Cloud stories
Users could face less browser choice in workplaces as the UK competition regulator examines whether Microsoft steers business software customers towards Edge.
Businesses face growing pressure to keep AI data and costs in-house, as CTI Digital tests a private platform for employees in Manchester.
Utilities are warning that AI-fuelled data-centre demand will strain grids, with 77% expecting growth to outpace new supply.
The overhaul should cut manual work and improve reporting for 342,000 residents as the council replaces legacy finance systems with cloud software.
Developers facing rising AI bills can now register for early access to FAR Labs' platform, which claims lower inference costs on some models.
The update gives Microsoft customers faster visibility into AI-driven access risks, after Netwrix linked broader identity footprints to higher breach rates.
The move aims to speed up repetitive audit tasks for nearly 85,000 professionals while keeping final judgements with human reviewers.
Proceeds will help finance a 48 MW hyperscale site in Loudoun County as demand for Northern Virginia data centre space keeps drawing debt funding.
The funding will help the London-based consultancy expand through acquisitions and into new markets as demand for digital change and security grows.
IT teams are under pressure to expose hidden SharePoint permissions before AI assistants in Microsoft 365 surface confidential files.
Gartner says specialist providers are gaining ground as enterprises seek cheaper, sovereign access to scarce GPU capacity for AI projects.
Customers can now lower disaster-recovery costs while keeping backup copies outside the source region to meet outage and residency needs.
Verified customer feedback has put Avalara among the top-rated tax compliance tools as businesses grapple with complex rules across jurisdictions.
Developers can now avoid manual test setup as Kong's new link keeps API definitions, environments and credentials aligned across Insomnia and Konnect.
More than 1,100 assurance staff will use a single cloud audit platform as the firm pushes standardisation and AI-ready workflows.
Australia's digital economy gains a major boost as a 5,000 km subsea route adds redundancy and capacity across the main capital cities.
The deal gives Daxko a bigger foothold in fast-growing franchise markets as fitness chains seek software that can handle local rules and cross-border billing.
Shared fibre routes can leave supposedly redundant links exposed to the same outage, a risk growing as AI workloads demand uninterrupted connectivity.
Security teams and IT departments are being pulled closer together as access control becomes part of wider digital infrastructure.
Australian firms risk losing AI advantage if core models and pricing stay offshore, as sovereign control becomes a resilience and trust issue.
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