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Skillsoft appoints Ron Kisling as Chief Financial Officer
Digital Transformation

Skillsoft appoints Ron Kisling as Chief Financial Officer

A finance handover comes as Skillsoft sells Global Knowledge and sharpens its focus on skills management and workplace learning.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
Agentic AI Foundation adds 43 members to reach 190
Robotics

Agentic AI Foundation adds 43 members to reach 190

Standards work for autonomous software is drawing broader backing, with public bodies and major tech groups joining as deployment moves into production.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Fastly appoints Bruce Bennie as ANZ Sales Vice President
Software-as-a-Service

Fastly appoints Bruce Bennie as ANZ Sales Vice President

The move strengthens Fastly's push for more enterprise and public sector spending in Australia and New Zealand as competition intensifies.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month
Appdome launches identity-first mobile API protection
Virtualisation

Appdome launches identity-first mobile API protection

Mobile API calls can now be checked against app, device and session identity before access is granted, aiming to curb bot abuse and takeover attempts.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 17th Apr 2026
Fastly & LALIGA launch anti-piracy push on streams
Physical Security

Fastly & LALIGA launch anti-piracy push on streams

Clubs could recover millions as the partnership aims to cut illicit match streams before they spread and erode broadcast-rights value.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 14th Apr 2026
Blackpepper deploys Fastly WAF to protect eCommerce
Firewalls

Blackpepper deploys Fastly WAF to protect eCommerce

Checkout attacks and traffic spikes are being absorbed automatically, helping Blackpepper keep retail sites online and revenue flowing.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 13th Apr 2026
Fastly & LALIGA target pirate live football streams
Edge Computing

Fastly & LALIGA target pirate live football streams

Football rights holders could recoup millions as Fastly and LALIGA test AI tools to spot and remove illegal live streams in real time.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 10th Apr 2026
Layercake & Ceeblue launch sub-second streaming service
Edge Computing

Layercake & Ceeblue launch sub-second streaming service

Broadcasters and betting firms can now use existing infrastructure for live video with end-to-end delay of under a second worldwide.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 10th Apr 2026
Cloud security experts warn of control plane risks
Firewalls

Cloud security experts warn of control plane risks

Rising automation and data growth are exposing cloud users to identity drift, hidden telemetry gaps and fragmented defences.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 3rd Apr 2026
Fastly named Leader in Forrester edge platform report
Virtualisation

Fastly named Leader in Forrester edge platform report

The ranking bolsters Fastly’s pitch to developers, after Forrester singled it out as the only vendor with above-average customer feedback.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026
How a strong professional network gifts its members the support they need to stretch and grow
IT Industry

How a strong professional network gifts its members the support they need to stretch and grow

A strong professional network offers candid counsel, shared experience and support, helping individuals make bolder, more deliberate career moves.

By Nicola Gerber • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
AI-first firms face slower cyber recovery & higher costs
Firewalls

AI-first firms face slower cyber recovery & higher costs

AI-first firms take months longer to recover from cyber attacks and face sharply higher breach and scraping costs, Fastly research warns.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
AI-first firms hit by slower, costlier cyber recoveries
Firewalls

AI-first firms hit by slower, costlier cyber recoveries

AI-first firms face a seven-month average cyber recovery and 135% higher incident costs as AI adoption outpaces modern security controls.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
DryRun Security adds Andrew Peterson to drive AI shift
Firewalls

DryRun Security adds Andrew Peterson to drive AI shift

DryRun Security appoints Signal Sciences Co-founder Andrew Peterson to its board to steer its AI-native code security push.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2026
CDN market to hit USD $42.89bn as edge demand surges
Gaming

CDN market to hit USD $42.89bn as edge demand surges

Global CDN spending is forecast to soar from USD $27.25bn in 2025 to USD $42.89bn by 2030, driven by edge demand and performance pressure.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Feb 2026

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Fastly names Rachel Ler VP to drive Asia expansion
Digital Transformation

Fastly names Rachel Ler VP to drive Asia expansion

Fastly appoints Rachel Ler as Area Vice President of Asia to spearhead edge cloud growth across ASEAN, Greater China and South Korea.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026
Setting boundaries for AI bots' exploitation of web content
Firewalls

Setting boundaries for AI bots' exploitation of web content

Publishers are racing to defend web content as AI bots scrape sites at scale, driving up costs and eroding control over digital value.

By Simon Wistow • 6 min read • Tue, 23rd Dec 2025