IT Department stories - Page 36

Commvault and Pinecone team up to deliver immutable backups and rapid recovery for mission-critical RAG and vector database workloads.

Cloudflare and JD Cloud are deepening their alliance to build a cross-border AI cloud, promising up to 80% lower latency for inference.

Boards are set to demand tougher ROI and stricter data foundations from AI projects in 2026, as natural language tools reshape data work.

Sage's Gretchen O'Hara says trust and agentic AI will determine which channel partners win, grow and keep customers by 2026.

Keepit has been named a Leader in IDC's 2025-2026 MarketScape for SaaS data protection, boosting its profile in cloud backup and recovery.

Cohesity and Google Cloud have deepened their alliance to fuse AI, cyber defence and data sovereignty across joint products and services.

Adobe strikes multi-year deal with Runway to bring its latest Gen-4.5 generative video model and pro AI tools into Firefly and Creative Cloud.

DoiT wins top-tier AWS managed service partner status, backing its AI-led FinOps and CloudOps platform ahead of 2026 programme revamp.

NCC Group partners with Qualys to expand its managed ASM service, blending automated asset discovery with expert-led cyber risk analysis.

Imply warns soaring observability costs are forcing enterprises to cut log retention, leaving IT teams with blind spots during incidents.

Dynatrace deepens its Google Cloud tie-up, joining the Gemini Enterprise and CLI launch to embed agentic AI into observability workflows.

Enterprises to shelve grand AI overhauls by 2026, funnelling budgets into smaller, measurable projects and AI-as-a-Service models.

StorONE wins HPE validation for its unified storage software on ProLiant Gen11, promising flash performance at near-HDD economics.

Confidential computing shifts from niche to mainstream as 75% of organisations adopt it to secure AI workloads and sensitive data in use.

Telehouse Canada partners with Megaport to give its data centre customers direct global cloud, AI and cross-border connectivity on demand.

AI agents are set to strain data, security and talent in 2026, as enterprises bet on a few core frameworks and brace for identity attacks.

Akamai and Visa are teaming up to secure AI shopping agents, blending edge security with payment checks to tackle fraud in agentic commerce.

Hexaware has named Raghu Mocherla Senior Vice President for Digital and Software to drive its expanding cyber-physical and AI portfolio.

Manufacturers bet heavily on AI to boost margins within two years, even as most admit their plants lack the readiness to deploy it at scale.

AI customs tools blamed for shipment delays and fines as experts warn of compliance gaps and urge tighter regulation to rebuild trust.