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Sumillion wins King's Award for sustainable IT procurement

Basingstoke IT provider Sumillion is recognised for cutting waste and emissions through carbon-tracked procurement, reuse and lifecycle management.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • 3 days ago

DevOps

Celerity acquires Ranger4 to boost automation & AI

Celerity buys Ranger4 to expand automation and AI services, with the UK managed services provider targeting secrets security and cloud cost control.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week

Network Infrastructure

UK data centre sector doubts AI-ready infrastructure

Survey finds UK data centre professionals fear outdated testing, skills gaps and poor monitoring could leave infrastructure unready for AI growth.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last month

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Digital Transformation

Deel acquires Sastrify to boost software spend control

Deel buys Sastrify to add software licence renewals, pricing benchmarks and spend controls to its IT platform as firms hunt for savings.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • 3 days ago

Digital Transformation

Gartner: AI layoffs do not improve returns on investment

Gartner survey finds AI-driven layoffs fail to lift ROI, as better returns come from firms investing in skills, roles and operating models.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Document Management

Hyland named Leader in Gartner's 2026 document review

Hyland wins Gartner 2026 leader nod as AI and governance drive a shift in document management platforms for regulated industries.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

Wipro study finds firms struggle to prove AI value

Wipro study finds most firms still cannot link AI spending to measurable gains, with pilots proliferating and boardroom pressure mounting.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Desktop-as-a-Service

10ZiG & Nerdio expand Azure Virtual Desktop tie-up

10ZiG and Nerdio deepen Azure Virtual Desktop tie-up to cut costs, combining endpoint hardware, RepurpOS and automation for Windows 365 users.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last week

Virtualisation

Cast AI report finds 5% GPU use in Kubernetes clusters

Cast AI says businesses are burning cash on AI infrastructure, with just 5% GPU use across 23,000 Kubernetes clusters and rising H200 costs adding pressure.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Last month

Software-as-a-Service

Wasabi secures USD $250 million credit facility from Bain

Wasabi lands USD $250 million Bain-led credit line to fund cloud storage expansion, AI-ready infrastructure and overseas growth.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month

DevOps

Azul momentum surges as enterprise Java demand jumps

Azul wins a bigger enterprise foothold as FY26 bookings leap, partners expand and a Thoma Bravo-backed deal and Payara buyout widen its Java push.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

Digital Transformation

SITA says fragmented data hinders aviation tech spend

SITA says aviation tech spend hit USD $50.8 billion in 2025, but poor data integration is still limiting returns across AI, security and sustainability.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

DevOps

Auctor raises USD $20 million for software implementation

Auctor secures USD $20 million from Sequoia Capital and backers to automate enterprise software rollouts and cut costly project delays.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last month

Virtualisation

Gigamon eyes AI-led surge in network observability

Gigamon unveils AI traffic tools as IDC says network observability market will reach USD $4.39 billion by 2029.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last month

Software-as-a-Service

Westcon-Comstor adds Cato to AWS Marketplace programme

Westcon-Comstor broadens AWS Marketplace programme with Cato Networks, aiming to help EMEA partners tap cloud budgets and speed SASE sales.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Last month

Digital Transformation

CIOs learn on the go as AI pressure mounts at firms

Logicalis study finds 89% of Chief Information Officers are learning AI as they go, with skills gaps, data issues and compliance concerns slowing roll-outs.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month