Lumpur support centre for Asia

OceanBase deepens Southeast Asia push with Kuala Lumpur support centre to serve fintech and banks needing 24/7 local database support.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 6 days ago
Synextra wins Microsoft Data & AI on Azure designation
Software-as-a-Service

Synextra wins Microsoft Data & AI on Azure designation

Synextra gains Microsoft Data & AI on Azure status as chief executive Chris Piggott says UK customers want more than cloud hosting.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week
Macquarie Government appoints Dr Chris Peiris for Azure
Data Protection

Macquarie Government appoints Dr Chris Peiris for Azure

Macquarie Government appoints Dr Chris Peiris as Microsoft Security and Azure Lead to expand public sector cloud work amid tighter compliance demands.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
mhance appoints Andy Cowdrill as Chief Revenue Officer
Digital Transformation

mhance appoints Andy Cowdrill as Chief Revenue Officer

mhance names Andy Cowdrill Chief Revenue Officer to help drive growth across Microsoft Dynamics 365, Azure, Power Platform and Data & AI.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week