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NTT DATA maps six AI trends shaping mass intelligence
Semiconductors

NTT DATA maps six AI trends shaping mass intelligence

NTT DATA's 2026 foresight flags six AI trends driving an 'age of mass intelligence', reshaping autonomy, security and chip sovereignty.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Feb 2026
Chainguard hits 500m container manifests with AI boost
Virtualisation

Chainguard hits 500m container manifests with AI boost

Chainguard tops 500m container manifests as AI-powered DriftlessAF 'software factory' scales secure open-source image production.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Feb 2026
Kocho taps Zadara for sovereign AI cloud in VMware shift
Virtualisation

Kocho taps Zadara for sovereign AI cloud in VMware shift

Kocho partners with Zadara for a sovereign AI cloud platform, curbing VMware reliance and scaling Microsoft-aligned, multi-tenant services.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Feb 2026
Gartner names Komodor key vendor in AI SRE tooling
Virtualisation

Gartner names Komodor key vendor in AI SRE tooling

Gartner names Komodor a Representative Vendor in its AI SRE tooling guide, as it predicts 85% of enterprises will adopt such tools by 2029.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Feb 2026
AI fuels Europe data centre boom amid power crunch
Hyperscale

AI fuels Europe data centre boom amid power crunch

AI is turbocharging Europe's data centre boom, but grid bottlenecks and power scarcity now threaten to slow the next wave of expansion.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
SUSE rolls out APAC cloud sovereignty self-assessment
Hybrid Cloud

SUSE rolls out APAC cloud sovereignty self-assessment

SUSE has launched a 20-minute cloud sovereignty self-assessment for APAC firms, benchmarking them against the 2025 EU framework.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
NeuBird AI names Venkat Ramakrishnan president & COO
Storage

NeuBird AI names Venkat Ramakrishnan president & COO

NeuBird AI appoints Venkat Ramakrishnan president and COO to scale its agentic AI SRE platform and expand global commercial operations.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
Nvidia & Dassault partner to build industrial AI twins
Digital Transformation

Nvidia & Dassault partner to build industrial AI twins

Nvidia and Dassault team up on “physical AI” virtual twins to power science-based industrial models across biology, engineering and factories.

By Mark Tarre • 6 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026
Infostealers increasingly target enterprise SSO access
Software-as-a-Service

Infostealers increasingly target enterprise SSO access

Infostealer attacks are increasingly compromising enterprise SSO, with Flare warning 16% of late-2025 infections exposed identity access.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026
Gr4vy unveils Silent Mode for parallel fraud testing
DevOps

Gr4vy unveils Silent Mode for parallel fraud testing

Gr4vy launches Silent Mode to let merchants trial multiple fraud tools in parallel on live payments without affecting real customer outcomes.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026
Data#3, Perfekt, Secureware win 11:11 APAC honours
Disaster Recovery

Data#3, Perfekt, Secureware win 11:11 APAC honours

Data#3, Perfekt and Secureware have been named 11:11 Systems' top Asia-Pacific partners in inaugural awards for cloud and security projects.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd Feb 2026
Snowflake, OpenAI agree USD $200m enterprise AI deal
Software-as-a-Service

Snowflake, OpenAI agree USD $200m enterprise AI deal

Snowflake strikes USD $200m deal to embed OpenAI models across its data platform, promising native AI tools for 12,600 enterprise customers.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Tue, 3rd Feb 2026

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Application infrastructure stories

NEXTDC names Jodi Pearce Alliance Director for AI push
DataCentre infrastructure

NEXTDC names Jodi Pearce Alliance Director for AI push

NEXTDC has hired Jodi Pearce as Alliance Director to steer AI-focused partnerships and expand its ecosystem around NVIDIA DGX-ready sites.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Tue, 10th Feb 2026
Firmus lands USD $10 billion to fund AI factories push
DataCentre infrastructure

Firmus lands USD $10 billion to fund AI factories push

Firmus secures USD $10 billion debt led by Blackstone and backed by Coatue to supercharge Australia's nationwide AI factories rollout.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Tue, 10th Feb 2026
11:11 Systems names winners of 2025 UK, Europe awards
Disaster Recovery

11:11 Systems names winners of 2025 UK, Europe awards

11:11 Systems names Softcat, Colo insight, Creative ITC and Interstellar among winners in new 2025 UK and Europe partner awards scheme.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
Lucion adds in-house AI to upgrade NexGen compliance
Software-as-a-Service

Lucion adds in-house AI to upgrade NexGen compliance

Lucion has embedded in-house AI into its NexGen platform, promising continuous, data-led compliance oversight for complex UK estates.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
UK firms lack data to prove AI's green credentials
Disaster Recovery

UK firms lack data to prove AI's green credentials

Most UK IT chiefs hail AI as vital to net-zero, yet over half admit they cannot accurately measure its carbon emissions or green impact.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026
India budget boosts tech, data centres & MSME support
Gaming

India budget boosts tech, data centres & MSME support

India's Union Budget backs tech infrastructure, data centres and MSMEs, signalling policy continuity and long-term digital growth plans.

By Shannon Williams • 6 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026