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CTI Digital opens access to sovereign AI platform Croft
Data Protection

CTI Digital opens access to sovereign AI platform Croft

UK organisations can now run AI tools on domestic infrastructure while keeping data and prompts under their own control, CTI says.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month

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IT Budget stories

AI drives enterprise storage demand as data piles up
Hybrid Cloud

AI drives enterprise storage demand as data piles up

Almost all firms are storing more because of AI, as archived data is being pulled back into use and storage costs climb.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Today
TrendAI names Ingram Micro & Arrow as Europe distributors
Data Protection

TrendAI names Ingram Micro & Arrow as Europe distributors

European resellers will gain a simpler route to buy TrendAI's security software as Ingram Micro and Arrow handle billing across AWS Marketplace.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
Keeper Security names sales chiefs to boost North America
Privileged Access Management

Keeper Security names sales chiefs to boost North America

Demand for identity security tools is pushing Keeper to split its North American sales coverage between private sector and government buyers.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
SIOS survey finds outages persist despite resilience spend
Virtualisation

SIOS survey finds outages persist despite resilience spend

More than half of IT leaders remain unhappy with their resilience setups, as 76% still reported outages lasting over 10 minutes last year.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 3 days ago
Hitachi Vantara posts 32% Asia Pacific revenue growth
Data Protection

Hitachi Vantara posts 32% Asia Pacific revenue growth

Asia Pacific buyers are replacing ageing storage to ready data systems for AI, helping Hitachi Vantara lift product revenue 52% in the region.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Europe's PC market faces affordability squeeze, CONTEXT says
Digital Transformation

Europe's PC market faces affordability squeeze, CONTEXT says

Rising memory and storage costs are pushing prices higher, threatening European PC shipments as buyers delay refreshes.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Rimini Street offers AI magic without the forced ERP migration
Digital Transformation

Rimini Street offers AI magic without the forced ERP migration

CIOs can keep existing ERP systems and still adopt agentic AI, as Rimini Street pitches a cheaper path away from vendor-led migrations.

By Sean Mitchell • 6 min read • Last month
Global CIOs rush to invest in AI agents, study finds
Data Protection

Global CIOs rush to invest in AI agents, study finds

Governance gaps are widening as 60% of CIOs plan AI agent investment within 12 months, a survey of 1,000 leaders found.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month
Constellation names three Bizzdesign tools to ShortList
Data Analytics

Constellation names three Bizzdesign tools to ShortList

The recognition may help Bizzdesign gain traction with buyers under pressure to align IT spending, risk and AI-led change with business priorities.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month
Forrester model flags AI winners & losers in markets
Software-as-a-Service

Forrester model flags AI winners & losers in markets

Labour-heavy services face the biggest squeeze as AI shifts spending towards infrastructure, data management and security, Forrester says.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Smaller firms use AI training to recruit & keep staff
Digital Transformation

Smaller firms use AI training to recruit & keep staff

Smaller employers are using AI training to win recruits and keep staff, with 53% citing satisfaction and retention as the key payoff.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last month
Enterprises still rely on manual cloud security policies
DevOps

Enterprises still rely on manual cloud security policies

Misconfigured policy changes caused outages at 65% of organisations last year, as fragmented teams and tools slow hybrid-cloud security.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Europe UC&C splits as video bars surge, headsets fall
Partner Programmes

Europe UC&C splits as video bars surge, headsets fall

Rising investment in video tools is offsetting weaker demand for headsets and phones, leaving Europe's UC&C market increasingly fragmented.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

Stories from Other Regions

IT Budget stories

Cisco report: AI strains Australian networks as upgrades lag
Network Infrastructure

Cisco report: AI strains Australian networks as upgrades lag

Budget limits are leaving most Australian firms exposed as AI-driven traffic surges, with just 17% saying their networks are fully ready.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • 2 days ago
Indian banks push AI in production, but security bites
Data Protection

Indian banks push AI in production, but security bites

Security and data privacy are slowing wider use, even as 70% of Indian banks and lenders run artificial intelligence in production.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Last week
Singapore agentic AI adoption rises to 51% in 2026
Data Protection

Singapore agentic AI adoption rises to 51% in 2026

Most firms are still using AI to speed up staff tasks rather than redesigning workflows, even as adoption jumps to 51%.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last month