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Vertali boosts global hiring amid mainframe security boom
Disaster Recovery

Vertali boosts global hiring amid mainframe security boom

Vertali expands its global workforce across technical, programme and support roles as mainframe security and modernisation demand surges.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026
Westcon-Comstor brings Meter's NaaS offering to EMEA
EduTech

Westcon-Comstor brings Meter's NaaS offering to EMEA

Westcon-Comstor signs first EMEA distribution deal for Meter's NaaS platform, targeting partners seeking opex-friendly networking subscriptions.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2026
UK firms boost travel & AI spend as ad budgets fall
Digital Transformation

UK firms boost travel & AI spend as ad budgets fall

UK firms ramp up travel and AI investment in 2025, even as advertising spend plunges 28%, signalling a sharper focus on productivity.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026

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Valkey's lean memory tactics amid global DRAM crunch
Supply Chain

Valkey's lean memory tactics amid global DRAM crunch

With DRAM in short supply, Percona urges developers to cut RAM use and fine‑tune Valkey to keep apps fast on tighter hardware budgets.

By Percona • 7 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026
External OEM storage revenue rises 3.9% to USD $33bn
Storage

External OEM storage revenue rises 3.9% to USD $33bn

IDC says the external OEM enterprise storage market returned to growth in 2025 as delayed refresh cycles lifted spending, with all-flash arrays leading gains.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2026
Virtana launches system-wide observability for AI chaos
Virtualisation

Virtana launches system-wide observability for AI chaos

Virtana debuts system-wide AI observability as enterprises battle double-digit AI job failures and mounting hybrid, multi-cloud fragility.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2026
Nvidia survey shows AI driving revenue, cuts & spend
Manufacturing

Nvidia survey shows AI driving revenue, cuts & spend

Nvidia survey finds AI now widely embedded in operations, driving revenue gains, cost cuts and fresh spend as firms move beyond pilots.

By Mark Tarre • 6 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026
Grafana brings ObservabilityCON to Sydney amid AI boom
Virtualisation

Grafana brings ObservabilityCON to Sydney amid AI boom

Grafana brings ObservabilityCON to Sydney as APAC engineers tackle soaring AI complexity, tool sprawl and rising telemetry costs.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026
Hitachi Vantara tops APeJ high-end storage rankings
Storage

Hitachi Vantara tops APeJ high-end storage rankings

Hitachi Vantara claims top APeJ ranking for high-end external storage as enterprises boost critical data infrastructure and AI workloads.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
DC Advisory hires Oliver Parker to lead London tech M&A
Fintech

DC Advisory hires Oliver Parker to lead London tech M&A

DC Advisory has hired Oliver Parker as London Managing Director in its Technology & Software team, boosting senior software M&A firepower.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2026
Why Australian leaders are losing faith in IT spend
Digital Transformation

Why Australian leaders are losing faith in IT spend

With 88% of Australian tech leaders doubting IT ROI, IT financial management emerges as the missing link between spend and value.

By Anthony Caruana • 5 min read • Mon, 2nd Mar 2026
Komodor triples ARR as AI reshapes SRE & cloud spend
Virtualisation

Komodor triples ARR as AI reshapes SRE & cloud spend

Komodor triples ARR and doubles Fortune 500 reach as AI-fuelled SRE, automation and cloud cost pressure reshape reliability operations.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
AI emerges as the leading global data security threat
Data Protection

AI emerges as the leading global data security threat

AI has overtaken all other threats as the top global data security risk, with firms warning its rapid spread magnifies existing vulnerabilities.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
GenAI drives USD $4.96 trillion global IT spend by 2026
DataCentre infrastructure

GenAI drives USD $4.96 trillion global IT spend by 2026

Generative AI surge set to push global enterprise IT spend to USD $4.96tr by 2026, as services and cloud outpace hardware and comms.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
Distributors gain clout in shaping cloud & AI sales
Robotics

Distributors gain clout in shaping cloud & AI sales

Global distributors, steering USD $180 billion in tech sales, are recasting how cloud and AI reach customers via platforms and new partners.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026
Cayosoft posts 76% ARR surge on identity recovery boom
Software-as-a-Service

Cayosoft posts 76% ARR surge on identity recovery boom

Cayosoft posts 76% ARR jump for 2025 as identity recovery demand soars and it wins major public sector and enterprise customers.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026

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India PC shipments hit record 15.9 million in 2025
Digital Transformation

India PC shipments hit record 15.9 million in 2025

India's PC market surged to a record 15.9 million shipments in 2025, powered by notebook demand, AI machines and brisk commercial buying.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026