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GitHub backs Alpha-Omega with fresh open source funds
Security Information and Event Management

GitHub backs Alpha-Omega with fresh open source funds

GitHub joins tech giants in a USD $12.5 million Alpha-Omega push, boosting AI-powered defences for critical open source software.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026
Linux Foundation secures USD $12.5m for AI security
Hyperscale

Linux Foundation secures USD $12.5m for AI security

Linux Foundation wins USD $12.5m from tech giants to bolster AI-era open source security and ease pressure on overstretched maintainers.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026
Amazon leads concentrated global hyperscale market
Hyperscale

Amazon leads concentrated global hyperscale market

Amazon leads the concentrated global hyperscale data centre market, as the top 10 providers captured 46% of 2024 revenue.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
Anthropic commits USD $100m to Claude partner push
Digital Transformation

Anthropic commits USD $100m to Claude partner push

Anthropic launches Claude Partner Network with an initial USD $100m to train, certify and co-market with enterprises building on Claude.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
EDB tops new ranking of commercial Postgres backers
Hybrid Cloud

EDB tops new ranking of commercial Postgres backers

EDB crowns itself top commercial Postgres backer in new vitality index, as cloud and data giants ramp up investment in the database.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Sat, 14th Mar 2026
Upwind brings runtime cloud security platform to Azure
Digital Transformation

Upwind brings runtime cloud security platform to Azure

Upwind integrates its runtime cloud security with Azure, offering unified protection and Sentinel tie-ins via the Microsoft Marketplace.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026
Secure by default: Moving beyond secure by design
Firewalls

Secure by default: Moving beyond secure by design

SonicWall champions 'Secure by Default', promising built-in, automated protection that tames tool sprawl and misconfigurations at scale.

By Chandrodaya Prasad • 6 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026
CIQ unveils Rocky Linux Pro AI for GPU inference at scale
Virtualisation

CIQ unveils Rocky Linux Pro AI for GPU inference at scale

CIQ launches Rocky Linux Pro AI, a tuned RHEL-compatible distro promising higher GPU inference throughput from day one at production scale.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026
DataBahn deepens Microsoft Sentinel tie-up to cut SIEM costs
Hybrid Cloud

DataBahn deepens Microsoft Sentinel tie-up to cut SIEM costs

DataBahn deepens Microsoft Sentinel integration, promising faster SIEM roll-outs, AI-driven telemetry routing and up to 60% cost savings.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2026
Conga launches AiMe AI agents for end-to-end deal flows
Customer Relationship Management

Conga launches AiMe AI agents for end-to-end deal flows

Conga unveils AiMe AI agents to automate pricing, quoting and contracts, promising end-to-end deal flows across Salesforce and Microsoft stacks.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2026
Temenos gains Microsoft AI Cloud core banking status
Software-as-a-Service

Temenos gains Microsoft AI Cloud core banking status

Temenos wins Microsoft AI Cloud partner status for its Azure-native core banking SaaS, boosting co-sell options and bank modernisation plans.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026
GenAI drives patient data policy breaches in healthcare
Malware

GenAI drives patient data policy breaches in healthcare

GenAI use in healthcare is fuelling patient data policy breaches, with regulated records making up 89% of AI-linked violations, research shows.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026
Lancom names Aimee Lin Chief Technology Officer for growth
Virtualisation

Lancom names Aimee Lin Chief Technology Officer for growth

Lancom Technology has appointed Aimee Lin as its first Chief Technology Officer to steer cloud, AI and security strategy across three markets.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 9th Mar 2026
MariaDB to acquire GridGain to power low-latency AI
Hybrid Cloud

MariaDB to acquire GridGain to power low-latency AI

MariaDB moves to buy in-memory specialist GridGain in a bid to deliver sub-millisecond latency for agentic AI and real-time workloads.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Sat, 7th Mar 2026
Cato unveils Dynamic Prevention engine for SASE security
Firewalls

Cato unveils Dynamic Prevention engine for SASE security

Cato launches Dynamic Prevention, a SASE-native engine that auto-detects multi-stage attacks by correlating months of security telemetry.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026

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Kyndryl brings Cloud Uplift to Canada
Hybrid Cloud

Kyndryl brings Cloud Uplift to Canada

Kyndryl has launched Cloud Uplift for IBM Power on Microsoft Azure in Canadian regions, aiding legacy migrations while keeping data in-country.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2026
Telefónica Spain standardises networks on Red Hat OpenShift
Virtualisation

Telefónica Spain standardises networks on Red Hat OpenShift

Telefónica Spain makes Red Hat OpenShift its standard platform to unify IT and network workloads and speed 5G-ready service delivery.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026