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UK retailers overconfident in cyber security as risks escalate
Data Protection

UK retailers overconfident in cyber security as risks escalate

Despite 84% confidence in cyber defences, 1 in 5 UK retailers admit they can't prevent attacks as risks rise, causing major operational disruptions.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2025
How to escape the pull of data gravity
Hybrid Cloud

How to escape the pull of data gravity

Data gravity increasingly hinders cloud flexibility and innovation, urging businesses to adopt hybrid strategies to avoid costly vendor lock-ins and outages.

By Terry Storrar • 5 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2025
The increasing role of channel partners for optimising hyperscale investments
Partner Programmes

The increasing role of channel partners for optimising hyperscale investments

UK CTOs and CIOs increasingly rely on channel partners to optimise hyperscale cloud investments once initial provider incentives end.

By Mike DeSouza • 4 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2025

Global Stories

How Alibaba Cloud deploys eBPF for large-scale load balancing
Cloud Services

How Alibaba Cloud deploys eBPF for large-scale load balancing

Alibaba Cloud's Hermes framework uses eBPF to boost large-scale load balancing, cutting costs by 19% and handling over 10 million requests per second.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Sat, 22nd Nov 2025
Fintech firms embrace AI, real-time payments & ESG for growth
Fintech

Fintech firms embrace AI, real-time payments & ESG for growth

Fintech firms in Australia, the UK and Singapore boost growth by adopting AI, real-time payments and ESG-focused strategies to thrive amid evolving markets.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Sat, 22nd Nov 2025
AI, unstructured data & risk-driven security to shape 2026
Digital Transformation

AI, unstructured data & risk-driven security to shape 2026

Enterprises in 2026 must master unstructured data and adopt risk-driven cybersecurity to gain an edge amid AI-driven digital transformation and rising threats.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025
SMACT Works demonstrates Oracle Cloud AI capabilities through product manager innovation
Data Analytics

SMACT Works demonstrates Oracle Cloud AI capabilities through product manager innovation

Dublin-based SMACT Works leverages Oracle Cloud AI to swiftly develop healthcare applications, showcasing accelerated innovation and enterprise-scale solutions.

By Prasad Malandkar • 5 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025
Hungry Jack's boosts digital agility with Azure cloud upgrade
Digital Transformation

Hungry Jack's boosts digital agility with Azure cloud upgrade

Hungry Jack's has upgraded its digital systems by migrating to Microsoft Azure with Rackspace Technology, boosting scalability and customer service agility across Australia.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025
Tessell enhances multi-cloud database platform with AI for Azure
Data Analytics

Tessell enhances multi-cloud database platform with AI for Azure

Tessell has enhanced its multi-cloud database platform with AI features to simplify management and boost performance on Microsoft Azure for enterprises.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025
SentinelOne deepens AWS ties with new AI safeguards
DevOps

SentinelOne deepens AWS ties with new AI safeguards

SentinelOne and AWS have introduced new tools to boost security for AI workloads, automating incident response and enhancing cloud protection for organisations.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025
Thoma Bravo backs Azul to accelerate global Java platform growth
Hybrid Cloud

Thoma Bravo backs Azul to accelerate global Java platform growth

Private equity firm Thoma Bravo takes majority stake in Azul to boost its enterprise Java platform and global market expansion, with existing investors reinvesting.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2025
AI adoption helps NZ SMEs boost sales & cut marketing costs
Customer Relationship Management

AI adoption helps NZ SMEs boost sales & cut marketing costs

New Zealand SMEs adopting AI tools report up to 38% more sales and cut marketing costs, bridging the gap with larger firms embracing technology.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2025

Stories from Other Regions

India urged to assert data sovereignty amid foreign cloud risk
Data Protection

India urged to assert data sovereignty amid foreign cloud risk

India faces growing calls to boost data sovereignty by investing in local cloud infrastructure and reducing reliance on foreign providers amid national security concerns.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Sat, 22nd Nov 2025
Astro boosts SAP & Oracle uptime to 99.99% with SIOS on AWS
Linux

Astro boosts SAP & Oracle uptime to 99.99% with SIOS on AWS

Astro Malaysia achieves 99.99% uptime for SAP and Oracle on AWS using SIOS LifeKeeper, enhancing business continuity and operational efficiency.

By Melvin Hipolito • 2 min read • Sat, 22nd Nov 2025
TRG Datacenters launches new 24 megawatt Houston site
Digital Transformation

TRG Datacenters launches new 24 megawatt Houston site

TRG Datacenters launches its 24 MW HOU2 site near Houston, offering USD $4.7m power savings and targeting hyperscale, cloud, and AI customers by 2026 Q4.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025
Taming multi-cloud kubernetes networking with topology-aware routing
Virtualisation

Taming multi-cloud kubernetes networking with topology-aware routing

Building a multi-cloud Kubernetes cluster revealed that Cilium's topology-aware routing outperforms kube-proxy for secure, efficient cross-cloud networking.

By Behrouz Hassanbeygi • 4 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2025
Hungry Jack's modernises digital services with Azure cloud move
Digital Transformation

Hungry Jack's modernises digital services with Azure cloud move

Hungry Jack's has shifted its digital services to Microsoft Azure, improving app reliability and cutting costs with support from Rackspace Technology.

By Melania Watson • 2 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2025