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Pure Storage unveils new top partner tier & services push
Storage

Pure Storage unveils new top partner tier & services push

Pure Storage launches an Ambassador partner tier and boosts services focus, aiming to deepen channel skills in AI, cyber resilience and cloud.

By Melania Watson • 5 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
Dell appoints Richard McLaughlin as APJC president
Storage

Dell appoints Richard McLaughlin as APJC president

Dell names veteran sales executive Richard McLaughlin president for Asia Pacific, Japan and Greater China to drive regional growth and AI focus.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
SUSE rolls out APAC cloud sovereignty self-assessment
Hybrid Cloud

SUSE rolls out APAC cloud sovereignty self-assessment

SUSE has launched a 20-minute cloud sovereignty self-assessment for APAC firms, benchmarking them against the 2025 EU framework.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
AI, regulation & quantum top Gartner cyber trends for 2026
Data Protection

AI, regulation & quantum top Gartner cyber trends for 2026

AI, quantum threats and tougher regulation will reshape cyber strategies by 2026, forcing new governance, identity models and SOC workflows.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
Splashtop unveils AI-powered codec for 4K remote work
Artificial Intelligence

Splashtop unveils AI-powered codec for 4K remote work

Splashtop has introduced an AI-driven codec promising smoother 4K remote work, higher frame rates and lower bandwidth use for media teams.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
NeuBird AI names Venkat Ramakrishnan president & COO
Storage

NeuBird AI names Venkat Ramakrishnan president & COO

NeuBird AI appoints Venkat Ramakrishnan president and COO to scale its agentic AI SRE platform and expand global commercial operations.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
Rimini Street urges ERP users to defy upgrade pressure
Data Analytics

Rimini Street urges ERP users to defy upgrade pressure

Rimini Street urges ERP users to resist vendor upgrade pressure, touting Smart Path and Agentic AI as cheaper, longer-life alternatives.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
Highlight appoints new CEO as founder becomes Chairman
DevOps

Highlight appoints new CEO as founder becomes Chairman

Highlight names Martin Saunders CEO as founder Richard Thomas becomes Chairman in leadership reshuffle to drive partner-led growth.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
Pure Storage unveils Ambassador tier in EMEA revamp
Storage

Pure Storage unveils Ambassador tier in EMEA revamp

Pure Storage launches elite Ambassador tier and solution badges in EMEA, sharpening services-led partner focus on AI, cloud and cyber resilience.

By Melania Watson • 5 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
Owl Labs unveils Meeting Owl 5 Pro for hybrid rooms
Unified Communications

Owl Labs unveils Meeting Owl 5 Pro for hybrid rooms

Owl Labs launches Meeting Owl 5 Pro, a 360° hybrid room hub with HDMI, Ethernet and IT tools, starting at GBP £2,399 in the UK.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026
Assured, BackBox launch managed network backup service
Firewalls

Assured, BackBox launch managed network backup service

Assured teams with BackBox on a managed backup service to automate network and security device configuration recovery after incidents.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026
Avanade names Chris Howarth CEO as Caserta joins Microsoft
Data Analytics

Avanade names Chris Howarth CEO as Caserta joins Microsoft

Avanade has appointed Chris Howarth as CEO, succeeding Rodrigo Caserta, who departs after 11 years to lead SME and channel for Microsoft.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026
Zendesk names Craig Flower COO to drive AI first shift
Software-as-a-Service

Zendesk names Craig Flower COO to drive AI first shift

Zendesk promotes Craig Flower to chief operating officer, tasking him with accelerating its AI-first customer service and operations strategy.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026
Aspire Systems buys Assurity in AI testing expansion
DevOps

Aspire Systems buys Assurity in AI testing expansion

Aspire Systems acquires New Zealand-founded Assurity, creating a 900-strong quality engineering group to boost AI-driven software testing.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026
Qualtrics names Jason Maynard CEO to drive AI growth
Data Analytics

Qualtrics names Jason Maynard CEO to drive AI growth

Qualtrics appoints former Oracle executive Jason Maynard as CEO to spearhead AI-driven growth and a USD $6.75 billion Press Ganey deal.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026
WD maps 100TB-plus hard drives for AI data centres
Storage

WD maps 100TB-plus hard drives for AI data centres

WD maps a path to 100TB-plus hard drives, unveiling faster, lower-power designs as cloud data centres scale storage for AI workloads.

By Kaleah Salmon • 5 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026

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IT Department stories

Lumai names René Bonvanie board chair for optical AI push
Firewalls

Lumai names René Bonvanie board chair for optical AI push

Oxford optical AI spin-out Lumai names ex-Palo Alto Networks marketer René Bonvanie as board chair to spearhead its push into commercialisation.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
UK firms lack data to prove AI's green credentials
Disaster Recovery

UK firms lack data to prove AI's green credentials

Most UK IT chiefs hail AI as vital to net-zero, yet over half admit they cannot accurately measure its carbon emissions or green impact.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026