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New Relic adds Model Context Protocol support to AI monitoring
Application Performance Monitoring

New Relic adds Model Context Protocol support to AI monitoring

New Relic integrates Model Context Protocol into its AI Monitoring to enhance observability and performance tracking within its Application Performance Monitoring suite.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Thu, 12th Jun 2025

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Context, constraints and control: The keys to building reliable purpose-driven AI agents
Risk & Compliance

Context, constraints and control: The keys to building reliable purpose-driven AI agents

Building reliable AI agents requires clear constraints, purpose-driven design, and robust control to ensure trustworthy and practical enterprise adoption.

By Sean Falconer • 5 min read • Tue, 5th Aug 2025
Red Hat named leader for multicloud container platforms by Forrester
Virtualisation

Red Hat named leader for multicloud container platforms by Forrester

Red Hat is named a leader in Forrester's Q3 2025 report for multicloud container platforms, praised for reliability, support, and advanced Kubernetes capabilities.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Thu, 31st Jul 2025
When trusted tools go rogue: The return of the 'Confused Deputy Problem'
Privileged Access Management

When trusted tools go rogue: The return of the 'Confused Deputy Problem'

The decades-old 'Confused Deputy Problem' resurfaces, threatening enterprises as trusted AI and automation tools are exploited for unintended privileged actions.

By Morey Haber • 4 min read • Tue, 1st Jul 2025
Java Independence is now a board-level priority - Driving cost savings, cloud efficiency and strategic agility
Digital Transformation

Java Independence is now a board-level priority - Driving cost savings, cloud efficiency and strategic agility

Enterprises face rising Oracle Java costs, prompting a shift to OpenJDK for up to 70% savings, improved cloud efficiency, and greater strategic control by 2025.

By Scott Sellers • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Jun 2025
Mirantis k0rdent unifies AI, VM & container workloads at scale
Virtualisation

Mirantis k0rdent unifies AI, VM & container workloads at scale

Mirantis updates k0rdent platform to unify AI, containerised, and VM workloads, simplifying management across cloud, data centres, and hybrid environments.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 30th May 2025
Manhattan unveils Agentic AI to transform supply chain tasks
Digital Transformation

Manhattan unveils Agentic AI to transform supply chain tasks

Manhattan Associates launches Agentic AI and Agent Foundry to revolutionise supply chain operations with autonomous agents and customisable digital solutions.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd May 2025
Hapag-Lloyd selects Camunda to automate shipping processes
Digital Transformation

Hapag-Lloyd selects Camunda to automate shipping processes

Camunda partners with Hapag-Lloyd to upgrade process orchestration in its Freight Information System, boosting automation and customer experience globally.

By Kaleah Salmon • 2 min read • Thu, 22nd May 2025
Red Hat & NVIDIA unveil hybrid cloud solution for AI agents
Hybrid Cloud

Red Hat & NVIDIA unveil hybrid cloud solution for AI agents

Red Hat has integrated NVIDIA Enterprise AI Factory validated design to boost deployment of agentic AI systems across hybrid cloud environments using OpenShift AI.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 21st May 2025
CyberArk named leader in secrets management by KuppingerCole
Hybrid Cloud

CyberArk named leader in secrets management by KuppingerCole

CyberArk named Overall Leader in KuppingerCole's 2025 Enterprise Secrets Management report for its AI-powered identity security platform.

By Moritz Florian • 3 min read • Tue, 13th May 2025
Lallemand adopts self-service portal to end costly legacy orders
Platform-as-a-Service

Lallemand adopts self-service portal to end costly legacy orders

Lallemand has launched a new B2B self-service portal powered by commercetools, replacing traditional ordering to boost efficiency and global scalability.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 24th Apr 2025
Manhattan Associates named Leader in Gartner Quadrant
Data Analytics

Manhattan Associates named Leader in Gartner Quadrant

Manhattan Associates has been named a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems for the seventh consecutive year.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Fri, 11th Apr 2025
NVIDIA launches advanced DGX SuperPOD with Blackwell GPUs
Hyperscale

NVIDIA launches advanced DGX SuperPOD with Blackwell GPUs

NVIDIA has launched its DGX SuperPOD infrastructure with Blackwell Ultra GPUs, revolutionising AI processing for businesses amid a fierce competition for AI capabilities.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Mar 2025
NVIDIA unveils AI Data Platform with leading storage firms
Storage

NVIDIA unveils AI Data Platform with leading storage firms

NVIDIA has launched an AI Data Platform to enable enterprise storage providers, promising enhanced AI reasoning workloads via accelerated hardware and software solutions.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Mar 2025
NetApp & NVIDIA partner to enhance AI data solutions
Hybrid Cloud

NetApp & NVIDIA partner to enhance AI data solutions

NetApp has unveiled enhancements to its AI solutions by incorporating the NVIDIA AI Data Platform, aiming to improve businesses' data utilisation and speed up AI processes.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Mar 2025

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GoTo Financial completes Jakarta cloud move with Alibaba Cloud
Digital Transformation

GoTo Financial completes Jakarta cloud move with Alibaba Cloud

GoTo Financial has completed migrating its infrastructure to Alibaba Cloud's Jakarta data centres, boosting data sovereignty and service efficiency for over 20 million users.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Jun 2025
TCS MasterCraft introduces GenAI for faster legacy IT modernisation
Digital Transformation

TCS MasterCraft introduces GenAI for faster legacy IT modernisation

TCS has updated MasterCraft with GenAI and Agentic AI to cut legacy IT modernisation costs by 70% and double the speed of transformation projects.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 8th May 2025