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Siemens launches onsite drivetrain analyser for industry
Manufacturing

Siemens launches onsite drivetrain analyser for industry

Siemens adds an on-premises monitoring tool for industrial drive systems, keeping vibration and condition data inside plants for stricter control.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026
HPE boosts AI security across networking & recovery
Virtualisation

HPE boosts AI security across networking & recovery

HPE rolls out AI governance, recovery and post-quantum updates across networking and storage to strengthen cyber resilience in distributed operations.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026
Asia Pacific technology spend to rise 9.3% in 2026
Digital Transformation

Asia Pacific technology spend to rise 9.3% in 2026

Forrester says Asia Pacific tech spending will climb to USD $874 billion in 2026, but inflation, tariffs and geopolitical risks will blunt gains.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026
Why data infrastructure will decide which AI strategies succeed in 2026
Storage

Why data infrastructure will decide which AI strategies succeed in 2026

Data quality, resilience and sovereignty are emerging as the make-or-break factors for enterprises hoping to turn AI ambition into lasting advantage.

By Dave Wardrop • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026
Meta AI agent exposes sensitive data in internal leak
Data Protection

Meta AI agent exposes sensitive data in internal leak

Meta says an internal AI agent's bad guidance exposed sensitive staff and user data to workers company-wide for hours, sparking security alarm.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026
Denodo joins Snowflake-led semantic data standard push
Virtualisation

Denodo joins Snowflake-led semantic data standard push

Denodo has joined Snowflake's Open Semantic Interchange drive to build a vendor‑neutral standard for sharing semantic data across AI tools.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
RSA launches sovereign identity deployment for sectors
Private Cloud

RSA launches sovereign identity deployment for sectors

RSA debuts ID Plus Sovereign Deployment, an identity platform for regulated sectors needing strict data residency and offline resilience.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
Akamai adds AI tools to speed Zero Trust segmentation
Virtualisation

Akamai adds AI tools to speed Zero Trust segmentation

Akamai injects new AI into Guardicore Segmentation to automate Zero Trust policies, curb lateral movement and shrink breach blast radius.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
HPE unveils AI security tools & quantum-ready updates
Virtualisation

HPE unveils AI security tools & quantum-ready updates

HPE rolls out new AI-aware security tools from edge firewalls to cloud recovery, aiming to tighten protection as enterprise AI spreads.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
World Backup Day warns firms on untested recoveries
Storage

World Backup Day warns firms on untested recoveries

World Backup Day prompts warnings that untested restores and AI-era data demands are leaving mid-sized firms dangerously exposed.

By Kaleah Salmon • 5 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
Akamai adds AI features to Guardicore segmentation
Virtualisation

Akamai adds AI features to Guardicore segmentation

Akamai infuses Guardicore Segmentation with AI to automate zero trust policies and curb lateral movement across hybrid and cloud estates.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
CMA partners Rivada for secure LEO satellite links
Unified Communications

CMA partners Rivada for secure LEO satellite links

CMA Technology will resell Rivada's gateway-less LEO “Outernet” to deliver secure, low-latency satellite links for US federal and commercial users.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026
SentinelOne expands on-prem security for air-gapped sites
Data Protection

SentinelOne expands on-prem security for air-gapped sites

SentinelOne is extending its on-premise security to air-gapped and self-hosted sites, promising AI protection without sacrificing data control.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026
Check Point unveils blueprint for private AI security
Virtualisation

Check Point unveils blueprint for private AI security

Check Point has launched a multi-layer AI Factory Security Blueprint to harden rapidly expanding private AI data centres from edge to GPU core.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Data sovereignty stories

Bell expands BUZZ HPC AI data centre deal in Merritt
DataCentre infrastructure

Bell expands BUZZ HPC AI data centre deal in Merritt

Bell deepens BUZZ HPC partnership with 6.5 MW AI capacity at its Merritt data centre, boosting sovereign compute for Canadian customers.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026
Open source use rises as firms shun vendor lock-in
DevOps

Open source use rises as firms shun vendor lock-in

Concern over vendor lock-in is driving a global surge in open source adoption, with European organisations leading the shift to digital autonomy.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
Cohere signs pact with Saab for AI on surveillance aircraft
Data Analytics

Cohere signs pact with Saab for AI on surveillance aircraft

Saab teams with Cohere on AI for its GlobalEye aircraft, tying the deal to Canada as it courts Ottawa's airborne surveillance contract.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
Vultr and SUSE partner for Kubernetes AI cloud launch
Virtualisation

Vultr and SUSE partner for Kubernetes AI cloud launch

Vultr and SUSE partner to bring Rancher Prime and SUSE AI to Vultr Marketplace, targeting Kubernetes and AI workloads across clouds.

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