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SUSE & evroc forge sovereign European cloud stack deal
Virtualisation

SUSE & evroc forge sovereign European cloud stack deal

SUSE and evroc ally to build an end-to-end sovereign European cloud stack, promising EU-only control of data, infrastructure and support.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 8th Jan 2026
Orq.ai raises EUR €5m to industrialise enterprise AI agents
Data Protection

Orq.ai raises EUR €5m to industrialise enterprise AI agents

Amsterdam's Orq.ai secures EUR €5m seed round to turn experimental enterprise AI agents into compliant, scalable production systems.

By Kaleah Salmon • 5 min read • Fri, 2nd Jan 2026

Global Stories

A1 Technologies names Amar Bilas Head of Microsoft Cloud
Digital Transformation

A1 Technologies names Amar Bilas Head of Microsoft Cloud

A1 Technologies appoints Amar Bilas to lead Microsoft Cloud Services, bolstering Azure and modern workplace growth across ANZ.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026
'ZombieAgent' flaw exposes blind spots in ChatGPT AI
Firewalls

'ZombieAgent' flaw exposes blind spots in ChatGPT AI

'ZombieAgent' flaw lets crafted content hijack ChatGPT-based agents for stealth cloud data theft that evades corporate security tools.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026
AI identities expose gap in modern privileged access
Hybrid Cloud

AI identities expose gap in modern privileged access

Just 1% of organisations fully use Just-in-Time privileged access, leaving AI agents and cloud systems exposed to “always-on” credentials.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026
Gigamon holds 50% of deep observability as AI drives boom
Firewalls

Gigamon holds 50% of deep observability as AI drives boom

Gigamon tightens grip on deep observability with 50% share as AI-driven workloads fuel 25% market growth and rising hybrid cloud demand.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Thu, 8th Jan 2026
AI supercharge drives USD $3 trillion data centre boom
Semiconductors

AI supercharge drives USD $3 trillion data centre boom

AI-driven demand is set to unleash up to USD $3 trillion in global data centre investment, doubling capacity to 200GW by 2030.

By Mark Tarre • 6 min read • Thu, 8th Jan 2026
Index Engines to showcase AI cyber resilience at Gartner
Malware

Index Engines to showcase AI cyber resilience at Gartner

Index Engines to demo AI-driven CyberSense at Gartner Las Vegas, pitching continuous data integrity checks to speed ransomware recovery.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 8th Jan 2026
Coder unveils AI governance tools for developers
DevOps

Coder unveils AI governance tools for developers

Coder.com launches AI governance stack to run coding agents in self-hosted workspaces, giving enterprises centralised control and security.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 8th Jan 2026
Assured unveils Zerto DR service for VMware upheaval
Virtualisation

Assured unveils Zerto DR service for VMware upheaval

Assured launches Zerto-based DR service to give VMware users ultra-low RPOs, flexible failover and a smoother path towards Nutanix.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 7th Jan 2026
Leaseweb names Jan Willem des Tombe to lead global ties
Private Cloud

Leaseweb names Jan Willem des Tombe to lead global ties

Leaseweb hires Jan Willem des Tombe as Global Strategic Relations Director to sharpen its sovereign and hybrid cloud push worldwide.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 7th Jan 2026
Hyphen appoints Eva Diego to spearhead global growth
Smart Cities

Hyphen appoints Eva Diego to spearhead global growth

Hyphen names Eva Diego as CEO to drive global expansion, sharpening its focus on digital infrastructure and complex masterplanning.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 7th Jan 2026
Radware doubles DDoS cloud capacity to 30 Tbps
Firewalls

Radware doubles DDoS cloud capacity to 30 Tbps

Radware doubles its global DDoS cloud capacity to 30 Tbps, adding AI-driven DefencePro X to counter rising large-scale and complex attacks.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 7th Jan 2026
Nutanix & Nvidia build unified AI stack for enterprises
Virtualisation

Nutanix & Nvidia build unified AI stack for enterprises

Nutanix and Nvidia unveil a unified AI stack to speed enterprises from pilot to production, promising simpler, scalable “AI factory” deployments.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Tue, 6th Jan 2026
VAST Data unveils AI-native storage for gigascale inference
Hybrid Cloud

VAST Data unveils AI-native storage for gigascale inference

VAST Data debuts AI-native storage powering Nvidia's context memory platform to keep agentic, gigascale inference fast and predictable.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 6th Jan 2026
Samsung unveils unified AI vision across home & TV
Gaming

Samsung unveils unified AI vision across home & TV

Samsung sets out unified AI vision at CES, turning TVs, appliances and health services into connected 'companions' in daily life.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 6 min read • Tue, 6th Jan 2026

Stories from Other Regions

NetApp appoints Premalakshmi Ramakrishnan to lead India
Storage

NetApp appoints Premalakshmi Ramakrishnan to lead India

NetApp names Premalakshmi Ramakrishnan to head India and SAARC, targeting accelerating demand for AI-ready data infrastructure.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 6th Jan 2026