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Keepit & Hammer expand UK, Ireland SaaS backup reach
Software-as-a-Service

Keepit & Hammer expand UK, Ireland SaaS backup reach

Keepit teams with Hammer Distribution to expand SaaS backup coverage across UK and Ireland, targeting sovereignty and cyber resilience demand.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026
Qualys adds AI tool to forecast software patch risks
DataCentre infrastructure

Qualys adds AI tool to forecast software patch risks

Qualys has launched an AI-driven Patch Reliability Score, helping IT and security teams gauge software update risk before mass rollout.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026
IDC cuts 2026 PC forecast as memory shortages bite
Partner Programmes

IDC cuts 2026 PC forecast as memory shortages bite

IDC warns memory shortages and supply constraints will drive a steeper 2026 fall in PC and tablet shipments, even as market value rises.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026
Decidr, ICON partner on SAP AI to automate Procure-to-Pay
Digital Transformation

Decidr, ICON partner on SAP AI to automate Procure-to-Pay

Decidr and ICON team up to bring AI-driven Procure-to-Pay automation to SAP users across Asia-Pacific, targeting high-volume finance tasks.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026
Kyndryl flags rising gap in quantum, data & networks
Storage

Kyndryl flags rising gap in quantum, data & networks

Kyndryl warns enterprises that quantum risk, data sovereignty rules and ageing networks are converging faster than their defences.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026
Wonderful raises USD $150m to scale global AI agents
Digital Transformation

Wonderful raises USD $150m to scale global AI agents

Wonderful secures USD $150m Series B at a USD $2bn valuation to scale its agentic AI platform and triple headcount for global expansion.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026
Big firms detect cyberattacks but fail to contain them
Firewalls

Big firms detect cyberattacks but fail to contain them

Big businesses can spot cyber intrusions but struggle to contain them fast, leaving cloud-era networks exposed to deeper, costlier breaches.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026
Edera unveils vendor-agnostic control plane for GPUs
Virtualisation

Edera unveils vendor-agnostic control plane for GPUs

Edera debuts a vendor-neutral GPU control plane to boost secure multi-tenancy, speed start-up times and unify mixed-accelerator fleets.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026
Iran-linked wiper cyber attack cripples Stryker plants
Disaster Recovery

Iran-linked wiper cyber attack cripples Stryker plants

Iran-linked wiper cyber attack cripples Stryker plants, disrupting implant production and locking thousands of staff out of global networks.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026
AI drives rapid database change, outpacing governance
DevOps

AI drives rapid database change, outpacing governance

AI now touches production databases in most firms, but Liquibase warns governance controls lag far behind the velocity of change.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026
CTERA debuts Fusion Direct to unify file & object data
Storage

CTERA debuts Fusion Direct to unify file & object data

CTERA launches Fusion Direct, unifying file and object storage in one global namespace to streamline AI, analytics and collaboration data use.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 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
10ZiG Manager v5.5 boosts scale for large deployments
Virtualisation

10ZiG Manager v5.5 boosts scale for large deployments

10ZiG Manager v5.5 brings major server, web console and database upgrades to scale thin client management to many thousands of endpoints.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026

Stories from Other Regions

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GTIA honours 2026 North America IT channel leaders
Partner Programmes

GTIA honours 2026 North America IT channel leaders

GTIA names 2026 North America Spotlight Award winners, honouring IT channel leaders driving community, cybersecurity and diversity.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Sat, 14th Mar 2026
Deep Green opens rapid AI-ready colocation in Manchester
DataCentre infrastructure

Deep Green opens rapid AI-ready colocation in Manchester

Deep Green launches rapid-deploy, AI-ready colocation in Manchester, touting four-week rollout, 150kW racks and heat reuse for UK compute.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Sat, 14th Mar 2026
Why 'good enough' voice tools quietly cost businesses
Customer Relationship Management

Why 'good enough' voice tools quietly cost businesses

'Good enough' voice tools quietly drain time, frustrate staff and erode service, as hidden frictions multiply across calls, teams and offices.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 7 min read • Sat, 14th Mar 2026
AI agents tipped to reshape enterprise eCommerce by 2027
Digital Transformation

AI agents tipped to reshape enterprise eCommerce by 2027

AI agents set to shape a fifth of online orders by 2027 as enterprises ramp up spend and integration on “agentic commerce” platforms.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026
Singapore firms boost AI, sovereign cloud as security rises
Unified Communications

Singapore firms boost AI, sovereign cloud as security rises

Singapore enterprises ramp up generative and agentic AI while sovereign cloud spend climbs amid digital sovereignty and security fears.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026