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Adactin launches AFIVE AI knowledge platform for firms
Document Management

Adactin launches AFIVE AI knowledge platform for firms

Adactin unveils AFIVE AI platform to unify fragmented corporate data, promising secure natural language search and improved staff productivity.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Mon, 23rd Mar 2026

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Tech Data wins Microsoft Frontier Distributor status
Digital Transformation

Tech Data wins Microsoft Frontier Distributor status

The accreditation strengthens Tech Data's role in helping Asia-Pacific partners sell Microsoft cloud services, security tools and AI products.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Last month
ControlUp launches DaaS IQ for Azure Virtual Desktop
Desktop-as-a-Service

ControlUp launches DaaS IQ for Azure Virtual Desktop

Organisations using Azure Virtual Desktop can now trim idle cloud spend and reduce login delays with a new management platform from ControlUp.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Last month
Eptura expands Microsoft 365 workplace tools for firms
Unified Communications

Eptura expands Microsoft 365 workplace tools for firms

Large employers can now handle desk and room bookings in Outlook and Teams as Eptura deepens its Microsoft 365 integration.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 1st Apr 2026
World Backup Day warnings over ransomware resilience gaps
Data Protection

World Backup Day warnings over ransomware resilience gaps

Many firms still lack recoverable copies of critical data as ransomware increasingly targets cloud and SaaS systems, experts warn.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 8 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2026
BeyondTrust warns of 467% rise in enterprise AI agents
Customer Relationship Management

BeyondTrust warns of 467% rise in enterprise AI agents

BeyondTrust warns a surge of unsupervised AI agents is creating a hidden “shadow workforce” with admin-level access inside enterprises.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
CyberProof launches Reveal360 for unified security view
Hybrid Cloud

CyberProof launches Reveal360 for unified security view

CyberProof unveils Reveal360, a role-based platform unifying threat, defence and asset data to give enterprises a single security view.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
Trend Micro renames enterprise unit TrendAI globally
Firewalls

Trend Micro renames enterprise unit TrendAI globally

Trend Micro has rebranded its global enterprise unit as TrendAI, centring strategy on its unified AI-powered security platform Vision One.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026
Informatica deepens Microsoft Fabric tie-up in Switzerland
Data Protection

Informatica deepens Microsoft Fabric tie-up in Switzerland

Informatica adds Microsoft Fabric Open Mirroring support and opens a Swiss Azure delivery hub to boost governed data for AI and analytics.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026
AI drives wasted cloud spend higher despite FinOps gains
Hybrid Cloud

AI drives wasted cloud spend higher despite FinOps gains

Wasted cloud spend jumps to 29% as AI workloads surge, outpacing gains in FinOps maturity and sharpening focus on governance and risk.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
Informatica deepens Microsoft Fabric ties, adds Swiss pod
Data Protection

Informatica deepens Microsoft Fabric ties, adds Swiss pod

Informatica widens Microsoft Fabric integration with Open Mirroring support and unveils a Swiss Azure pod for localised EU data control.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
Island unveils SASE to cut proxy backhaul for AI era
Firewalls

Island unveils SASE to cut proxy backhaul for AI era

Island has rolled out a SASE design that shifts inspection to the endpoint, cutting proxy backhaul and avoiding default SSL/TLS break-and-inspect.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
Corelight unveils AI triage to speed transparent SOC ops
Firewalls

Corelight unveils AI triage to speed transparent SOC ops

Corelight launches Agentic Triage, an AI-driven workflow to speed SOC investigations while exposing every step for transparent review.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
XM Cyber adds AI exposure mapping across hybrid cloud
Hybrid Cloud

XM Cyber adds AI exposure mapping across hybrid cloud

XM Cyber rolls out AI exposure mapping to track shadow AI, cloud models and MCP servers across hybrid estates in a single attack graph.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
Native raises USD $42m for cloud security control plane
Firewalls

Native raises USD $42m for cloud security control plane

Cloud security startup Native launches from stealth with USD $42m to unify preventive, intent-based controls across major public clouds.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026

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CalAmp launches Google Pub/Sub integration for fleet data
Data Analytics

CalAmp launches Google Pub/Sub integration for fleet data

Fleet operators can now stream telematics data into Google Cloud in real time, cutting delays that slow route changes and incident response.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Mar 2026
Meshcloud joins CNCF to advance cloud-native platforms
Virtualisation

Meshcloud joins CNCF to advance cloud-native platforms

Meshcloud joins CNCF and The Linux Foundation to push open standards, cloud-native tooling and digital sovereignty for multi-cloud platforms.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026