CMOtech UK - Technology news for CMOs & marketing decision-makers
United Kingdom

UK Stories

Vespertec partners with Celestica on open data centres
Application infrastructure

Vespertec partners with Celestica on open data centres

Vespertec has struck a channel deal with Celestica to deliver open, software-defined data centre networking and storage across the UK.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026

Global Stories

New Relic: telcos go AI‑first in observability push
Application infrastructure

New Relic: telcos go AI‑first in observability push

Telcos race ahead on AI-first observability as New Relic links faster AI monitoring uptake to higher returns and fewer costly outages.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2026
HCLTech to build AI-led IT for Magnum Ice Cream firm
Application infrastructure

HCLTech to build AI-led IT for Magnum Ice Cream firm

HCLTech will build AI-driven IT systems for Magnum Ice Cream as the dessert giant gears up to run independently from Unilever worldwide.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2026
Milestone unveils Hafnia traffic VLM & XProtect plug-in
Application infrastructure

Milestone unveils Hafnia traffic VLM & XProtect plug-in

Milestone launches traffic-tuned video AI tools for XProtect and APIs, promising faster reviews, fewer false alarms and easier integrations.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2026
Watchdog backs copyright licensing for Australian AI
Application infrastructure

Watchdog backs copyright licensing for Australian AI

Australia's Productivity Commission backs licensing over new copyright exceptions, urging AI firms to pay creators and face tighter scrutiny.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2026
Percona spins out OpenEverest, launches Solanica arm
Application infrastructure

Percona spins out OpenEverest, launches Solanica arm

Percona spins out its Everest platform as OpenEverest and forms Solanica to drive open governance and community-led database automation.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2026
Kubernetes accelerates large-scale phishing operations
Application infrastructure

Kubernetes accelerates large-scale phishing operations

Criminals are using Kubernetes and cloud-native tools to rapidly scale phishing-as-a-service, targeting Gmail, Facebook and Microsoft O365.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2026
CEEK warns brands: win machine trust or vanish by 2026
Application infrastructure

CEEK warns brands: win machine trust or vanish by 2026

Brands must build “machine trust” by 2026 or risk vanishing from AI-led discovery as CEEK warns creativity alone will no longer secure visibility.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2026
How to fix your data centre's credibility problem
Application infrastructure

How to fix your data centre's credibility problem

Data centres can't PR their way out of scrutiny; only clear, consistent brands will rebuild trust in power-hungry infrastructure.

By Imogen Ley-Clowes • 4 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2026
Pax8 boosts EMEA growth with AI agents & new partners
Application infrastructure

Pax8 boosts EMEA growth with AI agents & new partners

Pax8 accelerates EMEA growth with thousands of new partners, AI agents and MIP services as it expands offices and training across Europe.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2026
Black Friday peak as AI fuels longer online shopping wave
Application infrastructure

Black Friday peak as AI fuels longer online shopping wave

Black Friday still delivered the peak online surge, but AI-driven search stretched shopping demand across a longer November window.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Sat, 10th Jan 2026
AI workloads force Kubernetes shift to autonomous SRE
Application infrastructure

AI workloads force Kubernetes shift to autonomous SRE

AI SRE, GPU-aware schedulers and autonomous ops are set to overhaul how large enterprises run Kubernetes clusters by 2026.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Sat, 10th Jan 2026
Hetzner unveils GEX131 Blackwell GPU server for AI
Application infrastructure

Hetzner unveils GEX131 Blackwell GPU server for AI

Hetzner has launched its GEX131 GPU server with Nvidia's RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell and Intel Xeon Gold, aimed at AI and 3D workloads.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026
Leaseweb names Ronald Richardson as Chief Revenue Officer
Application infrastructure

Leaseweb names Ronald Richardson as Chief Revenue Officer

Leaseweb appoints Ronald Richardson as Chief Revenue Officer to drive global growth and its sovereign-by-design hybrid cloud push.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026
BCS Consultancy appoints Chris Coward as new COO
Application infrastructure

BCS Consultancy appoints Chris Coward as new COO

BCS Consultancy names Chris Coward COO to steer global expansion and sharpen operations as AI-driven data centre demand accelerates.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Cevo hires former Macquarie AI leader to head AI adoption
Application infrastructure

Cevo hires former Macquarie AI leader to head AI adoption

AWS partner Cevo hires ex-Macquarie AI leader Jeff Voigt as Head of AI Adoption to drive governed, production-grade enterprise deployments.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2026
Sertis, Toto Sugiri launch AI & data venture in Indonesia
Application infrastructure

Sertis, Toto Sugiri launch AI & data venture in Indonesia

Sertis teams with data centre pioneer Toto Sugiri to launch an Indonesia-based AI and data venture targeting key growth sectors.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2026