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Ntt Data launches AI agent for multivendor IT estates
Hybrid Cloud

Ntt Data launches AI agent for multivendor IT estates

It aims to cut manual work for IT teams by unifying multivendor infrastructure management through natural language prompts and human oversight.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 29th Apr 2026
Elastic adds Prometheus ingestion & PromQL in Kibana
Virtualisation

Elastic adds Prometheus ingestion & PromQL in Kibana

SREs can now keep PromQL workflows intact as Elastic Observability brings metrics, logs and traces into one environment.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Fri, 24th Apr 2026
Datadog launches GPU Monitoring to curb AI cloud costs
DevOps

Datadog launches GPU Monitoring to curb AI cloud costs

Businesses racing to scale AI could slash cloud bills after the tool exposed idle GPUs, bottlenecks and waste across workloads.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 23rd Apr 2026
Gigamon launches AI tools as observability market grows
Virtualisation

Gigamon launches AI tools as observability market grows

Businesses are turning to observability software to govern AI traffic and secure hybrid systems, as IDC sees the market rising to USD $4.39 billion by 2029.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 23rd Apr 2026
Datadog launches GPU Monitoring to cut AI compute costs
Software-as-a-Service

Datadog launches GPU Monitoring to cut AI compute costs

Rising AI infrastructure bills are pushing teams to hunt for idle chips and bottlenecks, as GPUs account for 14 per cent of compute costs.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 23rd Apr 2026
Grafana Labs launches Grafana 13 with observability updates
Virtualisation

Grafana Labs launches Grafana 13 with observability updates

The release aims to ease log searching and dashboard management as engineering teams wrestle with rising telemetry volumes and system complexity.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 23rd Apr 2026
Cast AI report finds 5% GPU use in Kubernetes clusters
Virtualisation

Cast AI report finds 5% GPU use in Kubernetes clusters

Businesses running AI workloads on Kubernetes are wasting costly graphics processors, with Cast AI finding average GPU utilisation of just 5%.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 22nd Apr 2026
Elastic launches MCP apps for security & observability
Virtualisation

Elastic launches MCP apps for security & observability

Analysts can now triage threats and trace outages from inside AI tools, as Elastic’s public preview cuts dashboard switching.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 22nd Apr 2026
Exclusive: Grafana Lab's Jen Villa on targeting the AI observability gap
Unified Communications

Exclusive: Grafana Lab's Jen Villa on targeting the AI observability gap

The new tools aim to help firms spot faulty AI outputs and data risks sooner as production deployments outpace monitoring methods.

By Jake MacAndrew • 4 min read • Wed, 22nd Apr 2026
LogicMonitor taps Chillisoft for ANZ expansion push
Digital Transformation

LogicMonitor taps Chillisoft for ANZ expansion push

The deal gives LogicMonitor wider reach in Australia and New Zealand as it seeks customers for observability tools without building large local teams.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 20th Apr 2026
Gigamon eyes AI-led surge in network observability
Virtualisation

Gigamon eyes AI-led surge in network observability

Rising AI and cloud traffic is pushing demand for tools that can spot threats and performance issues across hybrid networks, IDC says.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 15th 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
OMS Group buys second DriX vessel for cable surveys
Network Infrastructure

OMS Group buys second DriX vessel for cable surveys

Greater survey capacity is set to ease global cable installation campaigns as OMS Group adds another uncrewed vessel to its fleet.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 10th Apr 2026
Virtana launches AI observability for Nutanix environments
Virtualisation

Virtana launches AI observability for Nutanix environments

The software aims to curb AI job failures and GPU waste as enterprises push agentic workloads into production on Nutanix systems.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 10th Apr 2026
Freshworks boosts Freshservice with live asset mapping
Digital Transformation

Freshworks boosts Freshservice with live asset mapping

IT teams could spot outage risks sooner as Freshservice now continuously maps cloud, hybrid and on-premises assets and dependencies.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 3rd Apr 2026
Gigamon leads deep observability market as AI traffic surges
Firewalls

Gigamon leads deep observability market as AI traffic surges

Rising AI traffic and hybrid cloud complexity drove deep observability revenue up 18% last year, with Gigamon holding 51% of the market.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 2nd Apr 2026
New Relic appoints Masakiyo Furudate to head Japan
Data Protection

New Relic appoints Masakiyo Furudate to head Japan

The move underlines New Relic's push to defend its Japanese lead as local headcount rises and a data centre is planned.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Thu, 2nd Apr 2026
Gigamon takes 51 per cent of deep observability market
Virtualisation

Gigamon takes 51 per cent of deep observability market

Rising AI and hybrid cloud traffic is fuelling demand for tools that spot security blind spots, with the market growing 18 per cent in 2025.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 1st Apr 2026

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