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Rapid7 adds AI risk summaries to Command Platform for faster response
Risk & Compliance

Rapid7 adds AI risk summaries to Command Platform for faster response

Rapid7 has added AI-generated risk summaries to its Command Platform, helping security teams speed up prioritisation and remediation of vulnerabilities.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Thu, 30th Oct 2025
Trend Vision One tops Forrester ranking for network security tools
Firewalls

Trend Vision One tops Forrester ranking for network security tools

Trend Micro's Trend Vision One leads Forrester's Network Analysis and Visibility ranking, excelling in threat detection and compliance monitoring.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 17th Oct 2025
BeyondTrust named Leader in 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for PAM
Hybrid Cloud

BeyondTrust named Leader in 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for PAM

BeyondTrust ranked Leader for seventh year in 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Privileged Access Management, topping Ability to Execute criteria globally.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Fri, 17th Oct 2025
Manuka AI launches ANZ operations amid AUD $28m annual spend
Data Analytics

Manuka AI launches ANZ operations amid AUD $28m annual spend

Manuka AI launches in Australia and New Zealand to help enterprises improve ROI on AUD $28m annual data and AI investments with Databricks platform.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 17th Oct 2025
APAC firms to boost threat intelligence spend, embrace AI by 2026
Digital Transformation

APAC firms to boost threat intelligence spend, embrace AI by 2026

By 2026, 79% of Asia Pacific firms plan to boost threat intelligence spending and adopt AI to tackle rising cyber threats and regulatory demands.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 15th Oct 2025
Kore.ai recognised as leader in Forrester cognitive search report
Customer Experience

Kore.ai recognised as leader in Forrester cognitive search report

Kore.ai named Leader in Forrester Wave for Cognitive Search Platforms, scoring highest in Strategy and excelling in 11 key criteria for agentic AI solutions.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Wed, 15th Oct 2025
Cloudflare teams with Oracle for secure AI workloads in multicloud
Firewalls

Cloudflare teams with Oracle for secure AI workloads in multicloud

Cloudflare partners with Oracle to deliver a unified, secure platform for AI workloads across hybrid and multicloud environments via Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 14th Oct 2025
Forrester: AI spending slows as tech leaders face scrutiny in 2026
Digital Transformation

Forrester: AI spending slows as tech leaders face scrutiny in 2026

Forrester forecasts a slowdown in AI spending for 2026 as firms prioritise governance and risk amid increased scrutiny from CFOs and tech leaders.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Thu, 9th Oct 2025
Sales streaming vs. sales seeking: How RevOps just became B2B's most important team
Customer Experience

Sales streaming vs. sales seeking: How RevOps just became B2B's most important team

RevOps teams now lead B2B sales success by uniting marketing and sales, boosting win rates by 59% and cutting GTM costs by 30%, says Boston Consulting Group.

By Yoni Tserruya • 6 min read • Thu, 9th Oct 2025
ScienceLogic launches Skylar suite to unify AI & automation for IT
Disaster Recovery

ScienceLogic launches Skylar suite to unify AI & automation for IT

ScienceLogic unveils its Skylar suite, unifying AI, automation, compliance and observability to boost IT operations and accelerate incident response.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 9th Oct 2025
Hexaware urges unified AI strategy as CX scores continue to fall
Digital Transformation

Hexaware urges unified AI strategy as CX scores continue to fall

Hexaware warns falling global customer experience scores need a unified AI strategy, urging businesses to integrate tools for personalisation and efficiency.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 9th Oct 2025
Optimizely One delivers 446% ROI & USD $7.1M in benefits
Data Analytics

Optimizely One delivers 446% ROI & USD $7.1M in benefits

Optimizely One platform delivers a 446% ROI and USD $7.1 million in benefits over three years, quickly boosting revenue and productivity for businesses.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Wed, 8th Oct 2025
Appian named leader for digital process automation by Forrester
Digital Transformation

Appian named leader for digital process automation by Forrester

Appian has been named a leader in Forrester's Q3 2025 Digital Process Automation report, praised for its AI integration and scalable automation platform.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Fri, 3rd Oct 2025
Forrester forecasts agentic AI breaches & quantum spending surge by 2026
Data Protection

Forrester forecasts agentic AI breaches & quantum spending surge by 2026

Forrester predicts the first agentic AI data breach and a surge in quantum security spending by 2026, amid rising government control of telecoms.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 2nd Oct 2025
Forrester predicts agency mergers, job cuts & creator growth
Marketing Technologies

Forrester predicts agency mergers, job cuts & creator growth

Forrester forecasts major agency mergers, job cuts of 15%, and growth in creator-led marketing by 2026 amid automation and industry shifts.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 2nd Oct 2025

Stories from Other Regions

Most Singapore banks fall short of brand promises, says Forrester
Customer Experience

Most Singapore banks fall short of brand promises, says Forrester

Forrester's Total Experience Score reveals most Singapore banks fail to deliver customer experiences matching their brand promises, with Citibank and DBS leading.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 23rd Oct 2025
AWS outage exposes global resilience gaps & cloud reliance risks
Disaster Recovery

AWS outage exposes global resilience gaps & cloud reliance risks

Amazon's AWS outage in US-East-1 disrupted thousands of global websites, exposing critical resilience gaps and risks in cloud reliance.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Wed, 22nd Oct 2025
VSP One delivers 285% ROI & USD $1.1 million value to firms
Storage

VSP One delivers 285% ROI & USD $1.1 million value to firms

Enterprises using Hitachi Vantara's VSP One reported a 285% ROI and USD $1.1 million value, with benefits realised in just seven months, says Forrester.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 3rd Oct 2025