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Percona report warns of database lock-in & AI woes
Data Protection

Percona report warns of database lock-in & AI woes

Rising cloud and licensing bills are forcing database teams to rethink ageing systems as vendor lock-in and AI readiness issues mount.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Cloudhouse launches Guardian Essentials for audits
Hybrid Cloud

Cloudhouse launches Guardian Essentials for audits

Enterprises under audit pressure can now trace unauthorised IT changes in days, as the tool connects to existing ServiceNow and AWS data.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
UK accountants plan to quit as advisory demand surges
Digital Transformation

UK accountants plan to quit as advisory demand surges

Pressure is mounting on UK firms as 43% of accountants say they plan to leave within a year amid surging demand for advice.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
UK employers widen overseas hiring amid skills shortages
Human Capital Management

UK employers widen overseas hiring amid skills shortages

Nearly half of UK employers are recruiting abroad as vacancies go unfilled, while 73% say missed business goals have followed skills shortages.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month
10ZiG & LG expand cloud device options across Europe
Software-as-a-Service

10ZiG & LG expand cloud device options across Europe

European organisations gain more choice in managed cloud endpoints as LG devices with 10ZiG software are added to the regional portfolio.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
EU software makers face new cyber reporting deadlines
Data Protection

EU software makers face new cyber reporting deadlines

Companies selling software into the bloc now have 24 hours to flag exploited flaws, with fines reaching EUR €15 million for delays.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last month
UK public awareness of data centres rises, trust falls
Data centers

UK public awareness of data centres rises, trust falls

Trust in data centres is slipping as more Britons worry about their power use and environmental impact, a Telehouse survey found.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Digital Planning launches GBP £50,000 AI pilot fund
Digital Transformation

Digital Planning launches GBP £50,000 AI pilot fund

East Midlands firms can test automation without upfront risk, as the scheme backs only projects with clear savings and a single defined problem.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month
Tarana & Scot-Tel-Gould launch 6 GHz trial in Aberdeen
Unified Communications

Tarana & Scot-Tel-Gould launch 6 GHz trial in Aberdeen

Rural broadband could get a boost as the Aberdeen-area test examines whether shared 6 GHz spectrum can lift capacity without disruption.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Proofpoint expands insider-risk tools to Microsoft 365
Data Protection

Proofpoint expands insider-risk tools to Microsoft 365

Investigators will get a fuller audit trail as the software links Microsoft 365 activity and AI prompts with emails, files and logs.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
AWS adds OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra to Bedrock for business
Data Protection

AWS adds OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra to Bedrock for business

Businesses can now run OpenAI's latest frontier model on AWS without managing infrastructure, as Bedrock gains access to GPT-6 Astra.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last month
AI pushes storage to the top of IT leaders' agenda
Hybrid Cloud

AI pushes storage to the top of IT leaders' agenda

Most firms are underprepared for AI as storage demands rise, with data quality and infrastructure now overtaking compute as the main bottlenecks.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last month
UiPath named Gartner IDP leader for second year running
Document Management

UiPath named Gartner IDP leader for second year running

The recognition underscores how document processing now sits at the centre of enterprise AI, as firms seek reliable data to automate workflows.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Cloud Security Alliance names Troy Leach to AI body
Robotics

Cloud Security Alliance names Troy Leach to AI body

Growing scrutiny of autonomous systems has prompted the Cloud Security Alliance to place veteran strategist Troy Leach in charge of its AI safety foundation.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
ABBYY named leader in Gartner's IDP market assessment
Software-as-a-Service

ABBYY named leader in Gartner's IDP market assessment

Enterprise buyers are weighing more than OCR as ABBYY's latest Gartner ranking underscores growing demand for reliable AI-ready document workflows.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
What should replace the resume in an AI-first hiring process?
Generative AI

What should replace the resume in an AI-first hiring process?

Fake candidates and AI-written applications are exposing how weak resume screening is, forcing employers towards work samples and live verification.

By Mahir Laul • 5 min read • Last month
Prophecy adds AI data prep tools & Snowflake support
Software-as-a-Service

Prophecy adds AI data prep tools & Snowflake support

Analysts can now inspect AI-generated data changes visually, as Prophecy expands self-service prep tools and adds Snowflake support.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
FPT wins AWS DevOps Competency as cloud demand rises
DevOps

FPT wins AWS DevOps Competency as cloud demand rises

Businesses pushing AI into production need more reliable cloud operations, and FPT says its latest AWS badge strengthens that support.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month
Versos launches NVIDIA NeMo agents for video training
Software-as-a-Service

Versos launches NVIDIA NeMo agents for video training

AI teams could cut days from video data preparation as Versos' new agents match natural-language requests to licensed footage and keep provenance attached.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month