Irish Stories

Irish firms face ransomware resilience gap, report warns

Irish organisations overestimate ransomware readiness as BullWall and Renaissance survey finds 57% hit in two years and backup gaps persist.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month

Global Stories

Document Management

NHS trusts lose millions of hours to routine inefficiency

NHS trusts could recoup GBP £250 million a year by cutting routine delays that waste 35 million staff hours, Apogee says.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Today

DevOps

DevOps incidents jump 21% as downtime hits 9,255 hours

GitProtect says outages on major DevOps platforms jumped 21% in 2025, with longer disruptions hitting GitLab, Jira and GitHub hardest.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Yesterday

Data Protection

Keepit survey finds gap in AI disaster recovery plans

Keepit survey finds organisations overconfident about AI disaster recovery, with just 32% testing plans monthly and many lacking clear governance.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Last week

Data Protection

N-able adds cloud disaster recovery service for MSPs

N-able widens Cove Data Protection with cloud-hosted Disaster Recovery as a Service for MSPs and IT teams facing cyberattacks and outages.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • This month

DevOps

NeuBird AI study finds gap on incident management AI

NeuBird AI study finds execs and engineers sharply split on AI for incident management as alert fatigue fuels outages and burnout.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month

Data Protection

OpenText & Proofpoint urge backup tests on World Backup Day

OpenText and Proofpoint say organisations must test backups and tighten human-focused cyber defences as World Backup Day spotlights resilience gaps.

By Mark Tarre • 6 min read • Last month

Gaming

Gcore sees DDoS attacks surge to 1.3 million in Q4

Gcore warns DDoS attacks hit 1.3 million in late 2025 as brief, high-volume floods and longer app assaults expose more sectors to risk.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Last month

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 • Last month

Stories from Other Regions

Unified Communications

Retail tops Australia’s customer service contacts

Youi survey finds retail leads customer service complaints as Australians prize human help, with poor experiences costing time, wellbeing and loyalty.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Yesterday

Customer Relationship Management

UK businesses urged to rethink productivity amid AI shift

UK firms told to rethink productivity as AI, ERP and CRM reshape workflows, while experts warn gains depend on skills, governance and resilience.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 6 min read • Yesterday

Digital Transformation

Canadian cyberattacks surge 80% as cloud risks grow

Canada's enterprise cyber defences are under strain as breaches climb, cloud failures deepen and AI adds fresh security demands.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last week

Network Infrastructure

UK data centre sector doubts AI-ready infrastructure

Survey finds UK data centre professionals fear outdated testing, skills gaps and poor monitoring could leave infrastructure unready for AI growth.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last week

Data Protection

Why retailers need real-time visibility to handle demand surges

Retailers can cut disruption during demand spikes by using real-time device and inventory data to spot faults early and keep service moving.

By Mikhail Ishkhanov • 6 min read • Last week

Data Protection

Datacom finds New Zealand firms lack cyber recovery plans

Datacom survey finds New Zealand firms are confident in cyber defences but lag badly on recovery plans, raising outage risks.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month

Disaster Recovery

UK manufacturers hit by cyber attacks, survey finds

Cyber attacks hit 78% of UK manufacturers in the past year, with most suffering downtime, lost revenue and supply chain disruption, survey finds.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • This month

Software-as-a-Service

Software switch regret weighs on SMB growth, survey finds

Survey finds 82% of SMBs regretting software switches say tech costs are hurting growth, as high upfront fees deter further change.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Last month

Digital Transformation

How embedded DaaS finance drives IT upgrades and creates predictable refresh cycles for the channel

DaaS finance helps channel partners unlock IT upgrades, cut upfront costs and build predictable refresh cycles for SMEs.

By Jordan Lisle • 6 min read • Last month

Disaster Recovery

Honda picks Macrium for US factory backup & recovery

Honda taps Macrium to harden US factory recovery, with centralised backup tools aimed at reducing downtime across air-gapped production systems.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month

Storage

Good Drinks signs Macquarie network deal to cut outages

Good Drinks taps Macquarie Telecom for new SASE network to curb peak-season outages and bolster cyber security across its national operations.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month