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As agentic development accelerates, workflow auditability becomes a bottleneck
DevOps

As agentic development accelerates, workflow auditability becomes a bottleneck

Regulators may soon demand proof of who did what as AI agents start opening merge requests in heavily audited development pipelines.

By Brian Wald • 6 min read • Last week
Thoughtworks launches Agent/works for AI governance
Digital Transformation

Thoughtworks launches Agent/works for AI governance

Enterprise teams are getting a single control plane to track agent sprawl, tighten permissions and curb AI spending as autonomous systems spread.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Codenotary flags 210,000 risky AI agent actions daily
Data Protection

Codenotary flags 210,000 risky AI agent actions daily

About 7% of monitored interactions raised security, compliance or operational concerns as enterprises deploy more autonomous AI into daily workflows.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
AWS WAF lets publishers charge AI bots for content
Software-as-a-Service

AWS WAF lets publishers charge AI bots for content

Publishers could soon charge AI crawlers per request as AWS WAF starts billing bots for content access at the network edge.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Last week
CIQ's Fuzzball 4.0 adds cloud & storage integration
Hybrid Cloud

CIQ's Fuzzball 4.0 adds cloud & storage integration

Research centres can now keep existing Lustre and GPFS data in place as Fuzzball 4.0 adds Azure support, caching and a registry.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
IP Fabric names Jonathan Korntheuer Chief Financial Officer
Software-as-a-Service

IP Fabric names Jonathan Korntheuer Chief Financial Officer

The move signals tighter financial oversight as IP Fabric steps up hiring and targets more enterprise demand for network visibility tools.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week
The path to autonomous operations: Why observability is the reliability layer for AI
DevOps

The path to autonomous operations: Why observability is the reliability layer for AI

Investment in AI-powered monitoring is rising as firms race to prevent hallucinations, outages and security risks in production systems.

By Bernd Greifeneder • 6 min read • This month
AI traffic on Fastly network grows 30% in five months
DevOps

AI traffic on Fastly network grows 30% in five months

Origin systems are facing heavier strain as Fastly says AI requests rose 30% between January and May 2026, outpacing human traffic.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month
GitLab unveils tools for governed agentic software delivery
DevOps

GitLab unveils tools for governed agentic software delivery

Enterprises could cut agent coding costs and compliance risks as the new releases add server-side repository access, audit tools and spend controls.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • This month
Activate IAM wins AI challenge with Teams assistant
Software-as-a-Service

Activate IAM wins AI challenge with Teams assistant

The win highlights growing demand for governed AI tools that speed up identity admin without weakening approvals, audit trails or compliance.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
DevZero launches autonomous Kubernetes rightsizing platform
DevOps

DevZero launches autonomous Kubernetes rightsizing platform

The platform aims to cut idle cloud spend for Kubernetes users, with DevZero saying it can shift workloads live as demand changes without restarts.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • This month
Zscaler expands Zero Trust SASE with AI agent tools
Firewalls

Zscaler expands Zero Trust SASE with AI agent tools

The update aims to simplify security operations as enterprises grapple with unmanaged devices, partners and multi-cloud workloads across AI projects.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • This month
JFrog adds Claude Code plugin for security oversight
Application Security

JFrog adds Claude Code plugin for security oversight

Audit trails for AI-generated code could get easier as the plugin exposes packages, dependencies and provenance inside Claude Code.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
Rubrik launches Project Hourglass with six partners
Data Protection

Rubrik launches Project Hourglass with six partners

The alliance aims to help enterprises curb security and recovery risks as AI agents write and deploy code more widely.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • This month
AI code praised in review, but faults rise in production
DevOps

AI code praised in review, but faults rise in production

Yet live deployments are causing headaches for engineering teams, with most respondents reporting more incidents and heavier rework after AI code goes live.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • This month

Stories from Other Regions

Observability stories

Publicis Sapient launches AI platform for IT operations
Digital Transformation

Publicis Sapient launches AI platform for IT operations

Enterprises could cut IT support costs by up to 45% as the platform spots and fixes faults before they disrupt operations.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month
ManageEngine rolls out Zia Agents for IT automation
Data Protection

ManageEngine rolls out Zia Agents for IT automation

The rollout gives enterprise IT teams autonomous task execution across service, security and endpoint management, with built-in privacy controls.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month
Enterprise teams trust AI more in build than release
DevOps

Enterprise teams trust AI more in build than release

Enterprise software teams are far more willing to use AI before production, with trust dropping from 82% at build to 58% at release.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month