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CloudCasa joins Nutanix Kubernetes platform partner catalog

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CloudCasa adds backup, recovery and migration tools to Nutanix Kubernetes Platform Partner Catalog for hybrid and distributed workloads.
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Kestra raises USD $25 million to expand workflow platform

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Kestra secures USD $25 million from RTP Global to launch Kestra 2.0, roll out Kestra Cloud and expand in North America and Europe.
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ControlUp launches DaaS IQ for Azure Virtual Desktop

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ControlUp unveils DaaS IQ for Azure Virtual Desktop, promising tighter cost controls, automated scaling and simpler management for large estates.
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Liquibase launches database governance tools for enterprise

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Liquibase rolls out AI-backed database governance and deployment connectors for ServiceNow, GitHub, Harness and Terraform to improve auditability.
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CTERA named strong performer in Gartner cloud storage

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CTERA earns Gartner peer-backed recognition as hybrid cloud storage demand rises across branch offices, data centres and public cloud environments.
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Harness ranked No. 24 on Fortune's innovation list

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Harness says its AI tools tackle the post-code bottleneck as it lands No. 24 on Fortune's 2026 innovation list, alongside rapid growth and new funding.
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Cloud maturity lags as AI demand outpaces investment

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AI demand is forcing a rethink of cloud strategy as NTT DATA finds most firms still lag on investment, modernisation and security.
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Jazz wins CrowdStrike & AWS cybersecurity accelerator

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Jazz has won a CrowdStrike and AWS-led cybersecurity accelerator, beating five other finalists with its AI-native data loss prevention platform.
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New Relic names Wendi Sturgis to board for AI expertise

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New Relic has named Wendi Sturgis to its board as the observability software maker seeks sharper AI and international strategy oversight.
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DigiCert posts record ARR after Valimail acquisition

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DigiCert scales digital trust platform with Valimail deal as Q4 annual recurring revenue hits a company record and bookings top guidance.
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AMD & Hammer back CPU-first AI amid grid constraints

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AMD and Hammer Distribution pitch CPU-led AI deployments as UK data centres face grid bottlenecks and stricter power reporting rules.
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Aerospike launches LangGraph memory layer for AI agents

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Aerospike adds durable memory for LangGraph agents to keep context through restarts, failures and concurrent sessions.
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Cloud Security Alliance launches CSAI for agentic AI

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Cloud Security Alliance unveils CSAI foundation to set rules, standards and assurance for securing autonomous agentic AI systems.
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Cycloid adds versioning for service catalogue stacks

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Cycloid adds Stack Versioning to its service catalogue, letting platform teams test infrastructure changes without forcing immediate upgrades on users.
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Nasuni partners with Oracle for cloud file storage

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Nasuni teams with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to deliver global file storage, aiming to cut legacy costs and prepare data estates for AI.
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Everpure adds VM storage tools for Kubernetes estates

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Everpure upgrades Portworx to unify storage, protection and governance for virtual machines and containers on Kubernetes at scale.
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Rimini Street: SaaS-pocalypse spells opportunity to escape AI lock-in

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Rimini Street hails a looming “SaaS‑pocalypse”, pitching its Smart Path as an AI-era escape route from costly cloud and platform lock-in.
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Red Hat survey finds cloud security incidents rife

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Red Hat survey finds 97% of organisations hit by cloud-native security incidents, forcing delays, higher costs and loss of customer trust.
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AI shifts data centre focus from scale to connectivity

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AI is redrawing the data centre map, shifting investment from hyperscale campuses to distributed, tightly connected regional clusters.
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Cloudflare uses ClickHouse for quadrillion-event analytics

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