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Cisco unveils AI-powered tools to enhance on-premises observability

Cisco unveils a slew of industry-altering security developments, leveraging their recent Splunk acquisition to birth AI-native security architecture.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 10th May 2024

Digital Transformation

Akamai to acquire Noname Security, bolstering API security solutions

Akamai Technologies announces plans to acquire API security firm, Noname Security, fortifying its API security suite and offering customers enhanced protection against digital threats.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 9th May 2024

Data Protection

Red Hat collaborates with Stability AI to enhance OpenShift AI platform

Red Hat allies with Stability AI to integrate open GenAI models into Red Hat's OpenShift AI, offering clients easier access to large language models for AI use case development.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 9th May 2024

Storage

Lumify Work becomes VCF authorised partner in Australasia

Lumify Work becomes a VCF Authorised Education Delivery Partner for VMware by Broadcom in Australia and New Zealand.

By Tom Raynel • 3 min read • Thu, 9th May 2024

Unified Communications

Abi Nourai appointed as MongoDB's Regional VP for Australia, NZ

Abi Nourai named new Regional Vice President for ANZ at tech giant MongoDB, set to accelerate AI adoption and business growth in the region following his strategic success in the UK.

By Imee Dequito • 2 min read • Thu, 9th May 2024

Hyland

Hyland appoints Jitesh S. Ghai as new President & CEO

Jitesh S. Ghai, a veteran in AI, data and cloud technologies, is set to become Hyland's next President and CEO, succeeding Bill Priemer.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Thu, 9th May 2024

Software-as-a-Service

LogicMonitor appoints ex-Splunk leader Brooke Cunningham as CMO

Former Splunk and Datto leader, Brooke Cunningham, with over 25 years in IT observability software leadership, joins SaaS-based platform LogicMonitor as chief marketing officer, driving international expansion.

By Imee Dequito • 2 min read • Thu, 9th May 2024

IT Automation

Tecala Group forms strategic automation alliance with Nintex

Australian tech firm, Tecala Group, partners with Nintex, boosting its capabilities in automation, data, and AI post-acquisition of rapidMATION.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 9th May 2024

Artificial Intelligence

Celonis dominates in Gartner's Process Mining Platforms report

Celonis maintains market lead in the Process Mining Platforms sector for the second year running, excelling in vision and execution.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 9th May 2024

Power / Energy

atNorth appoints Jürgen Larsson as Director of Hyperscale Operations

Jürgen Larsson, with twenty years of data centre industry expertise, is appointed Director of Hyperscale Operations at tech giant atNorth, strengthening the firm's data centre expansion aims.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Wed, 8th May 2024

Firewalls

Neal Bradbury named Chief Product Officer at Barracuda Networks

Barracuda Networks taps nine-year veteran Neal Bradbury as Chief Product Officer, strengthening its cybersecurity platform development with his comprehensive industry knowledge and customer-focused approach.

By Imee Dequito • 2 min read • Wed, 8th May 2024

Virtualisation

Dynatrace boosts platform with Kubernetes Security Posture Management

Dynatrace enhances platform with Kubernetes Security Posture Management capabilities for heightened observability-driven security, following successful integration of Runecast technology.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 8th May 2024

Hybrid Cloud

Red Hat expands Lightspeed to deliver enterprise AI solutions

Red Hat announces the expansion of AI-infused Red Hat Lightspeed across its platforms, leveraging generative AI to boost user productivity and streamline complex tasks in its hybrid cloud portfolio.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 8th May 2024

Low code & No code

Nintex promotes in-house leaders to global roles in partner, customer success

Automation leader Nintex bolsters global expansion strategy with the promotion of two in-house veterans, Christian Lucarelli and Tony Thomas, to lead Partner Strategy and Customer Success.

By Imee Dequito • 2 min read • Wed, 8th May 2024

Internet of Things

Qualys unveils CyberSecurity Asset Management 3.0 for real-time vulnerability insights

Qualys unveils CyberSecurity Asset Management 3.0, enhancing its External Attack Surface Management solution, reducing false positives by 60% and uncovering 34% more assets in an initiative to tackle hidden cyber risk.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 7th May 2024

Customer Experience

GlobalLogic recognised as leader in Everest Group's software engineering assessment

GlobalLogic, part of the Hitachi Group, is recognised as an industry front-runner in the Everest Group's Software Product Engineering Services 2024 PEAK Matrix assessment.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 7th May 2024

Connectivity

Rocket Software finalises acquisition of OpenText's AMC business

In a move to bolster its software solutions, Rocket Software completes the $2.275 billion acquisition of OpenText's Application Modernisation and Connectivity business, tripling its customer base and increasing revenues by 60%.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 7th May 2024

OpenText

Rocket Software's acquisition of OpenText's AMC division boosts modernisation scope

Rocket Software ramps up its modernisation capabilities with a $2.275bn acquisition of OpenText's AMC division.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 7th May 2024

Digital Transformation

Gellify successfully kicks off major digital project with CAST Imaging

Gellify partners with CAST Imaging to accelerate digital innovation, creating new middleware to optimise legacy data in a major insurance banking institution.

By Kaleah Salmon • 2 min read • Mon, 6th May 2024

Stories from Other Regions

Acquisition stories

Software-as-a-Service

Tesco teams up with Eagle Eye for personalised Clubcard promotions

Eagle Eye's AI-powered Personalised Challenges platform has been contracted by UK supermarket Tesco to drive data-driven, personalised promotions for Clubcard members.

By Tom Raynel • 3 min read • Fri, 3rd May 2024