IT Department stories

Acronis has renewed its partnership with Manchester City, extending its role safeguarding the club’s expanding digital and data operations.

Identity Digital names CRO Matt Overman to CRN’s 2026 Channel Chiefs list, spotlighting its growing domain partner ecosystem and strategy.

Netskope launches One Data Lineage to map data flows and tighten AI governance, promising clearer audit trails and stronger compliance.

AvePoint extends its Confidence Platform to tighten agentic AI governance and broaden multi-cloud backup across major SaaS and IaaS tools.

Satellite IoT provider Myriota appoints George Kanuck as chief operating officer to scale global service delivery and partner operations.

BenQ’s new InstaShow VS25 adds 4K wireless conferencing for hybrid meeting rooms, promising one-tap, driver-free sharing across devices.

Cohesity deepens Google Cloud partnership to bake threat intel and sandbox scanning into backup, tackling stealthy malware in stored data.

AudioCodes expands its Webex Calling-certified range with new 400HD desk phones and MediaPack gateways to ease cloud and analogue migration.

Omnissa launches annual awards spotlighting customer-led innovation in digital workspaces across healthcare, government, travel and finance.

ScienceLogic launches Skylar Advisor, an AI-native IT ops assistant that proactively surfaces guidance and prioritises actions in real time.

Gartner names Komodor a Representative Vendor in its AI SRE tooling guide, as it predicts 85% of enterprises will adopt such tools by 2029.

Developers granting AI agents broad, unsupervised access to code and systems are creating new software supply chain and data exposure risks.

Senior leaders see UK organisations as AI ready, but managers report weaker strategy, governance and skills, risking stalled deployments.

Celonis adds CyberArk chief Matt Cohen to its board as it doubles down on process intelligence and AI-focused enterprise software growth.

AI data centre investment is starving Europe’s PC market of key components, driving sharp RAM and SSD price rises into 2026.

Enterprise IoT spending climbed 13% to USD $324bn in 2025 as firms shift from basic connectivity to AI-driven autonomous operations.

Fico says by 2026 banking AI will be standard infrastructure, heightening fraud risks and putting CIOs and human cyber oversight centre stage.

ControlUp names Gadi Feldman chief product officer and Bob Johnson SVP alliances to drive product innovation and partner-led global growth.

Nebula and Meter team up to speed global rollouts of subscription-based enterprise networks via resellers, promising faster, consistent support.

Smart CT secures three-year Toshiba deal to maintain tills and tech for 32 UK high street retailers, handling 10,000 callouts annually.