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Over the last decade the IT world has seen a mass transition from in-house computer assets to everything-as-a-service in the cloud, with hardware, platform and services now all commonly cloud-resident. Ideally positioned to support distributed working and working from home, most major players are currently moving or planning to move more than half of their operations to the cloud. The current direction of travel is to multi-cloud deployment, seen as providing greater flexibility, specialisation and security. The main bumps in the road have shown up in skills shortages reported by many organisations, complexity leading to misconfiguration and the need to operate and integrate multiple security dashboards. Consequently, third-party cloud security providers are a hot growth area.
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Financial firms struggle to fully scale AI amid data silos & security

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Nearly half of financial firms struggle to scale AI fully due to data silos and security concerns, despite widespread adoption and hybrid deployment strategies.
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Oracle Database users frustrated by support, eye alternatives

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A survey reveals Oracle Database users face high support costs and slow service, prompting many to seek third-party providers and alternative databases.
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Fortinet unveils Secure AI Data Centre with 69% power saving

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Fortinet's new Secure AI Data Centre reduces power use by 69%, offering robust defence for AI workloads through its innovative FortiGate 3800G firewall and security framework.
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Philippines data centre alliance forms to boost digital hub status

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Philippines data centre operators form DCPH alliance to boost digital infrastructure and position the country as a key Southeast Asian digital hub.
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Is OpenAI planning an AI cloud to rival AWS, Azure & Google?

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman signalled plans to launch an AI cloud platform, aiming to rival AWS, Azure and Google Cloud in offering computing power.
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CoreWeave selects VAST Data in USD $1.17bn AI cloud platform deal

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CoreWeave secures a USD $1.17bn deal with VAST Data to power its AI cloud platform, enhancing scalability and performance for enterprise AI workloads.
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CloudMile raises USD $20 million for Southeast Asia AI growth

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Taiwan’s CloudMile has raised USD $20 million to boost AI growth and expand industry solutions across Southeast Asia’s key markets.
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Trustmarque & Ultima merge to form GBP £1 billion IT giant

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Trustmarque and Ultima have merged, forming a GBP £1 billion IT firm with 1,000 staff, poised to lead UK's digital transformation in AI and cloud services.
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Fortinet unveils Secure AI Data Centre to boost AI security & speed

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Fortinet launches Secure AI Data Centre and FortiGate 3800G firewall, enhancing AI data centre security with 69% power savings and ultra-low latency.
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Retailers hit by ransomware face higher USD $2 million demands

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Over half of retailers hit by ransomware have paid ransoms, with demands doubling to a median of USD $2 million, Sophos reports in its 2025 study.
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Marketron cuts costs & boosts stability with 11:11 Cloud move

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Marketron has cut costs and boosted stability by migrating its cloud infrastructure to 11:11 Systems, avoiding costly hardware maintenance and improving service reliability.
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Rising pressures push one in three DBAs to consider career change

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One in three database administrators in the UK are considering career changes amid rising work pressures and growing complexity, says new report.
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SUSE unveils SLES 16 with integrated agentic AI & 16-year support

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SUSE launches SLES 16, the first enterprise Linux with built-in agentic AI and a 16-year support lifecycle for enhanced automation and stability.
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Snowflake launches platform upgrades to boost AI-driven insights

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Snowflake upgrades its platform with AI tools like Snowflake Intelligence, aiding 12,000+ customers to deploy scalable, agentic AI across enterprises.
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Australian organisations focus on AI, skills & resilience for growth

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Australian organisations are prioritising AI, skills development and resilience to drive growth and enhance cybersecurity amid evolving threats and talent shortages.
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Retailers boost observability to reduce AI risks & outage costs

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Retailers are boosting observability investments to manage AI-driven complexity and reduce costly digital outages, with median losses at USD $1 million per hour.
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Snowflake & SAP unite to offer real-time AI data integration

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SAP partners with Snowflake to integrate real-time AI data capabilities, launching extensions for SAP Business Data Cloud in 2026.
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Snowflake unveils new AI-powered data tools & expands platform

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Snowflake launches AI-enhanced data tools and expands its platform with Horizon Catalog, Openflow, and Snowflake Postgres for secure, integrated data management.
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Red Hat brings OpenShift to NVIDIA BlueField DPUs for AI boost

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Red Hat now supports OpenShift on NVIDIA BlueField DPUs, boosting AI workload performance and security in data centres with a technical preview soon available.
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More than a buzzword: How strategic partnerships power real digital transformation

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Interactive and Microsoft’s enduring partnership drives real digital transformation, helping businesses innovate and modernise with trusted, collaborative solutions.