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Keepit: enterprises still lag on SaaS recovery testing
Data Protection

Keepit: enterprises still lag on SaaS recovery testing

Keepit's 2026 data report says most SaaS restores are single files, while many organisations still fail to test identity and bulk recovery.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Mar 2026
Percona & Chainguard launch supported database images
Virtualisation

Percona & Chainguard launch supported database images

Percona teams up with Chainguard to offer supported, hardened container images for MySQL, PostgreSQL and MongoDB databases.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Mar 2026
New Relic names Wendi Sturgis to board for AI expertise
Software-as-a-Service

New Relic names Wendi Sturgis to board for AI expertise

New Relic has named Wendi Sturgis to its board as the observability software maker seeks sharper AI and international strategy oversight.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Mar 2026
How Observability Serves as the Control Layer for AI Growth
DevOps

How Observability Serves as the Control Layer for AI Growth

APAC organisations are turning observability into the guardrail for AI, using better visibility to curb outages, costs and compliance risk.

By Rob Newell • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Mar 2026
CData adds pipeline orchestration & broader CDC support
Hybrid Cloud

CData adds pipeline orchestration & broader CDC support

CData Sync gets pipeline orchestration, broader CDC for IBM DB2 and SAP HANA, plus open table format support for hybrid and cloud data flows.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Mar 2026
Fastly named Leader in Forrester edge platform report
Virtualisation

Fastly named Leader in Forrester edge platform report

Fastly wins top Forrester ranking for edge development platforms, with strongest customer feedback and a push into AI, containers and event streaming.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026
Smartsheet launches AI server for work management data
DevOps

Smartsheet launches AI server for work management data

Smartsheet unveils an AI server that plugs tools like Claude into live project data, with thousands of early users driving real-time updates.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026
ControlMonkey adds observability recovery for cloud tools
Software-as-a-Service

ControlMonkey adds observability recovery for cloud tools

ControlMonkey broadens disaster recovery to Datadog, New Relic and other observability tools, giving teams versioned snapshots of dashboards and alerts.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026
Miggo expands runtime defence for AI agents & tools
Firewalls

Miggo expands runtime defence for AI agents & tools

Miggo extends its runtime security platform to map, monitor and rein in AI agents and MCP toolchains as live behaviour becomes attack focus.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026
Cycloid adds versioning for service catalogue stacks
DevOps

Cycloid adds versioning for service catalogue stacks

Cycloid adds Stack Versioning to its service catalogue, letting platform teams test infrastructure changes without forcing immediate upgrades on users.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026
Everpure adds VM storage tools for Kubernetes estates
Virtualisation

Everpure adds VM storage tools for Kubernetes estates

Everpure upgrades Portworx to unify storage, protection and governance for virtual machines and containers on Kubernetes at scale.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
New Relic named IDC MarketScape AIOps leader again
DevOps

New Relic named IDC MarketScape AIOps leader again

New Relic secures a third consecutive Leader ranking in IDC's Worldwide AIOps 2026 assessment, highlighting its AI-led observability tools.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
Cloudflare uses ClickHouse for quadrillion-event analytics
Disaster Recovery

Cloudflare uses ClickHouse for quadrillion-event analytics

Cloudflare taps ClickHouse to run sub-two-second analytics on quadrillion-event data sets, keeping queries alive even amid major outages.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
SentinelOne unveils new AI security tools for agents
Security Information and Event Management

SentinelOne unveils new AI security tools for agents

SentinelOne unveils new AI security suite to govern autonomous agents, automate threat investigations and streamline data in its SIEM.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
OpenSearch adds three members amid AI search growth
DevOps

OpenSearch adds three members amid AI search growth

OpenSearch adds three new members to boost global open-source search and AI infrastructure as hybrid and vector search adoption accelerates.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
Zero Networks launches Kubernetes Access Matrix tool
Virtualisation

Zero Networks launches Kubernetes Access Matrix tool

Zero Networks has unveiled Kubernetes Access Matrix, a visual tool mapping cluster traffic to help teams curb lateral movement and policy sprawl.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026

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OpenSearch named GigaOm leader in vector databases
Open source

OpenSearch named GigaOm leader in vector databases

OpenSearch named a Leader and Fast Mover in GigaOm's 2025 vector database radar, underscoring its growing role in AI search infrastructure.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026