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Snowflake unveils AI data tools tailored to energy firms

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Snowflake launches Energy Solutions for its AI Data Cloud, unifying IT, OT and IoT data to boost grid reliability and cut emissions.
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Cloudflare reports sharp global fall in shutdowns, outages

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Cloudflare reports government-ordered internet shutdowns plunged in late 2025, even as cable damage, storms and war kept outages high.
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Rackspace names Joseph Vito to lead global alliances

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Rackspace appoints Joseph Vito to spearhead global strategic alliances, bolstering its hybrid cloud and AI partnership ecosystem.
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Tricentis hires new leaders to drive AI powered growth

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Tricentis hires two senior leaders to accelerate AI-led growth after hitting USD $400 million ARR and securing USD $1.33 billion backing.
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Snowflake unveils AI Data Cloud 'Energy Solutions'

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Snowflake launches Energy Solutions for its AI Data Cloud, unifying energy sector data to modernise grid planning and asset management.
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Veeam appoints new leaders to drive data resilience push

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Veeam reshapes its top team with three senior hires to sharpen its global data resilience, security and AI-driven growth strategy.
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Ian Groves secures second GTIA council term for UK

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Start Tech leader Ian Groves wins second three-year term on GTIA's UK and Ireland Executive Council, strengthening his role in the IT channel.
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Commvault hires Dale Smith to lead North Europe channel

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Commvault names Dale Smith to steer North Europe channel strategy, boosting partner growth and cyber resilience across the wider region.
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Revizto names new chiefs & launches global CIO forum

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Revizto names new revenue and product chiefs and launches a global CIO advisory network of 75+ leaders to steer its expansion strategy.
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Mantas raises USD $1.77m to insure against cloud downtime

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Mantas raises USD $1.77m seed to launch parametric insurance that pays out automatically when verified cloud outages hit businesses.
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Telefónica Tech unveils Netskope-based SSE for UK, Ireland

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Telefónica Tech launches Netskope-based managed Security Service Edge in UK and Ireland, targeting cloud-first and hybrid enterprises.
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Rising data complexity undermines UK AI security gains

Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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UK firms risk weaker AI security and wasted investment as soaring data complexity outpaces their ability to govern and protect systems.
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mhance appoints Chris Allan as chief executive officer

Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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Microsoft partner mhance names Chris Allan as CEO to drive cloud, data and AI-led growth under private equity owner SilverTree Equity.
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OVHcloud buys Seald to boost end-to-end encryption

Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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OVHcloud snaps up French encryption specialist Seald to bake end-to-end protection into its cloud services and bolster zero-knowledge security.
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Cloudflare reports Q4 fall in shutdowns amid outages

Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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Cloudflare logs steep Q4 drop in state-ordered shutdowns, but flags more than 180 2025 outages from cable damage, storms and conflict.
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AI goals outpace IT infrastructure, Netskope warns

Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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AI ambitions are outstripping legacy IT, as Netskope finds most infrastructure leaders doubt they can meet rising performance and security demands.
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Genetec sets privacy rules for physical security data

Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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Genetec issues privacy rules for physical security data, urging clear limits, encryption and ongoing cyber defence for surveillance systems.
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Dynatrace wins top observability & cloud security nods

Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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Dynatrace wins dual accolades as Gartner customers' choice and ISG Leader for observability and cloud-native security in 2025 reports.
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HPE & 2degrees build sovereign AI cloud in New Zealand

Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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HPE and 2degrees are building a sovereign AI cloud in New Zealand to keep telco data onshore and power smarter, more resilient networks.
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Microsoft unveils Maia 200 AI chip to cut token costs

Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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Microsoft launches Maia 200 AI chip in US data centres, claiming 30% cheaper token generation and triple FP4 speed over Amazon Trainium.