IT Procurement stories - Page 2

Finance chiefs warn 2026 AI tools must be fully auditable and data‑driven, with 'prove it' tests replacing hype in buying decisions.

Denodo named a Leader in Gartner's 2025 Magic Quadrant for data integration, its sixth straight top-tier ranking amid rising AI demand.

Flexera snaps up ProsperOps and Chaos Genius to fuse AI-driven automation into a single FinOps suite for cloud and data platform spend.

Opengear secures SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO 27001 certifications, bolstering trust in its resilient network management and independent control plane.

Service-first IT, agentic automation and real-time data platforms are set to dominate 2026 enterprise tech strategies and infrastructure spend.

AppDirect has closed the acquisition of vCom in a $100m-plus deal to fold network and mobility lifecycle tools into its “everything store” tech platform.

Snowflake doubles AWS Marketplace sales to top USD $2 billion in 2025, underscoring surging enterprise demand for integrated data and AI tools.

AI is set to end SaaS dominance by 2026 as firms pay for domain-specific agents and governed cloud usage instead of per-seat software.

Zapier has launched on AWS Marketplace, allowing enterprises to accelerate AI automation and integrate workflows across 8,000 apps within existing AWS spending commitments.

Calero has launched a new SaaS management tool to help IT leaders cut costs and tackle shadow IT by improving visibility, control, and optimisation of cloud apps.

Lenovo unveils TruScale DaaS for Sustainability, a subscription model helping enterprises cut IT costs up to 35% and reduce carbon emissions with circular IT.

Cohesity has been named a Leader for the sixth consecutive year in Gartner's 2025 Magic Quadrant for Backup and Data Protection Platforms.

Aiden Technologies is now available in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace via MACC, enabling organisations to acquire its endpoint management platform using existing Azure funds.