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Cloudflare reports sharp global fall in shutdowns, outages

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Cloudflare reports government-ordered internet shutdowns plunged in late 2025, even as cable damage, storms and war kept outages high.
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Forrester maps ten edge & IoT trends set to shape 2025

Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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AI at the edge, observability and Zero Trust security head Forrester's ten edge and IoT trends it says will redefine enterprise tech in 2025.
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AI goals outpace IT infrastructure, Netskope warns

Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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AI ambitions are outstripping legacy IT, as Netskope finds most infrastructure leaders doubt they can meet rising performance and security demands.
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New Relic links AI observability to faster deployments

Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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New Relic data links use of its AI observability tools to 27% less alert noise, 25% faster fixes and up to fivefold higher deployment rates.
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Dynatrace wins top observability & cloud security nods

Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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Dynatrace wins dual accolades as Gartner customers' choice and ISG Leader for observability and cloud-native security in 2025 reports.
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Gigamon honours global partners in channel-first push

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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Gigamon crowns top global partners as it doubles down on a channel-first strategy and claims 50% share of deep observability market.
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New Relic unveils monitoring for ChatGPT i-frame apps

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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New Relic debuts observability tools for ChatGPT-embedded apps, tackling i-frame blind spots with telemetry, session replay and UX analytics.
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Liquibase ARR surges as firms embrace change governance

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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Liquibase's new ARR jumps more than 85% as firms rush to tighten database change governance amid rising AI-driven release cycles.
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Exclusive: e2e-assure CEO on CNI defence from geopolitical cyberattacks

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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Rob Demain warns that cyber campaigns on critical infrastructure are demanding behaviour-led defence over compliance.
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Gigamon honours global partners for deep observability

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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Gigamon has named top global partners across regions and alliances, spotlighting deep observability as a pillar of hybrid cloud security.
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LaunchDarkly adds new tech, finance chiefs amid growth

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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LaunchDarkly names new tech and finance chiefs as revenue nears USD $200 million and demand for AI software delivery tools accelerates.
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BMC adds AI copilots, events & guidance to Control-M

Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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BMC injects generative AI into Control-M and AMI, adding NLP workflow design, event-driven orchestration and embedded mainframe guidance.
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ServiceNow deepens OpenAI pact to power voice-first AI

Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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ServiceNow expands its OpenAI partnership to make frontier models and voice-first AI core to enterprise workflows and automation at scale.
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Kubernetes cements role as AI & cloud native backbone

Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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Kubernetes now underpins 82% of production container workloads, as CNCF data shows it emerging as the default platform for generative AI.
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DoiT buys SELECT to boost Snowflake FinOps tooling

Wed, 14th Jan 2026
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DoiT snaps up SELECT to fold Snowflake spend optimisation into its Cloud Intelligence platform, advancing a USD $250 million AI push.
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How Java will power secure, enterprise-scale AI by 2026

Tue, 13th Jan 2026
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By 2026, Java is tipped to be AI's production backbone, driving heavier compute, tighter security and runtime modernisation.
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New Relic: telcos go AI‑first in observability push

Tue, 13th Jan 2026
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Telcos race ahead on AI-first observability as New Relic links faster AI monitoring uptake to higher returns and fewer costly outages.
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HPE boosts retail with Aruba, Mist AIOps & Nonstop

Tue, 13th Jan 2026
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HPE targets always-on retail with new Aruba switches, Mist AIOps analytics and boosted Nonstop systems for high-pressure transactions.
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AI workloads force Kubernetes shift to autonomous SRE

Sat, 10th Jan 2026
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AI SRE, GPU-aware schedulers and autonomous ops are set to overhaul how large enterprises run Kubernetes clusters by 2026.
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EcoPhi slashes substation costs with open virtualisation

Fri, 9th Jan 2026
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EcoPhi deploys open virtualisation in over 200 substations, cutting hardware and wiring costs by up to 70% and boosting fault prediction.