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Application infrastructure stories - Page 19

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Oracle unveils AI agents to streamline HR tasks & boost careers

Wed, 17th Sep 2025
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Oracle has introduced AI agents in its Fusion Cloud Applications to streamline HR tasks and enhance career development at no extra cost for users.
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Java 25 debuts with AI, security & productivity upgrades

Wed, 17th Sep 2025
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Oracle launches Java 25 with 18 key upgrades focusing on AI, security, and productivity, offering extended long-term support for developers.
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Check Point acquires Lakera to create AI security centre in Zurich

Wed, 17th Sep 2025
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Check Point will acquire AI-native security firm Lakera, making Zurich its Global Centre of Excellence for AI Security to boost enterprise AI protection worldwide.
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Gigamon unveils AI-powered Insights to boost cloud security & IT

Fri, 12th Sep 2025
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Gigamon launches AI-powered Insights to enhance cloud security and IT operations by integrating with AWS, Elastic, and Splunk for faster threat detection and troubleshooting.
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8x8 & ULAP partner to boost global CX compliance & reach

Fri, 12th Sep 2025
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8x8 partners with ULAP Networks to tackle global CX compliance and connectivity challenges, expanding enterprise reach into 113 countries with reliable communication solutions.
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vCluster Auto Nodes brings dynamic autoscaling to any Kubernetes

Fri, 12th Sep 2025
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vCluster Labs launches Auto Nodes, enabling dynamic, vendor-neutral Kubernetes autoscaling across public, private, hybrid clouds and bare metal environments.
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Nutanix named Leader again in 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant

Thu, 11th Sep 2025
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Nutanix has been named a Leader in Gartner's 2025 Magic Quadrant for Distributed Hybrid Infrastructure for the second consecutive year.
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Bell Canada launches autonomous Security Operations Centre

Wed, 10th Sep 2025
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Bell launches Bell Cyber to unify AI-driven cybersecurity services, boosting enterprise protection with an autonomous Security Operations Centre in Canada.
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SUSE appoints Margaret Dawson as CMO to boost growth

Tue, 9th Sep 2025
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SUSE appoints Margaret Dawson as Chief Marketing Officer to spearhead global marketing and drive growth in enterprise open source software.
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Omnissa named a leader in Gartner 2025 DaaS Magic Quadrant

Thu, 4th Sep 2025
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Omnissa has been named a Leader in Gartner's 2025 Magic Quadrant for Desktop as a Service for the third year running, praised for top scores in critical capabilities.
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SAP expands sovereign cloud services for public sector in ANZ

Wed, 3rd Sep 2025
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SAP expands its Sovereign Cloud services in Australia and New Zealand, enhancing data control and security for public sector and regulated industries.
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Broadcom makes VMware Private AI standard in Cloud Foundation 9.0

Mon, 1st Sep 2025
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Broadcom has made VMware Private AI Services standard in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0, enhancing private cloud AI capabilities for major global firms.
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DoiT deepens AWS partnership to drive GenAI & FinOps growth

Thu, 28th Aug 2025
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DoiT has expanded its partnership with AWS to boost generative AI support and FinOps solutions, enhancing cloud adoption for businesses at all AI stages.
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Rapid7 named Leader in IDC report for exposure management

Thu, 28th Aug 2025
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Rapid7 is named a Leader in IDC's 2025 report for its Exposure Command platform, unifying attack surface visibility with AI-powered risk prioritisation and remediation.
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FedNor grants CAD $1.05M to boost innovation in Northern Ontario

Wed, 27th Aug 2025
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FedNor awards CAD $1.05 million to NORCAT, boosting AI adoption and innovation in over 35 Northern Ontario SMEs to enhance productivity and growth.
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New DripDropper malware exploits then patches Linux cloud flaw

Thu, 21st Aug 2025
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New DripDropper malware exploits then patches a Linux cloud flaw, securing exclusive access to servers via Apache ActiveMQ vulnerability CVE-2023-46604.
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How Secure AI and Cloud Are Powering the Next Era of the Public Sector

Thu, 21st Aug 2025
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The Canadian government leverages secure cloud infrastructure like Snowflake to boost AI in public services, enhancing security and efficiency nationwide.
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Matt Milton named President as Microsoft Canada boosts AI push

Fri, 15th Aug 2025
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Microsoft appoints Matt Milton as President of Microsoft Canada to spearhead AI adoption and digital innovation across the country.
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Oracle & Google Cloud boost AI with Gemini model access

Fri, 15th Aug 2025
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Oracle and Google Cloud expand partnership, offering Oracle customers direct access to Google's Gemini AI models via Oracle Cloud Infrastructure for enterprise applications.
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Oracle & Google Cloud partner to deliver Gemini AI on OCI

Fri, 15th Aug 2025
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Oracle and Google Cloud have partnered to offer Google's Gemini AI models via Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, enhancing AI access for UK businesses and global enterprises.