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Synology adds private home monitoring to BeeStation Plus

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Synology extends BeeStation Plus with local camera monitoring for homes and micro-businesses, offering AI alerts and no subscription fees.
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Niobium launches encrypted cloud platform for private AI

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Niobium expands beyond hardware with encrypted cloud platform for private AI, aiming to let organisations process sensitive data without exposing it.
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Kelleher visits ACI Worldwide's Limerick data centre

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Kelleher hails Limerick's role as ACI Worldwide marks decade of running European payments hub and data centre.
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Leaseweb expands European cloud campus with new tools

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Leaseweb adds autoscaling, load balancing and developer tools to its European Cloud Campus as it pushes sovereign cloud build-out.
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Acclaim names UK boss as it expands into US market

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Acclaim appoints former NiCE boss Paul Thomas as Senior Vice President, EMEA, and backs US launch with $34 million funding.
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Vertiv launches wall cooling for edge IT sites in EMEA

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Vertiv unveils wall-mounted cooling system for compact edge IT rooms across EMEA as demand grows for energy-efficient thermal control.
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Survey finds organisations struggle to secure unstructured data

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Cloud Security Alliance survey finds 75% of organisations claim confidence in unstructured data security, but coverage and visibility remain patchy.
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Shield updates archive for banks with cheaper storage

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Shield rolls out archive overhaul for banks, promising up to 50% lower storage costs and smoother multi-petabyte migrations.
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Euro-Office launches as Europe's open-source Office rival

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IONOS and Nextcloud unveil Euro-Office, a European open-source suite aimed at public bodies seeking a Microsoft-compatible, sovereign alternative.
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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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Ledger launches on-premise HSM for institutional keys

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Ledger rolls out on-premise HSM for banks, custodians and stablecoin issuers seeking tighter control of digital asset keys.
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Siemens launches onsite drivetrain analyser for industry

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Siemens adds an on-premises monitoring tool for industrial drive systems, keeping vibration and condition data inside plants for stricter control.
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HPE boosts AI security across networking & recovery

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HPE rolls out AI governance, recovery and post-quantum updates across networking and storage to strengthen cyber resilience in distributed operations.
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Open source use rises as firms shun vendor lock-in

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Concern over vendor lock-in is driving a global surge in open source adoption, with European organisations leading the shift to digital autonomy.
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RSA launches sovereign identity deployment for sectors

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RSA debuts ID Plus Sovereign Deployment, an identity platform for regulated sectors needing strict data residency and offline resilience.
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Akamai adds AI tools to speed Zero Trust segmentation

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Akamai injects new AI into Guardicore Segmentation to automate Zero Trust policies, curb lateral movement and shrink breach blast radius.
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HPE unveils AI security tools & quantum-ready updates

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HPE rolls out new AI-aware security tools from edge firewalls to cloud recovery, aiming to tighten protection as enterprise AI spreads.
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World Backup Day warns firms on untested recoveries

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World Backup Day prompts warnings that untested restores and AI-era data demands are leaving mid-sized firms dangerously exposed.
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Akamai adds AI features to Guardicore segmentation

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Akamai infuses Guardicore Segmentation with AI to automate zero trust policies and curb lateral movement across hybrid and cloud estates.
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Vultr and SUSE partner for Kubernetes AI cloud launch

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Vultr and SUSE partner to bring Rancher Prime and SUSE AI to Vultr Marketplace, targeting Kubernetes and AI workloads across clouds.